In Q2, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) spent $569 million on capital programs (53% on Refining & Marketing and 42% on the Midstream segment) compared to $562 million in the year-ago period.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Kristina Kazarian - IR Maryann Mannen - CEO John Quaid - CFO Rick Hessling - Chief Commercial Officer Timothy Aydt - EVP, MPLX GP LLC David Heppner - Chief Strategy Officer & SVP, Business Development Conference Call Participants Manav Gupta - UBS Neil Mehta - Goldman Sachs Paul Cheng - Scotiabank Roger Read - Wells Fargo John Royall - JPMorgan Jason Gabelman - TD Cowen Carlos Escalante - Wolfe Research Matthew Blair - TPH Theresa Chen - Barclays Operator Welcome to the MPC Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Sheila, and I will be your operator for today's call.

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.04 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.32 per share a year ago.

FINDLAY, Ohio , Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Second -quarter net income attributable to MPLX of $1.2 billion and net cash provided by operating activities of $1.6 billion Adjusted EBITDA attributable to MPLX of $1.7 billion and distributable cash flow of $1.4 billion Returned $949 million of capital to unitholders Progressing Permian growth strategy; Preakness II processing plant began operations in July; announced increased ownership in BANGL NGL pipeline, and FID of the Blackcomb natural gas pipeline MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX) today reported second-quarter 2024 net income attributable to MPLX of $1,176 million, compared with $933 million for the second quarter of 2023. Second-quarter 2024 net income includes a $151 million gain from the closing of the strategic transaction combining the Whistler and Rio Bravo natural gas assets.

Top U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum posted lower second-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by lower refining margins.

FINDLAY, Ohio , Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Second -quarter net income attributable to MPC of $1.5 billion, or $4.33 per diluted share; adjusted net income of $1.4 billion, or $4.12 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA of $3.4 billion and net cash provided by operating activities of $3.2 billion, reflecting strong operational and commercial performance Advanced Midstream growth; $1.6 billion segment adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter, up 6% year-over-year, focused in the Permian and Marcellus MPC received $550 million quarterly distribution from MPLX, demonstrating the value of the strategic relationship Returned $3.2 billion of capital through $2.9 billion of share repurchases and $290 million of dividends Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) today reported net income attributable to MPC of $1.5 billion, or $4.33 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024, compared with net income attributable to MPC of $2.2 billion, or $5.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2023.  Adjusted net income was $1.4 billion, or $4.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.

With favorable oil prices, energy companies' upstream business scenario is likely to have benefited. Let's see how Devon (DVN), Marathon (MPC) and W&T Offshore (WTI) are placed ahead of Q2 earnings.

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Lower refining margins are likely to have impacted the second-quarter earnings of Marathon Petroleum (MPC).

The latest trading day saw Marathon Petroleum (MPC) settling at $177.02, representing a -0.71% change from its previous close.

FINDLAY, Ohio , July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) has declared a dividend of $0.825 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable Sept.