UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 5, 2005




                        Pioneer Natural Resources Company
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                      1-13245                75-2702753
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)               File Number)        Identification No.)



5205 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 900, Irving, Texas                 75039
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                 (972) 444-9001
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                 Not applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure..................................    3
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Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

            (c)   Exhibits............................................    3

Signature.............................................................    4

Exhibit Index.........................................................    5



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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY


Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure

     On April 5, 2005,  Pioneer Natural Resources Company (the "Company") issued
a news release that is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1. In the news release, the
Company  announced that a subsidiary of the Company has joined Oranto  Petroleum
and Orandi Petroleum in an existing  production sharing contract on Block 320 in
deepwater  Nigeria  gaining   exploration  rights  from  the  Nigerian  National
Petroleum Corporation.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (c)   Exhibits

             99.1   News Release dated April 5, 2005.



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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                S I G N A T U R E

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 hereunto duly authorized.

                               PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY




Date:  April 6, 2005           By:    /s/ Darin G. Holderness
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                                    Darin G. Holderness
                                    Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer




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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.             Description
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   99.1(a)              News Release dated April 5, 2005.


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(a) filed herewith




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