OREANDA-NEWS. Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) announced today that it will host a conference call on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. EDT to provide an update on company operations and to discuss 2015 third-quarter financial results, which will be released earlier that day.

MPC participants will be Gary Heminger, president and chief executive officer, and Tim Griffith, senior vice president and chief financial officer. Other MPC executives will also be present during the call, which will be hosted by Geri Ewing, director of Investor Relations.

About Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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 5,500 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 2,760 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.