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Marathon Oil Corporation - Definition

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Marathon Oil Corp

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Marathon Oil Corporation

Type Public
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Founded 1887
Location Houston, TX
Key people Clarence Cazalot, Jr., CEO & Director
Employees 27,007
Products Petrochemical
Web site www.marathon.com


Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=MRO)), based in Houston, Texas, is a worldwide oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Russia.

Through its 62%-owned consolidated subsidiary, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, they also refine, market and transport crude oil and petroleum products, to primarily in the Midwest, the upper Great Plains and southeastern United States.

In addition, Marathon operates other businesses that market and transport its own and third-party natural gas, crude oil and products manufactured from natural gas, such as liquefied natural gas and methanol, primarily in the United States, Europe and West Africa.

External link

Cooperate Website (http://www.marathon.com/)

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