EXHIBIT 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of common shares
pertaining to the Varco 1980 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Varco International
1990 Stock Option Plan and the Varco International Inc. 1994 Director's Stock
Option Plan of Varco International, Inc. and to the incorporation by reference
herein of our report dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Tuboscope Inc. included in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Houston, Texas
May 29, 2000

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