OREANDA-NEWS. Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) announced today that its board of directors declared a dividend of USD 0.50 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable on Dec. 10, 2014, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Nov. 19, 2014.

On Oct. 30, MPC will provide an update on its 2014 third-quarter results through an earnings news release, to be followed by a conference call scheduled for 10 a.m. EDT that day.

MPC is the nation's fourth-largest refiner, with a crude oil refining capacity of approximately 1.7 million barrels per calendar day in its seven-refinery system. Marathon brand gasoline is sold through approximately 5,400 independently owned retail outlets across 19 states. In addition, Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns and operates the nation's second-largest convenience store chain, with approximately 2,740 convenience stores in 22 states. MPC also owns, leases or has ownership interests in approximately 8,300 miles of pipeline. Through subsidiaries, MPC owns the general partner of MPLX LP, a midstream master limited partnership. MPC's fully integrated system provides operational flexibility to move crude oil, feedstocks and petroleum-related products efficiently through the company's distribution network in the Midwest, Southeast and Gulf Coast regions.