Hess Corporation jets to Trenton amid New Jersey fuel price scrutiny

Hess Corporation's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N1454H, departed Teterboro Airport at 4:46 p.m. on May 10, 2026, touching down at Trenton Mercer Airport just 19 minutes later. The brief jaunt covered barely 50 miles, a hop typical for executives dodging New Jersey's notorious traffic.

The timing raises eyebrows: the trip lands the same week the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities convened a public stakeholder meeting on May 7 to address soaring energy costs, per an announcement on the agency's website. This follows a voluntary settlement announced around May 5, where Hess agreed to pay $372,391 over allegations of price hikes at its stations, as reported by Automotive Fleet—though the company admitted no wrongdoing.

Such local maneuvering fits Hess's pattern of shuttling between its New York headquarters and Washington, D.C., as seen in recent flights on May 6 and 7, amid ongoing integration with Chevron after last year's $53 billion acquisition. With recurring business in the region, including refining operations in nearby Port Reading, these trips underscore the quiet grind of regulatory navigation in the Garden State.