definition for: #Hess

Hess Corporation Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. The company primarily operates in the United States, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, the Joint Development Area of Malaysia/Thailand, Malaysia, and Norway. As of December 31, 2014, it had total proved reserves of 1,431 million barrels of oil equivalent. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.