Marathon Oil Corporation (Marathon Oil) Analysis across The Oil and Gas Value Chain

SUMMARY

Marathon Oil Corporation Analysis Across The Oil and Gas Value Chain

Summary

Marathon Oil Corporation (Marathon Oil) Analysis across The Oil and Gas Value Chain is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into Marathon Oil Corporation. The report provides key information relating to oil and gas assets of the company and financial, SWOT and value chain analysis of the company. The report examines company's business structure and operations, history and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines. It inspects the company's strategy, both in terms of its value chain positioning and strategic strengths and weaknesses.

Scope

• Provides historical production or capacity data on Marathon Oil Corporation's oil and gas assets across value chain.
• Analyses and forecasts output for major oil and gas assets to 2020.
• Reports oil and gas exploration assets for each country including operator and equity details for major oil and gas assets of Marathon Oil Corporation
• Critical analysis of Marathon Oil Corporation' s strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats and positioning on the value chain.
• Provides summary analysis of key revenue lines and strategy.
• Details on Marathon Oil Corporation's history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.
• Product and brand updates, strategy changes, financial events.
• Latest mergers and acquisitions, partnerships or financings of Marathon Oil Corporation including debt, equity or venture finance.

Reasons to buy

• Research your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
• Assess your competitor's major energy assets and their historic and forecast performance.
• Identify and assess potential corporate and asset investment opportunities
• Support sales activities by understanding your customers businesses better.
• Qualify prospective partners and suppliers.
• Obtain up to date company information

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Company Snapshot 10
2.1 Key Information 10
2.2 Company Overview 10
2.3 Financial Performance 10
2.4 Industry Outlook - Production & Exploration 10
2.5 Industry Outlook - Pipelines 11
2.6 Industry Outlook - Tankers 12
2.7 Industry Outlook - LNG Terminals 13
2.8 Industry Outlook - Refining 14
2.9 SWOT Snapshot 14
3 Marathon Oil Corporation , Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecasts, 2000-2012 15
3.1 Marathon Oil Corporation , Crude Oil & Natural Gas Forecasts, By Fields 15
3.2 Marathon Oil Corporation , Gross Revenue Forecasts, By Fields 18
3.3 Marathon Oil Corporation , Total Government Take Forecasts, By Fields 20
3.4 Marathon Oil Corporation , Contractor Take Forecasts, By Fields 22
4 Marathon Oil Corporation , Exploration and Production Summary 25
4.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, Fields under development 25
4.2 Marathon Oil Corporation , Active Exploration Blocks, by Country, 2000-2007 25
4.3 Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production, by Country 27
4.4 Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production, by Country 28
5 Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production By Fields 29
5.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production 29
5.2 Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production 53
6 Marathon Oil Corporation Pipeline Operation 84
6.1 Pipeline Operation, Key Data 84
6.2 Pipeline Operation, Overview 84
6.3 Pipeline Operation, Crude Oil Pipelines 85
6.4 Pipeline Operation, Petroleum Product Pipelines 86
6.5 Pipeline Operation, Natural Gas Pipelines 87
7 Marathon Oil Corporation Refining Operation 88
7.1 Refining Operation, Key Data 88
7.2 Refining Operation, Overview 88
7.3 Refining Operation, Total Refining Capacity, 2000-2012 88
7.4 Refining Operation, The United States 90
8 Marathon Oil Corporation LNG Operation 94
8.1 LNG Operation, Overview 94
8.2 LNG Operation, Liquefaction 94
9 Marathon Oil Corporation Oil and Chemicals Storage Operation 95
9.1 Oil and Chemicals Storage Operation, Overview 95
10 Business Description 96
10.1 Business Overview 96
10.2 Exploration and Production 96
10.3 Integrated Gas 97
10.4 Oil Sands Mining 98
10.5 Refining, Marketing and Transportation 99
10.6 Major Products and Services 100
11 History 102
12 Business Strategy 106
12.1 Mission Statement 106
12.2 Strategy 106
12.3 Corporate Social Responsibility 106
13 Value Chain Analysis 108
13.1 Upstream 108
13.2 Midstream 109
13.3 Downstream 110
13.4 Retail 110
14 SWOT Analysis 112
14.1 Overview 112
14.2 Marathon Oil Corporation Strengths 112
14.3 Marathon Oil Corporation Weaknesses 113
14.4 Marathon Oil Corporation Opportunities 114
14.5 Marathon Oil Corporation Threats 114
15 Competitors 116
16 Revenue Analysis 117
16.1 Revenue by Segment 117
16.2 Revenue by Geography 118
17 Financial and Operational Review 119
17.1 Financial Statements 119
17.2 Financial Ratios 120
18 Operational Indicators 121
19 Share Holding Structure 122
20 Key Employees 123
21 Key Employee Biographies 124
22 Company Statement 126
23 Locations And Subsidiaries 129
23.1 Head Office 129
23.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 129
24 Financial Deals Landscape 131
24.1 Rumored Deals 131
24.2 Asset Purchase 134
24.3 Partnership 163
24.4 Debt Offerings 170
24.5 IPO 175
24.6 Acquisition 177
25 Recent Developments 191
25.1 License Awards 191
25.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 193
25.3 Recent Discoveries 196
25.4 Drilling and Production Updates 203
25.5 Financial Announcements 209
25.6 Other Significant Developments 224
25.7 New Contracts Announcements 234
26 Appendix 238
26.1 Methodology 238
26.2 Contact Us 243
26.3 About Global Markets Direct 243
26.4 Disclaimer 243

