SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    Form 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 August 25, 2004
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               (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)




                             KERR-McGEE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Delaware                        1-16619                        73-1612389
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   (State of               (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
Incorporation)                                               Identification No.)


           Kerr-McGee Center
        Oklahoma City, Oklahoma                                       73125
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(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)



                                 (405) 270-1313
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                         (Registrant's telephone number)



Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure
                 On August 25, 2004 Kerr-McGee  Corporation will hold a security
            analyst  meeting to discuss its  third-quarter  2004  financial  and
            operating  results  and  expectations  for the  future.  During  the
            meeting,  the company will discuss certain  expectations for oil and
            natural gas production  volumes for the year 2004. A table providing
            the  projection  ranges of 2004  average  daily oil and  natural gas
            production is attached  hereto as an exhibit and is  incorporated by
            reference herein.

                 Kerr-McGee   Corporation   has  posted  on  its   website,   at
            http:/www.kerr-mcgee.com, a table containing Oil and Gas Derivatives
            as of August 2004. The table is attached hereto as an exhibit and is
            incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

            (c) Exhibits

            99.1 Projected Daily Average Production Volumes
            99.2 Oil and Gas Derivatives

                                   SIGNATURES

     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.


                                                          KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION


                                              By:  (John M. Rauh)
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                                                   John M. Rauh
                                                   Vice President and Controller

Dated: August 25, 2004