Marathon Oil Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

HOUSTON, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) today reported second quarter 2019 net income of $161 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, which includes the impact of certain items not typically represented in analysts' earnings estimates and that would otherwise affect comparability of results. Adjusted net income was $189 million, or $0.23 per diluted share. Net operating cash flow was $797 million, or $771 million before changes in working capital.

Highlights

    --  $137 million of organic free cash flow post-dividend, bringing
        year-to-date organic free cash flow to $217 million
    --  $250 million of year-to-date share repurchases in addition to $82
        million of dividend payments; approximately 25% of year-to-date net
        operating cash flow returned to shareholders
    --  Board of Directors approved increase of the share repurchase
        authorization to $1.5 billion
    --  Development capital spend of $636 million second quarter and $1.2
        billion year-to-date; annual $2.4 billion development capital budget
        remains unchanged
    --  U.S. oil production averaged 192,000 net bopd during second quarter, up
        17% from year-ago quarter, divestiture-adjusted, and above top end of
        guidance range
    --  Total Company oil production averaged 218,000 net bopd during second
        quarter, up 14% from year-ago quarter, divestiture-adjusted
    --  Closed on sale of U.K. business July 1, removing $966 million of asset
        retirement obligations; coupled with second quarter close on sale of
        remaining block in Kurdistan, these two complete country exits simplify
        the international portfolio to the free cash flow generating integrated
        business in Equatorial Guinea
    --  Strong financial position with investment grade rating at all three
        primary credit ratings agencies reflecting peer leading leverage metrics
        and free cash flow breakeven oil price

"Second quarter featured exceptional operational performance across our advantaged multi-basin portfolio driving compelling bottom-line financial outcomes," said Chairman, President and CEO Lee Tillman. "Through differentiated execution, we're improving our corporate returns, generating meaningful free cash flow, and returning significant capital back to our shareholders. Already in 2019, we've returned about 25% of our net operating cash flow back to our shareholders. Since the beginning of 2018, we have repurchased $950 million of our own shares, funded entirely by post-dividend organic free cash flow, equating to about a 6% reduction in our share count. The refreshed $1.5 billion share repurchase authorization positions us well to continue executing against our well-defined strategic framework. This is our sixth consecutive quarter of organic free cash flow generation, and our underlying free cash flow momentum only continues to improve. We believe our unwavering commitment to capital discipline and low enterprise breakeven oil price delivers success across a wide range of commodity price environments."

United States (U.S.)
U.S. production averaged 332,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) for second quarter 2019, including 192,000 net barrels of oil per day (bopd), both above the top end of the second quarter guidance ranges. Oil production was up 17% from the year-ago quarter on a divestiture-adjusted basis. U.S. unit production costs were $4.89 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe), down 14% from the year-ago quarter, the lowest quarterly average unit production costs since becoming an independent exploration and production company in 2011.

EAGLE FORD: Marathon Oil's Eagle Ford production averaged 109,000 net boed in the second quarter 2019. The Company brought 41 gross Company-operated wells to sales in the quarter. Second quarter activity featured impressive results across the Company's acreage position. In Karnes County, a four-well pad achieved an average 30-day initial production (IP) rate of 3,230 boed (67% oil), establishing a new pad record for the Company in the Eagle Ford. The Company continued to deliver strong results from the expanded core of Atascosa County, where 15 wells achieved an average 30-day IP rate of 1,860 boed (81% oil). As the Company continues its efforts to uplift performance outside of the Karnes and Atascosa core, enhanced completion techniques were successfully applied in Gonzales County, where a six-well pad achieved an average 30-day IP rate of 1,600 boed (70% oil). Despite a majority of wells to sales outside of Karnes County during second quarter, the Eagle Ford asset achieved a quarterly record for average 30 day initial well productivity, while continuing to drive a trend of lower completed well costs per lateral foot.

BAKKEN: Marathon Oil's Bakken production averaged 104,000 net boed in the second quarter 2019. The Company brought 30 gross Company-operated wells to sales, balanced between Myrmidon and Hector. The Company continues to deliver impressive capital efficiency, highlighted by a six-well pad in Myrmidon that delivered an average 30-day IP rate of 3,160 boed (78% oil) at an average completed well cost of $5.3 million. The average completed well cost for all of Marathon Oil's second quarter wells was $5.2 million, down approximately 15% in comparison to the 2018 average.

OKLAHOMA: Marathon Oil's Oklahoma production averaged 82,000 net boed in the second quarter 2019. The Company brought 18 gross Company-operated wells to sales. Marathon Oil continues to deliver strong results from the overpressured STACK, where the eight-well per section Mike Stroud infill achieved an average 30-day IP rate of 2,480 boed (38% oil) with average completed well costs more than 30% below the previously drilled parent well. The Company continues to make significant progress in reducing its cost structure and improving efficiencies. Marathon Oil's two most recent overpressured STACK infills achieved an average completed well cost of $6.3 million normalized to a 10,000 foot lateral.

