Chevron completed its purchase of Hess after prevailing in a legal dispute with Exxon over one of the most promising oil projects in the world.

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Chevron (CVX) can move forward with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess (HES) after officials dismissed ExxonMobil's (XOM) attempt to block the deal. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Ines Ferré joins Morning Brief to explain how this win secures a key energy reserve for Chevron and what it means for the company's future in the region.

Chevron closed its $55 billion acquisition of Hess on Friday after winning a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the biggest oil discovery in decades - the Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana,

Chevron will proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after it prevailed in a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the largest oil discovery in decades.

Chevron Corp. won its arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil Corp. and has closed its $53-billion deal to buy Hess Corp. more than 20 months after the takeover was announced.

Chevron struck the deal to acquire Hess in October 2023. Exxon tried to block the move last year, saying it had a right of first refusal to buy Hess’ Guyana assets because of its joint operating agreement with Hess and the China National Offshore Oil Corp., or Cnooc, for the Stabroek Block.

Arbitrators cleared the way for the long-delayed $53 billion acquisition after Exxon tried to pre-empt the deal.

The 20-month feud between the Western Hemisphere’s two most powerful oil companies over the biggest offshore discovery in a generation hinged on a single clause of a contract few people have ever seen.