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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Baker Hughes Incorporated on Form S-8 of our report dated February 16,
2000 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory
paragraphs relating to the restatement of the Company's consolidated
statement of financial position as of December 31, 1998 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 1998, the three month period ended December
31, 1997, and the year ended September 30, 1997, and to a change in its
method of accounting for impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of
effective October 1, 1996 to conform with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 121), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Baker
Hughes Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 1999.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
July 21, 2000
