X0202 4 2005-02-01 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001106712 MCELVANY JAMES L 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Sr. Vice President Noble Energy Inc., Restricted Stock Award 2005-02-01 4 A false 1588 0 A 25125 D Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock 2005-02-01 4 J false 0 0 D 6497 I 401(k) Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 59.74 2005-02-01 4 A false 7790 0 A 2006-02-01 2015-02-01 Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock 7790 7790 D Options vest 1/3 each year for three years. See remarks for description of price and share calculations. Column 5. of Table I includes 3681 shares of restricted stock and 21444 unrestricted shares that are directly owned. 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 calculated by dividing the aggregate unit balance under the 401(k) by the closing price of the Company's common stock on the applicable date. Using this calculation, holdings under the 401(k) plan have decreased by approximately 5 shares of Company common stock since the last reportable transaction in the Company's common stock on Form 4. James L. McElvany 2005-02-03 Arnold J. Johnson, POA 2005-02-03 Charles D. Davidson, POA 2005-02-03