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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-093210
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101014

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001021860
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL & GAS FILED MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3533]
		IRS NUMBER:				760475815
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-375-3700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATIONAL OILWELL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960829
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 75%; margin-top: 6pt">National Oilwell Varco, Inc.<BR>
7909 Parkwood Circle Drive<BR>
Houston, TX 77036<BR>
PHONE 713-346-7500

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">October&nbsp;14, 2010
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>VIA EDGAR</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
Division of Corporation Finance<BR>
100 F. Street, N.E.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
Attn: Mr.&nbsp;Douglas Brown

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Re:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">National Oilwell Varco, Inc. &#151; Request for Extension of Response Time to SEC
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Ladies and Gentleman:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We refer you to the letter to National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) dated September&nbsp;10,
2010 (the &#147;Comment Letter&#148;) containing the comments of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission to the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009 filed on February
26, 2010 (File No.&nbsp;1-12317). Following up on the conversation of our attorney with you on October
14, 2010, we are writing to confirm that we have requested an extension to respond to the Comment
Letter until October&nbsp;22, 2010, as the Company needs additional time to process information and
formulate appropriate responses to the Comment Letter.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We appreciate the Staff&#146;s cooperation in this matter.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please telephone me at (713)&nbsp;346-7550, or our attorney, Eric Johnson of Locke Lord Bissell &#038;
Liddell LLP at (713)&nbsp;226-1249, with any additional questions or comments you may have.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Sincerely,<BR>
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    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Dwight W. Rettig
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Dwight W. Rettig&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Senior Vice President, General Counsel<br>
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