Noble Corporation hits $6.7 billion in backlog on Diamond Offshore Drilling acquisition closure

(WO) – Noble Corporation plc announced the completion of its acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc ("Diamond"). This transaction enhances Noble's position as a leading offshore driller, creating the largest fleet of 7th generation dual-BOP drillships in the industry, and adding approximately $2 billion of backlog.

Following completion of the acquisition of Diamond, the Company's board of directors has appointed Patrice Douglas from the Diamond board of directors to serve as a new director of Noble.

Noble has published an updated fleet status report reflecting the addition of the Diamond rigs and other updates, chiefly the addition of 4.8 rig years of backlog recently awarded under the Commercial Enabling Agreement (CEA) with ExxonMobil for the company's four drillships operating offshore Guyana. These updates increase Noble's current backlog to $6.7 billion.

Charles M. (Chuck) Sledge, Noble's Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, "This combination marks a crucial next step in Noble's 7G deepwater leadership strategy. We are excited to bring Diamond's exceptional team and fleet on to the Noble platform and look forward to delivering valuable synergies for all stakeholders through the integration of these two great companies. I would also like to welcome Patrice Douglas, who was been nominated to join Noble's board of directors from the Diamond board."