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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

We are committed to meeting the highest standards of corporate citizenship by safeguarding the environment.

Hess Corporation recognizes that to grow our business and help meet the increasing global demand for energy we must do so in a manner that protects the world’s land, water and air resources. Our goal is to have environmentally sound practices wherever we work.

The company’s operations are managed to avoid or minimize impacts to the environment. As a global organization we face the challenge of conducting operations in areas with sensitive or unique environmental characteristics. Our systematic approach to environmental management and our commitment to understanding the human and natural ecosystems in which we work provide us with a framework to meet these challenges. This includes environmental baseline surveys and environmental impact assessments prior to the start of our projects, the introduction of appropriate operational controls and on going monitoring during operations.