X0202 4 2005-08-01 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001188192 DAVIDSON CHARLES D 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 true true false false Chairman, President & CEO Noble Energy, Inc., Restricted Stock Award 2005-08-01 4 A false 3000 0 A 27010 D Noble Energy, Inc., Common Stock 2005-08-01 4 J false 0 0 A 1269 I 401(k) Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 82.93 2005-08-01 4 A false 6000 0 A 2006-08-01 2015-08-01 Noble Energy, Inc., Common Stock 6000 6000 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 24510 shares of restricted stock and 2500 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 increased by approximately 18 shares of Company common stock since the last reportable transaction in the Company's common stock on Form 4. Charles D. Davidson 2005-08-03 Arnold J. Johnson, POA 2005-08-03 Chris Tong, POA 2005-08-03