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<PAGE> 1 EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-25041 of Rowan Companies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 28, 2000, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Rowan Companies, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 1999. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Houston, Texas June 28, 2000
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