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):  May 15, 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 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     On  May  15,  2002,  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  issued  a  press  release
announcing a follow-on offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock.



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                  (c)      Exhibits

Exhibit                    Description

99.1                       Text of Press Release dated May 15, 2002 issued by
                           Maverick Tube Corporation
<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:   May 15, 2002


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION



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

<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit         Description

99.1            Text of Press Release dated May 15, 2002 issued by Maverick Tube
                Corporation

<PAGE>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              May 15, 2002

For further information contact:                   Pamela G. Boone
                                                   Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                   636-733-1600

================================================================================

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                   Announces Offer to Sell Five Million Shares

================================================================================

     St. Louis, May 15, 2002 - Maverick Tube Corporation  (NYSE:MVK),  a leading
North  American  producer of welded  tubular  steel  products used in energy and
industrial applications,  today announced the follow-on offering of five million
shares of common stock through JPMorgan Securities Inc. as sole bookrunner,  and
Deutsche  Bank  Securities  Inc.  and  Raymond  James  &  Associates,  Inc.,  as
co-managers.  This offering is being made under  Maverick's  shelf  registration
statement  previously  filed with and declared  effective by the  Securities and
Exchange Commission.

     The net proceeds  from this  offering will be used to fund a portion of the
cash purchase price for Maverick's possible  acquisition of the Tubular Division
of North Star Steel  Company if  Maverick's  proposal  to acquire the North Star
Steel  Tubular  Division is  accepted.  North Star Steel  Company  and  Cargill,
Incorporated  are currently  soliciting  offers to purchase the North Star Steel
Tubular  Division from an unknown number of potential  bidders.  There can be no
assurance  that  Maverick  will  prevail in the bidding  process for, or finally
consummate the acquisition of, the North Star Steel Tubular Division.  The North
Star Steel Tubular  Division is a leading  manufacturer of steel tubing products
made through a seamless manufacturing process for the energy industry.

     If Maverick is not the  successful  bidder for or does not  consummate  the
acquisition of the North Star Steel Tubular  Division,  the net proceeds of this
offering  will  be  used  to  pay  down  a  portion  of  Maverick's  outstanding
indebtedness or for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

     This   communication   shall  not  constitute  an  offer  to  sell  or  the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these  securities
in any state in which an offer,  solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the security laws of any such state.

     Information included in this release contains "forward-looking  statements"
within  the  meaning  of  the  federal  securities  laws.  Such  statements  are
inherently subject to risk and uncertainties,  many of which cannot be predicted
with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and
actual events,  financial and otherwise,  may differ  materially from the events
and results discussed in the forward-looking  statements. The reader is directed
to  Maverick's  various  filings with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
including the prospectus  supplement  and  accompanying  prospectus  filed today
relating to the offering.
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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):  May 15, 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 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     On  May  15,  2002,  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  issued  a  press  release
announcing a follow-on offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                  (c)      Exhibits

Exhibit                    Description

99.1                       Text of Press Release dated May 15, 2002 issued by
                           Maverick Tube Corporation
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:   May 15, 2002

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

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

Exhibit         Description

99.1            Text of Press Release dated May 15, 2002 issued by Maverick Tube
                Corporation
Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              May 15, 2002

For further information contact:                   Pamela G. Boone
                                                   Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                   636-733-1600

================================================================================

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                   Announces Offer to Sell Five Million Shares

================================================================================

     St. Louis, May 15, 2002 - Maverick Tube Corporation  (NYSE:MVK),  a leading
North  American  producer of welded  tubular  steel  products used in energy and
industrial applications,  today announced the follow-on offering of five million
shares of common stock through JPMorgan Securities Inc. as sole bookrunner,  and
Deutsche  Bank  Securities  Inc.  and  Raymond  James  &  Associates,  Inc.,  as
co-managers.  This offering is being made under  Maverick's  shelf  registration
statement  previously  filed with and declared  effective by the  Securities and
Exchange Commission.

     The net proceeds  from this  offering will be used to fund a portion of the
cash purchase price for Maverick's possible  acquisition of the Tubular Division
of North Star Steel  Company if  Maverick's  proposal  to acquire the North Star
Steel  Tubular  Division is  accepted.  North Star Steel  Company  and  Cargill,
Incorporated  are currently  soliciting  offers to purchase the North Star Steel
Tubular  Division from an unknown number of potential  bidders.  There can be no
assurance  that  Maverick  will  prevail in the bidding  process for, or finally
consummate the acquisition of, the North Star Steel Tubular Division.  The North
Star Steel Tubular  Division is a leading  manufacturer of steel tubing products
made through a seamless manufacturing process for the energy industry.

     If Maverick is not the  successful  bidder for or does not  consummate  the
acquisition of the North Star Steel Tubular  Division,  the net proceeds of this
offering  will  be  used  to  pay  down  a  portion  of  Maverick's  outstanding
indebtedness or for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

     This   communication   shall  not  constitute  an  offer  to  sell  or  the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these  securities
in any state in which an offer,  solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the security laws of any such state.

     Information included in this release contains "forward-looking  statements"
within  the  meaning  of  the  federal  securities  laws.  Such  statements  are
inherently subject to risk and uncertainties,  many of which cannot be predicted
with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and
actual events,  financial and otherwise,  may differ  materially from the events
and results discussed in the forward-looking  statements. The reader is directed
to  Maverick's  various  filings with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
including the prospectus  supplement  and  accompanying  prospectus  filed today
relating to the offering.