Noble to Receive $540 Million Payment Plus Potential $75 Million in Contingent Payments LONDON, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) today announced an agreement with its client, Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC (FMOG), and FMOG's parent company, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (Freeport), in connection with the drilling contracts for the drillships Noble Sam Croft and Noble Tom Madden, which were scheduled [...]
LONDON, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE) today announced that Bernie G. Wolford, Senior Vice President - Operations, will present at the Citi Global Energy and Utilities Conference in Boston on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. A live webcast and presentation slides will be available at the time of the presentation in the "Investor Relations" section of the [...]
Highlights: - Fleet downtime of 3.8 percent indicative of strong operational execution - Contract drilling service costs decline 16 percent from fourth quarter - Debt to total capital ratio improves to 36 percent as total debt falls $300 million - Liquidity of approximately $2.7 billion enhances financial flexibility - Contract extension of up to two years for jackup Noble Hans Deul in the North Sea - 87 perc...
LONDON, April 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE) today announced a decision by its Board of Directors to adjust the Company's dividend and declare a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share. Addressing the Board's decision to adjust the dividend, David W. Williams, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Noble Corporation plc, said, "Noble continues to implement strategic adjustments that [...]
LONDON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE) today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of April 14, 2016. The report, titled "Fleet Status Report," can be found on the Company's Website www.noblecorp.com, under the "Investor Relations" section of the Website. About Noble Corporation plc Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for [...]
LONDON, April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) today announced it plans to report financial results for the first quarter 2016 on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Copies of the Company's press release will be available on the Noble Website at www.noblecorp.com. Noble also has scheduled a conference call and webcast related to its first quarter [...]
LONDON, April 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) announced today, on behalf of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Noble Holding International Limited ("NHIL"), the final results of NHIL's previously announced cash tender offers (each, a "Tender Offer" and, collectively, the "Tender Offers") of NHIL's 4.90% Senior Notes due 2020 and NHIL's 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (together, the "Notes"). As [...]
LONDON, March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) announced today, on behalf of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Noble Holding International Limited ("NHIL"), that NHIL has amended the terms of its cash tender offers (each, a "Tender Offer" and, collectively, the "Tender Offers") for up to an aggregate principal amount that will not result in an Aggregate Purchase Price (as defined below) that [...]
LONDON, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE) today announced that David W. Williams, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Scotia Howard Weil 44th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 9:40 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Presentations from this conference are not being webcast; however, a copy of Noble's presentation materials [...]
LONDON, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) announced today, on behalf of its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Noble Holding International Limited ("NHIL"), that NHIL has commenced cash tender offers (the "Tender Offers") for up to an aggregate principal amount that will not result in an Aggregate Purchase Price (as defined below) that exceeds $200,000,000 (subject to increase by NHIL, the [...]
LONDON, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) today reported its newbuild jackup rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble, sustained damage on February 28, 2016 following the collapse of a shipyard crane boom operating near the rig. The rig is in the late stages of construction at the Sembcorp Marine Jurong shipyard in Singapore. Damage appears to be confined to one area of the rig, including damage to one of [...]
LONDON, Feb. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) today announced that James A. MacLennan, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer resigned effective February 26, 2016. The Company stated that Dennis L. Lubojacky, Vice President and Controller, would serve as interim Chief Financial Officer until a permanent replacement can be found. David W. Williams, Chairman, President and [...]