Then there is, of course, the Hess Corp. deal, which is perhaps the best evidence that Chevron is realistic about the future of oil demand. Hess Corp. is Exxon's partner in Guyana's Stabroek Block. It has a 30% stake in that block and the over 11 billion barrels of oil sitting underneath it. Chevron wants that stake—and who wouldn't, except the devout believers in peak oil demand?