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Marathon Oil's First Quarter Earnings PreviewProfit Fan • Sun, May 5
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Marathon Oil Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptMon, May 4, 2009
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Marathon Oil Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Feb 4, 2009
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Marathon Oil Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptFri, Oct 31, 2008
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Marathon Oil Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings CallThu, Jul 31, 2008
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Marathon Oil Corporation was originally organized in 2001 as USX HoldCo, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the former USX Corporation. As a result of a reorganization completed in July 2001, USX HoldCo, Inc. (1) became the parent entity of the consolidated enterprise (the former USX Corporation... More
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- Tuesday, February 5, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABMD, AINV, CMI, CMP, CVH, CVS, ELN, GAS, ICE, IVR, MPEL, MRO, MT, NUS, PLD, RL, TWX, USG, VICL, VMED Comment! [Earnings]
- Friday, January 25, 12:47 PM Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.01%. For shareholders of record Feb. 20. Payable Mar. 11. Ex-div date Feb. 18. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Wednesday, January 16, 12:40 PM Marathon Oil's (MRO) target price is raised to $40 from $35 by Oppenheimer, which the firm thinks could prove conservative given attractive valuation and an improving outlook. CEO Clarence Cazelot recently reiterated MRO's strategy of 5-7% annual production growth through oil-focused investments while maintaining capital discipline, financial flexibility and a top dividend yield. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
- Friday, December 14, 2012, 7:50 AM The oil services sector sees some action from Goldman Sachs, which upgrades Marathon Oil (MRO) to Buy, with $39 price target. Marathon sticks out from its industry brethren, says Goldman, thanks to improved execution in Eagle Ford and Bakken shale plays. Also reportedly liked by Goldman are Halliburton (HAL) and Occidental (OXY). 1 Comment [Energy, Quick Ideas]
- Thursday, December 13, 2012, 6:25 PM The shale revolution is ongoing "as discoveries today are advancing at a faster rate than production, suggesting production has a long way to go before it peaks," Credit Suisse says. Steel, chemicals and fertilizers, and industrial machinery will benefit along with oil and gas and oilfield services firms. CS likes: APC, NBL, HAL, PSX, MRO, TRP, KSU, UNP, DOW, GE, SI. 6 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas]
- Monday, December 10, 2012, 12:58 PM This morning's resignation of Marathon Oil (MRO -1.8%) CFO David Roberts surprises analysts; Argus' Philip Weiss, for one, thinks of him "as being highly regarded, as being a good solid number two." The reason for the departure of Roberts, once viewed as a possible successor to CEO Clarence Cazalot, was not given. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
- Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 8:55 AM Marathon Oil (MRO) announces a $5.2B capital budget for 2013, which it expects to generate a 6%-8% Y/Y increase in production; ~65% of the budget is targeted to its liquids-rich U.S. resource plays. About one-third of the budget is allocated to the Eagle Ford shale play in Texas, where MRO raises its 2013 production target to 85K boe/day. MRO -0.3% premarket. Comment! [Energy]
- Friday, November 16, 2012, 12:52 PM BP commits more than $1B of work expenditure after netting four offshore deepwater blocks in Nova Scotia's latest bid round, including $638M on Block 7 alone. BP says the award gives it access to "one of the most promising new deepwater areas to be licensed in recent years." MRO, XOM and ECA lost out despite offering up huge sums. 1 Comment [Energy]
- Friday, November 9, 2012, 2:21 PM Marathon Oil (MRO +2.3%) is upgraded to Overweight with a raised $35 price target (from $30) by J.P. Morgan, which believes improving results in the Eagle Ford and Bakken shale plays underpin a loftier near-term production growth outlook, and a potential sale of oil sands operations could unlock additional value. and an exploration program could spark share price catalysts. 2 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
- Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 2:35 PM Marathon Oil (MRO -3.8%) is upgraded to Buy with a $40 target price (up from $35) at Global Hunter after soundly beating Q3 production guidance. Eagle Ford is running at 60K boe/day, with 85K targeted for 2013; Bakken is running at 30K boe/day, with 33K planned for next year. Annual capex for 2012-13 is still seen at $5B-$5.5B, welcome given the increase in production guidance, the firm writes. 1 Comment [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 3:15 PM Marathon Oil (MRO +3.2%) adds to earlier gains from its Q3 results as CEO Clarence Cazalot tells a conference call the company "is positioned to meet or exceed our full-year production targets." MRO raises in FY13 target for Eagle Ford production to ~85K net boe/day from 70K prior, and Bakken production to ~33K net boe/day from 30K; its Eagle Ford Burrow well could be a "monster." 2 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 8:40 AM More on Marathon Oil's (MRO) Q3 results: E&P sales volumes excluding Libya averaged 399K net boe/day, up 10% Q/Q, primarily a result of increased sales from the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Anadarko Woodford plays. Says it is positioned to meet or exceed full-year production targets, and raises its 2012 available for sale estimates to 375K-385K net boe/day. 3 Comments [Energy, Earnings]
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 7:51 AM Marathon Oil (MRO): Q3 EPS of $0.64 in-line. Revenue of $4.16B beats by $1.1B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Energy]
- Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 6:10 PM Marathon Oil (MRO) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.20%. For shareholders of record Nov 21. Payable Dec 10. Ex-div date Nov 19. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Friday, October 26, 2012, 10:18 AM Marathon Oil (MRO) gains government approval for the NOK4.9B ($845M) development of its marginal Boyla oilfield off Norway. MRO plans to develop the North Sea oil and gas field as a subsea tie-back to its operated Alvheim field, with recoverable reserves estimated at 23M boe. MRO is operator with a 65% stake, with partners COP (20%) and Lundin (15%). Comment! [Energy, Global & FX]
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 8:58 AM Marathon Oil (MRO) says it is in discussions concerning a potential sale of a portion of its 20% outside-operated interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project in Alberta, as it anticipates $1.5B-$3B in divestitures during 2011-13. MRO so far has entered into agreements for ~$1.1B in divestitures, not including a potential Athabasca deal. MRO +0.9% premarket. Comment! [Energy]
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Hillbilly Stock Star
$MRO could be in driver's seat as North America oil & gas assets become available at yard sale prices, Long. - View all 0 replies
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Mercy Jimenez: Well you should instead follow the OIL TRAIN -- $GBX and $STO are joining hands http://on-msn.com/T1n3q0
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FortSumter: When you say "come in", how do you mean? Go lower? That's my take. -
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losbronces: And under investigation for possibly violating the U.S. Corrupt Practices Act there. Its almost a given that they did imo. -
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Hillbilly Stock Star: My guess is you will see more corporations expand Face Book usage as part of marketing program, imo. -
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Just my opinion, I like long term prospects, MRO, Long and currently Overweight.
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Michael Bryant
"Motorists Can Avenge $4 Gas by Owning Oil Stocks." Marathon Oil (MRO) is a great company. BP will survive & thrive http://yhoo.it/HBTxiD - View all 1 replies
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Brandon Gibbs
CLMT breakout, dividends win... MRO broke down out of uptrend.. but, XLE representing actual "strength in demand", as some are saying. - View all 3 replies
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Hillbilly Stock Star: PAA, OKE, .......pipeline overweights, math favors OKE imo, going to split May, planning large add on dip imo, Long. -
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MRO......Price target going up! Cause Clarence Cares Alot! LoL! Long....http://bloom.bg/GzW8iC - View all 2 replies
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Brandon Gibbs: I prefer the slight target increase over the large increase that would put the pressure on MRO. Long and building -



