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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 17, 2001


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

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


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


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


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

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.    OTHER EVENTS

     On December 17, 2001,  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  issued a press  release
announcing its earnings expectations for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 and
the closure of its Longview,  Washington plant during the first quarter of 2002.
A copy of this press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)  Exhibits
              --------

Exhibit       Description
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99.1          Text of Press Release dated December 17, 2001 issued by
              Maverick Tube Corporation.

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                                    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 17, 2001


                                  MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


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

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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

99.1          Text of Press Release dated December 17, 2001 issued by
              Maverick Tube Corporation.

                                        4
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Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                December 17, 2001
---------------------

For further information contact:                     Pam Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
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                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
              Company Reduces Earnings Expectations for the Quarter
             Company Announces Closing of its Longview, WA Facility

     St.  Louis,  December  17,  2001 -  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
announced today that it anticipates  lower earnings from  continuing  operations
during the quarter ending  December  2001,  with  expectations  now being in the
$0.09 to $0.13 per share range, down from earlier expectations of $0.20 to $0.25
per share.  The  reduction  in  forecasted  earnings  is due to the slower  than
expected start-up of the winter drilling season in Canada, and sharply declining
drilling in the U.S.  This,  in turn,  resulted in lower  demand and pricing for
Maverick's products.

     Gregg M.  Eisenberg,  Maverick's  Chairman,  President and Chief  Executive
Officer  commented,  "The rapid decline in drilling activity in the U.S. and the
unprecedented   lack  of  a  winter  pick-up  in  Canadian   drilling  were  not
anticipated.  We believe the root cause of both is the lack of remaining  budget
dollars for our end-user customers. As a result, sales of our products have been
slower than expected,  pricing has softened and earnings are not as strong as we
had anticipated."

     The Company also  announced  its plans to close its  Longview,  WA facility
during  the  first  quarter  2002 and move  most of that  facility's  production
equipment to one of its existing  buildings  in Hickman,  Arkansas.  The Company
expects,  based upon  management's  current  estimates,  to take a one-time exit
charge for the  write-down  of property and  equipment and accrual of other cash
obligations of $7.9 million ($5.0 million  after-tax)  during the quarter ending
December 31, 2001 upon closing the Longview facility. The estimated charge would
reduce earnings by an estimated $0.15 per fully diluted share. The amount of the
final exit  charge to be  recorded  in the fourth  quarter  may be adjusted as a
result of completed asset valuations and other activities  surrounding the plant
closing.  Total cash  requirements  for the plant closure and the equipment move
are anticipated to be $7.9 million,  which include approximately $5.5 million in
capital  expenditures  for the  re-installation  of the  equipment.  The Company
anticipates  that the  absorption of increased  manufacturing  activities at its
Hickman,  Arkansas  facility as a result of the Longview facility closure can be
accomplished with significantly less working capital employed and lower overhead
costs.  Working capital  requirements  should be reduced by  approximately  $8.0
million, and operating margins could be increased by $3.0-$5.0 million annually,
based on recent operating levels.  In addition,  the Company will be better able
to access the U.S. line pipe market, which could provide additional revenues and
margins.

     Eisenberg  pointed  out,  "The  Longview  facility  closure  has been under
evaluation  for quite some time,  and the closing of that  facility's  principal
steel supplier  significantly  contributed to our  decision."  Eisenberg  noted,
"While we anticipate  spending  approximately  $7.9 million of cash to close the
Longview  facility and move certain  equipment to Arkansas,  that should be more
than offset by working  capital  reductions  and the proceeds  from the eventual
sale of the building.  The annual  operating cost  improvements are primarily in
the area of lower freight costs, both inbound and outbound.  When the mill is in
place in  Arkansas,  we can become a premier  supplier of line pipe at that site
without sacrificing any capacity in our other product areas."

     Management  of the  Company  will  discuss  various  aspects  of this press
release and answer  questions from the investment  community during a conference
call on  Tuesday,  December  18,  2001 at 9:00 a.m.  CT. The  call-in  number is
877-567-6832 and the identification  number is 2709201. The conference call will
also be broadcast via live Internet  Webcast.  The  conference  broadcast can be
accessed at the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, located at
http://www.maverick-tube.com.  A replay  of the  conference  call  will  also be
available at the Investor  Relations  section of the Company's  Web site,  after
10:00 a.m. CT on December 18, 2001.

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular products used in the energy industry in drilling, production and surface
transportation applications as well as industrial tubing products (HSS, standard
pipe and piling  products) used in various  industrial  applications.  This news
release  contains   forward-looking   information  with  respect  to  Maverick's
operations  and beliefs.  Actual  results may differ from these forward  looking
statements due to numerous factors, including those discussed in Exhibit 99.1 to
Maverick's Form 10-K for its year ended December 31, 2000.
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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 17, 2001

                            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 17, 2001,  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  issued a press  release
announcing its earnings expectations for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 and
the closure of its Longview,  Washington plant during the first quarter of 2002.
A copy of this press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)  Exhibits
              --------

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

99.1          Text of Press Release dated December 17, 2001 issued by
              Maverick Tube Corporation.

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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 17, 2001

                                  MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

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

                                        3
EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1          Text of Press Release dated December 17, 2001 issued by
              Maverick Tube Corporation.

                                        4
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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                December 17, 2001
---------------------

For further information contact:                     Pam Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
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                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
              Company Reduces Earnings Expectations for the Quarter
             Company Announces Closing of its Longview, WA Facility

     St.  Louis,  December  17,  2001 -  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
announced today that it anticipates  lower earnings from  continuing  operations
during the quarter ending  December  2001,  with  expectations  now being in the
$0.09 to $0.13 per share range, down from earlier expectations of $0.20 to $0.25
per share.  The  reduction  in  forecasted  earnings  is due to the slower  than
expected start-up of the winter drilling season in Canada, and sharply declining
drilling in the U.S.  This,  in turn,  resulted in lower  demand and pricing for
Maverick's products.

     Gregg M.  Eisenberg,  Maverick's  Chairman,  President and Chief  Executive
Officer  commented,  "The rapid decline in drilling activity in the U.S. and the
unprecedented   lack  of  a  winter  pick-up  in  Canadian   drilling  were  not
anticipated.  We believe the root cause of both is the lack of remaining  budget
dollars for our end-user customers. As a result, sales of our products have been
slower than expected,  pricing has softened and earnings are not as strong as we
had anticipated."

     The Company also  announced  its plans to close its  Longview,  WA facility
during  the  first  quarter  2002 and move  most of that  facility's  production
equipment to one of its existing  buildings  in Hickman,  Arkansas.  The Company
expects,  based upon  management's  current  estimates,  to take a one-time exit
charge for the  write-down  of property and  equipment and accrual of other cash
obligations of $7.9 million ($5.0 million  after-tax)  during the quarter ending
December 31, 2001 upon closing the Longview facility. The estimated charge would
reduce earnings by an estimated $0.15 per fully diluted share. The amount of the
final exit  charge to be  recorded  in the fourth  quarter  may be adjusted as a
result of completed asset valuations and other activities  surrounding the plant
closing.  Total cash  requirements  for the plant closure and the equipment move
are anticipated to be $7.9 million,  which include approximately $5.5 million in
capital  expenditures  for the  re-installation  of the  equipment.  The Company
anticipates  that the  absorption of increased  manufacturing  activities at its
Hickman,  Arkansas  facility as a result of the Longview facility closure can be
accomplished with significantly less working capital employed and lower overhead
costs.  Working capital  requirements  should be reduced by  approximately  $8.0
million, and operating margins could be increased by $3.0-$5.0 million annually,
based on recent operating levels.  In addition,  the Company will be better able
to access the U.S. line pipe market, which could provide additional revenues and
margins.

     Eisenberg  pointed  out,  "The  Longview  facility  closure  has been under
evaluation  for quite some time,  and the closing of that  facility's  principal
steel supplier  significantly  contributed to our  decision."  Eisenberg  noted,
"While we anticipate  spending  approximately  $7.9 million of cash to close the
Longview  facility and move certain  equipment to Arkansas,  that should be more
than offset by working  capital  reductions  and the proceeds  from the eventual
sale of the building.  The annual  operating cost  improvements are primarily in
the area of lower freight costs, both inbound and outbound.  When the mill is in
place in  Arkansas,  we can become a premier  supplier of line pipe at that site
without sacrificing any capacity in our other product areas."

     Management  of the  Company  will  discuss  various  aspects  of this press
release and answer  questions from the investment  community during a conference
call on  Tuesday,  December  18,  2001 at 9:00 a.m.  CT. The  call-in  number is
877-567-6832 and the identification  number is 2709201. The conference call will
also be broadcast via live Internet  Webcast.  The  conference  broadcast can be
accessed at the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, located at
http://www.maverick-tube.com.  A replay  of the  conference  call  will  also be
available at the Investor  Relations  section of the Company's  Web site,  after
10:00 a.m. CT on December 18, 2001.

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular products used in the energy industry in drilling, production and surface
transportation applications as well as industrial tubing products (HSS, standard
pipe and piling  products) used in various  industrial  applications.  This news
release  contains   forward-looking   information  with  respect  to  Maverick's
operations  and beliefs.  Actual  results may differ from these forward  looking
statements due to numerous factors, including those discussed in Exhibit 99.1 to
Maverick's Form 10-K for its year ended December 31, 2000.