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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;23, 2007</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>NOBLE ENERGY, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(<I>Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter</I>)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(<I>State of Incorporation</I>)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>73-0785597</B><BR>
(<I>IRS Employer Identification No.</I>)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>100 Glenborough Drive, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Houston, Texas</B><BR>
(<I>Address of Principal Executive Offices</I>)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77067</B><BR>
(<I>Zip Code</I>)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan</B><BR>
(<I>Full title of the Plan</I>)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Chris Tong</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Copy to:</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer <BR>
Noble Energy, Inc. <BR>
100 Glenborough, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Houston, Texas 77067<BR>
(<I>Name and address of agent for service</I>)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top"><B>Joe Dannenmaier<BR>
Harry R. Beaudry</B><BR>
Thompson &#038; Knight LLP<BR>
333 Clay Street, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(713)&nbsp;654-8111</TD>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(281)&nbsp;872-3100</B><BR>
(<I>Telephone number, including <BR>
area code, of agent for service</I>)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities </B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be </B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registered </B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registered (1)(2)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>per share (3)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price (3)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration fee</B></TD>
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     <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $3.33 1/3 par value per share
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" nowrap  valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,500,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">63.31</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">221,585,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6,803</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registrant is registering 3,500,000 shares under the Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and
Restricted Stock Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this Registration Statement shall also include such additional indeterminate number of shares
of common stock as may become issuable under the plan as a result of stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the
high and low prices of the common stock of Registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange
for May&nbsp;21, 2007.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE<BR>
AND INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PRIOR<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-108162 relating to the Noble Energy, Inc. 1992
Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the &#147;1992 Plan&#148;) filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on August&nbsp;22, 2003, the contents of the
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-54084 relating to the 1992 Plan filed by the Registrant with the
Commission on November&nbsp;2, 1992 and the contents of Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-39299 relating to
the 1992 Plan filed by the Registrant with the Commission on October&nbsp;31, 1997 (collectively, the
&#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;), including all exhibits thereto, are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, except as revised in Part&nbsp;II of this
Registration Statement. The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 3,500,000
additional shares of common stock of the Registrant for offer and sale pursuant to the 1992 Plan.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006,
filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;);
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Registrant since December&nbsp;31, 2006 with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2007;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-4 (No.&nbsp;333-122262) as filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;24, 2005, including any
subsequent amendment(s) or report(s) filed for the purposes of updating such description.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall
also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of
filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Upon the written or
oral request of any person to whom a copy of this Registration Statement has been delivered, the
Registrant will provide without charge to such person a copy of any and all documents (excluding
exhibits thereto unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such
documents) that have been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement but not
delivered herewith. Requests for such documents should be directed to Noble Energy, Inc., 100
Glenborough Drive, Suite&nbsp;100, Houston, TX 77067-3610, Attention: Secretary, telephone (281)
872-3100.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is a Delaware corporation. Under Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, the Registrant has the power to indemnify its directors and officers,
subject to certain limitations.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Article&nbsp;VI of the Bylaws of the Registrant as currently in effect, which
provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant under certain
circumstances. The Registrant has entered into an indemnity agreement with each of the directors
and executive officers of the Registrant, which provides certain protections to such persons against legal
claims and related expenses.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The form of the indemnity agreements entered into between the Registrant and each of the
Registrant&#146;s directors and executive officers is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.18 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report of
Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1995.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant limits the personal liability of the directors of the Registrant to
the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty under certain
circumstances.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant also maintains insurance to protect itself and its directors, officers, and
certain employees and agents against expenses, liabilities and losses incurred by such persons in
connection with their service in the foregoing capacities.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, bylaw,
agreement, certificate of incorporation and insurance policy referred to above and are qualified in
their entirety by reference thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference
is made to the Exhibit&nbsp;Index that appears at page&nbsp;5 of this Registration
Statement for a detailed list of exhibits filed as a part hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><I>provided, however</I>, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering
thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on May&nbsp;23, 2007.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">NOBLE ENERGY, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ CHARLES D. DAVIDSON
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Charles D. Davidson&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. The undersigned
persons hereby constitute and appoint Charles D. Davidson and Chris Tong, or either of them, as
their true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power to execute in their names and on their
behalf, in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to this Registration Statement
and the Prior Registration Statements filed with the Commission and hereby ratify and confirm all
that such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charles D. Davidson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Charles
D. Davidson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and<br>
Chairman of the Board<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Chris Tong
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Chris
Tong
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial<br>
Officer and Treasurer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jeffrey L. Berenson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Jeffrey
L. Berenson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael A. Cawley
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Michael
A. Cawley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Edward F. Cox
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Edward
F. Cox
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas J. Edelman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Thomas
J. Edelman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kirby L. Hedrick
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Kirby
L. Hedrick
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bruce A. Smith
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Bruce
A. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William T. Van Kleef
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;William
T. Van Kleef
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;23, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (as amended through
April&nbsp;24, 2007), (filed as exhibit 10.1 to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
(Date of Event: April&nbsp;24, 2007) filed April&nbsp;30, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2007
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
(
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
)
Delaware
(
State of Incorporation
)
73-0785597
(
IRS Employer Identification No.
