Hess tumbles as proposed sale to Chevron faces fresh delay
** Shares of oil producer Hess HES.N drop 7.4% at $142.07; on track of their biggest pct decline since Sept. 23, 2022
** Oil major Chevron CVX.N falls 4% to $154.10
** Chevron said late Wed its proposed purchase of Hess is facing a new delay as an arbitration panel is not expected to hear a rival's claim to Hess' stake in a Guyana oil-producing joint venture until May 2025
** Last October, Hess agreed to sell itself to Chevron for $53 bln in stock; the deal has been stalled by regulatory review and challenged by Exxon Mobil XOM.N, which claims a right to Hess's Guyana assets
** "If the issues continue or if the deal were to eventually fall apart, we could see further underperformance. This news creates a longer period of uncertainty for shareholders" - RBC Capital Markets analyst Biraj Borkhataria
** HES down 1.2% so far this year, while CVX is up 3.2%
Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru
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