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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference to the Registration Statement of
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated January 25,
2000, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Diamond Offshore Drilling,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas
August 31, 2000



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