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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.5

                      CONSENT OF PERSON TO BECOME DIRECTOR

         Pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4
as a person to become a director of Pride International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, upon the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Pride
International, Inc., PM Merger, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. and AM
Merger Inc. dated as of May 23, 2001.



/s/ Robert L. Barbanell
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Robert L. Barbanell
July 31, 2001


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                      CONSENT OF PERSON TO BECOME DIRECTOR

         Pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4
as a person to become a director of Pride International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, upon the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Pride
International, Inc., PM Merger, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. and AM
Merger Inc. dated as of May 23, 2001.



/s/ David A. B. Brown                    /s/ J. C. Burton
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David A. B. Brown                        J. C. Burton
July 30, 2001                            July 30, 2001



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                      CONSENT OF PERSON TO BECOME DIRECTOR

         Pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4
as a person to become a director of Pride International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, upon the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Pride
International, Inc., PM Merger, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. and AM
Merger Inc. dated as of May 23, 2001.



/s/ David B. Robson
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David B. Robson
July 31, 2001

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                      CONSENT OF PERSON TO BECOME DIRECTOR

         Pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4
as a person to become a director of Pride International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, upon the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Pride
International, Inc., PM Merger, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. and AM
Merger Inc. dated as of May 23, 2001.



/s/ Paul A. Bragg
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Paul A. Bragg
August 1, 2001


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                      CONSENT OF PERSON TO BECOME DIRECTOR

         Pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4
as a person to become a director of Pride International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, upon the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Pride
International, Inc., PM Merger, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. and AM
Merger Inc. dated as of May 23, 2001.



/s/ Ralph D. McBride
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Ralph D. McBride
August 2, 2001


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                      CONSENT OF PERSON TO BECOME DIRECTOR

         Pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4
as a person to become a director of Pride International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, upon the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Pride
International, Inc., PM Merger, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. and AM
Merger Inc. dated as of May 23, 2001.



/s/ William E. Macaulay
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William E. Macaulay
August 2, 2001