Leading offshore drilling company Noble Corp, have announced a net income of $0.99 per share, according to news site Reuters.
ThomsonReuters I/B/E/S had forecast earnings of 70 cents a share or 82 cents a share excluding special items.
Noble, whose fleet of 77 drilling units provides services oil and gas companies globally, said drilling revenues rose to $1.2 billion in the latest quarter from $928,737 a year earlier as several new rigs became operational and fleet operating days improved.
