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)
                               September 6, 2001





                            FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Delaware                    1-16489                 36-4412642
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   (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)



              200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois   60601
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             (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

                                (312) 861-6000
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                        Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code


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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. The Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference was
held on September 6, 2001 in New York, NY. A slide presentation made at the
meeting by Joseph H. Netherland, CEO and President, FMC Technologies, Inc., is
attached hereto as an exhibit to this report. These slides may also be accessed
at the company's website (www.fmctechnologies.com). The posting and furnishing
of this information is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination
by FMC Technologies, Inc. that the information is material or that investors
should consider this information before deciding to buy or sell FMC
Technologies, Inc. securities.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:



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 Exhibit Number                   Description                                   Presenter
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  Exhibit 99a       Information about FMC Technologies, Inc.               Joseph H. Netherland
                    presented at Lehman Brothers CEO Energy
                    Conference
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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 thereunto duly authorized.

                            FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                            By /s/ Jeffrey W. Carr
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                               Jeffrey W. Carr
                               Vice President, General
                                Counsel and Secretary



Date: September 6, 2001