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Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated November 3, 2000,
relating to the combined financial statements of the Dresser-Rand Compression
Services Rental and Packaging Division, a division of Dresser-Rand Company,
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Hanover Compressor Company
dated November 13, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 21, 2000
