NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Exhibit&nbsp;10.1
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Blumenshine March&nbsp;2008
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY<BR>
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT </B>(this &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;) is made as of March&nbsp;15 , 2008 (the
&#147;<B><I>Date of Grant</I></B>&#148;) and is by and between Newfield Exploration Company (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;) and W. Mark
Blumenshine (&#147;<B><I>Employee</I></B>&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>GRANT</B></U>.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Restricted Shares</I></B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the Newfield Exploration Company 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan
(as amended, the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;), 3,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $.01, will be
issued in Employee&#146;s name subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions described in Section 2(a) below
(the &#147;<B><I>Restricted Shares</I></B>&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Plan Incorporated</I></B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees that
the issuance of the Restricted Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to all of the
terms and provisions of the Plan (including any future amendments thereof), which terms and
provisions are incorporated herein for all purposes. Capitalized terms used but not defined in
this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>RESTRICTIONS</B></U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee hereby accepts the Restricted Shares when issued and agrees
with respect thereto as follows:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Forfeiture Restrictions</I></B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs V and IX of the Plan,
(i)&nbsp;the Restricted Shares shall not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or
otherwise transferred or disposed of to the extent then subject to Forfeiture Restrictions and (ii)
if, prior to the five year anniversary of the Date of Grant, Employee&#146;s employment with the Company
and its subsidiaries is terminated for any reason (including as described in the last sentence of
Paragraph&nbsp;XI(b) of the Plan) other than the death or permanent and total disability (within the
meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code) (&#147;<B><I>Disability</I></B>&#148;) of Employee, Employee shall, for no
consideration, forfeit to the Company all Restricted Shares to the extent then subject to
Forfeiture Restrictions. The prohibition against transfer and the obligation to forfeit and
surrender shares to the Company as provided in this Section 2(a) are herein referred to as
&#147;<B><I>Forfeiture Restrictions</I></B>.&#148; Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against
any transferee of Restricted Shares.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions&#151;Death or Disability</I></B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;If not previously forfeited,
Forfeiture Restrictions with respect to the Restricted Securities shall lapse upon the death or
Disability of Employee.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions&#151;Continuous Employment</I></B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;If not previously forfeited,
Forfeiture Restrictions with respect to the Restricted Securities shall lapse on the indicated
anniversary of the Date of Grant in accordance with the following schedule:
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Percentage of Restricted</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Shares Subject to Forfeiture</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Restrictions as to which</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Forfeiture Restrictions Lapse</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Two Year Anniversary of the Date of Grant</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">33<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">%</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Three Year Anniversary of the Date of Grant</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">50</TD>
    <TD align="left">%</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Four Year Anniversary of the Date of Grant</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">100</TD>
    <TD align="left">%</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Certificates</I></B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;A certificate evidencing the Restricted Shares will be issued by the
Company in Employee&#146;s name, pursuant to which Employee shall have voting rights and receive
dividends. The certificate may bear a legend reciting or incorporating Forfeiture Restrictions and
any other legends the Company believes are appropriate, and the Company may cause the certificate
to be delivered upon issuance to the Secretary of the Company (or such other person as may be
designated by the Committee) as a depositary for safekeeping until Forfeiture Restrictions lapse or
forfeiture occurs pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. At the Company&#146;s request,
Employee shall execute and deliver a stock power, in blank, with respect to the Restricted Shares,
and the Company may exercise such stock power in the event of forfeiture. Upon the lapse of
Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture, the Company will cause a new certificate or
certificates to be issued without legend in the name of Employee.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>COMMUNITY INTEREST OF SPOUSE</B></U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The community interest, if any, of any spouse of
Employee in any of the Restricted Shares shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and
restrictions of this Agreement and the Plan, and shall be forfeited and surrendered to the Company
upon the occurrence of any of the events requiring Employee&#146;s interest in such Restricted Shares to
be so forfeited and surrendered pursuant to this Agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>TAX ELECTION; TAX WITHHOLDING</B></U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;If Employee makes the election authorized by
section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Employee shall deliver to the
Company (a)&nbsp;a copy of the statement filed by Employee to make such election and (b)&nbsp;the amount of
cash required for the Company to meet its withholding obligations under applicable laws as a result
of such election. If Employee does not deliver such amount of cash to the Company, the Company is
authorized to withhold any shortfall from any remuneration otherwise payable to Employee. Upon the
lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions with respect to Restricted Shares, the Company shall meet its
withholding obligations, if any, under applicable laws as a result of such lapse by Employee
surrendering to the Company that number of such Restricted Shares necessary to satisfy such
obligation (with such shares being valued at their Fair Market Value).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>BINDING EFFECT</B></U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under Employee.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an authorized
officer and Employee has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written.
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David A. Trice</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David A. Trice&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;/s/
W. Mark Blumenshine</TD>
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