U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips raises quarterly dividend

USA-ENERGY

ConocoPhillips , the largest U.S. independent oil producer, raised its quarterly dividend by 6 percent to 26.5 cents per share.

The Houston, Texas-based company had announced a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share in October.

(Reporting by John Benny in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)