Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call May 4, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Ian Macpherson - VP, IR

Robert Eifler - President and CEO

Richard Barker - SVP and CFO

Conference Call Participants

Kurt Hallead - The Benchmark Company

Eddie Kim - Barclays Capita

Fredrik Stene - Clarkson Securities

Operator

Good morning. My name is Brianna and I will be the conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Noble Corporation First Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] thank you.

I would like to turn the conference over to Ian Macpherson, Vice President of Investor Relations.

Ian Macpherson

Thank you, Brianna and welcome everyone to Noble Corporation's first quarter 2023 earnings conference call. You can find a copy of our earnings report along with the supporting statements and schedules on our website at noblecorp.com. This conference call will be accompanied by a slide presentation that you can also find located at the Investor Relations section of our website.

Today's call will feature prepared remarks from our President and CEO, Robert Eifler. As well as our CFO, Richard Barker. Also joining on the call are Blake Denton, Senior Vice President of Marketing and contracts, and Joey Kawaja, Senior Vice President of Operations.

During the course of this call, we may make certain forward-looking statement regarding various matters related to our business and companies that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions of management and are therefore subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements and normal does not assume any obligation to update these statements.

Also, note that we are referencing non-GAAP financial measures on the call today. You can find the required supplemental disclosure for these measures, including the most directly comparable GAAP measure and associated reconciliation in our earnings report issued yesterday and filed with the SEC.

With that, I'll now turn the call over to Robert Eifler, President and CEO of Noble.

Robert Eifler

Thank you, Ian. Good morning. Welcome everyone. And thank you for joining us on the call today. I'll begin with some opening remarks on recent progress with our operations and contract awards, and then provide some broader market outlook commentary before turning the call over to Richard to review the financial results and outlook. After our prepared remarks will be happy to take your questions as always.