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




                                November 9, 2000
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)





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


        Delaware                    1-3939                  73-0311467
------------------------   ------------------------    -------------------
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
                                                       Identification No.)



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



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



Item 5.             Other Events
                             On Thursday,  November 9, 2000, at 11:20 a.m. (EST)
                    Robert M.  Wohleber,  Kerr-McGee  senior vice  president and
                    chief  financial  officer  will make a  presentation  to the
                    financial   community   during  the  Merrill   Lynch  Energy
                    Conference.  The  presentation  will  take  place at the St.
                    Regis  Hotel in New York City.  Interested  parties may also
                    view    this    presentation    via    the    internet    at
                    http://events.mlresearchmedia.com/ml/energy.




                                   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:       (Deborah A. Kitchens)
                                              -----------------------------
                                              Deborah A. Kitchens
                                              Vice President and Controller

Dated: November 9, 2000
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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

                                November 9, 2000
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)

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

        Delaware                    1-3939                  73-0311467
------------------------   ------------------------    -------------------
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
                                                       Identification No.)

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

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

Item 5.             Other Events
                             On Thursday,  November 9, 2000, at 11:20 a.m. (EST)
                    Robert M.  Wohleber,  Kerr-McGee  senior vice  president and
                    chief  financial  officer  will make a  presentation  to the
                    financial   community   during  the  Merrill   Lynch  Energy
                    Conference.  The  presentation  will  take  place at the St.
                    Regis  Hotel in New York City.  Interested  parties may also
                    view    this    presentation    via    the    internet    at
                    http://events.mlresearchmedia.com/ml/energy.

                                   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:       (Deborah A. Kitchens)
                                              -----------------------------
                                              Deborah A. Kitchens
                                              Vice President and Controller

Dated: November 9, 2000