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Noble Corp. Offshore Rig Duo Gets More Drilling Time

Feb 07, 2020

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured more work for two of its drilling rigs in Myanmar and Trinidad.In a fleet status update shared Thursday, Noble said its semi-submersible drilling rig Noble Clyde Boudreaux had won a new contract in Myanmar…

Noble Buys New Jack-up from PaxOcean

Feb 15, 2019

London-based offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has bought a second newbuild Gusto MSC CJ46 design jack-up rig from the Singapore shipyard PaxOcean Group for $83.75 million.  Like the Noble Johnny Whitstine, which the UK offshore…

Noble Energy Cashes Out of Tamar Petroleum After Egypt Gas Deal

Oct 03, 2018

Texas-based Noble Energy sold its 43.5 percent stake in Israel's Tamar Petroleum after announcing last week that it would help finance a gas export deal with Egypt, the Israeli business daily The Marker reported on Wednesday.Noble's sale of 40 million Tamar shares…

Julie Robertson to head Noble Corp.

Jan 11, 2018

Julie J. Robertson will succeed David W. Williams as Noble Corp. chairman, president and CEO, effective February 2018.  Julie Robertson. Image from Noble Corp. UK-based offshore driller Noble…

Noble sanctions Leviathan

Feb 23, 2017

Noble Energy has sanctioned the US$3.75 billion phase one of the giant Leviathan project, as partners in the Israeli gas field have approved the final investment decision.  Leviathan sits in1600m water depth, 130km offshore Israel, and is estimated to contain 22 Tcf of natural gas…

Leviathan first gas set for 2019

Feb 13, 2017

Noble Energy is moving forward with the development of its giant Leviathan project offshore Israel, with first gas targeted for the end of 2019. Image of Tamar operations, from Delek Group. The estimated 22 Tcf gas field…

Updated: Transocean, Noble to enter patent infringement battle

Jan 18, 2017

Transocean has filed a complaint of patent infringement against fellow rig builder Noble Corp. in a Houston court, accusing Noble of infringing upon Transocean’s “dual-activity” technology. However, Noble is standing its ground, and says it disagrees with this lawsuit…

Noble, Shell amend drillship trio deals

Dec 12, 2016

Noble Corp. and Shell have entered a deal to amend contracts for three ultra deepwater drillships, due to today's challenging environment, that will prove to be beneficial for both companies. Image of the Globetrotter I…

Noble adds to stacked list

Aug 17, 2016

Noble Corp. is adding to its cold stacked and warm stacked list, in addition to receiving an early termination notice, and signing a short term contract with Apache. Noble Tom Prosser, from Noble…

Noble online at Gunflint

Jul 21, 2016

Noble Energy started production at Gunflint in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the Houston-based explorer announced today (21 July). Map of Gunflint, from Noble Energy. The Gunflint oil development…

World's largest jackup delivered to Noble

Jul 18, 2016

Sembcorp Marine delivered the world’s largest jackup rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble, to Noble Corp. after uncertainties in the delivery date due to damage the rig endured in February. Illustration of the Noble Lloyd Noble…

Noble paid US$540 million by Freeport

Jun 23, 2016

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) paid out a US$540 million settlement to Noble Corp. after canceling two rig contracts operating in the Gulf of Mexico in May.   The Noble Sam Croft. Image from Noble Corp…

Noble stacks drillships, semisubmersibles

May 20, 2016

US drilling contractor Noble Corporation is due to cold stack two semisubmersibles and warm stack two drillships.  In its latest fleet status report, the firm said it is preparing to cold stack the Noble Jim Day, a Bingo 9000 semisubmersible drillship built in 1999…

Noble inks Shell extension, stacks one semisub

Apr 15, 2016

Noble Corp.’s fleet report has revealed a two-year extension with supermajor Shell, dayrate adjustments, and the addition of another semisubmersible drilling rig to the cold stack list. The Noble Globetrotter I…

Noble to delay damaged newbuild, adjust dayrates

Mar 11, 2016

Noble Corp. anticipates the Noble Lloyd Noble newbuild jackup to have a delivery delay from the Sembcorp Marine Tanjong Kling shipyard, in addition to a delayed delivery date to Statoil due to damage endured to the rig last month.   The…

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