Marathon Oil Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Houston, Jan. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today it plans to issue its fourth quarter and full-year 2015 earnings news release and details of the Company's 2016 capital program on Wednesday, Feb. 17, after the close of U.S. financial markets.

Prepared remarks along with accompanying slides will be available on the Company's website approximately one hour after the earnings news release is issued. The Company will conduct a question-and-answer conference call, which will be webcast live, on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 9 a.m. EST.

Chris Phillips and Zach Dailey, co-directors of Investor Relations, will host the call. Also participating from Marathon Oil will be Lee M. Tillman, president and CEO; John R. (J.R.) Sult, executive vice president and chief financial officer; T. M. (Mitch) Little, vice president, Conventional; and Lance W. Robertson, vice president, Resource Plays. The call will include forward-looking information.

All of the above information can be accessed by visiting Marathon Oil's website at http://www.MarathonOil.com. Additional financial information, including earnings releases and other investor-related material, is available online and on Marathon Oil's app for mobile devices.

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