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Mary P. Ricciardello Named Director of Noble Corporation
SUGAR LAND, Texas, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Corporation today
announced that Mary P. Ricciardello has joined the Board of Directors. Ms.
Ricciardello, age 47, is serving in the class of directors whose term expires at
the 2005 annual general meeting of members. Ms. Ricciardello served as Senior
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Reliant Energy, Inc. from 1999 to
2002, and immediately prior to that served in various financial roles at Reliant
and its affiliated companies since 1982. Reliant provides electricity and energy
services to retail and wholesale customers marketing those services under the
Reliant Energy brand. None of Ms. Ricciardello's prior employers is a parent,
subsidiary or other affiliate of Noble Corporation. Her current principal
occupation is as a certified public accountant. She has not held a principal
employment since leaving her position with Reliant Energy, Inc. in 2002. Ms.
Ricciardello holds an MBA from the University of Houston and a bachelor's degree
in business administration from the University of South Dakota. She also serves
as a director of U.S. Concrete, Inc.
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 North Sea, Brazil, West Africa,
the Middle East, Mexico and India. 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.
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DATASOURCE: Noble Corporation
CONTACT: John T. Rynd, Vice President - Investor Relations, Noble
Drilling Services Inc. of Noble Corporation, +1-281-276-6100
Web site: http://www.noblecorp.com/