Press Release

SUGAR LAND, Texas, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that David W. Williams, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Howard Weil 37th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 2:05 p.m., Central Time. A copy of the presentation will be available at http://www.noblecorp.com. Presentations from this conference are not being webcast.

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 63 offshore drilling units (including five rigs currently under construction) located worldwide, including in the Middle East, India, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, and West Africa. Noble's ordinary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NE". Additional information on Noble Corporation is available via the worldwide web at http://www.noblecorp.com.

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CONTACT: Investors, Lee M. Ahlstrom, Vice President - Investor Relations and Planning, +1-281-276-6440, or Media, John S. Breed, Director of Corporate Communications, +1-281-276-6729, both of Noble Drilling Services Inc.

Web Site: http://www.noblecorp.com