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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2007

                                  TENNECO INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


             Delaware                     1-12387                76-0515284
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer of
 incorporation or organization)         File Number)            Incorporation
                                                             Identification No.)


  500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS                 60045
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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     (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD

     On March 7, 2007, Tenneco Inc. announced that Hari N. Nair, Executive Vice
President and Managing Director of Europe, South America and India will become
Executive Vice President -- President, International, adding the Asia Pacific
region to his responsibilities. In addition, the company announced that Tim
Jackson, Senior Vice President, Global Technology and Managing Director, Asia
Pacific, will move into the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer. Both
appointments are effective immediately.

     A copy of the company's announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.          Description

99.1                 Press release issued March 7, 2007





                                   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.


                                               TENNECO INC.


Date: March 8, 2007                            By: /s/ Kenneth R. Trammell
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                                                   Kenneth R. Trammell
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer