EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-43569) pertaining to the Hess Corporation Employees’ Savings Plan of our report dated June 27, 2011 with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the Hess Corporation Employees’ Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Ernst & Young LLP                    

New York, New York
June 27, 2011

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