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Freeport McMoRan pays $540M to cancel Noble Corp. drillships
May 10 2016, 14:27 ET | By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor
Freeport McMoRan's (FCX +3.7%) oil and gas unit agrees to pay $540M to cancel contracts for two Noble Corp. (NE +2.8%)drillships, part of its effort to cut costs as it also seeks to sell some oil and natural gas assets.
FCX can make the $540M payment through a combination of cash, stock and as much as $200M in near-term NE bonds; NE also can receive further payments of $25M and $50M depending on oil prices over the next 12 months.
NE expects to save more than $100M by cutting the number of workers on the drillships and parking them long term, but the rigs were each earning more than $600K/day.
May 10 2016, 14:27 ET | By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor

Freeport McMoRan's (FCX +3.7%) oil and gas unit agrees to pay $540M to cancel contracts for two Noble Corp. (NE +2.8%)drillships, part of its effort to cut costs as it also seeks to sell some oil and natural gas assets.
FCX can make the $540M payment through a combination of cash, stock and as much as $200M in near-term NE bonds; NE also can receive further payments of $25M and $50M depending on oil prices over the next 12 months.
NE expects to save more than $100M by cutting the number of workers on the drillships and parking them long term, but the rigs were each earning more than $600K/day.