X0304 4 2012-03-18 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 2012-03-18 4 F false 1795 99.87 D 60353 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 March 18, 2009, and vesting on March 18, 2012. 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 March 18, 2012. Column 5 of Table I includes 26,251 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2012-03-20