Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements on Forms S-8 or Forms S-3 and S-3/A of Cooper Cameron Corporation of our reports dated January 27, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Cooper Cameron Corporation, incorporated by reference and included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2003, respectively.
Registration | ||
Statement No. | Purpose | |
No. 333-26923 | Form S-8 Registration Statements pertaining to the Amended and Restated | |
No. 33-95004 | Cooper Cameron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan | |
No. 333-53545 | ||
No. 333-37850 | ||
No. 333-10624 | ||
No. 33-94948 | Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |
No. 33-95002 | Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Retirement Savings Plan | |
No. 333-57991 | Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation Buffalo, New York Plant | |
No. 333-51705 | Form S-3 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation shelf registration of debt securities | |
No. 333-77641 | Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Savings-Investment Plan for Hourly Employees | |
No. 333-79787 | Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors | |
No. 333-46638 | Form S-8 Registration Statements pertaining to the Cooper | |
No. 333-82082 | Cameron Corporation Broad Based 2000 Incentive Plan | |
No. 333-61820 | ||
No. 333-104755 | ||
No. 333-96565 | Form S-3 and S-3/A Registration Statements pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation shelf registration of up to $500 million of securities | |
No. 333-106225 | Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Compensation Deferral Plan, Cooper Cameron Corporation Supplemental Excess Defined Contribution Plan and 2003 Cooper Cameron Corporation Supplemental Excess Defined Contribution Plan |
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP | ||
ERNST & YOUNG LLP |
Houston, Texas
March 12, 2004