SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                               (Amendment No. 4)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13D-1(B), (C) AND (D) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B)



                            AMERADA HESS CORPORATION
                           --------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                          ----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   023551 10 4
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                               December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)




        Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
                            this Schedule is filed:

                                  Rule 13d-1 (b)
                                X Rule 13d-1 (c)
                                  Rule 13d-1 (d)







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    1.
             NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

             Nicholas F. Brady
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    2.
             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a)      |_|
                                                                   (b)       X
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    3.
             SEC USE ONLY


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    4.
             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States of America
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                         5.    SOLE VOTING POWER          33,500  shares
   NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON
         WITH                  See Note 8
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                         6.    SHARED VOTING POWER                 none
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                         7.    SOLE  DISPOSITIVE POWER    33,500 shares
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                         8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   6,743,954 shares

                               See Note 1.
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    9.
             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             6,777,454 shares
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    10.
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES*                                                 |_|
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    11.
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             7.60%
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    12.
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
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    1.
             NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

              John B. Hess
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    2.
             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a)      |_|
                                                                   (b)       X
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    3.
             SEC USE ONLY


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    4.
             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States of America
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                         5.    SOLE VOTING POWER  9,751,804 shares
   NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY          See Note 1,  Note 2 and Note 4.
EACH REPORTING PERSON
         WITH
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                         6.    SHARED VOTING POWER 2,945,627 shares

                               See Note 3 and Note 9.
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                         7.    SOLE  DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,805,084 shares

                               See Note 2 and Note 4.
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                         8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,848,959 shares

                               See Note 1, Note 2, Note 3 and Note 9.
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    9.
             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             12,704,043 shares
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    10.
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES*                                       |_|
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    11.
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             14.09%
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    12.
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
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    1.
             NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

             Thomas H. Kean
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    2.
             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a)      |_|
                                                                   (b)       X
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    3.
             SEC USE ONLY


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    4.
             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States of America
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                         5.    SOLE VOTING POWER          3,600 shares
   NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON
         WITH
----------------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------
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                         6.    SHARED VOTING POWER                 none
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                         7.    SOLE  DISPOSITIVE POWER    3,600 shares
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                         8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    6,743,954 shares

                               See Note 1.
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    9.
             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             6,747,554 shares
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    10.
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES*                                       |_|
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    11.
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9


              7.57%
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    12.
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
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    1.
             NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

              Burton T.  Lefkowitz
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    2.
             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a)      |_|
                                                                   (b)       X
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    3.
             SEC USE ONLY


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    4.
             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States of America
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                         5.    SOLE VOTING POWER     none
   NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON
         WITH
----------------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------
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                         6.    SHARED VOTING POWER            2,145,627 shares

                               See Note 3.
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                         7.    SOLE  DISPOSITIVE POWER    none
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                         8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    8,889,581 shares

                               See Note 1 and Note 3.
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    9.
             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             8,889,581  shares
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    10.
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES*                                       |_|
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    11.
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             9.97%
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    12.
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
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    1.
             NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

              John Y. Schreyer
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    2.
             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a)      |_|
                                                                   (b)       X
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    3.
             SEC USE ONLY


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    4.
             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States of America
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                         5.    SOLE VOTING POWER           336,469 shares
   NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY          See Note 5 and Note 6.
EACH REPORTING PERSON
         WITH
----------------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------
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                         6.    SHARED VOTING POWER        2,175,962 shares

                               See Notes 3 and 7.
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                         7.    SOLE  DISPOSITIVE POWER      318,434 shares

                               See Note 5 and Note 6.
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                         8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  8,919,916 shares

                               See Note 1, Note 3 and Note 7.
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    9.
             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                9,258,350 shares
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    10.
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES*                                       |_|
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    11.
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             10.35%
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    12.
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
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                                  Notes to 13G

Note 1.       This amount includes 4,265,136 shares held by a charitable lead
              annuity trust established under the will of Leon Hess and
              2,478,818 shares held by an inter vivos trust for the benefit
              of Mr. John B. Hess' mother.  Mr. John B. Hess has sole voting
              power over the stock held by these trusts and shares dispositive
              power over such stock with the other filing persons, who are the
              other trustees of these trusts.

Note 2.       This amount includes 105,874 shares held by a trust for the
              benefit of Mr. Hess' mother of which Mr. Hess is trustee. Mr.
              Hess has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares of
              Issuer held by this trust. This amount also includes an aggregate
              of 746,188 shares held by two trusts for the benefit of Mr. Hess'
              siblings and 44,438 shares held directly by Mr. Hess' siblings,
              as to which Mr. Hess has sole voting power and shares dispositive
              power pursuant to a shareholders agreement among, inter alia, Mr.
              Hess and his siblings. This figure also includes 278,295 shares
              owned directly by Mr. Hess as to which he has sole voting and
              dispositive power; an aggregate of 453,322 shares held by four
              trusts for the benefit of Mr. Hess and his heirs, of which Mr.
              Hess is trustee and has sole voting and dispositive power;
              368,752 shares held by a trust of which Mr. Hess' spouse is
              trustee but as to which he has sole voting power and shared
              dispositive power pursuant to a shareholders agreement between,
              inter alia, Mr. Hess and his spouse, as trustee; 50,000 shares of
              restricted stock held in escrow under the Issuer's incentive
              compensation plan as to which Mr. Hess has voting but not
              dispositive power; and 954,000 shares underlying options to
              purchase Common Stock of the Issuer, as to which he has sole
              voting and dispositive power only upon exercise of such options.

