EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


            We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
March 11, 2004, except for Note 15, as to which the date is August 6, 2004,
relating to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, which
appears in Pride International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August
10, 2004. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts"
and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration
Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
November 4, 2004