Noble Corporation to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference 2008

SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE) today announced that William C. "Kurt" Hoffman, Vice President of Marketing, Noble Drilling Services Inc., will participate in an industry panel discussion at the RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference 2008 in New York City on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 10:50 a.m. Eastern Time. A live broadcast of the presentation and a replay will be publicly accessible through the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's Web site at http://www.noblecorp.com/, under the "Presentations" link. Participants are encouraged to access the site at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the presentation to ensure that minimum software requirements are met.

Noble Corporation is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company performs contract drilling services with its fleet of 62 mobile offshore drilling units located in key markets worldwide, including the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, West Africa and India. The fleet count includes five rigs under construction. Additional information on Noble Corporation is available via the worldwide web at http://www.noblecorp.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: bwootton@noblecorp.com

Source: Noble Corporation

CONTACT: 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.

Web site: http://www.noblecorp.com/

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