Hess flies to Las Vegas the week Chevron integration hits a milestone

Hess flew from Essex County Airport in New Jersey to a private airstrip near Las Vegas on May 19, a 4-hour 25-minute trip in the company’s Gulfstream G650ER. The flight arrives just over a month after the Federal Trade Commission lifted its restriction on John Hess joining Chevron’s board of directors, per a Chevron press release on July 18, 2025.

Hess’s presence in Las Vegas comes the same week Chevron finalized its $55 billion all-stock acquisition of Hess Corporation, closing out a contentious legal dispute with Exxon Mobil over Guyana’s Stabroek Block oil assets, as reported by the Houston Chronicle. The deal gives Chevron a 30% stake in the offshore field, one of the largest oil discoveries in the last decade. John Hess, the former CEO, is now cleared to join Chevron’s board, subject to approval.

The trip continues a pattern of travel between the New York area and the West Coast. In the days before this flight, Hess flew from Newark to Washington, D.C., and London, likely for meetings tied to the merger’s regulatory and arbitration proceedings. Las Vegas, while not a recurring destination in the company’s flight history, may host board-related discussions or investor events as Chevron integrates Hess’s assets across the Permian Basin, Bakken, and Guyana.