Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) CEO Darren Woods reportedly stated that the company is not aiming to buy Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES). Instead, Exxon is trying to secure preemption rights over Hess’ Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), reported Reuters. In his first public remarks on the company’s purpose of an arbitration case that could block Chevron’s $53 billion deal for Hess, Woods reportedly said that they would not have waited for Chevron to announce its deal if Exxon had wanted to buy Hess. Exxon wants to “evaluate that value and do what is in the best in…
