Hoffman, the Company's Vice President - Marketing, will present at
Banc of America Securities 2nd Annual US Energy Forum in Milan, Italy on
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 5:00 p., Central European Time.noblecorp. Contract drilling services are performed with the
Company's premium fleet of 62 mobile offshore drilling units located in key
markets worldwide. dollar basis (7 percent on a local currency basis) in
the first two months of the 2005 third quarter, compared to a year ago,
due primarily to strong pricing in Iran and other Middle Eastern
markets.

Company Average Banana Prices and Volume
Regional Year-over-Year Percentage Change (1)
July-August 2005 vs.23 in the 2005 and 2004 periods,
respectively, and does not include the results of currency hedging. (http://www.

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Noble Corporation to Present at Banc of America Securities 2nd Annual US Energy Forum in Europe

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Chiquita Provides Interim Banana Price and Volume Data for Third Quarter 2005

The company
attributed the pricing decline primarily to warmer weather and high
volumes of competing fruit. July-August 2004

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in value-added salads, a fast-growing food category for grocery retailers,
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SUGAR LAND, Texas, Noble Corporation
(NYSE: NE) is scheduled to present at two investment conferences this week.com .
Noble Corporation is a leading provider of diversified services for the
oil and gas industry. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.S. The company is one of the largest banana
producers in the world and a major supplier of bananas in Europe and North
America . In June 2005, Chiquita acquired Fresh Express, the U.

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Hoffman
will also present at Banc of America Securities 2nd Annual US Energy Forum in
London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 8:45 a. As previously announced, these
units have been contracted.

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com/reports/c13859) has announced the addition
of Wireless Broadband: Forecast + Business Case Spreadsheet to their offering.com/cgi-bin /prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This detailed Excel spreadsheet contains the country, regional, and global
forecasts along with the business case model in "Wireless Broadband: Will
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Business case includes:
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Forecasts for broadband wireless cumulative subscribers, 3G, WiMAX, other
technologies including cable modem and DSL for main countries .com/reports/c13859

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets. dollar basis (3) 15 % -9 %
Local currency 16 %

North America -2 % 0 %

Asia and the Middle East (4)
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(4) The company primarily operates through joint ventures in this
region.

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m. The Company provides technologically advanced drilling-related products
and services designed to create value for our customers. The Company also
provides labor contract drilling services, well site and project management
services , and engineering services.
(Logo: http://www.

- Asia and the Middle East: The volume of bananas the company sold in
this region in the first two months of the third quarter rose 15
percent from the same period a year ago, due in large part to increased
sales in Iran.
(3) The change in price on a U.

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The Company's ordinary shares are traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NE".

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Regions profiled:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
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- North America: Average banana prices in the United States and Canada
fell nearly 2 percent while volume remained flat in the first two
months of the quarter versus the same period last year.

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m. The
fleet count includes two new F+G JU-2000E enhanced premium jackups, with
scheduled delivery of the first unit in the third quarter of 2007 and the
second unit in the first quarter of 2008. Approximately 80 percent of the fleet is
currently deployed in international markets, principally including the Middle
East, Mexico , the North Sea, Brazil, West Africa, India, and the Mediterranean
Sea.
- Europe: In the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland,
Chiquita's average banana prices rose 15 percent on a U. The company
attributed the higher average European prices to expanded sales of
premium-label volumes in Eastern Europe, competition for import
licenses, reduced supply of bananas from protected sources and the
impact of higher delivered costs for fuel and shipping . The volume of
bananas the company sold in its core European markets fell 9 percent in
the first two months of the quarter, compared to the same period a year
ago, as the company sold less second-label fruit during this period of
tight license availability.S.S .

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Banana prices in Asia and the Middle East rose 6
percent on a U.com) is a leading
international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh and value-added
produce, which is sold under the Chiquita(R) premium brand, Fresh Express(R)
and other related trademarks .

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Mr. This fleet consists of 13 semisubmersibles, three
dynamically positioned drillships, 43 jackups and three submersibles.
Additional information on Noble Corporation is available via the worldwide
web at http://www. dollar basis 6 % 15 %
Local currency 7 % 7 %

(1) These statistics may not be indicative of future results.

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A summary of Chiquita pricing and volume data is presented in the table
below.
(2) The 25 countries of the European Union, Norway, Iceland and
Switzerland .

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Interested parties may view the presentations on the Noble Corporation
website at http:/ /www.com . (NYSE: CQB) today announced information on banana prices
and volume for July and August , the first two months of its 2005 third
quarter, in each of its principal markets. dollar basis
(16 percent on a local currency basis) in the first two months of the
2005 third quarter , compared to the same period a year ago. dollar basis reflects an average euro
exchange rate of $1.chiquita.