CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 30, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Hanover Compressor Company, which appears
in Hanover Compressor Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
November 21, 2001