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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): July 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 July 25, 2007, Hess Corporation issued a news release reporting its
results for the second quarter of 2007. A copy of this news release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99(1) and is hereby incorporated by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits

      99(1)    News release dated July 25, 2007 reporting results for the
               second quarter of 2007.





                                    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 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






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         Description
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99(1)               News release dated July 25, 2007 reporting results for the
                    second quarter of 2007.