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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated April 2,
1999, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Global Compression
Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 2, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and
1997 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's equity
and cash flows for the period January 1, 1999 through February 2, 1999 and the
years December 31, 1998 and 1997, which report is included in Amendment No. 3 to
the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Universal Compression Holdings,
Inc. dated May 15, 2001.

                                            /s/ KPMG LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 13, 2001