Aug 2 (Reuters) - Oil giant Chevron Corp ( CVX ) missed

estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, hurt by weak

refining margins.

The company, whose $53 billion takeover of Hess has

been delayed to at least May next year, reported adjusted

earnings of $2.55 per share for the second quarter, missing

analysts' estimates of $2.93.

(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil

D'Silva)