EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT

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Exhibit 10.16

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
NOBLE DRILLING CORPORATION
RETIREMENT RESTORATION PLAN

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 thereof, the Noble Drilling Corporation Retirement Restoration Plan as amended by restatement in its entirety effective as of January 1, 2009 (the “Plan”), is hereby amended in the following respect only:

Effective as of January 1, 2009, Section 1.1(h) of the Plan is hereby amended by restatement in its entirety to read as follows:

(h) “Participant” means the Chief Executive Officer of Noble Corporation and any other employee of an Employer who (i) is a participant in the Retirement Plan, and (ii) has been designated by the Chief Executive Officer of Noble Corporation to be a Participant in this Plan.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by Noble Drilling Corporation on behalf of all Employers on this 10^th day of July, 2009.


	NOBLE DRILLING CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Julie Robertson
		Title: Senior Vice President