EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of Named
Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the
Cooper Cameron Corporation Broad Based 2000 Incentive Plan and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 30, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cooper Cameron Corporation
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Houston, Texas
May 25, 2001