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Marathon Oil Corporation to Participate in Bank of America Merrill Lynch Refining Conference

HOUSTON, March 2, 2011 - Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that Gary R. Heminger, Marathon's executive vice president, Downstream, will present a keynote address at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Refining Conference on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 1 p.m. EST.

A live webcast of the remarks will be accessible via Marathon's website at http://www.marathon.com. This presentation may include forward-looking information. A replay of the presentation will be available and archived on Marathon's website until March 24, 2011.

For more information about Marathon Oil Corporation, please visit the Company's website at http://www.marathon.com.

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