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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol		 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
  Adkins, Danny W.
(Last) (First) (Middle)		   Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE)
   455-80-5501
     
  13135 South Dairy Ashford,
Suite 800
(Street)		 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    April 24, 2003
  
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  Sugar Land, TX 77478
(City)        (State)        (Zip)		   o  Director o  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    x  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
      Senior Vice President - Operations
      
Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

 

                                               
Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 2A. Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)		 Price          
  Ordinary Shares   04/22/03   04/24/03   A     1,053   A   $32.60     21,035     I   By Trust (1)
  Ordinary Shares                   8     I   By Trust (2)
  Ordinary Shares                   72,008     D  
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
  (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security		 3. Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3A.  Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		 4. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
                      Code V   (A) (D)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
  Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		   Title Amount or
Number of
Shares		                        
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Represents purchase of 1,053 shares through trust established under Nobel Drilling Corporation 401(k) Savings Restoration Plan using deferred compensation. Of the shares held by the Reporting Person after such transaction, 1,416 shares were held in the Noble Drilling Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan Trust and 19,619 shares were held in the Noble Drilling Corporation 401(k) Savings Restoration Plan Trust. The price of the 1,053 shares was the price at which the shares were acquired by the Noble Drilling Corporation 401(k) Savings Restoration Plan Trust in the open market.

(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

/s/ Danny W. Adkins   04/28/03
**Signature of Reporting Person		  
Date
 
Julie J. Robertson
By Power of Attorney dated February 2, 2001

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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