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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):
                                  July 27, 2005




                            AMERADA HESS CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



         DELAWARE                  No. 1-1204              No. 13-4921002
     (State or Other              (Commission              (IRS Employer
     Jurisdiction of              File Number)           Identification No.)
      Incorporation)




                           1185 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10036
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)



       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 997-8500
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                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On July 27, 2005, Amerada Hess Corporation issued a news release reporting
its results for the second quarter of 2005. A copy of this news release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99(1) and is hereby incorporated by reference.


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     Furnished hereunder are the prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Amerada Hess Corporation,
and John J. O'Connor, Executive Vice President and President, Worldwide
Exploration and Production at a public conference call held on July 27, 2005.
Copies of these remarks are attached, respectively, as Exhibit 99(2) and as
Exhibit 99(3) and are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

     99(1)   News release dated July 27, 2005 reporting results for the second
             quarter of 2005.

     99(2)   Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of
             Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

     99(3)   Prepared remarks of John J. O'Connor, Executive Vice President and
             President, Worldwide Exploration and Production.




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                                    SIGNATURE


     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.

Date: July 27, 2005

                                             AMERADA HESS CORPORATION


                                             By:  /s/ John P. Rielly
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                                             Name: John P. Rielly
                                             Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer




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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.      Description
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99(1)            News release dated July 27, 2005 reporting results for the
                 second quarter of 2005.

99(2)            Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of
                 Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

99(3)            Prepared remarks of John J. O'Connor, Executive Vice President
                 and President, Worldwide Exploration and Production.




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