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Exhibit No. 1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-66036) pertaining to the Transocean Offshore Savings Plan of our
report dated May 24, 2000 with respect to the financial statements and the
supplemental schedule of the Transocean Offshore Savings Plan included in this
Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, Texas
June 19, 2000
