HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that John R. (J.R.) Sult, Marathon Oil executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit 2014 on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 12:10 p.m. MST.

A live audio webcast of the remarks will be accessible via Marathon Oil's website at http://www.marathonoil.com. This presentation and associated question-and-answer session will include forward-looking information. A replay of the presentation will be available and archived on Marathon Oil's website until March 12, 2014.

Marathon Oil Corporation is an international exploration and production company. Based in Houston, Texas, Marathon Oil had net proved reserves at the end of 2012 of 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent in North America, Europe and Africa. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.marathonoil.com.

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