UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                      Pursuant to Sections 13 and 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 August 8, 2002
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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


       Delaware                         1-1204                   13-4921002
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

                           1185 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10036
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)

                                 (212) 997-8500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                (Not Applicable)
                         (Former Name or Former Address,
                          If Changed Since Last Report)





Item 7. EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits.

     The  following  exhibits are furnished as part of this report to the extent
described in Item 9.


Exhibit No.                   Description

99.1      Certification  of  John B.  Hess,  Chairman  of the  Board  and  Chief
          Executive  Officer  of  Amerada  Hess  Corporation,   filed  with  the
          Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2002 pursuant to Order
          No. 4-460.

99.2      Certification of John Y. Schreyer,  Executive Vice President and Chief
          Financial  Officer  of  Amerada  Hess  Corporation,   filed  with  the
          Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2002 pursuant to Order
          No. 4-460.



Item 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On  August 8,  2002,  both John B.  Hess,  Chairman  of the Board and Chief
Executive  Officer of Amerada  Hess  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  and John Y.
Schreyer,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer of the Company,
filed   certifications   with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  (the
"Commission")  pursuant to the Commission's Order No. 4-460 (the "Order").  Both
certifications  conformed  exactly to the form  prescribed by the  Commission in
Exhibit A to the Order,  without  qualification or  modification.  Copies of the
certifications are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this report.


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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

                                            AMERADA HESS CORPORATION


DATE:  August 8, 2002                 By:    /s/   John Y. Schreyer
                                           -----------------------------------
                                            Name:  John Y. Schreyer
                                            Title: Executive Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer


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