# Noble Corporation

> Noble Corporation plc owns and operates offshore drilling rigs for oil and gas producers worldwide. Its business combines deepwater drillships, semisubmersibles and high-specification jackups with trained crews, marine operations and well-control expertise, largely under negotiated dayrate contracts.

- **Founded:** 1921
- **Headquarters:** Houston, United States
- **Founders:** Lloyd Noble (Co-founder of the predecessor drilling business), Art Olson (Founding drilling partner)
- **Products:** Deepwater and ultra-deepwater contract drilling, High-specification jackup drilling, NobleAdvances Training & Collaboration, NORMS operations support
- **Notable:** Completed the Maersk Drilling business combination on October 3, 2022., Completed the Diamond Offshore acquisition on September 4, 2024, adding approximately US$2 billion of backlog., NobleAdvances reports training over 8,000 professionals since 2013.

## Products & services

- **Deepwater and ultra-deepwater contract drilling** — Drillships and semisubmersibles operated with crews for offshore exploration, appraisal and development wells.
- **High-specification jackup drilling** — Bottom-supported offshore rigs, including harsh-environment units, for customer drilling and selected well abandonment campaigns.
- **NobleAdvances Training & Collaboration** — Simulation-based drilling, well-control and marine training for employees and customers; over 8,000 professionals trained since 2013 according to Noble.
- **NORMS operations support** — An internal 24/7 Houston center that supports planning and learning across nine types of critical rig operations.

## Achievements

- Completed the Maersk Drilling business combination on October 3, 2022.
- Completed the Diamond Offshore acquisition on September 4, 2024, adding approximately US$2 billion of backlog.
- NobleAdvances reports training over 8,000 professionals since 2013.
- Reported approximately US$3.286 billion of revenue for FY2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Q2 results reported US$720 million revenue, a US$37 million net loss and US$6.8 billion backlog; Brazil rig suspensions affected contract drilling revenue by approximately US$43 million.
- **2026-09** — Tullow awarded Noble Faye Kozack a Ghana campaign of up to ten wells, expected to start around mid-2027.
- **2026-10** — Ocean Oilfield announced ownership of the former Noble Resolve, renamed Ocean MVM, following the previously agreed US$64 million sale.

## Links

- Website: https://noblecorp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/noble-corp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NobleCorporationplc

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Last updated: 2026-10-22