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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 26, 2006

                                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 26, 2006, Hess Corporation issued a news release reporting its
results for the second quarter of 2006. 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 July 26, 2006. Copies of these remarks are
attached as Exhibit 99(2) and are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)    Exhibits

       99(1)   News release dated July 26, 2006 reporting results for the second
               quarter of 2006.

       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:  July 26, 2006

                                           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 July 26, 2006 reporting results for the
                    second quarter of 2006.

99(2)               Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of
                    Directors and Chief Executive Officer.


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