UNITED STATES
                       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): April 16, 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  9.  REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE  -  RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS  AND  FINANCIAL
          CONDITIONS

Maverick  Tube  Corporation  announced on April 16, 2003 its first  quarter 2003
results.   The  press  release  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1  and  is
incorporated herein by reference.

Maverick Tube Corporation will supply certain historical  financial  information
to certain analysts who cover  Maverick's  common stock during its first quarter
2003 earnings  conference call on Thursday April 17, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. The
financial  information  is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is  incorporated
herein by reference.



                                    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:   April 17, 2003


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


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




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1           Press Release Dated April 16, 2003

99.2           Certain Historical Financial Information
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UNITED STATES
                       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): April 16, 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  9.  REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE  -  RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS  AND  FINANCIAL
          CONDITIONS

Maverick  Tube  Corporation  announced on April 16, 2003 its first  quarter 2003
results.   The  press  release  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1  and  is
incorporated herein by reference.

Maverick Tube Corporation will supply certain historical  financial  information
to certain analysts who cover  Maverick's  common stock during its first quarter
2003 earnings  conference call on Thursday April 17, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. The
financial  information  is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is  incorporated
herein by reference.

                                    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:   April 17, 2003

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

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

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1           Press Release Dated April 16, 2003

99.2           Certain Historical Financial Information