CEO John Hess describes the need for climate and energy literacy in order to tackle the critical challenge of climate change, the vital importance of the oil and gas industry to the U.S. economy, and the company’s strategic focus in the latest edition of the CERAWeek Conversations series with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin.

Hess announced it has made a final investment decision to proceed with development of the Payara Field offshore Guyana after the development plan received approval from the government of Guyana. 

Hess is a leading producer with premier acreage and an advantaged infrastructure position in the core of North Dakota’s Bakken shale formation. We have an inventory of high return drilling locations and a proven track record of asset optimization, cost reduction and value creation.

Hess is a leader in deepwater development and production, with top quartile performance in offshore drilling and project delivery. We are the fifth-largest gross operated deepwater producer in the Gulf of Mexico and also have offshore assets in Europe, Asia Pacific and South America.