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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000908662-17-000168
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170915
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170915
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170915

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MEYER MELODY B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001706126

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12317
		FILM NUMBER:		171088024

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD
		CITY:			NORTH CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60064

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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    <periodOfReport>2017-09-15</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001021860</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NOV</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001706126</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MEYER MELODY B</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77036</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brigitte M. Hunt as attorney in fact for Melody B. Meyer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-15</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<HTML><BODY><PRE>POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Craig L. Weinstock and

Brigitte M. Hunt, or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true

and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to

complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file

such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such

attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power

of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve

in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act

and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

 granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with

full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such

attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney

and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,

4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This Power of

Attorney supersedes all previous Powers of Attorney relating to the subject matter hereof.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 12th day of September 2017.



Signature: /s/ Melody B. Meyer



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