Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Robinson Kevin M.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ [NFX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, STE 100
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President - Asia
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
common stock 5,788
I
By 401k
common stock 33,153
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
employee stock option - right to buy (1) 02/12/2004 02/12/2013 common stock 4,000 $ 16.6 D  
employee stock option - right to buy (2) 02/11/2005 02/11/2014 common stock 7,000 $ 24.49 D  
employee stock option - right to buy (3) 02/07/2009 02/07/2018 common stock 10,000 $ 48.45 D  
Restricted Stock Award (4) 02/04/2011 02/04/2014 common stock 4,800 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (5) 02/04/2011 02/04/2020 common stock 1,000 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (6) 08/15/2012 08/15/2015 common stock 6,174 $ 0 D  
Cash-Settled Phantom Stock (7) 02/11/2012 02/11/2014 common stock 2,060 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Robinson Kevin M.
4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, STE 100
THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380
      Vice President - Asia  

Signatures

/s/ Melissa L. Mong, attorney-in-fact for Kevin M. Robinson 09/12/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options were granted on February 12, 2003 under the Companys 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan and became exercisable in 20% increments on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the grant.
(2) Options were granted on February 11, 2004 under the Companys 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan and became exercisable in 20% increments on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the grant.
(3) Options were granted on February 7, 2008 under the Companys 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan and became exercisable in 20% increments on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the grant.
(4) Restricted Stock Awards were granted on February 4, 2009 under the Companys 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 33% increments on the second (not included as already vested), third (not included as already vested) and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(5) Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 4, 2010 under the Companys 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 33% increments on the first (not included as already vested), second (not included as already vested) and third anniversary dates of the grant.
(6) Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 10, 2012 under the Companys 2011 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 25% increments on August 15, 2012 (not included as already vested), 2013, 2014 and 2015.
(7) Cash-Settled Phantom Stock Units were granted on February 11, 2011 and vest in 33% increments on the first (not included as already vested), second and third anniversary dates of the grant. Each share of Phantom Stock is the economic equivalent of one share of the Companys common stock.

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