Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the use of our report dated January 27, 2003, incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cooper Cameron Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements, as amended, included in this Form 10-K/A.
We also 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 report dated January 27, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cooper Cameron Corporation, as amended, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Registration | Purpose | |
No. 333-26923 | Form S-8 Registration Statements pertaining to the Amended and Restated Cooper Cameron | |
No. 33-95004 | Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan | |
No. 333-53545 | ||
No. 333-37850 | ||
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 Cameron Corporation Broad | |
No. 333-82082 | Based 2000 Incentive Plan. | |
No. 333-61820 | ||
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. | |
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
July 30, 2003
