Chevron Shows Confidence in Hess Merger and Guyana Dispute Resolution

The chief executives of Chevron Corporation (CVX) and Hess Corporation (HES) are confident that they will prevail in the arbitration challenge brought by Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) over a proposed merger valued at $53 billion.The Chevron-Hess merger,declared in 2023, remains on hold because of the arbitration challenge filed by the partners of the Stabroek block, ExxonMobil (45% operating interest) and CNOOC International (25% interest), claiming that they have a right of first refusal to buy Hess’ 30% i ...