Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
                                             Registration No. 002-95022




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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                     TO
                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                   Under
                         the Securities Act of 1933

                                ASHLAND INC.
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Kentucky                                      61-0122250
(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

                        50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard
                                P.O. Box 391
                          Covington, KY 41012-0391
                               (859) 815-3333

         (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
            code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

             Amended Stock Incentive Plan For Key Employees Of
                   Ashland Oil, Inc. And Its Subsidiaries
                          (Full title of the Plan)
                          David L. Hausrath, Esq.
            Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                        50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard
                                P.O. Box 391
                          Covington, KY 41012-0391
                               (859) 815-3333

         (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                including area code, of agent for service)




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     The securities offering issued pursuant to this Registration Statement
by Ashland  Inc.,  formerly  known as Ashland Oil,  Inc.  ("Ashland"),  has
terminated.  51,013 shares of Ashland Common Stock issued  pursuant to this
Registration  Statement  remain  unsold.  Ashland  hereby  deregisters  all
remaining 51,013 shares registered  pursuant to the Amended Stock Incentive
Plan for Key Employees Of Ashland Oil, Inc. And its Subsidiaries.





                                  PART II

                                  EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

       25             Power of Attorney






                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933,  Ashland
certifies that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized  in the  City of  Covington,
Commonwealth of Kentucky, on January 28, 2005.

                                ASHLAND INC.


                                By:    /s/ David L. Hausrath               
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                                    Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                    and Secretary


     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this
Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Registration  Statement  has been
signed  below by the  following  persons  in the  capacities  indicated  on
January 28, 2005.



                                                              
                       Signature                                                       Title

                               *                                 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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                       James J. O'Brien                                    (Principal Executive Officer)


                               *                                 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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                        J. Marvin Quin                                     (Principal Financial Officer


                               *                                           Vice President and Controller
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                       Lamar M. Chambers                                  (Principal Accounting Officer)


                               *                                                     Director
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                        Ernest H. Drew

                               *                                                     Director
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                         Roger W. Hale

                               *                                                     Director
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                      Bernadine P. Healy

                               *                                                     Director
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                       Mannie L. Jackson

                               *                                                     Director
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                       Kathleen Ligocki

                               *                                                     Director
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                       Patrick F. Noonan

                                 *                                                   Director
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                    George A. Schaefer, Jr.

                               *                                                     Director
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                       Theodore L. Solso

                               *                                                     Director
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                        Michael J. Ward



*By:                 /s/ David L. Hausrath           
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                       David L. Hausrath
                       Attorney-in-fact






                               EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.

       25      Power of Attorney