X0303 4 2008-07-23 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001111385 SMITH BRUCE A 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false false false true ex-Director Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 M false 10000 17.85 A 10000 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 M false 10000 22.1 A 20000 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 300 76.94 D 19700 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 100 76.92 D 19600 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 300 76.91 D 19300 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 100 76.9 D 19200 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 700 76.89 D 18500 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 700 76.86 D 17800 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 600 76.85 D 17200 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 600 76.84 D 16600 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 800 76.83 D 15800 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 700 76.82 D 15100 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 800 76.77 D 14300 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 100 76.75 D 14200 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 1913 76.74 D 12287 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 500 76.73 D 11787 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 2200 76.71 D 9587 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 187 76.7 D 9400 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 4200 76.69 D 5200 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 4200 76.68 D 1000 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-07-23 4 S false 1000 76.67 D 0 D Non-Employee Director Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 17.85 2008-07-23 4 M false 10000 0 D 2004-02-01 2013-02-01 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 10000 0 D Non-Employee Director Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 22.1 2008-07-23 4 M false 10000 0 D 2005-02-01 2014-02-01 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 10000 0 D Mr. Smith resigned from the Board of Directors on February 1, 2008 and is no longer subject to Section 16. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2008-07-24