EXHIBIT 23.4

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this 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
December 21, 2001