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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23(a)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report 
dated February 10, 1995 appearing on page F-2 of the Hornbeck Offshore 
Services, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994. 
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such 
Prospectus.


/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
October 24, 1995
Houston, Texas