Noble Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and Conference...

Noble Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and
Conference Call Information

SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE:
NE) today announced that its second quarter 2009 earnings press release has
been scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2009, after the close of the market.
Copies of the release will be made available on the Company's Web site at
http://www.noblecorp.com. In addition, the Company will host a conference
call and web cast related to its second-quarter 2009 results on Thursday, July
23, 2009 at 1:00 p.m., Central Time.
What: Noble Corporation Second Quarter 2009
Earnings Conference Call

When: July 23, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., Central Time

Phone: (866) 461-7129 or outside of U.S. 1-706-679-3084
Access code: 72480778 or Noble Conference Call

Web site: Live webcast available at http://www.noblecorp.com

How: Visit the "Investor Relations" area of the Company's Web site,
click on "Webcast" and follow the instructions provided.

A replay of the conference call will be available on Thursday, July 23, 2009,
beginning at 5:00 p.m., Central Time, through Friday, July 31, 2009, ending at
5:00 p.m., Central Time. The phone number for the conference call replay is
(800) 642-1687 or, for calls from outside of the U.S., 1-706-645-9291, using
access code: 72480778. All individuals listening to the conference call or the
replay are reminded that all conference call material is copyrighted by the
Company and cannot be recorded or rebroadcast without the Company's express
written consent.

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 62 offshore drilling units (including five rigs currently under
construction) located worldwide, including in the Middle East, India, the U.S.
Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, and West Africa. Noble's shares
are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NE".

SOURCE Noble Corporation

Investors, Lee M. Ahlstrom, Vice President - Investor Relations and Planning,
+1-281-276-6440, or Media, John S. Breed, Director of Corporate
Communications, +1-281-276-6729, both of Noble Drilling Services Inc.