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HOVENSA L.L.C. to Close Some Units and Reduce Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
HOVENSA L.L.C. (HOVENSA) today announced plans to shut down certain processing units on the west side of its refinery. This action will reduce the refinery’s crude oil distillation capacity from 500,000 barrels per day (BPD) to 350,000 BPD, with no impact on the capacity of its coker or fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. This reconfiguration will be completed in the first quarter of 2011.

Hess Completes Acquisition of Additional Bakken Acreage
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today that is has completed the acquisition of 167,000 net acres in the Bakken oil shale play in North Dakota from TRZ Energy, LLC for $1,050 million in cash. The acquired properties are located near Hess' existing acreage and have current net production of approximately 4,400 boe/d.

Hess Completes Acquisition of American Oil & Gas Inc.
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today it has completed the acquisition of American Oil & Gas Inc. The all-stock transaction increases Hess' strategic position in the Bakken oil play in North Dakota by approximately 85,000 net acres.

Hess Acquires Additional Bakken Acreage
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today that it has agreed to acquire 167,000 net acres in the Bakken oil shale play in North Dakota from TRZ Energy, LLC for $1,050 million in cash.

KCA DEUTAG awarded multimillion Euro shale oil drilling contract by HESS in France
KCA DEUTAG, the international drilling and engineering contractor, has been awarded a contract by HESS Oil France S.A.S with a total firm contract value in excess of €6.5 million.

Wood Group awarded a 3-year contract extension by Hess Limited
Wood Group has been reappointed for three years as the prime contractor by Hess Limited and co-venturers to provide operations & maintenance services to the Triton FPSO operating in the Bittern, and Greater Guillemot Area, located 140 miles east of Aberdeen. The contract also has three further one-year extension options and is estimated to be worth up to £50million per year.