X0202 4 2005-01-18 0 0000004447 AMERADA HESS CORP AHC 0001087997 HESS JOHN B 1 1 0 0 Chairman of the Board Common Stock, $1.00 par value 2005-01-18 4 J 0 50572 0 D 0 I See Note Common Stock, $1.00 par value 2005-01-18 4 G 0 4732 0 A 0 I Not applicable Common Stock, $1.00 par value 2005-01-18 4 J 0 45840 0 A 351478 D Distributed from a previously reported trust referred to in Note 2. This transaction represents a change only in the nature of beneficial ownership. Held by a previously reported trust established for the benefit of himself and his children. The reporting person is the trustee of the ownership. Contributed to a trust established for the benefit of the reporting person's children and as to which he has no reporting obligations. This amount includes 190,000 shares held in escrow pursuant to the Corporation's Second Amended and Restated 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The reporting person has only voting power of these shares until the lapsing of the period set by the Committee administering the plan at which time the shares plus accrued dividends will be delivered to the reporting person if he is still an employee of the Corporation. George C. Barry for John B. Hess 2005-01-19