SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kendall Christian S (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY (Street) HOUSTON TX 77070 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/21/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOBLE ENERGY INC [ NBL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Sr. VP Global Operations Svcs	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	12,597	D
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	3,167	I	401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2009	02/01/2018	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	7,472	$36.47	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	01/30/2010	01/30/2019	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	10,614	$25.1	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	03/18/2010	03/18/2019	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	2,662	$25.4	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2011	02/01/2020	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	6,928	$37.55	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2012	02/01/2021	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	4,852	$45.2	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	04/29/2014	04/29/2023	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	1,626	$56.52	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	01/31/2015	01/31/2024	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	10,537	$62.33	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2013	02/01/2022	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	7,472	$50.91	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2014	02/01/2023	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	6,316	$54.6	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

Column 2 of Table I includes 10,867 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person.

	Aaron G. Carlson, Attorney-in-Fact	11/03/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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