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一 | Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.Crude prices rose sharply in early 2022 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are hovering around $90 per barrel after ticking another 9% higher this year. That has made big drillers cash rich and they are looking for places to invest. The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said that it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion. Upward pressure on oil prices are being applied from a number of fronts including the war in Ukraine. Oil markets are being stretched by cutbacks in oil production from Saudi Arabia and Russia, and now, a war between Israel and Hamas runs the risk of igniting a broader conflict in the Middle East. While attacks on Israel do not disrupt global oil supply, according to an analysis by the U.S Energy Information Administration, “they raise the potential for oil supply disruptions and higher oil prices.”Chevron said Monday that the acquisition of Hess adds a major oil field in Guyana as well as shale properties in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota. Guyana is a South American country of 791,000 people that is poised to become the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway. It has become a major producer in recent years with oil giants, including Exxon Mobil, China’s CNOOC, and also Hess, squared off in a heated competition for highly lucrative oil fields in northern South America.“This combination is aligned with our objective to safely deliver higher returns and lower carbon,” Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth said in prepared remarks. “In addition, Hess increases Chevron’s estimated production and free cash flow growth rates over the next five years, and is expected to extend our growth profile into the next decade supporting our plans to increase our peer-leading dividend growth and share repurchases.”=Chevron is paying for Hess with stock. Hess shareholders will receive 1.0250 shares of Chevron for each Hess share. Including debt, Chevron valued the deal at $60 billion. And even with alarms being raised over climate change after a summer of record-smashing temperatures, elevated energy prices have driven more exploration and more drilling, and big payouts for investors. There have been a number of acquisitions focused on U.S. shale fields and another round of consolidation in the energy sector began during the pandemic as big producers sought to cut costs. In the summer of 2020, Chevron announced that it was buying Noble Energy for $5 billion. Chevron made the deal when crude prices were down more than 30% in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. That same year, ConocoPhillips bought shale producer Concho Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $9.7 billion.Last month Britain gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.Chevron said the deal will help to increase the amount of cash given back to shareholders. The company anticipates that in January it will be able to recommend boosting its first-quarter dividend by 8% to $1.63. This would still need board approval. The company also expects to increase stock buybacks by $2.5 billion to the top end of its guidance range of $20 billion per year once the transaction closes.The boards of both Chevron and Hess have approved the deal announced Monday after six months of negotiations, and is targeted to close in the first half of next year. It still needs approval by Hess shareholders. John Hess, the company's CEO, is expected to join Chevron’s board. His family owns a large chunk of Hess. Shares of Chevron Corp., based in San, Ramon, California, declined more than 3% Monday. Share of Hess Corp., based in New York City, fell slightly.。民以食为天，食以安为先。为确保辖区市民“舌尖上的安全”，区市场监督管理局组织开展夏季食品安全检查，切实消除食品安全隐患，牢牢拧紧夏季食品生产“安全阀”。

二 | 　　日前，区市场监督管理局工作人员走进辖区内餐饮企业，食品证照及从业人员的健康证摆放位置显著，桌面上调味制品摆放整齐有序，商品标签贴放标准。　　据一位餐饮企业负责人介绍，餐饮行业在夏季高温期间，对食材的新鲜、质保、规格有着较高的管控，所用餐具食品，跟贴随货单验货，也会对食用餐具进行及时消毒，明码标价，诚信经营，是企业的服务理念，确保广大顾客能够吃的放心、安心。　　据了解，为扎实做好食品安全工作，区市场监督管理局压实工作责任，夯实工作举措，常态化开展食品安全排查，严格按照“零容忍、严执法、重实效”的工作要求，加大对违规经营行为打击力度，引导企业和商户树立诚信经营理念，责令存在安全隐患的企业和商户及时进行整改并组织开展“回头看”，切实守住夏季食品安全“警戒线”。　　区市场监督管理局将重点对易腐易变质食品、冷冻食品等加大执法力度，严格查处销售过期变质食品以及未明码标价等违法行为，持续开展食品安全大检查，进一步压实食品生产经营者的主体责任，坚决守牢食品安全底线，确保广大人民群众夏季食品安全。