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Noble BlackHornet

Noble · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?
Contracted
For whom?
BP
Where?
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Until when?
Feb 2027

Next

Next assignment or transition
BP · U.S. Gulf Of Mexico · Feb 2027 – Feb 2029
Options
1 option row identified
Downtime
No planned downtime identified

Commercial outlook

Classification
Committed
Estimated usable window
Schedule not disclosed
Confidence
Source-reported

Visual schedule

BP
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Feb 2025 – Feb 2027
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Noble Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
Noble BlackHornet US Gulf bp Feb-25 Feb-27 Undisclosed Two-year contract.
Publication date
26 April 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source
BP
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Feb 2027 – Feb 2029
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Noble Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
Noble BlackHornet US Gulf bp Feb-27 Feb-29 Undisclosed Two-year contract. Plus one-year priced option.
Publication date
26 April 2026
Retrieval date
18 July 2026
Confidence
Source-reported
Open source

Technical profile

{
  "design": "Gusto P10000",
  "buildYear": "2014",
  "rigSubtype": "drillship",
  "waterDepthFt": 12000
}

Change history

Contract awarded
bp · US Gulf · firm_with_options Feb-27 – Feb-29
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
bp · US Gulf · firm Feb-25 – Feb-27
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source

Evidence

Each schedule block links to the official source excerpt supporting that fact.