(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 drill ships 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 drill ships 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