EXHIBIT 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Pride International, Inc.


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No.
2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-40014) of our report dated
January 23, 2001, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Marine
Drilling Companies, Inc. as of December 31, 2000 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2000, which report is included
in the Annual Report of Pride International, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001.


                                                     KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas

April 23, 2002