X0303 4 2011-01-30 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001344584 Bruning Frederick Brian 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Chief Accounting Officer Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2011-01-30 4 F false 421 85.63 D 13771 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 8,381 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-02-01