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(World Oil) – U.S. regulators will allow Chevron to move forward with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess but are barring Chief Executive Officer John Hess from joining the supermajor’s board, saying he improperly communicated with OPEC.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a statement Monday that Hess communicated with members of the group and its allies, encouraging them in some cases to stabilize oil production and draw down inventories.

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Hess Corp. CEO John Hess won’t be joining Chevron’s 12-person board of directors, even assuming the companies close their $53 billion deal, currently mired in arbitration, under a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consent order made public today. For years, Hess communicated about oil production with high-level OPEC and Saudi officials in public and in private, the FTC found as it investigated the proposed merger. “Today’s complaint identifies stat…

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Hess Corp. CEO John Hess won't be joining Chevron's 12-person board of directors, even assuming the companies close their $53 billion deal, currently mired in arbitration, under a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consent order made public today. For years, Hess communicated about oil production with high-level OPEC and Saudi officials in public and in private, the FTC found as it investigated the proposed merger. "Today's complaint identifies stat…

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John Hess, chief executive officer of Hess Corp., speaks at the 2024 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.  F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images    
The Federal Trade Commission has banned Hess Corp. CEO John Hess from Chevron‘s board as a condition for the oil companies’ $53 billion merger to move forward. The FTC on Monday alleged that Hess encouraged OPEC representatives to draw down invent…

FTC clears Chevron-Hess deal, bans John Hess from board

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