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): December 18, 2003



                            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 December 18, 2003,  Maverick Tube Corporation  (the "Company")  issued a
press release  regarding  clarification  on industry wide cost and selling price
increases. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number     Description
--------------     -----------

99.1               Text of Press Release, dated December 18, 2003, issued by
                   the Company, regarding clarification on industry wide cost
                   and selling price increases.



                                    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:   December 18, 2003


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


                                    By:    /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       ----------------------------------
                                               Pamela G. Boone
                                               Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1           Press Release Dated December 18, 2003
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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): December 18, 2003

                            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 December 18, 2003,  Maverick Tube Corporation  (the "Company")  issued a
press release  regarding  clarification  on industry wide cost and selling price
increases. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number     Description
--------------     -----------

99.1               Text of Press Release, dated December 18, 2003, issued by
                   the Company, regarding clarification on industry wide cost
                   and selling price increases.

                                    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:   December 18, 2003

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

                                    By:    /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       ----------------------------------
                                               Pamela G. Boone
                                               Chief Financial Officer

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1           Press Release Dated December 18, 2003