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Noble计划剥离六艘自升式钻井平台。

Noble公司签署了最终协议,出售六座自升式钻井平台,其中包括以3.6亿美元的价格将五座钻井平台出售给Borr Drilling公司,以及以6400万美元现金将一座钻井平台单独出售给Ocean Oilfield Drilling公司。交易完成后,Noble公司将成为一家专注于深水和超恶劣环境自升式钻井平台的运营商。

与Borr达成的协议包括2.1亿美元现金和1.5亿美元卖方票据,其中包括出售Noble Tom Prosser、Noble Mick O'Rien、Noble Regina Allen、Noble Resilient和Noble Resolute号油轮。预计将于2026年初完成交易,但前提是Borr的融资成功。

拟向Borr发行的1.5亿美元卖方票据预计期限为六年,并以三座自升式钻井平台(Noble Tom Prosser、Noble Regina Allen和Noble Resilient)的第一顺位抵押权作担保。票据可随时提前偿还,无需支付罚金,但某些条款规定必须提前偿还。

此外,Noble 还计划与 Borr 签订光船租赁协议,运营两艘钻井平台——Noble Mick O'Rien 和 Noble Resolute——自最终协议签署之日起为期一年。

与海洋油田钻井公司的协议旨在出售“高贵决心号”钻井平台。预计在“高贵决心号”现有合同结束后,交易将于2026年第二季度完成。

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Noble plans divestment of six jackups

Noble signed definitive agreements to sell six jackups, which includes the sale of five rigs to Borr Drilling, for $360 million and a separate transaction for the sale of one rig to Ocean Oilfield Drilling for $64 million in cash. Upon closing of these transactions, Noble will be a pureplay deepwater and ultra-harsh environment jackup operator.

The agreement with Borr, comprising $210 million in cash and $150 million in seller notes, includes the sale of the Noble Tom Prosser, Noble Mick O’Brien, Noble Regina Allen, Noble Resilient and Noble Resolute. Closing is expected in early 2026, and is subject to Borr’s successful financing.

The $150 million in proposed seller notes to Borr are expected to have a six-year maturity and be secured by a first lien on three jackups (Noble Tom Prosser, Noble Regina Allen and Noble Resilient). The notes can be prepaid at anytime without penalty, with certain provisions mandating early prepayment.

Additionally, Noble intends to operate two rigs – Noble Mick O’Brien and Noble Resolute – under a bareboat charter agreement with Borr for one year from signing of the definitive agreement.

The agreement with Ocean Oilfield Drilling anticipates the sale of the Noble Resolve. Closing is expected in Q2 2026, upon conclusion of the Noble Resolve’s current contract.