
Hess is owned by Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), which acquired Hess Corporation for approximately $55 billion in a deal completed July 18, 2025. Founded by Leon Hess in 1933, the brand is known for its Guyana and Bakken oil assets, its former gas station chain, and the Hess Toy Truck holiday tradition. Hess now operates as a wholly owned Chevron subsidiary.
Parent Company
Acquired
2025
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Publicly Traded
Headquarters
| Brand | Parent Company | Ownership Type |
|---|---|---|
| Hess | Chevron Corporation | Subsidiary |
Leon Hess founded Hess Incorporated in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in 1933, at age 19, after his father's fuel delivery business went bankrupt. Starting with a single used 615-gallon truck, he delivered heating oil seven days a week and underbid bigger competitors for federal contracts.
The company grew through the postwar decades into refining and retail: a Perth Amboy refinery in the late 1950s, the first Hess gas station in Paterson in 1960, and a chain that eventually topped 1,200 stations along the East Coast, recognizable by their green and white livery. A 1969 merger with Amerada Petroleum created Amerada Hess, adding real oil production assets, and the company shortened its name to Hess Corporation in 2006.
The Hess Toy Truck began in 1964 as a holiday gesture for gas station customers and became a cultural fixture, released every year since and still sold online.
Under John B. Hess, who succeeded his father in 1995, the company shed its downstream businesses, including the gas stations sold to Speedway in 2014 for about $2.9 billion, to concentrate on upstream. The strategy centered on the Exxon-operated Stabroek block offshore Guyana, where discoveries from 2015 onward made Hess the most desirable independent oil company in the industry.
Chevron agreed to buy Hess in October 2023. The deal was delayed more than a year by arbitration claims from ExxonMobil and CNOOC over preemption rights in Guyana. Chevron won the arbitration and closed the deal on July 18, 2025.
What does Chevron own?
Chevron owns an integrated portfolio of energy assets including oil and gas exploration and production facilities, refineries, retail fuel stations, and petrochemical manufacturing operations through Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. The company's major brands include Chevron, Texaco, Caltex, Havoline, Delo, and Extra Mile. Following the July 2025 acquisition of Hess Corporation, Chevron also owns a 30% stake in the Stabroek Block off Guyana with more than 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Is Chevron publicly traded?
Yes, Chevron is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CVX. The company has been publicly traded since the early 20th century and is one of the largest energy companies by market capitalization in the United States. It is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Who founded Chevron?
Chevron traces its origins to the Pacific Coast Oil Company, founded in 1879 in San Francisco by California entrepreneurs. The company became part of Standard Oil in 1900 and operated as Standard Oil of California until the Standard Oil breakup in 1911. The Chevron name was adopted in 1984 following the acquisition of Gulf Oil.
Where is Chevron headquartered?
Chevron is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA. The company relocated its headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Houston in 2024, with the move effective January 1, 2025. Chevron had approximately 7,000 employees in the Houston area at the time of the announcement. Positions supporting California operations remain in San Ramon.
How many brands does Chevron own?
Chevron owns 6 major brands across its energy portfolio: Chevron (premium fuel), Texaco (fuel brand), Caltex (international fuel brand), Havoline (motor lubricants), Delo (heavy-duty lubricants), and Extra Mile (convenience stores).
Who owns Chevron?
Chevron is publicly owned with no controlling shareholder. Ownership is broadly distributed among institutional investors, mutual funds, and individual shareholders. Major institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street Global Advisors, typical of large-cap U.S. corporations.
What is Chevron's revenue?
For FY2025, Chevron reported total revenues and other income of $189.0 billion, down from $202.8 billion in FY2024. Net income attributable to Chevron was $12.3 billion, or $6.63 per diluted share. The decline reflected lower crude oil prices, partly offset by higher production from the Hess acquisition and record Permian Basin output.
Has Chevron made major acquisitions recently?
Yes. Chevron completed its acquisition of Hess Corporation on July 18, 2025, for approximately $53 billion in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition gives Chevron a 30% stake in the Stabroek Block off Guyana, with more than 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil. The deal faced an arbitration challenge from ExxonMobil and CNOOC, which the International Chamber of Commerce resolved in Chevron's favor.
The brand's most public dispute was corporate rather than operational: ExxonMobil and CNOOC claimed preemption rights over the Guyana stake and took Chevron's acquisition to ICC arbitration, delaying the deal for more than a year before losing in July 2025.
The FTC's antitrust review initially barred John Hess from joining Chevron's board over his communications with OPEC officials, a restriction lifted the day before closing.
Historically, Hess refineries and stations generated standard oil industry environmental matters, including MTBE groundwater litigation and Clean Air Act settlements. None remain material under Chevron ownership.
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