Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated March 8, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in Hanover Compressor
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
November 28, 2000