SEC FORM 3

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^*

Robison Andrea Lee

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100

(Street)

HOUSTON

77067

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2007

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)
	VP Human Resources

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⁽¹⁾	283	I	401(k)
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	8,455	D

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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2004	02/01/2013	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	7,332	$17.68	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2005	02/01/2014	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	4,432	$22.23	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2006	02/01/2015	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	4,224	$29.87	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2007	02/01/2016	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	2,992	$45.94	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	02/01/2008	02/01/2017	Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock	5,984	$53.42	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Holdings under the Company's 401(k) Plan are reported in units by the plan administrator. The units represent shares of Company common stock. The number of shares represented by the units is based upon the plan statement as of November 1, 2007 and calculated by dividing the aggregate unit balance under the 401(k) by the closing price of the Company's common stock on that date.

Remarks:

Column 2 of Table I includes 3,645 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock. All options listed in Table II vest 1/3 each year for three years.

	Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact	11/05/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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