OREANDA-NEWS. Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) announced that on Sept. 30, 2014, its subsidiary, Speedway LLC, closed its acquisition of Hess' retail operations and related assets. The USD 2.82 billion transaction includes a USD 2.37 billion base purchase price, capital leases that were cash settled at closing for USD 263 million, and USD 194 million of estimated working capital, subject to post-closing adjustments. The transaction was announced May 22, 2014, and includes all of Hess' retail operations, transport operations, and shipper history on various pipelines.

"This transformative acquisition provides Speedway a significant growth platform by expanding our retail presence to 23 states throughout the East Coast and Southeast," said MPC President and Chief Executive Officer Gary R. Heminger. "Growing Speedway's footprint as a premier convenience store operator into the Eastern U.S. supports our strategic focus of increased investment in our stable cash-flow businesses. We believe targeting the significant synergy potential in this business, including best practices and economies of scale, should drive continued earnings growth into the future and enhance the value proposition to MPC investors."