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Noble Corporation plc Reports First Quarter 2015 Results

April 29, 2015 5:01 PM EDT

LONDON, April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) today reported first quarter 2015 net income from continuing operations attributable to Noble Corporation of $178 million, or $0.72 per diluted share. The results compared to a loss from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2014 of $595 million, or $2.38 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2014 results included an after-tax charge of $713 million, or $2.86 per diluted share, related to the impairment of three rigs and the Company's total goodwill balance. Excluding the fourth quarter impairment charge, net income from continuing operations would have been $119 million, or... More