SEC Form 4

FORM 4
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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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(Print or Type Responses) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DAY, JAMES     C (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 350 Glenborough Drive Suite 100 (Street) Houston, TX     77067 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip) USA	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Noble Energy, Inc.   NBL		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)            X          Director                           10% Owner                         Officer                             Other 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Form filed by One Reporting Person       Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)	4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year     April 24, 2003 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if any

      (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V     4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price           5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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SEC 1474 (9-02)

DAY, JAMES C - April 24, 2003

Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction     Date     (Month/     Day/     Year)	3A. Deemed       Execution       Date, if       any       (Month/       Day/       Year)	4. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary (V)     Code     (Instr.8) Code | V	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   (DE)     |     (ED)	7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported     Transactions     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Phantom Stock Units	$0.00 (1)	04/24/2003		A |	(A) 209.19	See Note (2) | See Note (3)	NOBLE ENERGY INC/COMMON STOCK $3.33-1/3 - 209.19	$34.06	1,546.89	D

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

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DAY, JAMES C - April 24, 2003

Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Noble Energy, Inc. NBL

Form 4 - April 2003

JAMES C DAY
350 Glenborough Drive
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77067

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Priced at FMV on date holdings are redeemed and a distribution is made.
(2)   Phantom stock units issued under an annual irrevocable election to participate in the Noble Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Fee Deferral Plan. Units have an indeterminable life and are exercisable as specified in the Plan.
(3)   Phantom stock units expire as per the distribution rules of the Plan.

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