X0204 3 2012-02-01 0 0000072207 NOBLE ENERGY INC NBL 0001540900 Hatley Dustin A. 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77067 false true false false Chief Accounting Officer Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 4196 D Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 274 I 401(k) Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 72.94 2009-02-01 2018-02-01 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 996 D Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 50.21 2010-01-30 2019-01-30 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 2089 D Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 75.09 2011-02-01 2020-02-01 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 1977 D Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy) 90.41 2012-02-01 2021-02-01 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 1980 D Column 2 of Table I includes 1,457 restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock directly held by the reporting person, which are subject to vesting 20% after year one, an additional 30% after year two and the final 50% after year three, granted under the 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan. All options listed in Table II vest 1/3 each year for three years following the date of grant. Arnold J. Johnson 2012-02-03