X0303 4 2010-11-16 false 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001477029 Fisher Kenneth M. 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Sr. VP & CFO Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2010-11-16 4 F false 1882 80.82 D 44701 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 November 16, 2009, and vesting on November 16, 2010. 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 November 16, 2010. Column 5 of Table 1 includes 39,468 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person. Arnold J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact 2010-11-17