A Marathon Oil well site is seen as oil and gas activity dips in the Eagle Ford Shale oilfield in Texas, U.S., because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in demand for oil globally. May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Hilleron Thursday became the latest U.S. oil producer to raise its quarterly dividend as COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and increased travel demand lift crude prices.
The company raised its dividend by 33% to 4 cents per share and said it redeemed $500 million in debt, addressing its next significant maturity.
And the media is “ wondering WHY the cost of gas is going up”....🙄