EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

          We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 8,
2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in
Hanover Compressor Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                             /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Houston, Texas
December 29, 2000