Our Stories

MRO was recently named an Innovation Award winner in the Cloud Modernization Category at the 2023 Informatica World Innovation Awards.

MRO Bakken volunteers join the North Dakota Petroleum Council to make a difference supporting the Mule Deer Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service.

Companies partner to bring innovative spaces to Dickinson and Fort Berthold Indian Reservation elementary schools.

MRO joins forces with nonprofit partners across our assets to plant trees for a better tomorrow, making a difference in the communities where we live and work.

Utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner Seeq, we improved scalability and reduced the time it takes to create a new intelligent alerts for wells from months to mere hours.

As part of Marathon Oil’s investment in building stronger communities through education, our “Unconventional Thinking in Teaching” program awards grants to innovative teachers.

Through our partnership with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, we visited schools to hand out 13,000 books to over 2,100 students with the My Home Library program.

On Thursday, Nov. 10, Marathon Oil proudly paid tribute to the brave men and women of the military with heartfelt Veterans Day celebrations.

Bright futures STEM from educational opportunities in North Dakota!

This holiday season, the employees of Marathon Oil put a strong emphasis on giving back to their communities and making a difference in the lives of community members.

We partnered with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation to create the My Home Library program and distributed over 15,500 books to elementary students.

As part of our investment in building stronger communities through education, we launched the “Unconventional Thinking in Teaching” program in April of 2021.

With oil and natural gas exploration and production activities across the United States, Marathon Oil is no stranger to preparing our operations to run efficiently in cold weather.

As part of our MRO Gives program, Marathon Oil volunteers rolled up their sleeves to plant trees alongside Trees for Houston

This year we took home the Community and Social Investment Award at the Eagle Ford Excellence Awards, hosted by the South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable and TXOGA

We'd like to congratulate our 2021 GRIT Awards finalists and winners! This year, MRO was a nominated at the company, team/group, and individual level.

Our employees continue to make a difference every day. Recently, a group of Marathon Oil employees volunteered for Industry Habitat Day at the Shade Ranch in Fryberg, North Dakota.

At Marathon Oil, we're committed to pursuing innovative solutions for environmental progress.

Since Marathon Oil began operating in the Bakken in 2006, we’ve had a longstanding tradition of giving back to the communities where we live and work, and 2020 was no different.

In this year of uncertainty, our commitment to building healthy and safe communities has remained unchanged.

Chris Hyde has joined the board of directors at the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board.

Nancy Cantu awarded the 2019-2020 Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section Exemplary Award.

Food banks face unprecedented challenges on the front-lines of the COVID-19 response. To support this vital work, we’re donating immediate emergency relief.

Marathon Oil CEO Lee Tillman outlines our position opposing the current petition to prorate domestic oil and gas production in Texas.

During this challenging time, we want to do what we can to help ensure every child has an equal opportunity to learn.

Our top priority during this challenging time is the health and safety or our employees, contractors and our communities.

The health and safety of our employees, contractors and our communities is our number one priority as we collectively face the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Whether a child needs someone to talk to, tutoring, a trip to the dentist, school supplies, or a safe place to live, CIS is there to help.

Marathon Oil was featured in a recent issue of Oil & Gas Investor Magazine for our commitment to ESG progress.

The Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative supports cutting-edge research on critical species and the implementation of proven conservation strategies.

In his piece for CIO Review, Bruce McCullough discusses the role of technology as disruptor in the global marketplace.

CEO Lee Tillman speaks about how Unconventional Thinking has disrupted the global energy dynamic.

More than 45 energy companies have formed a coalition named the Oil & Gas Trafficking Awareness Group (OGTAG) to shine a light on the crime of human trafficking.

Construction is under way on the One MRO building project, located near the southeast corner of I-10 and Beltway 8 in Houston.

MRO is helping to protect and conserve natural resources, habitats and environments through partnerships like Trees for Houston.

Employees from our Oklahoma City office had a great time volunteering at their regional food bank, even if they had to wear hair nets.

MRO wins "best workplace" among oil and gas producers at 2019 GRIT Awards in Houston.

Kelly Saltzgiver, Permian production superintendent, spoke at the Carlsbad Mayor's Energy Summit about promoting opportunities in the energy industry.

The Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project named winner of the 2019 P3 Impact Award and Audience Choice Award.

Marathon Oil ranked as the number six E&P in the Americas and the tenth globally ranked E&P company.

Marathon Oil's Jesús Salazar, Adv. Sr. Petrophysicist, named President of the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts.

When asked what his career goals are, Jude hesitates, then smiles. “I feel like I'm living my dream now,” he says.

Marathon Oil Director Marcela Donadio was recently named to the 2019 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship 100.

In many ways, the unconventional business is the tech equivalent of the energy industry. We’re driving a rate of change like nothing this industry has experienced before.

Nearly 1.3 million job opportunities are projected in the oil and natural gas and petrochemical industries through 2030.

From ballet to water management, Kerry has been forging new paths throughout her career.

An “energized” effort to boost safety awareness within communities along a busy thoroughfare in Oklahoma’s STACK play already is considered a success.

We're partnering with Imagine Learning to bring digital math programming to students and teachers across southeast Texas.

We're helping to sponsor clinical development of Sanaria® PfSPZ Vaccine for malaria. Phase 3 clinical program is expected to start in early 2020.

Currently in its second year, the Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative supports conservation investments in the greater Trans-Pecos region of eastern New Mexico and West Texas.

Employees represented Marathon Oil at the 2019 Texas Energy Day 2019 at the state capitol in Austin. The forum connects energy employees with Texas' elected officials.

Data-driven decision making and predictive capabilities will be essential across the life cycle of our unconventional assets.

Marathon Oil was named one of Houston's Top Workplaces for 2018 by the Houston Chronicle.

One year after Hurricane Harvey, we reflect on our Marathon Oil heroes. Thank you. #TexasStrong

Oil & Gas Investor magazine writes about how MRO is using technology from the gaming industry to save time and work more efficiently.

We've raised $2 million for the National MS Society since 2000 and are consistently among the top 25 fundraising teams. And we're having a lot of fun along the way.

Eagle Ford became a free cash flow generator in 2017 as we kept activity at maintenance levels while protecting economies of scale and enhancing efficiencies.

One of the most important lessons we’ve taken from the Bakken, is to never be satisfied with what you think you knew yesterday.

Our commitment to building a diverse and prepared workforce for the future doesn’t end when classes are dismissed for the summer.

We support the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) in two significant river health projects: household hazardous waste collection and riverbank cleanup efforts.

Marathon Oil is a long-standing supporter of the Houston Food Bank and hosted our second all-Houston employee volunteer day in December 2017.

Part of what makes the connection between Marathon Oil and Browning so special is the longevity of this partnership.