World & Nation
Marathon Confirms Syrian Discovery: Marathon Oil Co., a unit of USX Corp., confirmed that it had discovered oil in Syria in a field previously thought to contain only natural gas.
Dec. 6, 1990
Business
ChevronTexaco Corp., Marathon Oil Corp. and Unocal Corp. had fourth-quarter losses because the prices of oil and natural gas tumbled.
Jan. 30, 2002
Marathon Oil Co. agreed to buy CMS Energy Corp.’
Nov. 3, 2001
USX Ordered to Pay $409 Million: A federal magistrate has recommended that USX Corp. pay $409 million to former shareholders of Marathon Oil Co. to settle a 9-year-old dispute, a spokesman said.
Nov. 30, 1991
Earnings: Oil price rise also comes too late to help USX Marathon, which loses $11 million in period.
April 23, 1999
Marathon Oil to pay $3.5 billion for Texas shale acreage
June 1, 2011
USX Corp. said its third-quarter net income fell 64%, reflecting weaker earnings by its USX-Marathon Group oil and gas unit and a loss by its U.S.
Oct. 28, 1992
With the $5.5-billion deal, the U.S. refiner gets a 20% interest in a major oil-sands project.
Aug. 1, 2007
Occidental Petroleum proposes resuming operations after an 18-year absence.
March 16, 2004
Unocal, Marathon Oil Trade Alaska Well Sites: As another step in reorganizing its Alaska operations, Union Oil Co., a subsidiary of Unocal Corp., agreed to swap oil properties and change operations with Houston-based Marathon Oil Co. in Alaska’s Cook Inlet area.
Sept. 1, 1994