EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to the Registration Statement of Pride
International, Inc. on Form S-4 (Registration Nos. 333-66644 and 333-66644-01)
of our report dated March 27, 2002 on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements of Pride International, Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, which report
is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
April 1, 2002