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POLITICAL ACTIVITY OVERVIEW Rev. 2 8/13/2014 Status: Issued for Use Noble Energy (the Company) believes active participation in the political process is essential to our long-term success. The Company advances our public policy agenda through direct lobbying, involvement in various trade associations, the Noble Energy Political Action Committee and corporate political contributions. All political activity by the Company is done to promote the interests of the Company and contributions are made without regard for the private political preferences of any Company employee or officer. The Company maintains policies and procedures consistent with our Code of Conduct that support continued compliance with applicable political laws and regulations. Political activity and trade association engagement is subject to Board oversight and is reviewed on an annual basis by the Board’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, corporate political and PAC spending are reviewed annually by the Vice President of Communications and Government Relations to ensure compliance with our corporate policies We are committed to transparency with regard to our political activity, and publish a Political Activity Report, updated semi-annually, which outlines political contributions made by the Company and Noble Energy Political Action Committee, lobbying expenses, and the portion of trade association payments used for political purposes. We believe the policies, guidelines and procedures that we have established will positively impact the public policy discourse on matters of importance to the Company, our shareholders, and other stakeholders.