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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            ------------------------


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 19, 2002


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                  ---------------------------------------------

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          Delaware                      1-10651                  43-1455766
    ---------------------            ------------              ---------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)


16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, Missouri             63017
------------------------------------------------------------          ----------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


                                 (636) 733-1600
                          -----------------------------

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
                 -----------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On September  18, 2002,  Maverick Tube  Corporation  issued a press release
announcing its earnings expectations for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. A
copy of this press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


                                       2
<page>
                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:   September 19, 2002


                                   MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


                                   By: /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Pamela G. Boone
                                       Vice President - Finance and
                                       Administration and Chief Financil Officer


                                       3
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit       Description
-------       -----------

99.1          Text of Press Release dated September 18, 2002 issued by Maverick
              Tube Corporation.

                                        4
<page>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               September 18, 2002
----------------------

For further information contact:                     Pamela G. Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                     636-733-1600
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                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
            Provides Guidance on Third Quarter 2002 Operating Results
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     St. Louis,  September 18, 2002 ----  Maverick Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
reported  today that it has  received a number of  inquiries  from  analysts and
investors in light of published  reports of lackluster oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) demand in both the U.S. and Canada.

     Consistent with current industry  conditions,  Maverick's volume and prices
have not increased as expected  during the third quarter.  Anticipated  revenues
during  the  third  quarter  should  be in a range of $110 to $115  million,  as
compared to the $103 million level achieved in the second quarter, and down from
the $136  million  level  experienced  during  the third  quarter  of last year.
Earnings should be in a range of $0.00 to $0.03 per diluted share,  depending on
shipping levels achieved during the last two weeks of the quarter.

     Gregg Eisenberg, Maverick's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
commented,  "Our  segment of the OCTG market in both the U.S. and Canada has not
picked up as  strongly  as we would  normally  expect,  and line pipe demand has
actually  fallen,  primarily in Canada.  Total Company  shipments have increased
approximately 5% from second quarter levels.  However,  selling prices, while up
somewhat, could not keep up with steel cost increases and this has led to a near
term compression in our margins."

     The Company  confirms that it will release  further  details  regarding the
quarter's  financial  results  and near term  outlook for next  quarter  when it
releases its earnings statement for the quarter on October 15th, after the close
of the market.  Interested  investors can  participate in the regular  quarterly
conference call scheduled for the morning of October 16th at 10:00 a.m.  central
time by dialing 877-567-6832, conference ID# 5790893.

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular  products  used in the energy  industry in  drilling,  production,  well
servicing and line pipe applications as well as industrial tubing products (HSS,
and standard pipe) used in various industrial applications.

     This news release  contains  forward-looking  information  that is based on
assumptions  that are  subject to  numerous  business  risks,  many of which are
beyond the control of the Company.  There is no assurance that such  assumptions
will prove to be accurate.  Actual results may differ from these forward looking
statements  due to  numerous  factors,  including  those  described  under "Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in Maverick's  Form 10-K for its year ended  December 31,
2001.
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            ------------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 19, 2002

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                  ---------------------------------------------

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          Delaware                      1-10651                  43-1455766
    ---------------------            ------------              ---------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)

16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, Missouri             63017
------------------------------------------------------------          ----------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

                                 (636) 733-1600
                          -----------------------------

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
                 -----------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
================================================================================
ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On September  18, 2002,  Maverick Tube  Corporation  issued a press release
announcing its earnings expectations for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. A
copy of this press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

                                       2
SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:   September 19, 2002

                                   MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

                                   By: /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Pamela G. Boone
                                       Vice President - Finance and
                                       Administration and Chief Financil Officer

                                       3
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit       Description
-------       -----------

99.1          Text of Press Release dated September 18, 2002 issued by Maverick
              Tube Corporation.

                                        4
Exhibit 99.1

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               September 18, 2002
----------------------

For further information contact:                     Pamela G. Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                     636-733-1600
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                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
            Provides Guidance on Third Quarter 2002 Operating Results
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     St. Louis,  September 18, 2002 ----  Maverick Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
reported  today that it has  received a number of  inquiries  from  analysts and
investors in light of published  reports of lackluster oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) demand in both the U.S. and Canada.

     Consistent with current industry  conditions,  Maverick's volume and prices
have not increased as expected  during the third quarter.  Anticipated  revenues
during  the  third  quarter  should  be in a range of $110 to $115  million,  as
compared to the $103 million level achieved in the second quarter, and down from
the $136  million  level  experienced  during  the third  quarter  of last year.
Earnings should be in a range of $0.00 to $0.03 per diluted share,  depending on
shipping levels achieved during the last two weeks of the quarter.

     Gregg Eisenberg, Maverick's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
commented,  "Our  segment of the OCTG market in both the U.S. and Canada has not
picked up as  strongly  as we would  normally  expect,  and line pipe demand has
actually  fallen,  primarily in Canada.  Total Company  shipments have increased
approximately 5% from second quarter levels.  However,  selling prices, while up
somewhat, could not keep up with steel cost increases and this has led to a near
term compression in our margins."

     The Company  confirms that it will release  further  details  regarding the
quarter's  financial  results  and near term  outlook for next  quarter  when it
releases its earnings statement for the quarter on October 15th, after the close
of the market.  Interested  investors can  participate in the regular  quarterly
conference call scheduled for the morning of October 16th at 10:00 a.m.  central
time by dialing 877-567-6832, conference ID# 5790893.

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular  products  used in the energy  industry in  drilling,  production,  well
servicing and line pipe applications as well as industrial tubing products (HSS,
and standard pipe) used in various industrial applications.

     This news release  contains  forward-looking  information  that is based on
assumptions  that are  subject to  numerous  business  risks,  many of which are
beyond the control of the Company.  There is no assurance that such  assumptions
will prove to be accurate.  Actual results may differ from these forward looking
statements  due to  numerous  factors,  including  those  described  under "Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in Maverick's  Form 10-K for its year ended  December 31,
2001.