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Market Cap:$17.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$31.6B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company, engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as in refining and in marketing refined petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity. Our vision is to maximize shareholder value by enhancing financial performance and providing long-term profitable growth. We are committed to meeting the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our employees, safeguarding the environment and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities in which we do business. The Company has operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Azerbaijan, Thailand and Indonesia.

Chief Executive OfficerGordon Shearer
Number of Employees 13,500
Contact Information

1185 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

www.hess.com

(212) 997-8500

NAICS Code Petroleum Refineries: 324110

Recent Events

  • Analyst upgrades Hess to 'Outperform' on reserves

    6/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Goldman Said Buy Hess Corp HES On Yesterday's Weakness

    6/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Hess Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock

    6/05/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Hess Launches Miniature Toy Space Shuttle

    5/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Hess Is Set for Prices to Go Higher

    5/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hess warns against TRC mini-tender offer

    5/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Hess Corp. Selects Private Label Commercial Fleet Fueling Card Partner

    5/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Fleet One to handle Hess private labeled fleet fueling card

    5/14/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Hess: A Bold Explorer With Big, Undervalued Assets

    5/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-Goldman Sachs cuts Murphy Oil, Marathon Oil

    5/08/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Hess Reports Estimated Q1 2009 Results, Sees...

    4/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hess Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock

    3/04/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Bulk Transporter News Archive

    2/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Exxon Profit Down 33% as Prices Fall

    1/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hess Corporation Selects Organic as Digital Agency

    1/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Hess Corporation Selects Organic as Digital Agency

    1/26/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Greg Hill named President of Worldwide Exploration and Production

    1/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

News & Analysis

hess corp. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gordon Shearer Chief Executive Officer
George Sandison CFO, Europe
J.C. Stein Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Jeffrey Steinhorn Chief Information Officer
John P. Rielly CFO & Senior Vice President
P.R. Walton CIO & Vice President
F. Borden Walker Executive Vice President
J. Barclay Collins General Counsel & Executive Vice President
John J. O'Connor Executive Vice President
Brian Bohling Senior Vice President
E. Clyde Crouch Senior Vice President
Howard Paver Senior Vice President
John Gartman Senior Vice President
John J. Scelfo Senior Vice President
L.S. Massaro Senior Vice President, Business Development
Lawrence Ornstein Senior Vice President, Refining, Marketing Supply
Robert P. Strode Senior Vice President, Exploration, New Ventures
Scott Heck Senior Vice President
D.K. Kirshner Vice President, Supply & Trading
Darius Sweet Vice President, Terminals and Refining
E.S. Smith Vice President
G.C. Barry Vice President & Secretary & Deputy General Counsel
G.I. Bresnick Vice President, Health, Safety & Environ
H.I. Small Vice President-Terminal Operations
J.J. Lynett Vice President, Tax
Jay R. Wilson Vice President, Investor Relations
Jon Pepper Vice President, Corporate Communications
K. B. Wilcox Vice President & Controller
L.L. Chan Vice President, Risk Management
Martin Dunagin Vice President, Corporate Tax
O. K. Ong Vice President
R.J. Bartzokas Vice President, Audit & Compliance
R.J. Lawlor Vice President, Retail Marketing
Robert J. Vogel Vice President & Treasurer
Sachin Mehra Vice President
K.G. Daley Assistant Controller
A.D. Lopena Assistant Treasurer
C. S. Colman Deputy General Counsel
E. H. Macher Assistant Treasurer
Eric Fishman Assistant Treasurer
J. Alan Dunlop Assistant Secretary
Jackie Asafu-Adjaye Assistant Corporate Secretary
John Paganis Assistant Secretary
John Y Christopher Assistant Secretary
Lori Ryerkerk Senior Vice President, Refining and Terminals
N. P. Brountas Deputy Counsel & Assistant Secretary
R.B. Kirby Assistant Treasurer
Randy J. Pharr Assistant Secretary
T. B. Garcia Assistant Corp Secretary
Timothy Goodell General Counsel
William Drennen III Senior Vice President, Global Exploration & New Ventures
Thomas H. Kean Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John B. Hess Chairman & CEO
Craig G. Matthews Board of Directors
Edith E. Holiday Board of Directors
Ernst H. Von Metzsch Board of Directors
Frank A. Olson Board of Directors
Gregory P. Hill Board of Directors
John H Mullin Board of Directors
Nicholas F Brady Board of Directors
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Board of Directors
Robert N. Wilson Board of Directors

Prior to joining Hess LNG, a joint venture subsidiary of the Corporation, in 2004, Mr. Shearer was a consultant at Poten Partners, and held other senior positions in the liquefied natural gas industry.

