Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 26, 2003 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Hanover
Compressor Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
June 20, 2003