X0303 4 2011-01-30 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001197220 CUNNINGHAM SUSAN M 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Sr. VP Exploration Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2011-01-30 4 F false 1044 85.63 D 49529 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2011-01-31 4 M false 7000 20.93 A 56529 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2011-01-31 4 S false 7000 90 D 49529 D Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 20.93 2011-01-31 4 M false 7000 0 D 2002-04-23 2011-04-23 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 7000 6000 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 30, 2009, and vesting on January 30, 2011. 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 January 28, 2011. Column 5 of Table 1 includes 36,684 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Transactions occurring on January 31, 2011 were pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-02-01