It's about time. This was supposed to be a quick and easily executed merger. In other industries, these mergers do take years, but not in the oil industry.

Bigness matters in the oil business. Companies want to get bigger and stronger. With Triton, Hess moves up another peg so they now have more entrée into a variety of areas.

The current valuation largely reflects the company's strong fundamental outlook.

The big kicker here is the potential for oil and gas in Equatorial Guinea. This will give Hess potential significant upside if they have additional discoveries there.

They are the key lynch pin within OPEC. They can control the price at any time.

I'm being assessed for it. I get nothing, ... I was told by the time I got my tax bill I would get water. My mistake was in not asking them what year.