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Hess Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Hess Corporation Senior Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation Chairman & CEO Current
Hess Energy Services Company LLC CEO Current
Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. Chairman & CEO Current
Air Hangar Incorporated CEO Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Corporation CFO, Europe Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President & Chief Risk Officer Current

Jeff has over 20 years of experience in working with companies to help drive Business and Information Technology Strategy and Operations. He joined Hess in 2006 as the Marketing and Refining (M&R) CIO. In 2008 he was promoted to the position of Global Chief Information Officer for the corporation. In this role, he is responsible for leading the IS organization in enabling and shaping business needs and strategies across the Exploration and Production (E&P), M&R, and Corporate businesses units. He is a member of the M&R Leadership Team (MRLT), the E&P Leadership Team (EPLT), and he chairs the Information Services Leadership Team (ISLT). Prior to joining Hess, Jeff spent five years as Senior VP and CIO of Linens 'N Things, a 500+ store home furnishings chain located throughout the US and Canada. While serving as CIO, Jeff also had responsibility for creating and running various other departments within the company, including Corporate Strategy, Planning and Business Analysis, Merchandise Analysis and the Business Value Group. Before Linens 'N Things, Jeff was with Accenture for 16 years. There, he focused on helping retail and consumer products companies identify and implement successful change. His areas of consulting specialty included Strategy, Process and Technology. While in the retail industry, Jeff was an active member of the CIO Council of the National Retail Federation (NRF). He also served on the Board of Advisors of a $1B software development company. Currently Jeff serves on the Board of Advisors of 2 university business schools.

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Hess Corporation Chief Information Officer Current
Hess Corporation Vice President Current
Linens 'n Things, Inc. CIO Former
Linens 'n Things, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
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Hess Energy Trading Co. LLC CFO Current
Hess Corporation CFO & Senior Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation CIO & Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation Executive Vice President Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Corporation General Counsel & Executive Vice President Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Energy Trading Co. LLC President Current
Hess Energy Services Company LLC President Current
Hess Corporation Executive Vice President Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President, Refining, Marketing Supply Current
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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President, Exploration, New Ventures Current
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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Supply & Trading Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Terminals and Refining Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President & Secretary & Deputy General Counsel Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Health, Safety & Environ Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President-Terminal Operations Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Tax Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Investor Relations Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Corporate Communications Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President & Controller Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Risk Management Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Corporate Tax Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Audit & Compliance Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President, Retail Marketing Current
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Hess Corporation Vice President & Treasurer Current

Mr. Mehra was employed in treasury and financial functions at General Motors before joining the Corporation in 2007.

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Hess Corporation Vice President Current
Hess Corporation Treasurer Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Controller Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Treasurer Current
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Hess Corporation Deputy General Counsel Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Treasurer Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Treasurer Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Secretary Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Corporate Secretary Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Secretary Current

John Y. Christopher, Jr. is a native of Butler, Alabama and a 1972 graduate of The University of Alabama C&BA in Finance-Real Estate. He is Vice President of Negotiations & Business, Global Exploration for Hess Corporation, Houston, Texas. Hess is America’s eighth largest energy company. He is the third of four direct generations to receive graduate degrees from Alabama. Mr. Christopher is responsible for negotiating and closing all global exploration agreements for Hess worldwide and since 2001 has closed contracts valued at $2.5 billion. He currently manages the business aspects of Hess exploration operations in nineteen countries on six continents. He has been actively engaged in exploration of energy since 1972. His first international position was in 1974 as Manager of Southern Africa, based in Johannesburg and responsible for seven countries. He has twice served as Chairman of the U. S. Outer Continental Shelf Committee, is presently a Director of the global Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, a member of the Houston Petroleum Club and Chairman of Houston International Dealmakers. He regularly meets with U.S. Department of Interior officials concerning offshore matters, country energy ministries and national oil companies. He and B.J. have been married for 32 years, have two children, one an Alabama engineering graduate, and is an avid Tide Pride member who regularly attends the Crimson Tide’s football games.

Organization Position Status
Hess Corporation Assistant Secretary Current
Aipn Board of Directors Current

Ms. Ryerkerk was employed in senior managerial positions principally in the refining and marketing operations of ExxonMobil prior to joining the Corporation in 2008.

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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President, Refining and Terminals Current
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Hess Corporation Deputy Counsel & Assistant Secretary Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Treasurer Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Secretary Current
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Hess Corporation Assistant Corp Secretary Current

Before joining the Corporation in 2009, Mr. Goodell was a partner in the law firm of White & Case LLP.

Organization Position Status
Hess Corporation General Counsel Current
White & Case Llp Current
Ahlstrom Corporation Former
Deutsche Bank AG Former
UPM-Kymmene Corporation Former
MidOcean Partners, LLP Former
Koch Industries, Inc. Former
Foster Wheeler Ltd. Former
New York Jets Football Club, Inc. Former
Saatchi & Saatchi Former
Swiss Bank Corp. Former

Mr. Drennen served in senior executive positions in exploration and technology at ExxonMobil and its subsidiaries prior to joining the Corporation in 2007.

