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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated September 7, 2001
relating to the combined financial statements of the Gas Compression Business of
Schlumberger Limited, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of
Hanover Compressor Company dated November 9, 2001. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
December 21, 2001


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