X0306 4 2014-01-31 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001111555 COX EDWARD F 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY HOUSTON TX 77070 true false false false Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 28334 I Held by spouse Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2014-01-31 4 A false 1604 62.33 A 22966 D Non-Employee Director Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 62.33 2014-01-31 4 A false 4011 0 A 2015-01-31 2024-01-31 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 0 4011 D This amount includes an aditional 3,000 shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock transferred by the reporting person to his spouse during 2013. Also included are an additional 1,334 shares held by the reporting person's spouse that were inadvertently omitted from previous filings reporting shares held by spouse. Restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock subject to a one-year restriction, granted under the 2005 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Column 5 of Table I includes 1,604 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Reported transactions represent annual grants under the 2005 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc. Aaron G. Carlson, Attorney-in-Fact 2014-02-04