HOUSTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: NBL) board of directors declared today a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per common share payable May 25, 2009 to the shareholders of record on May 11, 2009. Noble Energy is a leading independent energy company engaged in worldwide oil and gas exploration and production. The Company operates primarily in the Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, and deepwater Gulf of Mexico areas in the United States, with key international operations offshore Israel, UK and West Africa. Noble Energy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol NBL. Visit Noble Energy online at http://www.nobleenergyinc.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021210/NBLLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Noble Energy, Inc. CONTACT: David Larson, +1-281-872-3125, , or Brad Whitmarsh, +1-281-872-3187, , both of Noble Energy Web Site: http://www.nobleenergyinc.com/

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