美国最大的两家石油和天然气公司——美孚公司和雪佛龙公司正在为南美诱人的奖品展开一场庞然大物之战：圭亚那斯塔布鲁克区块 30% 的权益。

该资产目前由赫斯公司 (Hess Corp.) 所有，雪佛龙于 10 月份同意以 530 亿美元的价格收购该公司。该理论认为，虽然赫斯在巴肯确实拥有有吸引力的资产，但斯塔布鲁克是卖点。

埃克森美孚和雪佛龙已经在该地区生产，但鉴于行业对海上国际钻探的兴趣，圭亚那在很大程度上被视为“下一件大事”。

The two largest oil and gas companies in the U.S.—Exxon Mobil and Chevron—are engaged in a battle of the behemoths for a tantalizing South American prize: a 30% interest in Guyana’s Stabroek Block.

The asset is currently owned by Hess Corp., which Chevron agreed to buy in October for a cool $53 billion. The theory goes that while Hess certainly has attractive assets in the Bakken, Stabroek was the selling point.

Exxon and Chevron are already producing in the region, but given the industry appetite for offshore international drilling, Guyana is largely viewed as the “next big thing.”