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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0305</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-06-18</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001112412</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>END</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001385897</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>STEELHEAD NAVIGATOR MASTER, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>MINTFLOWER PLACE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>8 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HAMILTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>D0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>HM 08</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>BERMUDA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Former 10% Owner See Remark(1)</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>(1) The reporting person is filing this Form 4 voluntarily to  indicate that it is exiting from Section 16 reporting effective as of June 18, 2012 per General Instruction 1(b) to Form 4.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Steelhead Navigator Master, L.P.; By: Steelhead Partners, LLC, its Investment Manager; By: Brent Binge, General Counsel; /s/ Brent Binge</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-06-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
