EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Rowan Companies, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-33755, Registration Statement No. 33-61444, Registration Statement No. 333-25041, Registration Statement No. 33-25125, Registration Statement No. 333-84369, Registration Statement No. 333-84405, Registration Statement No. 333-101914, Registration Statement No. 333-132762 each on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-84407, Registration Statement No. 333-84423, Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-44874, Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-82798, Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-82802, Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-82804, and Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-110601, each on Form S-3, of our reports dated February 27, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Rowan Companies, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rowan Companies, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas
March 2, 2009