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| Delaware                                                                                                                   |   | 001-07964                        |   | 73-0785597                                          |
| (State      or other jurisdiction of incorporation      or organization)                                                                                 |   | Commission File      Number |   | (I.R.S.      Employer Identification      No.) |
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| 100      Glenborough, Suite 100                                                                                                                          |   |                             |   |                                                |
|            Houston,      Texas             |   |                             |   | 77067                                               |
| (Address      of principal executive offices)                                                                                                                 |   |                             |   | (Zip      Code)                                     |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                |  Variable      to Fixed Price Swaps      [1] | Costless      Collars      [2] |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                              |                           |   |   | Weighted |   |   |   |   |   | Weighted |   |   | Weighted |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                              | Volume                         |   |   | Average |   |   | Volume |   |   | Average |   |   | Average |   |
| Production      Period                                                                                                                                                                              |                                              | Per      Day                   |   |   | Fixed      Price |   |   | Per      Day |   |   | Floor      Price |   |   | Ceiling      Price |   |
| 2nd      Qtr 2008                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                              |                           | 18,500 |   |   | $ | 43.72 |   |   |   | 7,320 |   |   | $ | 51.35 |   |   | $ | 69.09 |   |
| 3rd      Qtr 2008                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                              |                           | 18,500 |   |   |   | 43.52 |   |   |   | 6,948 |   |   |   | 51.69 |   |   |   | 68.96 |   |
| 4th      Qtr 2008                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                              |                           | 18,500 |   |   |   | 43.35 |   |   |   | 6,687 |   |   |   | 51.95 |   |   |   | 68.91 |   |
| 2nd-4th      Qtr 2008 Average                                                                                                                                                                       |                                              |                           | 18,500 |   |   | $ | 43.53 |   |   |   | 6,984 |   |   | $ | 51.66 |   |   | $ | 68.99 |   |
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| 2009      Average                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                              |                           | 11,000 |   |   | $ | 88.35 |   |   |   | 6,774 |   |   | $ | 53.19 |   |   | $ | 66.84 |   |
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| 2010      Average                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                              |                           | -      |   |   | $ | - |   |   |   | 5,500 |   |   | $ | 69.00 |   |   | $ | 85.65 |   |
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| [1] Includes Dated Brent      variable to fixed price swaps of 2,000 Bbls per day for 2008 and 2009,      respectively. All other variable to fixed price swaps are indexed to      NYMEX WTI. |                                              |
| [2] Includes Dated Brent      costless collars of 3,884 Bbls per day for 2008 and 3,074 Bbls per day      2009. All other costless collars are indexed to NYMEX      WTI.                      |                                              |

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  Variable      to Fixed Price Swaps [1] | Costless      Collars      [2] |    |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                         |                           |    |   | Weighted |   |   |   |   |   | Weighted |   |   | Weighted |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                         | Volume                         |    |   | Average |   |   | Volume |   |   | Average |   |   | Average |   |
| Production      Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                         | Per      Day                   |    |   | Fixed      Price |   |   | Per      Day |   |   | Floor      Price |   |   | Ceiling      Price |   |
| 2nd      Qtr 2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                         |                           | 170,000 |   |   | $ | 5.34 |   |   |   | 14,000 |   |   | $ | 6.75 |   |   | $ | 8.70 |   |
| 3rd      Qtr 2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                         |                           | 170,000 |   |   |   | 5.33 |   |   |   | 14,000 |   |   |   | 6.75 |   |   |   | 8.70 |   |
| 4th      Qtr 2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                         |                           | 170,000 |   |   |   | 5.63 |   |   |   | 14,000 |   |   |   | 6.75 |   |   |   | 8.70 |   |
| 2nd-4th      Qtr 2008 Average                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                         |                           | 170,000 |   |   | $ | 5.43 |   |   |   | 14,000 |   |   | $ | 6.75 |   |   | $ | 8.70 |   |
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| 2009      Average                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                         |                           | -       |   |   | $ | - |   |   |   | 115,000 |   |   | $ | 8.23 |   |   | $ | 10.29 |   |
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| 2010      Average                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                         |                           | -       |   |   | $ | - |   |   |   | 15,000 |   |   | $ | 6.25 |   |   | $ | 8.10 |   |
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| [1] In addition to the      NYMEX Hentry Hub variable to fixed price swaps shown above for 2008, we      have 150,000 MMBtu per day of basis swaps with an average regional      differential to NYMEX Henry Hub of $(1.44).             |                                         |
| [2] Includes Colorado      Interstate Gas costless collars of 14,000 MMBtu per day for 2008, 15,000      MMBtu per day for 2009 and 15,000 MMBtu per day for 2010. All other      costless collars are indexed to NYMEX Hentry Hub. |                                         |

|   | · | the      timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for crude oil, natural      gas and related products, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates      and financial market conditions; |
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|   | · | the      extent and effect of any hedging activities engaged in by    us; |
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|   | · | our      liquidity and ability to finance our acquisition, exploration and      development activities; |
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|   | · | the      supply and demand for oil, natural gas and other products or      services; |
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|   | · | the      presence or recoverability of estimated  reserves; |
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|   | · | our      ability to replace reserves; |
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|   | · | drilling      and operating risks; |
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|   | · | environmental      risks; |
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|   | · | exploration      and development risks; |
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|   | · | government      regulation or other action; and |
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|   | · | the      ability of management to execute its plans to meet its    goals. |
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|   | (d) | Exhibits.  The      following exhibit is furnished as part of this current Report on Form      8-K: |
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|  | 99.1 | Press      Release dated April 17, 2008. |
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|                            | NOBLE      ENERGY, INC.   |                                                         |
| Date:      April 17, 2008  | By:                       | /s/      Chris Tong                                     |   |
|                            |                                | Chris      Tong                                         |   |
|                            |                                | Senior      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  |   |

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| Exhibit No. | Description                              |
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| 99.1        | Press      Release dated April 17, 2008. |

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