X0306 4 2012-12-13 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001188192 DAVIDSON CHARLES D 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 true true false false Chairman & CEO Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 3310 I 401(k) Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2012-12-13 5 G false 5943 0 D 408884 D Column 5 of Table I includes 89,443 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2012-12-17