NORTHERN DELAWARE: Marathon Oil's Northern Delaware production averaged 28,000 net boed in the second quarter 2019. The Company brought 16 gross Company-operated wells to sales, including a mix of development and delineation wells in both the Malaga and Red Hills areas. Marathon Oil continues to make significant progress in reducing its cost structure and improving margins, with second quarter cash costs down approximately 10% sequentially on a per boe basis, 100% of water on pipe for all second quarter wells to sales, and a rising percentage of total oil production on pipe. Second quarter again featured strong Upper Wolfcamp productivity in Malaga, where 11 development wells achieved an average 30-day IP rate of 1,520 boed (63% oil), or 345 boed per one thousand foot lateral, with completed well costs per lateral foot 5% below the 2018 average.

International
International production averaged 103,000 net boed for second quarter 2019. During the quarter, E.G. production returned to normal levels after successful completion of the planned triennial turnaround during first quarter 2019. Second quarter 2019 International unit production costs averaged $4.72 per boe.

During the second quarter, the Company closed on the sale of its 15% participating interest in the Atrush Block in Kurdistan, marking a complete country exit. Subsequent to quarter end on July 1, the Company closed on the sale of its U.K business, representing the tenth country exit since 2013.

Excluding Kurdistan and U.K operations, second quarter international production averaged 91,000 net boed with unit production costs of $2.21 per boe. As of July 1, the Company's international operations are limited to the integrated business in Equatorial Guinea.

Cash Flow, Development Capital and Resource Capture
Net cash provided by operations was $797 million during second quarter 2019, or $771 million before changes in working capital.

Second quarter development capital expenditures were $636 million, with year-to-date development capital of $1.2 billion. The Company's 2019 development capital budget remains unchanged at $2.4 billion.

Outside of the development capital budget, second quarter resource play leasing and exploration (REx) capital expenditures were $37 million, with year-to-date expenditures of $74 million. The Company's 2019 REx capital budget remains unchanged at $200 million.

Organic free cash flow during second quarter totaled $137 million post-dividend, bringing year-to-date organic free cash flow generation to $217 million.

Production Guidance
For third quarter 2019, the Company forecasts total U.S. oil production of 190,000 to 200,000 net bopd. Third quarter 2019 international oil production guidance is 12,000 to 16,000 net bopd, reflecting both the U.K. and Kurdistan asset divestitures. Adjusted full year 2019 production guidance now excludes divested U.K. and Kurdistan volumes for the second half of 2019, but otherwise remains unchanged. There is no change to annual divestiture-adjusted oil production growth guidance of 10% for total Company and 12% for U.S.

Corporate
The Company has executed $250 million of year-to-date share repurchases, returning additional capital to shareholders beyond the $82 million of year-to-date dividend payments. On a year-to-date basis, the Company has returned approximately 25% of net operating cash flow back to shareholders. Since the beginning of 2018, Marathon Oil has repurchased $950 million of its own shares, representing approximately 6% of its outstanding share count, funded entirely by post-dividend organic free cash flow generation of over $1 billion over the same period. The board of directors authorized an increase in the remaining share repurchase authorization to a total of $1.5 billion, representing an increase in authorization of $950 million.

Total liquidity as of June 30 was approximately $4.4 billion, which consisted of $1.0 billion in cash and cash equivalents and an undrawn revolving credit facility of $3.4 billion. End of quarter cash and cash equivalents reflect cash balances classified as held for sale associated with U.K. properties, but do not include the $95 million of sales proceeds received upon July 1 close.

Marathon Oil's credit rating was upgraded to investment grade by Moody's Investor's Service on April 24. The Company's credit rating was also upgraded from BBB- to BBB by S&P on June 19. Marathon Oil is rated investment grade at all three primary credit ratings agencies.

The adjustments to net income for second quarter 2019 totaled $28 million before tax, primarily due to impairments and loss on sale associated with asset dispositions, partially offset by the income impact associated with unrealized gains on derivative instruments.

As of August 5, 2019, the Company's open crude hedge positions for 2019 include an average of 80,000 bopd at a weighted average floor price of $56.75 per bbl and a weighted average ceiling price of $74.19 per bbl, hedged through three-way collars. The Company has also hedged 19,945 bopd of 2020 oil production at a weighted average floor price of $55.00 per bbl.

A slide deck and Quarterly Investor Packet will be posted to the Company's website following this release today, Aug. 7. On Thursday, Aug. 8, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Company will conduct a question and answer webcast/call, which will include forward-looking information. The live webcast, replay and all related materials will be available at https://www.marathonoil.com/Investors.

