Marathon Oil Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Earnings Release and Conference Call

HOUSTON, Jan. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Oil Corporation MRO announced today it plans to issue its fourth quarter and full-year 2014 earnings news release, and details of the Company's 2015 capital, investment and exploration budget, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 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. 19, at 9 a.m. EST.

Chris Phillips, director 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, International and Offshore Exploration and Production Operations; and, Lance W. Robertson, vice president, North America Production Operations. 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. The prepared comments, slide presentation and replay of the question-and-answer session will be available on the website through March 19, 2015. Additional financial information, including earnings releases and other investor-related material, is available online and on Marathon Oil's app for mobile devices.