Company Updates, Stock Price Movements, Donations, Leadership Changes, and Dividend Announcements - Analyst Notes on EOG, Monsanto, NOV, LyondellBasell and MPC

NEW YORK, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG), Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV), LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) and Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1395-100free.

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EOG Resources Inc. Analyst Notes
On April 16, 2014, EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) reported via an SEC filing that the Company expects to post a $155.7 million non-cash loss in Q1 2014 related to its mark-to-market crude-oil and natural-gas derivatives contracts. EOG said that during the quarter, net cash paid for settlements of crude-oil and natural-gas derivative contracts was $34 million. The Company will host a conference call on May 6, 2014, to discuss Q1 2014 financial results. On February 24, 2014, the Company reported that it swung to a profit in Q4 2013 amid a strong revenue increase, largely driven by higher crude-oil and condensate revenue. The Company also approved a 2-1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend and declared a post-split quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share on the common stock. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2014 to holders of record as of April 16, 2014. The full analyst notes on EOG are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/1395-EOG-22Apr2014.pdf

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Monsanto Company Analyst Notes
On April 9, 2014, Monsanto Company (Monsanto) announced a grant of $100,000 to stl250 - a non-profit organization on occasion of the St. Louis' 250th birthday and as a part of region's yearlong celebration. According to the Monsanto, stl250 will use this grant to support its volunteer initiative, St. Louis Serves. The grant will help St. Louis Serves in engaging at least 250,000 people to volunteer a total of one million hours throughout the bi-state region in 2014. In addition, the Company has also urged its St. Louis region employees to increase the number of volunteer hours by 35% or 50,000 volunteer hours for St. Louis Serves. Deborah Patterson, Monsanto's Vice President of Employee Engagement and Global Contributions, at the Company's annual National Volunteer Week breakfast, said, "Making lives better, whether it is through advancing agriculture or through philanthropy, is what we do." The full analyst notes on Monsanto are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/1395-MON-22Apr2014.pdf

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National Oilwell Varco Inc. Analyst Notes
On April 9, 2014, National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) announced the appointment of Marcela E. Donadio to the Company's Board of Directors, with effect from April 8, 2014. Ms. Donadio was previously working with Ernst & Young LLP as Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, a post from which she retired in March 2014. With the appointment of Donadio, NOV's Board now consists of 10 directors, eight of whom are external and Independent. In addition the Company informed that NOW Inc. - the spin-off entity that will house NOV's distribution business, has filed its amended Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The spin-off was announced in September 2013 and NOV expects to complete the process by Q2 2014. The full analyst notes on NOV are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/1395-NOV-22Apr2014.pdf

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LyondellBasell Industries NV Analyst Notes
On April 16, 2014, shares of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LyondellBasell) moved up 2.13% to end the day at $91.46, after the Company announced an interim dividend of $0.70 per share, payable on May 12, 2014 to shareholders of record April 28, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of April 24, 2014. The Company informed that the interim dividend of $0.70 represents a 17% rise from the Company's Q1 2014 interim dividend. In addition, the Company's shareholders, at the AGM held on April 16, 2014, approved a proposal to repurchase up to an additional 10% of its outstanding shares over the next 18 months. As stated by the Company, the repurchases will be executed from time to time through open market or privately negotiated transactions. The full analyst notes on LyondellBasell are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/1395-LYB-22Apr2014.pdf

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Marathon Petroleum Corp. Analyst Notes
Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s (MPC) moved up for the third consecutive session and ended the trading session at $88.78, up 2.54% on April 16, 2014, outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) that moved up 1.00% from the previous day's close. MPC's stock opened the session at $87.17 and oscillated in the range of $86.43 - $88.93. Over the past three months, the stock has gained 4.10% outperforming the DJIA which lost 0.20% over the same period. MPC will host a conference call on May 1, 2014 at 10 a.m. EDT to discuss Q1 2014 financial results. MPC refines, transports, and markets petroleum products. The full analyst notes on MPC are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/1395-MPC-22Apr2014.pdf

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