X0202 4 2005-02-01 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001188925 BULLINGTON ALAN R 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Sr. VP & General Manager Int'l Noble Energy Inc., Restricted Stock Award 2005-02-01 4 A false 1588 0 A 3247 D Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock 2005-02-01 4 J false 0 0 A 4207 I 401(k) Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 59.74 2005-02-01 4 A false 7790 0 A 2006-02-01 2015-02-01 Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock 7790 7790 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 3247 shares of restricted stock. 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 1 share of Company common stock since the last reportable transaction in the Company's common stock on Form 4 Alan R. Bullington 2005-02-03 Arnold J. Johnson, POA 2005-02-03 James L. McElvany, POA 2005-02-03