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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Name and Address of Reporting
Person* (Last, First, Middle)

Issuer Name and Ticker or
Trading Symbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

First Reserve Corporation

Pride International, Inc. ("PDE")

411 W. Putnam Ave., Suite 109

Statement for Month/Day/Year

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

October 29, 2002

(Street)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)

Greenwich, CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

Director

10% Owner

Form filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

Reminder:		Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*		If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)

2a.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any.
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock

10/29/02

527,652

(1)

20,049,402 (2)

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)

Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security

Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

3a.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

Number of Derivative
Securities Beneficially Owned
Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11.

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1) 63,318 of these reported shares were acquired by First Reserve Fund VII, Limited Partnership ("Fund VII") and 464,334 reported shares were acquired by First Reserve Fund VIII, L.P. ("Fund VIII"). The reported shares were acquired on October 29, 2002, pursuant to the exercise of rights to convert shares held by Fund VII and Fund VIII in an affiliate of the Issuer under an Exchange Agreement dated March 7, 2001 between Fund VII, Fund VIII, and Pride International.

(2) Consists of 945,981 shares held by Fund VII; 11,229,406 shares held by Fund VIII; and 7,874,015 shares held by First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. ("Fund IX"). First Reserve Corporation ("First Reserve") is the general partner of First Reserve GP VII, L.P.; and First Reserve GP VIII,L.P., who, in turn are the general partners of Fund VII and Fund VIII, respectively. First Reserve GP IX, Inc. is the general partner of First Reserve GP IX, L.P., who, in turn, is the general partner of Fund IX. First Reserve is also the investment advisor to Fund IX. The direct and indirect general partners of Fund VII, Fund VIII and Fund IX, (the "Funds") respectively, may each be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by such Funds. While all Reporting Persons may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein, each of the Funds and their respective direct and indirect general partners disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held by the other Funds.

* - Thomas R. Denison is signing as the Managing Director of First Reserve Corporation ("First Reserve"). First Reserve is signing for itself, as the designated filer, as well as in the capacity of general partner of First Reserve GP VII, L.P. ("GP VII") and First Reserve GP VIII, L.P. ("GP VIII"). GP VII and GP VIII are signing for First Reserve Fund VII, Limited Partnership and First Reserve Fund VIII, L.P., respectively, as their general partners. Thomas R. Denison is also signing as the Managing Director of First Reserve GP IX, Inc. ("GP IX, Inc."). GP IX, Inc. is signing as the general partner of First Reserve GP IX, L.P. ("GP IX"). GP IX is signing for First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. as its general partner. All reporting entities and persons have the same address as First Reserve Corporation.

/s/ Thomas R. Denison*		10/30/02
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

**		Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:		File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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