Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) following the satisfaction of all necessary closing conditions, including a favorable arbitration outcome regarding Hess’ offshore Guyana asset.

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Chevron has prevailed against Exxon Mobil in a dispute over Hess Corporation’s offshore oil assets in the South American nation of Guyana.

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The share price of Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) surged by 6.91% between July 7 and July 11, 2025, putting it among the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week. Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) is a leader in deepwater development and production,

Hess Midstream LP (NYSE: HESM) ("Hess Midstream") announced today that following the completion of the merger between Hess Corporation ("Hess") and Chevron Corporation ("Chevron"), Hess Midstream’s general partner has appointed new members to its Board of Directors (the "Board") and has appointed new executive officers.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday reversed a previous order that had barred Hess Corp CEO John Hess from the board of directors at Chevron as a condition of the oil giant's pending $53 billion acquisition of his company.

Shares of Hess Corp. HES shed 2.46% to $149.45 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.14% to 6,268.56 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.20% to 44,459.65.