Marathon Oil Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto/MARATHON OIL CORPORATION) HOUSTON, TX UNITED STATES

    HOUSTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marathon Oil Corporation
(NYSE: MRO) announced today that the Company's board of directors has
declared a dividend of 24 cents per share on Marathon Oil Corporation
Common Stock. The dividend is payable June 10, 2008 to stockholders of
record on May 21, 2008.



    For more information on Marathon Oil Corporation, visit the Company's Web
site at http://www.marathon.com.


    Media Relations Contacts:       Lee Warren            713-296-4103
                                    Scott Scheffler       713-296-4102
    Investor Relations Contacts:    Howard Thill          713-296-4140
                                    Michol Ecklund        713-296-3919
                                    Chris Phillips        713-296-3213

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http://www.marathon.com
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CONTACT:
Media Relations: Lee Warren, +1-713-296-4103,
Scott Scheffler, +1-713-296-4102, Investor Relations: Howard
Thill, +1-713-296-4140, Michol Ecklund, +1-713-296-3919, Chris
Phillips, +1-713-296-3213, all of Marathon Oil Corporation

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