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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-46374) and
related joint proxy statement/prospectus of Transocean Sedco Forex Inc., and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 31, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1999, and the
related combined statements of operations, equity and cash flows and schedule
for the year then ended of Transocean Sedco Forex Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, Texas
October 25, 2000
