Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - NYSE:MRO, NYSE:VLO, NYSE:HES, NYSE:PSX

Pompano Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/16/2013 -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) percentage change dropped -0.41% to close at $31.93 with the total traded volume of 4,484,800shares as compare to average volume of 4.76million shares.

Company’s lowest price during last trade was $31.60 while its highest price remained $32.06 for the day. MRO’s total market capitalization is $22.56 billion along with 706.42 million shares outstanding. Its beta value stands at 1.33 points and its earning per shares remained $2.55.

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Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) reported that on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. EST, it has scheduled a conference call to announce the company’s financial results of fourth quarter and full-year 2012. This conference call will be webcasted on the Marathon Oil Corporation’s official website.

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) reported the upsurge of 1.33% after opening at the price of $35.03 its closing price for the day was $35.80.

VLO’s total trading volume for the day was 7,050,800shares versus its average volume of 7.81 million shares. Company’s current market capitalization stands at $19.82 billion along with 553.54 million shares.

Valero Energy Company’s earning per share is $2.00 while its beta value stands at 1.49 times.

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If we look at previous 5 day’s performance of the stock, it remained optimistic with the gain of 1.39%; in its last one month’s trade it gained7.28%.

Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) percentage change increased0.44% to close at $56.67 with the total traded volume of 3,936,300shares as compare to average volume of 3.36 million.

Its market capitalization is $19.36 billion and EPS was $4.46. Its beta value stands at 1.24 times. HES’s shares were trading within the range of $55.83-$56.78 while its opening price was $56.10.

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Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) unveiled that on Wednesday, January 30, at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, it will hold a conference call to discuss the earnings releases of fourth quarter 2012.

If we look at previous three months trade, it gained more than 3% while in last 5 day’s it remained up 2.27%.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) reported the decline of 1.73% and closed at $52.24 with the total traded volume of 4,499,600shares, stock’s opening price was $51.35. The company has total of 625.81 million outstanding shares and its total market capitalization is $32.69 billion.

52-week price range of the stock remained $28.75 - $55.31, while during last trade its minimum price was $51.20 and it gained highest price of $52.33. Company’s last 5 days shows adowntrend with plunge of -1.69%.

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