6-K

FORM 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date:  October 26, 2005

TALISMAN ENERGY INC.

Commission File No. 1-6665

[Translation of registrant's name into English]

3400, 888 - 3rd Street S.W.,

 Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 5C5

[Address of principal executive offices]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F                   Form 40-F

X

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ______________.

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes

[   ]

No

[√ ]

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82 -                 .

This Report on Form 6-K incorporates by reference the exhibit attached hereto which was filed by Talisman Energy Inc. with the Canadian Securities Commissions (the “Commissions”) on the date specified in the exhibit list.

Exhibit

Title

1

Insider Trading Report of Talisman Energy Inc. dated October 26, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TALISMAN ENERGY INC.

[Registrant]

Date:  October 26, 2005

By:     CHRISTINE D. LEE

Christine D. Lee

Assistant Corporate Secretary

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Issuer name : talisman energy ( Starts with )
Filing date range : October 26, 2005 - October 26, 2005

Issuer name: Talisman Energy Inc.

Legend: O - Original transaction, A - First amendment to transaction, A' - Second amendment to transaction, AP - Amendment to paper filing, etc.

Insider's Relationship to Issuer: 1 - Issuer, 2 - Subsidiary of Issuer, 3 - 10% Security Holder of Issuer, 4 - Director of Issuer, 5 - Senior Officer of Issuer, 6 - Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder, 7 - Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary of Issuer (other than in 4,5,6), 8 - Deemed Insider - 6 Months before becoming Insider.

Warning: The closing balance of the " equivalent number or value of underlying securities" reflects the" total number or value of underlying securities" to which the derivative contracts held by the insider relate. This disclosure does not mean and should not be taken to indicate that the underlying securities have, in fact, been acquired or disposed of by the insider.

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Transaction ID Date of transaction
YYYY-MM-DD Date of filing
YYYY-MM-DD Ownership type (and registered holder, if applicable) Nature of transaction Number or value acquired or disposed of Unit price or exercise price Closing balance Insider's calculated balance Conversion
or exercise
price Date of expiry or maturity
YYYY-MM-DD Underlying security designation Equivalent number or value of underlying securities acquired or disposed of Closing balance of equivalent number or value of underlying securities

  Insider name: TALISMAN ENERGY INC.

  Insider's Relationship to Issuer: 1 - Issuer

  Security designation: Common Shares

574403 2005-10-06 2005-10-26 Direct Ownership : 10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market +100,000 50.5200 100,000

O 574408 2005-10-06 2005-10-26 Direct Ownership : 10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market +200,000 52.1310

A	574408	2005-10-07	2005-10-26	Direct Ownership :	10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market	+200,000	52.1310	300,000
	574413	2005-10-11	2005-10-26	Direct Ownership :	10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market	+100,000	52.0758	400,000
	574423	2005-10-12	2005-10-26	Direct Ownership :	10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market	+297,500	52.5185	697,500
	574428	2005-10-13	2005-10-26	Direct Ownership :	10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market	+344,400	50.3289	1,041,900

574432 2005-10-14 2005-10-26 Direct Ownership : 10 - Acquisition or disposition in the public market +30,800 50.1820 1,072,700

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