Hess Corp set May 28 for a special meeting of shareholders to vote on Chevron Corp 's $53 billion buyout offer, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Chevron last October offered to acquire Hess Corp in a move to gain a foothold in oil-rich Guyana's lucrative offshore fields. The deal has been stalled by a regulatory review and challenged by Exxon Mobil, which has filed an arbitration claim that could block the deal.
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Galp Energia (GLPEY) concludes the first phase of exploration of the Mopane field in PEL 83 and estimates that it might contain nearly 10 billion barrels of oil.