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Noble BlackLion

Noble · Drilling rig · updated 18 July 2026

Now

What is it doing?
Contracted
For whom?
BP
Where?
U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Until when?
Sept 2026

Next

Next assignment or transition
BP · U.S. Gulf Of Mexico · Sept 2026 – Sept 2028
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
Sept 2024 – Sept 2026
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Noble Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
Noble BlackLion US Gulf bp Sep-24 Sep-26 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
Sept 2026 – Sept 2028
Firm
Evidence
Source document
Noble Fleet Status Report
Relevant excerpt
Noble BlackLion US Gulf bp Sep-26 Sep-28 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": "2015",
  "rigSubtype": "drillship",
  "waterDepthFt": 12000
}

Change history

Contract awarded
bp · US Gulf · firm Sep-24 – Sep-26
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source
Contract awarded
bp · US Gulf · firm_with_options Sep-26 – Sep-28
Historical baseline · detected 18 July 2026 · Source

Evidence

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