X0303 4 2009-08-01 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001191413 TONG CHRIS 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Retired Sr. VP & CFO Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2009-08-01 4 D false 5850 0 D 47688 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2009-08-01 4 D false 8567 0 D 39121 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2009-08-01 4 D false 12713 0 D 26408 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2009-08-01 4 F false 2133 60.31 D 24275 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2009-08-01 4 F false 781 60.31 D 23494 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 awarded on February 1, 2007, and vesting on August 1, 2009. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," 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 July 31, 2009. 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 awarded on February 1, 2008, and vesting on August 1, 2009. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," 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 July 31, 2009. Mr. Tong retired from the Company effective August 1, 2009 and is no longer subject to Section 16. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2009-08-04