SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Corporation
(NYSE: NE) announced today that Mark A. Jackson, the Company's Senior Vice
President and CFO, will present at the Credit Suisse First Boston Energy
Summit on Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 10:30 a.m., central standard time
(11:30 a.m., eastern standard time).
Interested parties may listen to the presentation live over the Internet
on Noble Corporation's website http://www.noblecorp.com , click on Investor
Relations and then choose Webcast. A replay of the presentation will be
available within 24 hours after the presentation and archived through
March 6, 2004. A copy of Mr. Jackson's presentation handout will also be
available at http://www.noblecorp.com within 24 hours of the presentation.
Noble Corporation is a leading provider of diversified services for the
oil and gas industry. Contract drilling services are performed with the
Company's fleet, which stands at 59* mobile offshore drilling units located in
key markets worldwide. The Company's fleet of floating deepwater units
consists of 13 semisubmersibles and three dynamically positioned drillships,
seven of which are designed to operate in water depths greater than
5,000 feet. The Company's premium fleet of 40* independent leg cantilever
jackup rigs includes 26* units that operate in water depths of 300 feet or
greater, four of which operate in water depths of 360 feet or greater, and
11 units that operate in water depths up to 250 feet. In addition, the
Company's fleet includes three submersible units. Nine of the Company's units
are capable of operating in harsh environments. Approximately 75 percent of
the fleet is currently deployed in international markets, principally
including the Middle East, Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, West Africa, India
and the Mediterranean Sea. The Company provides technologically advanced
drilling-related products and services designed to create value for our
customers. The Company also provides labor contract drilling services, well
site and project management services, and engineering services. The Company's
ordinary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"NE".
This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" about the
business, financial performance and prospects of the Company. Statements
about the Company's or management's plans, intentions, expectations, beliefs,
estimates, predictions, or similar expressions for the future are forward-
looking statements. No assurance can be given that the outcomes of these
forward-looking statements will be realized, and actual results could differ
materially from those expressed as a result of various factors. A discussion
of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth from time to
time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Additional information on Noble Corporation is available via the worldwide
web at http://www.noblecorp.com .
* Assumes that the Company exercises its options to purchase two
additional premium, independent leg, cantilever jackup rigs capable
of operating in 300 feet of water.
SOURCE Noble Corporation
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/CONTACT: John T. Rynd, Vice President - Investor Relations, Noble
Drilling Services Inc., of Noble Corporation, +1-281-276-6100/
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(NE)
CO: Noble Corporation; Credit Suisse First Boston
ST: Texas
IN: OIL
SU: CCA MAV
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