EXHIBIT 23.2



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Pride International, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated January 23, 2001,
with respect to the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity
and cash flows of Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. for the year 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, 2002.


                                          /s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
August 14, 2003