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Hess Corporation Senior Vice President, Global Exploration & New Ventures Current
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Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
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Hess Microgen LLC Executive Vice President and President, Worldwide Exploration and Production Current
Hess Microgen LLC Board of Directors Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current

Mr. Mullin is chairman, Ridgeway Farm LLC, Brookneal, Va. (a privately held timber and farming business), since 1989. Formerly managing director, Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. (investment banking firm), New York, 1969-1989. He has served on the board since 2002, and is a member of the corporate governance and nominating, financial policy, executive and executive compensation committees.

Organization Position Status
Dillon Read Managing Director Current
Sonoco Products Company Chairman, Ridgeway Farm, Llc Current
Sonoco Products Company Board of Directors Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
Progress Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Progress Energy, Inc. Interim Chairman Former
Dillon Read Corporate Governance Committee Member Former

Mr. Brady is Chairman and founder of Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd. Prior to establishing Darby in 1994, Mr. Brady served as the 68th U.S. Secretary of the Department of Treasury. In this capacity, he also served as the U.S. Governor of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. During his four and one-half years at Treasury, Mr. Brady designed and implemented a successful strategy to resolve the $1.3 trillion less developed nation debt crisis. This strategy became known as the Brady Plan. The Plan offered debt relief to countries that had implemented substantial structural and economic reforms and served as a catalyst for the economic and political progress for many Latin American and Eastern European countries. The Brady Bonds became an important international fixed income category and reached a peak of $160 billion before amortizing or being retired by the issuing countries. Mr. Brady is also credited with containing and resolving the U.S. savings and loan industry crisis through the creation of the Resolution Trust Corporation and serving as its Chairman. Prior to his appointment as Treasury Secretary, Mr. Brady had a 34-year career in investment banking. He joined Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. in 1954 and rose to become President and Chief Executive Officer in 1971 and Chairman of the Board in 1974. Mr. Brady has served on five Presidential commissions, including service as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms, commonly called the Brady Commission, which investigated the causes of the 1987 stock market crash and recommended a number of reforms that were subsequently adopted. In 1982, Mr. Brady represented the State of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. Mr. Brady was Chairman of Purolator, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, from 1971 through 1987. He is a Director of Hess Corporation, Weatherford International, and a Director/ Trustee of the Templeton Funds.

Organization Position Status
Darby Overseas Investment, Ltd. Manager Current
Weatherford International Ltd. Director Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
Darby Overseas Investment, Ltd. Chairman and Founder Former
Dillon Read Chairman of the Board Former
Purolator Ltd Chairman Former
U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Former
Council on Foreign Relations member Former
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Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current

Robert N. Wilson has been a member of our board of directors since June 2003. Mr. Wilson served as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson, a global manufacturer of healthcare products, from 1986 until 2003. Mr. Wilson joined Johnson & Johnson in 1964. He was appointed to Johnson & Johnson’s executive committee in 1983 and was elected to its board of directors in 1986. Mr. Wilson is also a director of The Charles Schwab Corporation, a publicly traded retail brokerage firm, U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York and Amerada Hess Corporation, an integrated oil and gas company. Mr. Wilson received his B.A. in business administration from Georgetown College in Kentucky, and received an Executive Program B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Organization Position Status
U.S. Trust Corporation Current
Still River Systems Chairman Current
The Charles Schwab Corporation Director Current
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. Board of Directors Current
Hess Corporation Board of Directors Current
Hess Corporation chairman Former
Hess Corporation Director Former
Johnson & Johnson Vice Chairman Former
Columbia University Executive Program B.A. Former
Georgetown College B.A. in business administration Former
The Charles Schwab Corporation member Former
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey member Former
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Quad Ventures LLC General Partner Current
Thk Consulting, Inc Chairman Current
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Chairman Current
The National Campaign Chair Current
Carnegie Inc. Chairman, Chairman, Thk Consulting Current
Terror Free Tomorrow Board of Directors Current
Franklin Resources, Inc. Director Current
Hess Corporation Director Current
ARAMARK Corporation Director Current
CIT Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Drew University President Former
New Jersey & Company Former
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Board of Directors Former
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. Director Former
Columbia University M.A. Former
Columbia University Teachers College M.A. Former
Princeton University B.A. Former

Executive News

  • The Leapfrog Group Announces New Board Chair

    Reuters - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • The Leapfrog Group Announces New Board Chair

    PR Newswire - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Hess Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock

    NewsBlaze - 6/05/09 - View Story

  • Hess Provides Update on BM-S-22 License

    Forbes.com - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Hess Provides Update on BM-S-22 License

    Business Wire - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Michael Turner Appointed Senior Vice President of Global

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 6/01/09 - View Story

  • Hess Corporation Recommends Rejection of Mini-Tender Offer from TRC Capital

    Business Wire - 5/15/09 - View Story

  • Hess: A Bold Explorer With Big, Undervalued Assets

    Smart Money - 5/14/09 - View Story

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     HES $27.54 -25.57 (-48.15% )
Average Volume 5,615,940
Shares Outstanding 327.04M
Market Cap 9.0B
Year High 121.84
Year Low 25
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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