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 29, 2003

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

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

      1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
           NEW YORK, NEW YORK                              10036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 997-8500

                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits

         99       News release dated July 29, 2003 reporting results for the
                  second quarter of 2003.

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 9, "Regulation
FD Disclosure" and Item 12, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition."

         On July 29, 2003, Amerada Hess Corporation issued a news release
reporting its results for the second quarter of 2003. A copy of this news
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is hereby incorporated by
reference.

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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 29, 2003

                                             AMERADA HESS CORPORATION

                                             By:     /s/John Y. Schreyer
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                                             Name:  John Y. Schreyer
                                             Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.     Description
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99              News release dated July 29, 2003 reporting results for the
                second quarter of 2003.


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