Noble announced that the drillships Noble BlackLion and Noble BlackHornet have each been awarded two-year contract extensions with bp in the U.S. Gulf. The total firm contract value over the combined four years is approximately $620 million. Based on this additional term, the Noble BlackLion and Noble BlackHornet will be extended into September 2028 and February 2029, respectively.
Robert Eifler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Noble Corporation plc, stated, “We are extremely pleased to continue these high specification drillships’ long term assignments with bp in the U.S. Gulf which will now be approaching one decade in tenure. We look forward to building on these rig lines’ track record of safe and efficient drilling operations.”