Noble Corp plc (NE) company profile

Noble Corporation plc is an offshore drilling contractor that provides contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. Operating as a single reportable segment, Contract Drilling Services, the company deploys mobile offshore drilling units—primarily floating drillships, semisubmersibles, and jackup rigs—typically under dayrate agreements to drill oil and gas wells. Its customer base consists primarily of large, integrated, independent, and government-owned or government-controlled energy companies worldwide, including major operators such as ExxonMobil, BP, and Petrobras.

The company operates a mobile offshore fleet comprising 25 floaters (17 drillships and 8 semisubmersibles) and 6 jackup rigs, focused largely on ultra-deepwater and ultra-harsh environment drilling locations. Noble maintains a global operational presence, with fleet operations and contract activities spanning Africa, Far East Asia, the North Sea, Oceania, South America, and the United States Gulf of America. Noble Corporation plc is incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.

Summary of the business section of Noble's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“At December 31, 2025, we had approximately 4,500 employees, excluding approximately 1,400 persons we engaged through labor contractors or agencies.”