Marathon Petroleum Corporation is an American petroleum refining, marketing and pipeline transportation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, spun off in 2011 from Marathon Oil Corporation to separate the downstream refining and retail business from upstream oil and gas exploration. Its lineage traces back to the Ohio Oil Company founded in 1887, and the company for many years operated the Speedway convenience store and fuel chain before selling it to 7-Eleven's parent company in 2021.
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Company TypePublic company; petroleum refining, marketing and transportation 1 Founded YearWikipedia infobox founding date is November 9, 2009 (incorporation as a Marathon Oil subsidiary); the company became independent via a shareholder spin-off completed June 30, 2011, per the same article History section. HeadquartersFindlay, Ohio, United States 1 Company Type
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A major oil and gas company; classified in the atlas petroleum-industry.
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1. Wikipedia, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
WikipediaLead paragraph, REST summary extract, retrieved 2026-09-13
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is an American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
Infobox: founded
November 9, 2009
View the Source 2. StockAnalysis.com: StockAnalysis company profile for Marathon Petroleum Corporation
StockAnalysis.comCompany profile: EmployeesQuote, Company profile: Employees
Employees 18,500
3. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR): SEC EDGAR submissions for Marathon Petroleum Corp
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)exchanges
"exchanges": [ "NYSE" ]
tickers
"tickers": [ "MPC" ]
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