The charges, brought by the US Department of Justice, relate to the drillship Noble Discoverer (built 1966) and the drilling unit Kulluk.
Noble has pleaded guilty to eight felony offenses and will pay $12.2m in fines and be placed on probation for four years.
The US-listed driller also faces making community service payments and has to implement an environmental compliance plan.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Noble admits that it knowingly made false entries and failed to record its collection, transfer, storage, and disposal of oil in the Noble Discoverer’s and the Kulluk’s oil record books in 2012.
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