Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-131885) of our report dated March 13, 2006 relating to the consolidated financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Noble Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
May 19, 2006