Note 3.       This amount includes 2,145,627 shares held by the Hess Foundation,
              Inc. of which Messrs. Hess, Lefkowitz and Schreyer are directors
              and share voting and dispositive power.

Note 4.       Represents 13,593 shares vested in the name of John B. Hess under
              Issuer's Employees' Savings and Stock Bonus Plan. Mr. Hess has
              sole dispositive power with respect to all these shares and
              sole voting power with respect to 6,981 of such shares.

Note 5.       This amount includes 37,000 shares owned directly by Mr. Schreyer;
              20,000 shares of restricted stock held in escrow for Mr. Schreyer
              under the Issuer's incentive compensation plans over which Mr.
              Schreyer has voting but not dispositive power; and, 277,500 shares
              underlying options to purchase Common Stock of Issuer, as to which
              he has sole voting and dispositive power only upon exercise of
              such options.

Note 6.       This amount includes 3,934 shares vested in the name of John Y.
              Schreyer under Issuer's Employees' Savings and Stock Bonus Plan.
              Mr. Schreyer has sole dispositive power with respect to all these
              shares and sole voting power with respect to 1,969 of such shares.

Note 7.       This amount includes 30,335 shares held by four trusts as to
              which Mr. Schreyer has shared voting and dispositive power.

Note 8.       This amount includes 2,000 shares held by a limited liability
              company of which Mr. Brady is the managing member and as to which
              he has sole voting and dispositive power.

Note 9.       This amount includes 800,000 shares held by a trust for the
              benefit of Mr. Hess' mother and her children. Mr. Hess is a
              co-trustee of this trust and shares voting and dispositive power
              with respect to these shares.









Item 1(a).    Name of Issuer:

              Amerada Hess Corporation

Item 1(b).    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

              1185 Avenue of the Americas
              New York, NY 10036

Item 2(a).    Name of Person Filing:

              See respective cover pages.

Item 2(b).    Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

              Nicholas F. Brady
              Darby Advisors
              16 North Washington Street
              Easton, MD 21601

              John B. Hess
              Amerada Hess Corporation
              1185 Avenue of the Americas
              New York, NY 10036

              Thomas H. Kean
              Drew University
              President's House
              36 Madison Avenue, Mead Hall
              Madison, NJ 07940-4005

              Burton T. Lefkowitz
              228 Delhi Road
              Scarsdale, New York 10583


              John Y. Schreyer
              Amerada Hess Corporation
              1185 Avenue of the Americas
              New York, NY 10036




Item 2(c).    Citizenship:

              United States of America

Item 2(d).    Title of Class of Securities:

              Common Stock

Item 2(e).    CUSIP Number:

              023551 10 4


Item 3.       If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
              or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is:

              (a)    A broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                     Exchange Act.

              (b)    A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

              (c)    An insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                     the Exchange Act.

              (d)    An investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                     Investment Company Act.

              (e)    An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                     13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

              (f)    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                     with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

              (g)    A parent holding company or control person, in accordance
                     with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

              (h)    A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                     Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

              (i)    A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                     investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                     Investment Company Act.

              (j)    A group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(J).

              If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check
              this box.                                                      |X|







Item 4.       Ownership.


              Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number
and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

       (a)    Amount beneficially owned:

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

       (b)    Percent of class:

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

       (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

       (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

       (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

       (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

       (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

            See respective cover pages.
            ---------------------------

Item 5.         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
              Not applicable

Item 6.         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
              As indicated in the Notes above, some of the shares owned are held
for the account of other persons who have the right to receive dividends and the
proceeds of the sale of such shares. Such shares held by the estate of Leon Hess
or by trusts established under the will of Leon Hess represent more than five
percent of the outstanding class.

Item 7.         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
              Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
              Company.
              Not applicable

Item 8.         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
              Not applicable

Item 9.         Notice of Dissolution of Group.
              Not applicable






Item 10. Certification.

              By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.






                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is filed on behalf of
each of them and certifies that the information set forth in this statement as
to himself, and to his best knowledge as to each other filing person is true,
complete and correct.


                                    February 13, 2003
                                ----------------------
                                         (Date)

                                /s/Nicholas F. Brady
                                ----------------------
                                   Nicholas F. Brady







                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is filed on behalf of
each of them and certifies that the information set forth in this statement as
to himself, and to his best knowledge as to each other filing person is true,
complete and correct.



                                    February 13, 2003
                                ----------------------
                                         (Date)

                                  /s/ John B. Hess
                                ----------------------
                                      John B. Hess








                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is filed on behalf of
each of them and certifies that the information set forth in this statement as
to himself, and to his best knowledge as to each other filing person is true,
complete and correct.




                                    February 13, 2003
                                ----------------------
                                         (Date)

                                 /s/ Thomas H. Kean
                                ----------------------
                                     Thomas H. Kean







                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is filed on behalf of
each of them and certifies that the information set forth in this statement as
to himself, and to his best knowledge as to each other filing person is true,
complete and correct.



                                    February 13, 2003
                               -------------------------
                                         (Date)

                               /s/ Burton T. Lefkowitz
                               -------------------------
                                   Burton T. Lefkowitz








                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is filed on behalf of
each of them and certifies that the information set forth in this statement as
to himself, and to his best knowledge as to each other filing person is true,
complete and correct.





                                    February 13, 2003
                                ----------------------
                                         (Date)

                                /s/ John Y. Schreyer
                                ----------------------
                                    John Y. Schreyer