Definitions
Organic free cash flow - Operating cash flow before working capital (excluding exploration costs other than well costs), less development capital expenditures, less dividends, plus other.

Non-GAAP Measures
In analyzing and planning for its business, Marathon Oil supplements its use of GAAP financial measures with non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, net cash provided by operations before changes in working capital, and organic free cash flow because the Company believes this information is useful to investors to help evaluate the Company's financial performance between periods and to compare the Company's performance to certain competitors. Management also uses net cash provided by operations before changes in working capital to demonstrate the Company's ability to internally fund capital expenditures, pay dividends and service debt. The Company considers adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share as another way to meaningfully represent the Company's operational performance for the period presented; consequently, it excludes the impact of mark-to-market accounting, impairment charges, dispositions, pension settlements, and other items that could be considered "non-operating" or "non-core" in nature. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the business that, when viewed with GAAP results may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the business and are a useful tool to help management and investors make informed decisions about Marathon Oil's financial and operating performance. These measures should not be considered substitutes for their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in our investor package on our website at www.marathonoil.com and in the tables below. Marathon Oil strongly encourages investors to review the Company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including without limitation statements regarding the Company's 2019 capital budget and allocations (including development capital budget and resource play leasing and exploration spend), future performance, organic free cash flow, free cash flow, corporate-level cash returns on invested capital, business strategy, asset quality, drilling plans, production guidance, cash margins, asset sales and acquisitions, leasing and exploration activities, production, oil growth and other plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "guidance," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would," or similar words may be used to identify forward-looking statements; however, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. While the Company believes its assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to: conditions in the oil and gas industry, including supply/demand levels and the resulting impact on price; changes in expected reserve or production levels; changes in political or economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; risks related to the Company's hedging activities; capital available for exploration and development; drilling and operating risks; well production timing; availability of drilling rigs, materials and labor, including associated costs; difficulty in obtaining necessary approvals and permits; non-performance by third parties of contractual obligations; unforeseen hazards such as weather conditions, acts of war or terrorist acts and the government or military response thereto; cyber-attacks; changes in safety, health, environmental, tax and other regulations; other geological, operating and economic considerations; and the risk factors, forward-looking statements and challenges and uncertainties described in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings and press releases, available at www.marathonoil.com. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Media Relations Contact:
Lee Warren: 713-296-4103

Investor Relations Contacts:
Guy Baber: 713-296-1892
John Reid: 713-296-4380


                   Consolidated
                    Statements of Income
                    (Unaudited)                       
           
     Three Months Ended


                                         June 30                           Mar. 31       June 30


                   (In millions, except
                    per share data)         2019                               2019           2018

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                   Revenues and other
                    income:


           Revenues from
            contracts with
            customers                            $
         1,381                       $
          1,200  $
        1,447


           Net gain (loss) on
            commodity
            derivatives                       16                               (91)         (152)


           Income from equity
            method investments                31                                 11             60


           Net gain (loss) on
            disposal of assets               (8)                                42             50


           Other income                       13                                 35             12



        Total revenues and
         other income                      1,433                              1,197          1,417


                   Costs and expenses:


           Production                        193                                187            205


           Shipping, handling
            and other operating              170                                154            126


           Exploration                        26                                 59             65


           Depreciation,
            depletion and
            amortization                     605                                554            612


           Impairments                        18                                  6             34


           Taxes other than
            income                            79                                 72             65


           General and
            administrative                    87                                 94            105



        Total costs and
         expenses                          1,178                              1,126          1,212



                   Income from
                    operations               255                                 71            205


           Net interest and
            other                           (64)                              (49)          (65)


           Other net periodic
            benefit costs                      2                                  5


                   Income before income
                    taxes                    193                                 27            140


          Provision (benefit)
           for income taxes                   32                              (147)            44



                   Net income                      $
         161                         $
          174     $
        96





                   Adjusted Net Income


                   Net income                      $
         161                         $
          174     $
        96


        Adjustments for
         special items (pre-
         tax):


        Net (gain) loss on
         disposal of assets                    8                               (42)          (50)


        Proved property
         impairments                          18                                  6             34


        Pension settlement                     2                                                2


        Unrealized (gain)
         loss on derivative
         instruments                        (11)                               113             45



       Other                                 11                                 12            (8)


        Benefit for income
         taxes related to
         special items                                                         (7)             7



                   Adjustments for
                    special items             28                                 82             30



                   Adjusted net income
                    (a)                            $
         189                         $
          256    $
        126

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                   Per diluted share:



       Net income                                $
         0.20                        $
          0.21   $
        0.11


        Adjusted net income
         (a)                                      $
         0.23                        $
          0.31   $
        0.15


        Weighted average
         diluted shares                      814                                820            855

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               (a)               Non-GAAP financial measure.
                                  See "Non-GAAP Measures"
                                  above for further
                                  discussion.


