EXHIBIT 23.4

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated September 7,
2001 relating to the combined financial statements of the Gas Compression
Business of Schlumberger Limited, which appears in the Current Report on Form
8-K/A of Hanover Compressor Company dated November 9, 2001. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
May 24, 2002