Noble Corporation plc is an contractor organized in , England. Its affiliate, Noble Corporation, is organized in the . It is the corporate successor of Noble Drilling Corporation. The company operates 24 drilling rigs including eight , four , and 12 .
[pdf] The Aban Pearl was designed by and was built in 1977 by Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (now part of the ) at the Levingston Singapore shipyard. The Aban Pearl could operate at. .
In 1977–1996, she was named Transocean Seeker, in 1996 Treasure Seeker and in 1996–2000 Transocean Discoverer. All this time she was owned by . In 2000–2007, she was named Bulford Dolphin an. .
In 2006, while contracted by the Nigerian oil company Peak Petroleum, the rig was attacked near Nigeria by Nigerian militants and eight of the personnel on the rig were kidnapped. They were released unharmed after two da.
[pdf] US Rig Count is at a current level of 537.00, up from 536.00 last week and down from 583.00 one year ago. This is a change of 0.19% from last week and -7.89% from one year ago. US Rig Count, displays the number of active drilling rigs throughout the United States.
[pdf] 
