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A single line buried in an old contract kicked off a 20-month battle between ExxonMobil and Chevron over the biggest offshore oil discovery in years.

The story behind how it unfolded shows how American oil executives’ usual cordial relationships were pushed to the breaking ...

Chevron closed its $55bn (R975bn) acquisition of Hess on Friday after winning a landmark legal battle against ExxonMobil in ...

The passage in a confidential agreement signed more than a decade ago that governs how producers work together in Guyana’s booming oil field was the basis for Exxon Mobil Corp.’s arbitration case that ...

Chevron Corp. has prevailed in a 20-month fight to buy Hess Corp. for $53 billion, overcoming a challenge by arch rival Exxon ...

Chevron's arbitration victory over Exxon and closing of its $53B acquisition of Hess helps solve one of Chevron's biggest ...

Exxon Mobil has lost its arbitration challenge to block Chevron's $55 billion Hess acquisition deal, but the top U.S. oil producer managed to delay the tie-up by over a year, costing its rival ...

Chevron has won a major arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil, removing a key obstacle to its planned acquisition of Hess.

Chevron completed its $55 billion purchase of Hess last Friday, after winning a landmark court battle against Exxon Mobil. This ...

As the dust settles from a bruising legal battle over the world’s marquee oil bonanza, the leaders of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. face a new challenge: collaboration.