National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | ||
7909 Parkwood Circle Drive | ||
Houston, TX 77036 | ||
PHONE 713-346-7500 | ||
FAX 713-346-7995 |
RE: | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (the Company) Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009 Filed February 26, 2010 (2009 Form 10-K) File No. 1-12317 |
1. | We note your response to comment 2 from our letter dated September 10, 2010, and your statement that you believe certain information that you provided is commercially sensitive and could be harmful to you if publicly disclosed. Please provide to us your basis for such belief. In addition, please provide to us an expanded discussion of the various common conditions and exclusions that you reference in your response. In that regard, please tell us the nature of such conditions and exclusions, and provide relevant examples. |
2. | We note the article published by Reuters on December 6, 2010 regarding your role in the White House Oil Spill Commissions probe of the Deepwater Horizon incident. Please tell us what consideration you gave to providing disclosure regarding your involvement in the Deepwater Horizon incident, in your filings. For example, and without limitation, please tell us what consideration you gave to providing related legal proceeding or risk factor disclosure. |
Sincerely, |
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/s/ Dwight W. Rettig | ||||
Dwight W. Rettig | ||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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