Hess quarterly net income more than doubles on asset sales

Reuters

Published Oct 29, 2014 09:07AM ET

Updated Oct 29, 2014 09:20AM ET

Hess quarterly net income more than doubles on asset sales

(Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Hess Corp (N:HES) said on Wednesday its quarterly net income more than doubled due in part to gains from recent asset sales and a production jump in North Dakota's Bakken shale formation.

The company posted net income of $1 billion, or $3.31 per share, compared with $420 million, or $1.23 per share, in the year-ago period.