X0202 4 2008-01-03 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001191413 TONG CHRIS 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Sr. VP & CFO Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-01-03 4 F false 4665 80.32 D 33733 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 3, 2005 and vesting on January 3, 2008. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value" as defined in the Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan as the average of the reported high and low trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on January 3, 2008. Column 5 of Table I includes 22,398 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney in Fact 2008-01-07