)
100 Glenborough Drive, Suite 100
Houston, Texas
(
Address of Principal Executive Offices
)
77067
(
Zip Code
)
Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan
(
Full title of the Plan
)
Chris Tong
Copy to:
Chief Financial Officer
Noble Energy, Inc.
100 Glenborough, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77067
(
Name and address of agent for service
)
Joe Dannenmaier
Harry R. Beaudry
Thompson & Knight LLP
333 Clay Street, Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 654-8111
(281) 872-3100
(
Telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service
)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
Amount
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount
to be
to be
offering price
aggregate
of
registered
registered (1)(2)
per share (3)
offering price (3)
registration fee
Common Stock, $3.33 1/3 par value per share
3,500,000 shares
$
63.31
$
221,585,000
$
6,803
(1)
Registrant is registering 3,500,000 shares under the Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and
Restricted Stock Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this Registration Statement shall also include such additional indeterminate number of shares
of common stock as may become issuable under the plan as a result of stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the
high and low prices of the common stock of Registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange
for May 21, 2007.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP
Consent of KPMG LLP
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Table of Contents
PART I
EXPLANATORY NOTE
AND INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PRIOR
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
The contents of Registration Statement No. 333-108162 relating to the Noble Energy, Inc. 1992
Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the "1992 Plan") filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 22, 2003, the contents of the
Registration Statement No. 333-54084 relating to the 1992 Plan filed by the Registrant with the
Commission on November 2, 1992 and the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-39299 relating to
the 1992 Plan filed by the Registrant with the Commission on October 31, 1997 (collectively, the
"Prior Registration Statements"), including all exhibits thereto, are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, except as revised in Part II of this
Registration Statement. The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 3,500,000
additional shares of common stock of the Registrant for offer and sale pursuant to the 1992 Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act");
(b) All other reports filed by the Registrant since December 31, 2006 with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including the Registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007;
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (No. 333-122262) as filed with the Commission on January 24, 2005, including any
subsequent amendment(s) or report(s) filed for the purposes of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall
also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of
filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Upon the written or
oral request of any person to whom a copy of this Registration Statement has been delivered, the
Registrant will provide without charge to such person a copy of any and all documents (excluding
exhibits thereto unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such
documents) that have been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement but not
delivered herewith. Requests for such documents should be directed to Noble Energy, Inc., 100
Glenborough Drive, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77067-3610, Attention: Secretary, telephone (281)
872-3100.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is a Delaware corporation. Under Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, the Registrant has the power to indemnify its directors and officers,
subject to certain limitations.
Reference is made to Article VI of the Bylaws of the Registrant as currently in effect, which
provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant under certain
circumstances. The Registrant has entered into an indemnity agreement with each of the directors
and executive officers of the Registrant, which provides certain protections to such persons against legal
claims and related expenses.
The form of the indemnity agreements entered into between the Registrant and each of the
Registrant's directors and executive officers is filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant's Annual Report of
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.
Pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant limits the personal liability of the directors of the Registrant to
the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty under certain
circumstances.
The Registrant also maintains insurance to protect itself and its directors, officers, and
certain employees and agents against expenses, liabilities and losses incurred by such persons in
connection with their service in the foregoing capacities.
The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, bylaw,
agreement, certificate of incorporation and insurance policy referred to above and are qualified in
their entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Reference
is made to the Exhibit Index that appears at page 5 of this Registration
Statement for a detailed list of exhibits filed as a part hereof.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
(iii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on May 23, 2007.
NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
By:
/s/ CHARLES D. DAVIDSON
Charles D. Davidson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. The undersigned
persons hereby constitute and appoint Charles D. Davidson and Chris Tong, or either of them, as
their true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power to execute in their names and on their
behalf, in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to this Registration Statement
and the Prior Registration Statements filed with the Commission and hereby ratify and confirm all
that such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Charles D. Davidson
Charles
D. Davidson
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 23, 2007
/s/ Chris Tong
Chris
Tong
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 23, 2007
/s/ Jeffrey L. Berenson
Jeffrey
L. Berenson
Director
May 23, 2007
/s/ Michael A. Cawley
Michael
A. Cawley
Director
May 23, 2007
/s/ Edward F. Cox
Edward
F. Cox
Director
May 23, 2007
/s/ Thomas J. Edelman
Thomas
J. Edelman
Director
May 23, 2007
/s/ Kirby L. Hedrick
Kirby
L. Hedrick
Director
May 23, 2007
/s/ Bruce A. Smith
Bruce
A. Smith
Director
May 23, 2007
/s/ William T. Van Kleef
William
T. Van Kleef
Director
May 23, 2007
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (as amended through
April 24, 2007), (filed as exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
(Date of Event: April 24, 2007) filed April 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference).
5.1*
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2*
Consent of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3*
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
*
Filed herewith.
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