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): March 3, 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

     Maverick Tube Corporation  announced on March 3, 2003 the completion of the
SeaCAT Corporation acquisition.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 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:   March 3, 2003


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


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




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit        Description
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99.1           Press Release Dated March 3, 2003


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                                     EX 99.1 - Press Release Dated March 3, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                March 3, 2003

For further information contact:                     Pam Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                     636-733-1600
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                           MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                   ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ITS ACQUISITION OF
                               SEACAT CORPORATION

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


     St.  Louis,  March  3,  2003  ----  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
announced  today the completion of its  acquisition of SeaCAT  Corporation.  The
purchase  price for  SeaCAT  consisted  of $4.0  million  cash,  a $5.0  million
subordinated  note and 733,676  shares of Maverick  common stock.  Additionally,
Maverick may pay up to $750,000 if SeaCAT achieves certain  performance  targets
through 2005.

     SeaCAT Corporation, based in Houston, produces and sells specialized coiled
tubing products.  These products are a key component of umbilicals that are used
for control and servicing of subsea oil and gas production  facilities.  For the
two years ended September 30, 2002,  SeaCAT's annual revenues  averaged over $17
million and EBITDA averaged $4.5 million per year.

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular  products  used in the energy  industry for drilling,  production,  well
servicing  and line pipe  applications,  as well as industrial  tubing  products
(HSS, electrical conduit and standard pipe) used in various 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): March 3, 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

     Maverick Tube Corporation  announced on March 3, 2003 the completion of the
SeaCAT Corporation acquisition.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 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:   March 3, 2003

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

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

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1           Press Release Dated March 3, 2003
EX 99.1 - Press Release Dated March 3, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                March 3, 2003

For further information contact:                     Pam Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                     636-733-1600
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                   ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ITS ACQUISITION OF
                               SEACAT CORPORATION

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

     St.  Louis,  March  3,  2003  ----  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
announced  today the completion of its  acquisition of SeaCAT  Corporation.  The
purchase  price for  SeaCAT  consisted  of $4.0  million  cash,  a $5.0  million
subordinated  note and 733,676  shares of Maverick  common stock.  Additionally,
Maverick may pay up to $750,000 if SeaCAT achieves certain  performance  targets
through 2005.

     SeaCAT Corporation, based in Houston, produces and sells specialized coiled
tubing products.  These products are a key component of umbilicals that are used
for control and servicing of subsea oil and gas production  facilities.  For the
two years ended September 30, 2002,  SeaCAT's annual revenues  averaged over $17
million and EBITDA averaged $4.5 million per year.

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