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Also, the Noble Max Smith, operating offshore Mexico for Pemex Exploracion y Produccion (PEMEX), has received a five-month extension of its current contract. The extension commenced in August 2011 at a dayrate of $380,000. The Noble Max Smith is a Noble EVA 4000, conventionally-moored deepwater semisubmersible capable of operating in water depths of up to 7,000 feet. The rig has operated offshore Mexico since August 2008. In addition, the Company reported that the semisubmersible rig Noble Driller commenced its full operating dayrate of $383,000 on August 1, 2011 and has mobilized to an operating location in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The rig is under contract through June 2013. Finally, the Noble George Sauvageau has been awarded a one-year contract by Wintershall for operations in the Southern sector of the North Sea at a dayrate of $115,000. The rig is now firmly committed through 2012. About Noble 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 78 offshore drilling units (including seven ultra-deepwater rigs and six jackup drilling rigs currently under construction), located worldwide, including in the Middle East, India, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, Brazil, West Africa and Asian Pacific. Noble's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NE". Additional information on Noble Corporation is available on the Company's Web site at http://www.noblecorp.com. Noble Corporation press release |
Noble Corporation Announces New Contracts and a Contract Extension