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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Vezza Matthew R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ [NFX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Regional Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, STE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2018 (Street) THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price common stock 02/14/2018   A   7,040 (1) A $ 0 52,044 D   common stock 02/15/2018   M   3,057 (4) (5) A $ 0 55,101 D   common stock 02/15/2018   D   3,057 (4) (5) D $ 25.9575 52,044 D   common stock 02/15/2018   F   2,406 D $ 25.9575 49,638 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Unit

(2)

02/14/2018

A

7,040

(2)

(2)

common stock

7,040

$ 0

7,040

D

Restricted Stock Unit

(3)

02/14/2018

A

14,079

(3)

(3)

common stock

14,079

$ 0

14,079

D

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 (4)

02/15/2018

M

3,057

08/15/2015

02/15/2018

common stock

3,057

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vezza Matthew R 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, STE 100 THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380			Regional Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Timothy D. Yang, as attorney-in-fact for Matthew R. Vezza		02/16/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	The shares subject to this award will vest in four equal installments on August 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and February 15, 2021.
(2)	Cash-settled Phantom Stock Units vest in four equal installments on August 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and February 15, 2021. Each share of Phantom Stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock.
(3)	The shares subject to this award have the possibility of vesting following the end of the applicable performance period, but will only vest if and to the extent certain total shareholder return and other criteria are met.
(4)	Each cash-settled restricted stock unit subject to this award is the economic equivalent of one share of the issuer's common stock and may be settled solely in cash.
(5)	These transactions reflect the conversion of cash-settled restricted stock units into cash (i.e., the deemed acquisition and simultaneous disposition of the underlying shares of stock).

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