8-K

                       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): January 14, 2005


                               Tesoro Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


        300 Concord Plaza Drive                             78216-6999
          San Antonio, Texas                                (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)


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


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


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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 14, 2005 Tesoro issued a press release (the "Press Release")
announcing certain projected financial results for the fourth quarter ended
December 31, 2004. The Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item
2.02 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, the information in Item 2.02 of this report,
including the press release, will not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by
reference.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)   Exhibits.

           99.1    Press Release issued on January 14, 2005 by Tesoro
                   Corporation.









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                                   SIGNATURES

     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: January 14, 2005


                           TESORO CORPORATION


                           By:  /s/ BRUCE A. SMITH
                               ---------------------------
                                    Bruce A. Smith
                               Chairman of the Board of Directors,
                               President and Chief Executive Officer






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                                Index to Exhibits


Exhibit Number                     Description


     99.1            Press Release issued on January 14, 2005 by Tesoro
                     Corporation.



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EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

           Tesoro Provides Fourth Quarter Earnings Guidance

    SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2005--Tesoro Corporation
(NYSE:TSO) announced today that it expects to earn around $0.05 to
$0.10 per share for the fourth quarter of 2004. Higher throughput
volumes and lower interest expense contributed to the earnings
improvement compared to the fourth quarter of 2003.
    Included in the fourth quarter's expectation is an after-tax
charge of approximately $0.10 per share related to a write-off of
equipment associated with turnaround work at the Golden Eagle refinery
as well as retirement related expenses. Fourth quarter results were
also negatively impacted by approximately $5 million pre-tax due to
operational problems related to an unplanned power outage at the
Hawaii refinery. In addition, the company experienced weaker than
expected realized margins for the month of December system-wide.
    Tesoro Corporation, a Fortune 500 Company, is an independent
refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Tesoro operates six
refineries in the western United States with a combined capacity of
nearly 560,000 barrels per day. Tesoro's retail-marketing system
includes over 500 branded retail stations, of which over 200 are
company operated under the Tesoro(R) and Mirastar(R) brands.

    This news release contains certain statements that are
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. These forward-looking statements concern the company's
expectation of our 2004 fourth quarter results. Factors which can
cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements
include: changes in the cost of crude oil, other feedstocks or refined
products, throughput and yield levels, disruptions due to equipment
interruptions or failure at our or third-party facilities, and other
factors beyond our control. For more information concerning these
factors and other factors that could cause such a difference, see our
annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no
obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to any such
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date
hereof.

    CONTACT: Tesoro Corporation, San Antonio
             Investors:
             John Robertson, 210-283-2687
             or
             Media:
             Tara Ford Payne, 210-283-2676