Nobel Energy Increases Dividend to $0.25 From $0.22 per Share

Noble Energy

board of directors today declared an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to 25 cents per common share, up from 22 cents per common share last quarter. The dividend is payable November 19, 2012 to the shareholders of record on November 5, 2012. Noble Energy is a leading independent energy company engaged in worldwide oil and gas exploration and production. The Company has core operations onshore in the U.S., primarily in the DJ Basin and Marcellus Shale, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, offshore Eastern Mediterranean, and offshore West Africa. Noble Energy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol NBL. Further information is available at www.nobleenergyinc.com.