On Friday, May 3, 2019, natural gas-focused independent exploration & production firm Noble Energy (NBL) announced its first-quarter 2019 earnings results. At first glance, these results were mixed, as the company beat the expectations of its analysts on the top line but did miss their expectations in terms of earnings. A closer look at the results does reveal that there are certainly a few nice things here, as the company managed to achieve impressive production results from its operations in some of North America's largest basins, although it was certainly disappointing that