Noble Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $127 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, compared to $135 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011. Earnings for the fourth quarter 2010 totaled $99 million, or $0.39 per diluted share. Contract drilling services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 [...]
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Shell announced on its website that the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) denied all petitions for review of Shell’s Noble Discoverer OCS air permits. As a result, Shell has, for the first time, usable air permits that will allow the Noble Discoverer to work in the Alaska OCS beginning in 2012. “Achieving usable permits from the [...]
Fairmount Marine’s powerful tug Fairmount Sherpa has safely towed the semi-submersible drilling rig Noble Paul Romano from the Gulf of Mexico to Egypt. The tow was over a distance of close to 8,000 miles. When contracted by Noble Drilling the Fairmount Sherpa just has completed the installation of FPSO Skarv, offshore Norway. Fairmount Sherpa was [...]
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Noble Energy today reported that it achieved first production at Aseng project offshore Equatorial Guinea in less than three years from sanction, while delivering a world-class project seven months ahead of schedule, 13 percent below budget, and with an excellent safety record. Transferring the learnings from Aseng, the Company intends to replicate its project success [...]
Noble Corp , owner of the world’s third-largest offshore rig fleet, said on Thursday it was sending a drillship to India for an anticipated… Source: Reuters Source: Reuters, October 7, 2011;
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Noble Energy, Inc. announced today it has revised drilling plans for the three deepwater rigs it has under contract in the offshore Eastern Mediterranean. The Ensco 5006 rig (formerly the Pride North America), which has experienced multiple subsea equipment issues, will move off the Leviathan #3 well to have repairs performed to its riser system. [...]
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Cyprus has begun the process of exploratory offshore drilling for gas, its energy chief said on Monday, defying Turkey which has demanded it… Reporting By Michele Kambas (Reuters) Source:Reuters ,September 20, 2011;
The Cypriot media report that Noble Energy Inc. will begin drilling an offshore exploratory well at Block 12 on September 21. The well is… (globes) Source: globes, August 14, 2011;
Nautronix have been awarded significant orders to supply NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning systems for Noble Corporation’s three new ultra-deepwater drillships due for delivery second and fourth quarters of 2013, and second quarter of 2014 respectively. These new rigs will be constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, Korea and are based on [...]
Noble Corporation today announced that the Company has exercised options with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for the construction of two additional high-specification heavy duty, harsh environment JU3000N jackup drilling rigs. This order will bring to six the total number of new jackup rigs the Company will have under construction with the Jurong Shipyard. David [...]
