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




                                  June 8, 1998
               (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         (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)



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



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


<PAGE>



Item 5.        Other Events

        Kerr-McGee  Corporation  announced that it has reached agreement to sell
its coal mining operations for $600 million in cash.

        Kerr-McGee's Jacobs Ranch Mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming will
be sold to  Kennecott  Energy  and Coal  Company,  and its  Galatia  Mine in the
Illinois  Basin  will be sold to the  American  Coal  Company.  The  sale of the
Galatia  Mine is  scheduled  to close  prior to June 30.  The sale of the Jacobs
Ranch Mine is scheduled to occur promptly  following  compliance with regulatory
requirements.


Item 7.       Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

              (c)      Exhibits

              99.1     News Release dated  June 8, 1998,  announcing  Kerr-McGee
                       Corporation  reached  agreement  to  sell its coal mining
                       operations.




                                   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:     June 8, 1998
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "description": "CURRENT REPORT", "secsgml_size_bytes": 2556}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "KERR MCGEE CORP", "cik": "0000055458", "assigned-sic": "1311", "irs-number": "730311467", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-03939", "film-number": "98644585"}, "business-address": {"street1": "KERR MCGEE CTR", "street2": "123 ROBERT S KERR", "city": "OKLAHOMA CITY", "state": "OK", "zip": "73102", "phone": "4052701313"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "P O BOX 25861", "city": "OKLAHOMA CITY", "state": "OK", "zip": "73125"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "KERR MCGEE OIL INDUSTRIES INC", "date-changed": "19671227"}}
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

                                  June 8, 1998
               (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         (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)                                       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

        Kerr-McGee  Corporation  announced that it has reached agreement to sell
its coal mining operations for $600 million in cash.

        Kerr-McGee's Jacobs Ranch Mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming will
be sold to  Kennecott  Energy  and Coal  Company,  and its  Galatia  Mine in the
Illinois  Basin  will be sold to the  American  Coal  Company.  The  sale of the
Galatia  Mine is  scheduled  to close  prior to June 30.  The sale of the Jacobs
Ranch Mine is scheduled to occur promptly  following  compliance with regulatory
requirements.

Item 7.       Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

              (c)      Exhibits

              99.1     News Release dated  June 8, 1998,  announcing  Kerr-McGee
                       Corporation  reached  agreement  to  sell its coal mining
                       operations.

                                   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:     June 8, 1998