Press Release

ZUG, Switzerland, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice President – Investor Relations, Noble Drilling Services Inc., will present at the 2012 RBC Capital Markets' Global Energy and Power Conference in New York City, New York on June 5, 2012 at 1:05 p.m. Eastern Time. Additionally, Mr. Chastain will present at the 1st Annual Citi Global Energy Conference in Miami, Florida on June 7, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  Presentations from these conferences are not being webcast; however, a copy of Noble's presentation materials will be available on or prior to each presentation in the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site: http://www.noblecorp.com.

About Noble Corporation

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 U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, West Africa, the Middle East, India and the 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.

SOURCE Noble Corporation

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