Marathon Oil (MRO)

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement relating to its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are incorporated by reference to the extent set forth in Part III, Items 10-14 of this report.

Table of Contents

Index to Financial Statements

MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “Marathon,” “we,” “our,” or “us” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are references to Marathon Oil Corporation, including its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and its ownership interests in equity method investees (corporate entities, partnerships, limited liability companies and other ventures over which Marathon exerts significant influence by virtue of its ownership interest).

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement relating to its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are incorporated by reference to the extent set forth in Part III, Items 10-14 of this report.

Table of Contents

Index to Financial Statements

MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “Marathon,” “we,” “our,” or “us” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are references to Marathon Oil Corporation, including its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and its ownership interests in equity method investees (corporate entities, partnerships, limited liability companies and other ventures over which Marathon exerts significant influence by virtue of its ownership interest).

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement relating to its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are incorporated by reference to the extent set forth in Part III, Items 10-14 of this report.

Table of Contents

Index to Financial Statements

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

Portions of the registrant's proxy statement relating to its 2007 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are incorporated by reference to the extent set forth in Part III, Items 10-14 of this report.

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The Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange.

MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

        Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to "Marathon," "we," "our," or "us" are references to Marathon Oil Corporation, including its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and its ownership interests in equity method investees (corporate entities, partnerships, limited liability companies and other ventures over which Marathon exerts significant influence by virtue of its ownership interest, typically between 20 and 50 percent). Effective September 1, 2005, subsequent to the acquisition discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC changed its name to Marathon Petroleum Company LLC. References to Marathon Petroleum Company LLC ("MPC") are references to the entity formerly known as Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC.

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

Portions of the registrant's proxy statement relating to its 2005 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are incorporated by reference to the extent set forth in Part III, Items 10-14 of this report.

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The Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange.

MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

        Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in this Form 10-K to "Marathon," "we," "our," or "us" are references to Marathon Oil Corporation, its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and its ownership interest in equity investees (corporate entities, partnerships, limited liability companies and other ventures, in which Marathon exerts significant influence by virtue of its ownership interest, typically between 20 and 50 percent).