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Marathon Oil Corporation,Key Facts, 2007 16
Table 2: Marathon Oil Corporation ,Crude Oil Production And Forecasts (Boe) by Fields ,2000-2012 22
Table 3: Marathon Oil Corporation ,Natural Gas Production And Forecasts (MMcf) by Fields ,2000-2012 23
Table 4: Marathon Oil Corporation , Gross Revenue ($thousand) by Fields, 2008-2012 25
Table 5: Marathon Oil Corporation , Total Government Take ($thousand) by Fields, 2008-2012 27
Table 6: Marathon Oil Corporation , Contractor Take ($thousand) by Fields, 2008-2012 29
Table 7: Marathon Oil Corporation, Fields under development 31
Table 8: Marathon Oil Corporation, Number of Exploration Blocks, by Country, 2000-2007 32
Table 9: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls), by Country, 2000-2007 33
Table 10: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Country, 2000-2007 34
Table 11: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Texas, 2000-2007 35
Table 12: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Michigan, 2000-2007 47
Table 13: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Kansas, 2000-2007 47
Table 14: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Louisiana, 2000-2007 47
Table 15: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in New Mexico, 2000-2007 48
Table 16: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Alaska Offshore, 2000-2007 50
Table 17: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Alaska Onshore, 2000-2007 50
Table 18: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Wyoming, 2000-2007 51
Table 19: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in North Dakota, 2000-2007 52
Table 20: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Colorado, 2000-2007 52
Table 21: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Saskatchewan, 2000-2007 53
Table 22: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Gabon, 2000-2007 55
Table 23: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 2000-2007 55
Table 24: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Norway, 2000-2007 55
Table 25: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in United Kingdom, 2000-2007 56
Table 26: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in GOM - Continental Slope, 2000-2007 57
Table 27: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in GOM - Deep Water, 2000-2007 58
Table 28: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in GOM - Continental Shelf, 2000-2007 58
Table 29: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Texas, 2000-2007 59
Table 30: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Kansas, 2000-2007 71
Table 31: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Louisiana, 2000-2007 72
Table 32: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in New Mexico, 2000-2007 73
Table 33: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Utah, 2000-2007 76
Table 34: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Alaska Offshore, 2000-2007 76
Table 35: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Alaska Onshore, 2000-2007 76
Table 36: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Wyoming, 2000-2007 77
Table 37: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in North Dakota, 2000-2007 78
Table 38: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Colorado, 2000-2007 78
Table 39: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Oklahoma, 2000-2007 79
Table 40: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Saskatchewan, 2000-2007 84
Table 41: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Equatorial Guinea, 2000-2007 86
Table 42: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Ireland, 2000-2007 86
Table 43: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Norway, 2000-2007 87
Table 44: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in United Kingdom, 2000-2007 87
Table 45: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in GOM - Continental Slope, 2000-2007 88
Table 46: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in GOM - Deep Water, 2000-2007 89
Table 47: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in GOM - Continental Shelf, 2000-2007 89
Table 48: Marathon Oil Corporation, , Pipeline Key Statistics, 2007 90
Table 49: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Pipelines, 2007 91
Table 50: Marathon Oil Corporation, Petroleum Product Pipelines, 2007 92
Table 51: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2007 93
Table 52: Marathon Oil Corporation, Refinery Key Statistics, 2007 94
Table 53: Marathon Oil Corporation, Refining Capacity Country-wise (MMTPA), 2000-2012 94
Table 54: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity in The United States (MMTPA), 2000-2012 96
Table 55: Marathon Oil Corporation, Coking Unit Capacity in The United States (MMTPA), 2000-2012 97
Table 56: Marathon Oil Corporation, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Capacity in The United States (MMTPA), 2000-2012 98
Table 57: Marathon Oil Corporation, Hydrocracking Unit Capacity in The United States (MMTPA), 2000-2012 99
Table 58: Marathon Oil Corporation, Liquefaction Capacity in The United States (Million Tonnes), 2000- 2012 100
Table 59: Marathon Oil Corporation, Liquefaction Capacity in Equatorial Guinea (Million Tonnes), 2000- 2012 100
Table 60: Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis , 2007 118
Table 61: Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 123
Table 62: Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 124
Table 63: Marathon Oil Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 125
Table 64: Marathon Oil Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 126
Table 65: Marathon Oil Corporation Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 127
Table 66: Marathon Oil Corporation, Share Holding Structure 128
Table 67: Marathon Oil Corporation, Key Employees, 2007 129
Table 68: Marathon Oil Corporation, Other Locations 135
Table 69: Marathon Oil Corporation, Subsidiaries 136
Table 70: Brent Blend NYMEX Future Prices 248

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Marathon Oil Corporation , Crude Oil & Natural Gas Forecasts, 2000-2012 21
Figure 2: Marathon Oil Corporation , Gross Revenue ($thousand) by Fields, 2008-2012 24
Figure 3: Marathon Oil Corporation , Total Government Take ($thousand) by Fields, 2008-2012 26
Figure 4: Marathon Oil Corporation , Contractor Take ($thousand) by Fields, 2008-2012 28
Figure 5: Marathon Oil Corporation, Number of Exploration Blocks, by Country, 2000-2007 31
Figure 6: Marathon Oil Corporation, Crude Oil Production (BBls), by Country, 2000-2007 33
Figure 7: Marathon Oil Corporation, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Country, 2000-2007 34
Figure 8: Marathon Oil Corporation, Refining Capacity Country-wise (MMTPA), 2000-2012 95
Figure 9: Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 114
Figure 10: Global Markets Direct Methodology 244