UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2005

HANOVER COMPRESSOR COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-13071
(Commission File Number) 76-0625124
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12001 North Houston Rosslyn
Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 77086
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 447-8787

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Press Release

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 28, 2005, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated April 28, 2005, announcing the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HANOVER COMPRESSOR COMPANY
Date: April 28, 2005	By:	/s/ Lee E. Beckelman
		Name:	Lee E. Beckelman
		Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, issued April 28, 2005