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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 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 29, 2000
