Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2008 relating to the financial
statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which appears in Nabors Industries Ltd.s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX
November 12, 2008