X0202 4 2008-05-16 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001297978 Brown Ted D 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Sr. VP Northern Region Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 M false 10000 32.05 A 54362 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 800 99.46 D 53562 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 6 99.52 D 53556 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 400 99.54 D 53156 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 300 99.55 D 52856 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 900 99.56 D 51956 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 300 99.57 D 51656 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 31 99.59 D 51625 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 100 99.6 D 51525 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 1100 99.64 D 50425 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 550 99.66 D 49875 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 294 99.67 D 49581 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 400 99.68 D 49181 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 1450 99.7 D 47731 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 400 99.72 D 47331 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 800 99.74 D 46531 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 700 99.75 D 45831 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 200 99.76 D 45631 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 561 99.77 D 45070 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 208 99.78 D 44862 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 300 99.79 D 44562 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2008-05-16 4 S false 200 99.8 D 44362 D Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 32.05 2008-05-16 4 M false 10000 0 D 2005-05-16 2010-02-22 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 47860 37860 D Column 5 of Table 1 includes 25,024 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2008-05-20