EX-23.1 8 d97446aexv23w1.txt CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of ENSCO International Incorporated (ENSCO), as amended, of our report dated January 25, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which appears in ENSCO's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Dallas, Texas July 1, 2002