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): OCTOBER 24, 2001



                          TESORO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                    
               DELAWARE                              1-3473                          95-0862768
     (State or other jurisdiction           (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer Identification No.)
           of incorporation)

                300 CONCORD PLAZA DRIVE                                             78216-6999
                   SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS                                               (Zip Code)
       (Address of principal executive offices)






       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 828-8484









ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (a)      Financial statements of businesses acquired.

                  Not applicable.

         (b)      Pro forma financial information.

                  Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99.1     Presentation Data.

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         Tesoro is furnishing herewith certain data being presented by certain
of its executive officers on October 24, 2001. This data is filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

         The information presented may contain forward-looking statements and
certain assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are in part
based.

         Numerous important factors, including those factors identified as Risk
Factors and Investment Considerations in Tesoro's Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, and the fact that the assumptions
set forth in the presentation data could prove incorrect, could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking
statements.




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                                   SIGNATURES


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


Date: October 24, 2001


                                        TESORO PETROLEUM CORPORATION




                                        By:      /s/ James C. Reed, Jr.
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                     James C. Reed, Jr.
                                                  Executive Vice President,
                                                General Counsel and Secretary




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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS





 EXHIBIT
  NUMBER               DESCRIPTION
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   99.1                Presentation Data.






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