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Marathon Petroleum +2% on surprise Q1 profit as refining margins rise

Published 04/27/2017, 12:30 PM
© Reuters.  Marathon Petroleum +2% on surprise Q1 profit as refining margins rise
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  • Marathon Petroleum (MPC +2%) moves higher after reporting a surprise Q1 profit, as refining margins jump 18% despite challenging market conditions.
  • While refining operating losses narrowed to $70M in the quarter from $86M a year ago, refining and marketing margins rose 18% to $11.65/bbl, well above a Barclays (LON:BARC) estimate of $10.30/bbl.
  • MPC says Q1 refinery direct operating costs rose 16.5% to $9.45/bbl but still came in well below a Jefferies estimate of $10.18/bbl.
  • Q1 total throughput fell 3.7% to 1.71M bbl/day, but the result edged Barclays' forecast for 1.68M bbl/day, and the company expects to process 1.975M bbl/day in the current quarter, 4.6% higher than a year ago.
  • MPC also says a special committee expects to complete the ongoing review of Speedway's divestiture by mid-2017.
  • Now read: Marathon Petroleum Corp. 2017 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Slides


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