Hess Closing Its Seekonk, Swansea Gas Stations

Hess has announced it's closing its gas stations and will focus on “exploration and production,” according to media sources on Monday.

Recently, Elliott Management, one of the company’s largest shareholders, "accused the board of ‘poor oversight,’ and said that the company’s management was responsible for more than a ‘decade of failures,’” reported the Associated Press.

Hess will close its gas stations, including the ones at 35 G.a.r Highway and 800 G.a.r. Highway in Swansea and 1502 Newman Ave, and 1 Progress St., in Sekkonk and focus on other parts of the business, including oil exploration and production. Many of the stations are owned by Hess rather than franchises, reported AP.