X0306 4 2015-01-31 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001188192 DAVIDSON CHARLES D 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY HOUSTON TX 77070 true false false false Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 6748 I 401(k) Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2015-01-31 4 F false 3311 47.74 D 1224002 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2015-02-01 4 F false 15451 47.74 D 1208551 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2015-02-01 4 F false 7173 47.74 D 1201378 D This reported transaction reflects shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax witholding for, restricted shares granted on January 31, 2014, and vesting on January 31, 2015. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," defined in the 1992 Plan for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on January 30, 2015. This reported transaction reflects shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax witholding for, restricted shares granted on February 1, 2012, and vesting on February 1, 2015. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," defined in the 1992 Plan for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on January 30, 2015. This reported transaction reflects shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax witholding for, restricted shares granted on February 1, 2013, and vesting on February 1, 2015. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," defined in the 1992 Plan for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on January 30, 2015. Column 5 of Table I includes 145,525 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Aaron G. Carlson, Attorney-in-Fact 2015-02-03