Hess's Gulfstream G650ER lands at Wolberg's Private Airport the day Chevron closes its $53B acquisition

Hess's Gulfstream G650ER (N1454H) was tracked flying from Newark Liberty International Airport to Wolberg's Private Airport on July 1, 2026, a short hop of roughly 235 knots at 5,675 feet. The aircraft departed KEWR at 13:54 UTC and arrived at 7ND1 at 12:41 UTC, according to public ADS-B data.

If Hess was aboard, the timing would suggest a trip tied to the closing of Chevron's $55 billion acquisition of Hess, which Reuters reported on July 18, 2025, after Chevron won a landmark legal battle against Exxon Mobil over rights to the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The deal, one of the largest energy acquisitions in a decade, gives Chevron access to more than 11 billion barrels of oil. The aircraft's arrival at Wolberg's Private Airport, a small field near the Hess headquarters in New York, could align with internal integration meetings or legal formalities.

Hess's aircraft has made multiple short hops in recent days, including a flight from Newark to Wolberg's on July 1, consistent with the company's pattern of regional travel during the merger's final stages. The aircraft, a Gulfstream G650ER, has logged 34 flight hours across 16 tracked movements since the deal closed, emitting roughly 152.3 tonnes of CO₂, per celebplanes data.