EX-23.1 10 a2112495zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
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Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-61774 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-37648, 333-55260, 333-67784, 333-69504, and 333-99473 on Form S-8 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. of our report dated May 23, 2003 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2003.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
May 23, 2003



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