HOUSTON, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) today announced that the Madison exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico reached the targeted Upper and Middle Miocene objectives and did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons. Drilled to a total depth of 16,859 feet on Mississippi Canyon 479, the well has been plugged and abandoned and the drilling rig has been released. Noble Energy operated the well with a 60 percent working interest and Stone Energy Offshore, LLC had the remaining 40 percent.

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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., in the DJ Basin and Marcellus Shale, in the 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.

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