Press Release

ZUG, Switzerland, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE) today announced that Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice President – Investor Relations, Noble Drilling Services Inc., will present at the Susquehanna 2012 Energy & Resources Conference in New York City on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Presentations from this conference are not being webcast; however, a copy of Noble's presentation materials will be available on or prior to the presentation in the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site: http://www.noblecorp.com.

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 79 offshore drilling units (including five 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.

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Investors: Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice President - Investor Relations, +1-281-276-6383, or Media: John S. Breed, Director - Corporate Communications, +1-281-276-6729, both of Noble Drilling Services Inc.