Noble Corporation Jeffrey L. Chastain Vice President Investor Relations Johnson Rice Energy Conference New Orleans, Louisiana October 5, 2011
Todays Agenda Noble Today Fleet Transformation Strategy Value Impact from Strategy Regional Update Safety First 3
Noble Corp Highlights Among the worlds largest offshore drilling contractors Globally diverse operations Significant fleet transformation underway Focus on technologically advanced drilling solutions Large contract backlog…
Worlds Second Largest MODU Fleet Floating Rig Count 150 142 Jackups Floaters Other 64 100 79 77 60 49 50 50 49 19 13 77 33 32 22 10 37 31 15 28 27 14 19 6 2 8 8 0 an i ll d d an le k o…
Geographically Diversified Revenue Base As of June 30, 2011 North Sea Middle East 20% 20% 24% 17% Brazil 2% Gulf Coast 3% 14% Canada West Africa Mexico Source: Noble 8
Second Largest Industry Backlog As of June 2011 ( Billions) 30 25 23.6 Jackups 20 Floaters Other 15 12.9 12.2 9.4 10 8.6 5 2.6 1.0 0 Transocean Noble Seadrill* Diamond ENSCO Rowan Atwood * Seadrill backlog…
Total Backlog As of June 30, 2011 ( Millions) Total Backlog by Year 2,500 2.3 2.0 1.9 2,000 12.9 billion total 1.4 1,500 1.3 0.9 1,000 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 500 0.2 0.1 0 2011 * 2012 2013 2014…
Net Cash from Backlog vs. Debt ( millions) 15,000 Net cash from 12,947 6,215 backlog = 1.9x 12,000 Debt balance 9,000 6,732 6,000 3,522 3,000 0 Backlog* Costs (Assuming Est. Net Cash from Debt* 52% Cash Flow Backlog…
Recent Fleet Developments Evidence of Improving Market U.S. Gulf of Mexico semisubmersibles at full operating rates Noble Jim Thompson March 30 Noble Danny Adkins May 6 Noble Jim Day July 11 Noble Driller August 1 Semisubmersible…
Fleet Strategy Add rigs with the latest technology, equipment, and capabilities Maintain core Modify core rigs rigs as long as to their technical competitive Core Fleet limit Continually evaluate potentially non-core,…
Building a Noble Future Deliveries of Noble three Globetrotter II drillships: Two HHI ultra- Noble Bully I deepwater & II, Noble drillships Globetrotter I delivered Two JU3000N jackups delivered 2011 2012 2013 2014 First…
Nobles Floating Fleet Noble Systematically Growing its DP Units Floating Rig Count HHI I HHI II HHI III 30 DP Noble Bully I Noble Globetrotter II HHI IV 28 Moored Noble Bully II 26 Noble Globetrotter I 25 23 23 Frontier…
Globetrotter I with Tower Installed 16
Value Impact of Fleet Transformation Estimated Revenue Distribution by Asset Type 2011 2015 Projection Projection 23% 24% 32% 10% 40% 4% 6% 33% 5% 22% Ultra-deepwater Other Floater Standard Jackup Deepwater High…
Regional Updates Alaska Shell has filed for 2012 drilling permits Noble has opened an Anchorage office to support Noble Discoverer and Shell- owned/Noble-operated Kulluk US Gulf of Mexico Heavy client pent-up demand…
Regional Updates Mexico Pemex continuing to increase rig requirements Multiple tenders and pre-tenders outstanding covering 12 rigs 10 of 12 Noble jackups on contract Brazil Floating rig needs continue to develop Better than…
Regional Updates Africa North Sea Deepwater rig demand expected to increase Jackup market remains tight, considerably beginning in dayrates increasing the intermediate-term Operators focusing on 2012 needs Demand driven by…
Regional Updates Asia / Pacific Middle East Expansive area with new offshore acreage awarded in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and Increasing floating rig needs for Vietnam Eastern Mediterranean Jackups and floater…
Nobles Industry Leading Safety Efforts More than just industry leading safety statistics The only drilling contractor to: Win the ExxonMobil sponsored Robert W. Campbell Award for HSE excellence Win the U.S. Minerals Management…
Near-Term Performance Drivers Three drillship deliveries Progress on potential divestiture of non-core assets Improving dayrates for ultra-deepwater rigs Increasing strength in jackup business Additional long-term contracts…
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