UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-K/A

                  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

                         Commission file number 1-16619

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

                    DELAWARE                           73-1612389
          (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

                KERR-MCGEE CENTER, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73125
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (405)270-1313

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON
             TITLE OF EACH CLASS                   WHICH REGISTERED
         ------------------------------         ------------------------

         Common Stock $1 Par Value              New York Stock Exchange
         Preferred Share Purchase Right

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.      Yes  [X]     No
                            ---

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]
           ---

The  aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of the
registrant was approximately $5.5 billion as of February 28, 2002.

The number of shares of common stock  outstanding  as of February 28, 2002,  was
100,230,860.


                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Specified  sections  of  the  Kerr-McGee   Corporation  2001  Annual  Report  to
Stockholders,  as described herein, are incorporated by reference in Parts I and
II of this Form 10-K. The definitive Proxy Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting
of  Stockholders,  which has  previously  been  filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  after December 31, 2001, is  incorporated  by reference in
Part III of this Form 10-K.

                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

This  Annual  Report on Form  10-K/A is being  filed as  Amendment  No. 1 to the
Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31,
2001. This Form 10-K/A is filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission for
the  sole  purpose  of  revising  Exhibit  23,  Consent  of  Independent  Public
Accountants,  as a result  of an  ommission.  Except  for  Exhibit  23, no other
information contained in the original report on Form 10-K is included herewith.




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                      KERR-McGEE CORPORATION


                                      By:      Luke R. Corbett*
                                               ------------------------------
                                               Luke R. Corbett,
                                               Chief Executive Officer




April 15, 2002                        By:      (Robert M. Wohleber)
--------------                                 ------------------------------
    Date                                       Robert M. Wohleber
                                               Senior Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer




                                      By:      (John M. Rauh)
                                               ------------------------------
                                               John M. Rauh
                                               Vice President and Controller
                                                 and Chief Accounting Officer



         *By his signature set forth below, John M. Rauh  has signed this Annual
          Report on Form 10-K/A as attorney-in-fact for the officer noted above,
          pursuant  to  power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange
          Commission.



                                      By:      (John M. Rauh)
                                               ------------------------------
                                                John M. Rauh


     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following  persons in the  capacities and on
the date indicated.


                                     By:      Luke R. Corbett*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Luke R. Corbett, Director

                                     By:      William E. Bradford*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              William E. Bradford, Director

                                     By:      Sylvia A. Earle*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Sylvia A. Earle, Director

                                     By:      David C. Genever-Watling*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              David C. Genever-Watling, Director

April 15, 2002                       By:      Martin C. Jischke*
--------------                                ----------------------------------
    Date                                      Martin C. Jischke, Director

                                     By:      William C. Morris*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              William C. Morris, Director

                                     By:      John J. Murphy*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              John J. Murphy, Director

                                     By:      Leroy C. Richie*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Leroy C. Richie, Director

                                     By:      Matthew R. Simmons*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Matthew R. Simmons, Director

                                     By:      Nicholas J. Sutton*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Nicholas J. Sutton, Director

                                     By:      Farah M. Walters*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Farah M. Walters, Director

                                     By:      Ian L. White-Thomson*
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Ian L. White-Thomson, Director


         *By  his signature set forth below, John M. Rauh has signed this Annual
          Report on Form 10-K/A  as  attorney-in-fact  for  the  directors noted
          above,  pursuant  to  the powers of attorney filed with the Securities
          and Exchange Commission.


                                       By:      (John M. Rauh)
                                                --------------------------------
                                                John M. Rauh