X0306 4 2016-05-17 false 0000912750 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ NFX 0001182860 NANCE STEVEN W 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, STE 100 THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 true false false false common stock 2016-05-17 4 A false 5046 0 A 24041 D Award in the form of restricted stock units, which settle in common stock upon vesting and will occur on the day before the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. Actual delivery of the common stock is deferred until after separation from service by the reporting person or an earlier qualifying event. /s/ Timothy D. Yang as attorney-in-fact for Steven W. Nance 2016-05-19