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[STK] NYSE:NE
[IN] OIL UTI
[SU]
TO BUSINESS, AND ENERGY EDITORS:
Noble Corporation Updates Rig Status
LONDON, March 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE)
issued an update on the status of Noble Paul Wolff, a dynamically
positioned semisubmersible rig operating off the coast of Brazil. The
rig is stable and is operating under its own power following a ballast
control incident that occurred on Friday, February 28. Additional
crew members are also now being selectively returned to the rig. The
Company continues to work with its customer and authorities to fully
resolve the matter and safely resume normal operations.
About Noble Corporation Noble is a leading offshore drilling
contractor for the oil and gas industry. Noble performs, through its
subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of 77 offshore
drilling units (including two ultra-deepwater drillships and four
high-specification jackup drilling rigs currently under construction),
located worldwide, including in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Alaska,
Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, West Africa, the
Middle East, India, Malaysia and Australia. Noble's shares are traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NE." Noble
Corporation plc is a public limited company registered in England and
Wales with company number 08354954 and registered office at Devonshire
House, 1 Mayfair Place, London, W1J 8AJ England. Additional
information on Noble Corporation is available on the Company's Web
site at http://www.noblecorp.com.
SOURCE Noble Corporation
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/CONTACT: For Investors: Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice President - Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Noble Drilling Services Inc., 281-276-6383 or For Media: John S. Breed, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Noble Drilling Services Inc., 281-276-6729
/Web Site: http://www.noblecorp.com
(NYSE:NE) /
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