London-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has appointed Stephen M. Butz as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 19, 2019.From 2014 until its merger with Ensco plc, Butz served as…
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 Corp. has appointed Robert W. Eifler as vice president and general manager – Marketing and Contracts, effective 17 July 2017. In his new role, Eifler will be responsible for Noble's worldwide marketing and contracts efforts, based…
Total has hired Noble Corp.'s Noble Globetrotter II to drill one well offshore Bulgaria, beginning in September. Noble Globetrotter II. Image from Noble. The contract is estimated…
ExxonMobil is preparing exploration activities offshore Suriname, after signing a production sharing contract (PSC) with Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV for deepwater Block 59. Image from Exxon…
Suriname's oil agency Staatsolie has agreed to award a production sharing contract for offshore Block 59 to a consortium consisting of ExxonMobil, Hess and Statoil under the country's 'Open Door Policy.' Staatsolie has also reached an agreement with Statoil over Block 60…
Tullow Oil has contracted US-driller Noble Corp. for an exploration well on its 'game changer' Araku prospect offshore Suriname, South America. Tullow has contracted the Noble Bob Douglas drillship from early October to early November…
GE and Noble Corp. have entered a partnership to collaborate on the Digital Rig(SM) solution, enabling data-driven operational efficiency by using data analytics, with the target of a 20% reduction in operational expenditure across the rigs…
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 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 Corp. has appointed Adam C. Peakes, 43, as the company’s new senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective 23 January 2017. The announcement comes nine months after previous CFO James A. MacLennan resigned in late-February…
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…
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…
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 Corp. struck an agreement with its client, Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas (FMOG), and FMOG's parent company, Freeport-McMoRan, in connection with the drilling contracts for the drillships Noble Sam Croft and Noble Tom Madden, which were scheduled to terminate in July and November 2017…