X0306 4/A 2013-02-01 2013-02-05 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001212129 STOVER DAVID L 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false President & COO Noble Energy Inc. Common Stock 2013-02-01 4 F false 1209 109.19 D 138733 D Amendment filed to correct the number of shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax witholding for, restricted shares granted on February 1, 2012, and vesting on February 1, 2013. 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 amended and restated effective April 26, 2011, for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on February 1, 2013. Amount of securities beneficially owned has been adjusted to reflect the correct number of shares relinquished by the reporting person to cover estimated withholding tax obligations. Column 5 of Table I includes 55,108 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2013-03-01