EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-4 of
Amethyst Financial Company Ltd. and Form S-4 of Pride International, Inc. of our
report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern as described in Notes 1 and 5 to the
financial statements) dated October 15, 1999 relating to the financial
statements of Amethyst Financial Company Ltd., which appears in this
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" and "Independent Public Accountants" in this Registration
Statement.



                                          PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS N.V.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
December 8, 1999