Noble Energy, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per common share, which represents an increase of nearly 29 percent from the prior 14 cents per common share quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on May 19, 2014, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on May 5, 2014. Charles D. Noble Energy is an independent energy company engaged in worldwide oil and gas exploration and production. The company has core operations onshore in the U.S.…