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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): April 25, 2007

                                HESS CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its 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 April 25, 2007, Hess Corporation issued a news release reporting its
results for the first quarter of 2007. 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 Hess Corporation at a
public conference call held on April 25, 2007. A copy of his remarks is attached
as Exhibit 99(2) and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits

      99(1) News release dated April 25, 2007 reporting results for the first
            quarter of 2007.
      99(2) Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors
            and Chief Executive Officer.







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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:  April 25, 2007

                                      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 April 25, 2007 reporting results for the
                first quarter of 2007.
99(2)           Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of
                Directors and Chief Executive Officer.












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