Hess lands in Fernandina Beach the week Guyana profits top national budget

John Hess flew from Newark to Fernandina Beach, Florida on May 22, 2026, touching down aboard the Gulfstream G650ER N1454H after a brief local pattern at Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport. The flight followed a longer trip from the New York area earlier that same day.

Hess arrived in Florida the same week Kaieteur News reported that Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. posted an accumulated surplus of GY$1.741 trillion for 2025, a figure that exceeds Guyana’s entire 2026 national budget of GY$1.558 trillion [kaieteurnewsonline.com](https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/2026/05/17/beyond-stratospheric-2025-returns-for-hess/). The report, published May 17, notes that the surplus from Hess’s 30% stake in the Stabroek Block nearly equals all petroleum revenues ever deposited into Guyana’s sovereign wealth fund since production began. The disclosure comes less than a year after Chevron completed its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation in July 2025, after which John Hess joined Chevron’s board [theglobeandmail.com](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-chevrons-53-billion-hess-deal-greenlit-after-exxons-legal-challenge/).

Fernandina Beach has not been a regular stop in recent flight logs; Hess typically shuttles between Teterboro, Las Vegas, Houston, and Washington. This appears to be a rare personal visit, likely to the Amelia Island area, where the former CEO may own property. The timing — just days after a report highlighting the staggering scale of Guyana profits — suggests a break from the boardroom rather than a business meeting.