HOUSTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today that it has closed the previously announced sale of certain oil and natural gas properties in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle to Unit Petroleum Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unit Corporation (NYSE: UNT).  Proceeds from the transaction were approximately $594 million and included certain adjustments from the effective date of April 1, 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.

SOURCE Noble Energy