Offshore drilling company Noble has reported a 4% rise in quarterly profit, even while some of its jack-ups remained idle.
Noble boss David Williams said that the company did not expect the near-term contracting environment to change significantly, despite the gradual crude price recovery.
The company said that second-quarter net profit rose to $392m, or $1.49 a share, from $376m, or $1.39 per share, from the same time last year, a Reuters report said.
Revenue was up nearly 11% to $899m.
Analysts on average had expected a net profit after charges of $1.48 per share on revenue of $888.5m, according to Reuters Estimates.
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