Exxon, Chevron face off over Guyana asset

  • Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX, ETR:CHV) and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM, ETR:XONA) will square off this week in a private arbitration hearing in London that could determine the future of one of the world's most lucrative oil discoveries. At stake is Chevron's proposed $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp, whose crown jewel is a 30% stake in a giant offshore oil project in Guyana.