Marathon Oil

Marathon Oil

Marathon Oil is a Houston-based oil and gas company. Marathon engages in exploration, production, refining, oil sands mining, as well as oil and gas marketing and production. It is the fifth largest oil refiner, and the fourth largest integrated oil company in the United States.

Fast Facts

Stock symbol: MRO
2007 Revenue: $65.2 billion
Year Established: 1887
Industry: Energy
Phone: (713) 629-6600
Fax: (713) 296-2952
HQ: Houston, Texas
Chairman: Thomas J. Usher
President: Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.
CEO: Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.
CFO: Janet F. Clark
Staff: 28,195
Operates 7 refineries
Refining capacity: 974,000 barrels crude/day

Key Dates

1887: The Ohio Oil Company was founded
1889: Purchased by John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil
1911: Standard Oil trust broken
1930: Marathon Oil branded
1965: Marathon Oil went public
1990: Moved headquarters to Houston

Exploration

Marathon conducts oil and gas exploration in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, and the Tar Sands of Canada.

Categories

Business and Finance | Companies

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The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Marathon Oil | Careers | Investor Center
Wikipedia: Marathon Oil
Morningstar: Stock Analyst Notes: Our Take on Marathon's Recent Deal
Bloomberg.com: Marathon May Spend $1 Billion on Detroit Refinery
Yahoo! Finance: Profile for Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO)
Hoover's: Marathon Oil Corporation
Google News: Marathon Oil

Marathon Oil Recent News

Yahoo! Finance News: Marathon Oil Corporation
Business Edge: Marathon, Western Oil Sands Agree to Takeover (August 31, 2007)
Dickinson State University: Marathon Oil Donates to Soils Lab (August 14, 2007)
Marathon Press Release: Marathon Offers Biodiesel Blended Fuel at Two Illinois Terminals (July 24, 2007)
Reuters: Marathon Oil Corp MRO (NYSE)

Marathon Oil Financial Info

SEC.gov: Marathon Oil Corporation
Forbes.com: Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO)
Datamonitor ComputerWire: Marathon Oil Corporation Summary
AOL Money & Finance: Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) Summary
BusinessWeek: Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO)

Marathon Oil Divisions or Affiliates

Marathon Petroleum Company LLC: Official Site | Hoover's
Atlantic Methanol Production Company LLC: Official Site | Hoover's | Yahoo! Finance
Catlettsburg Refining, LLC: Official Site | Hoover's | Yahoo! Finance
Marathon Oil UK Ltd.: Hoover's | Yahoo! Finance

Marathon Oil History and Background

Marathon Oil: Our History | Fact Sheet
Houston Business Journal: Marathon Oil Signs 15-Year Agreement (November 18, 2005)
Wikipedia: Standard Oil

Marathon Oil Criticism and Commentary

TomDispatch.com: Tomgram: Morse on Bush Administration "Appeasement" in Darfur (September 25, 2006)
CommonDreams.org: Big Rise in Profit Puts Oil Giants on Defensive (October 28, 2005)
LewRockwell.com: A Free Market in Gasoline by Ron Paul (November 1, 2005)

Marathon Oil Blogs and Message Boards

Yahoo! Finance Blogs: Marathon Oil
Google Finance: Discussions for Marathon Oil Corporation

Marathon Oil Competitors

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ExxonMobile: Official Site | Wikipedia

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