Marathon Petroleum finds itself with
a decision that could potentially propel the conglomerate ahead of its
competitors or dive headlong into a more complicated position. The upper
management at Marathon Petroleum believe the preservation of the three
components, refinery, midstream, and retail, is essential to keeping the
company on a successful trajectory into the future. The existing positive
relationships between stakeholders and supply chain would become jeopardized by
the splitting of the corporation. However, Elliott Management Corporation
(Elliott) proposed the idea that Marathon should split their downstream
operations into three separate entities. This split would allow each of the
subsidiaries to perform in their specific industries and create new
opportunities to outperform their competition. These potential decisions are
creating a dilemma for Marathon Petroleum on whether they listen to Elliott’s
hedge fund or stick with their internal decision makers. However, the
opportunity for Marathon Petroleum to split and become successful has happened
numerous times in the past and have been successful business decisions.
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