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

FORM 144

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES 
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either 
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly 
with a market maker.

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1(a)    NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

Amerada Hess Corporation

1(b)    IRS IDENT. NO.                  

13-4921002

1(c)    S.E.C. FILE NO.

1-1204

1(d)    ADDRESS OF ISSUER       STREET

1185 Avenue of the Americas

CITY                    STATE                           ZIP CODE

New York                NY                              10036

1(e)    TELEPHONE

AREA CODE               |NUMBER
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212                     |997-8500
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2(a)    NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

J. Barclay Collins

2(b)    IRS IDENT. NO.                  2(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

Director and Officer

2(d)    ADDRESS                 STREET

1185 Avenue of the Americas

CITY                    STATE                           ZIP CODE

New York                NY                              10036
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INSTRUCTIONS: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to
obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

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3(a)    Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold

Common Stock par value $1.00 per share

3(b)    Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are 
to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities

National Financial Services LLC
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109

SEC USE ONLY
Broker-Dealer File Number

3(c)    Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold 
(See instr. 3(c))

1,000

3(d)    Aggregate Market Value 
(See instr. 3(d))

$133,520.00 (as of close on 9/16/2005)

3(e)    Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding
(See instr. 3(e))

92,886,855

3(f)    Approximate Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(MO.    DAY     YR.)

Commencing on or after 9/19/2005

3(g)    Name of Each Securities Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))

New York Stock Exchange

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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a)  Name of issuer
(b)  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c)  Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
(d)  Issuer's address, including zip code
(e)  Issuer's telephone number, including area code

2. (a)  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
(b)  Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an 
entity
(c)  Such person's relationship to the isuer (e.g., officer, director, 
10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the 
foregoing)
(d)  Such person's address, including zip code

3. (a)  Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b)  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are
intended to be sold
(c)  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, 
give the aggregate face amount)
(d)  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a 
specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
(e)  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if 
debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by
the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
(f)  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g)  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities 
are intended to be sold

TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the 
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part
of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

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Title of Class

Common Stock par value $1.00 per share

Date you Acquired

To be acquired upon exercise of option on unrestricted stock
expected to commence on or after 9/19/2005

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Exercise of option on unrestricted stock

Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)

Amerada Hess Corporation

Amount of Securities Acquired

1,000

Date of Payment

On or after 9/19/2005

Nature of Payment

Cash

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INSTRUCTIONS:   If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor 
was not made in cash at the time of purchae, explain in the 
table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration 
given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other 
obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe 
the arrangement and state when the note or other oblication 
was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold
during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are 
to be sold.

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Name and Address of Seller

J. Barclay Collins
c/o Amerada Hess Corporation
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

Title of Securities Sold

Common Stock par value $1.00 per share

Date of Sale

From 8/8/05 to 9/19/2005

Amount of Securities Sold               Gross Proceeds

7,000                                           $895,080.00

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REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information 
is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities 
are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that 
definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all 
persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be 
aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates 
are to sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know
any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective 
operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been 
publicly disclosed.

9/09/2005                                       /s/J. Barclay Collins
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DATE OF NOTICE                                  (SIGNATURE)

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities 
are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. 
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

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ATTENTION:  International misstatements or omission of facts constitute 
Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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