UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
January 29, 2011


Marathon Oil Corporation
 __________________________________________
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
       
Delaware
1-5153
25-0996816
 
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 (State or other jurisdiction
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 (Commission
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 (I.R.S. Employer
 
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
  
     
5555 San Felipe Road, Houston, Texas
 
77056
 
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 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
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 (Zip Code)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(713) 629-6600

Not Applicable
 ______________________________________________
 Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensator Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 29, 2011, our Board of Directors appointed Pierre R. Brondeau to serve on the following three committees of the Board: (1) the Compensation Committee; (2) the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; and (3) the Public Policy Committee.  Mr. Brondeau is an independent director under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and our Corporate Governance Principles. In addition, there were no transactions between Mr. Brondeau and Marathon since the beginning of our last fiscal year or any currently proposed transaction, or series of transactions, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000.

 

 

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  February 1, 2011
   
MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
       
       
   
By:
/s/ Michael K. Stewart 
     
      Michael K. Stewart
     
     Vice President, Accounting and Controller

 
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