                     Supplemental
                      Statistics
                      (Unaudited)                       
           
     Three Months Ended


                                          June 30                             Mar. 31         June 30


                     (In millions)           2019                                 2019             2018

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                     Segment income


        United States                               $
          215                           $
           132     $
          123


        International                          96                                   61              142



        Segment income                        311                                  193              265


        Not allocated to
         segments                           (150)                                (19)           (169)



                     Net income                     $
          161                           $
           174      $
          96

    ---

                     Exploration expenses


        United States                                $
          26                            $
           59      $
          64


        International                                                                               1




       Total                                        $
          26                            $
           59      $
          65

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                     Cash flows


        Net cash provided by
         operating activities                       $
          797                           $
           515     $
          767


        Minus: changes in
         working capital                       26                                (157)            (82)



        Net cash provided by
         operations before
         changes in working
         capital (a)                                $
          771                           $
           672     $
          849

    ---



        Cash additions to
         property, plant and
         equipment                                $
          (647)                        $
           (615)   $
         (638)

    ---



               (a)               Non-GAAP financial measure.
                                  See "Non-GAAP Measures"
                                  above for further
                                  discussion.


                      Supplemental Three Months             Six Months
                      Statistics        Ended                Ended
                      (Unaudited)



                     (In
                      millions)    June 30, 2019            June 30, 2019

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                      Organic
                      Free
                      Cash
                      Flow


        Net
         cash
         provided
         by
         operating
         activities                              $
     797                   $
       1,312


         Minus:
         changes
         in
         working
         capital                              26           (131)


         Minus:
         exploration
         costs
         other
         than
         well
         costs                               (6)           (16)


         Development
         capital
         expenditures                      (636)        (1,205)


        Dividends                           (41)           (82)


        EG
         LNG
         return
         of
         capital
         and
         other                                37              45



                      Organic
                      free
                      cash
                      flow
                      (a)                        $
     137                     $
       217

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               (a)               Non-GAAP financial measure.
                                  See "Non-GAAP Measures"
                                  above for further
                                  discussion.


                     Supplemental
                      Statistics
                      (Unaudited)   Three Months Ended


                                    June 30            Mar. 31  June 30


                     (mboed)           2019                2019      2018

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                     Net production


        United States                   332                 296       298


        International                   103                  92       121



        Total net
         production                     435                 388       419

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                     Supplemental
                      Statistics
                      (Unaudited)   Three Months Ended


                                    June 30            Mar. 31  June 30


                     (mboed)           2019                2019      2018

    ---

                     Net production


        United States                   332                 296       298


        Less:
         Divestitures
         (a)                              1                            6



        Total
         divestiture-
         adjusted
         United States                  331                 296       292





        International                   103                  92       121


        Less:
         Divestitures
         (b)                             12                  14        18



        Total
         divestiture-
         adjusted
         International                   91                  78       103





                     Total net
                      production
                      divestiture-
                      adjusted
                      (a)(b)            422                 374       395

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               (a)               The Company closed on the sale of
                                  certain United States non-core
                                  conventional assets primarily in
                                  the Gulf of Mexico in third
                                  quarter 2018 and first quarter
                                  2019. The production volumes
                                  relating to these dispositions
                                  have been removed from all
                                  corresponding prior periods to
                                  derive the divestiture-adjusted
                                  United States net production.


               (b)               Divestitures include volumes
                                  associated with the sale of our
                                  U.K. business, which closed in
                                  third quarter 2019, the sale of
                                  our non-operated interest in
                                  Kurdistan, which closed in second
                                  quarter 2019 and third quarter
                                  2018. These production volumes
                                  have been removed from historical
                                  periods above in arriving at total
                                  divestiture-adjusted
                                  International net production.


                     Supplemental
                      Statistics
                      (Unaudited)    Three Months Ended


                                     June 30            Mar. 31  June 30


                                        2019                2019      2018



                     United States -
                      net sales
                      volumes


                       Crude oil and
                        condensate
                        (mbbld)          190                 177       168


             Eagle Ford                   61                  61        63


             Bakken                       88                  79        69


             Oklahoma                     21                  16        18


             Northern
              Delaware                    15                  15        11


             Other United
              States (a)                   5                   6         7


                       Natural gas
                        liquids
                        (mbbld)           64                  55        57


             Eagle Ford                   25                  23        22


             Bakken                        8                   7         7


             Oklahoma                     24                  18        24


             Northern
              Delaware                     6                   6         3


             Other United
              States (a)                   1                   1         1


                       Natural gas
                        (mmcfd)          459                 392       435


             Eagle Ford                  139                 127       127


             Bakken                       42                  36        35


             Oklahoma                    223                 173       230


             Northern
              Delaware                    36                  33        18


             Other United
              States (a)                  19                  23        25


                     Total United
                      States (mboed)     330                 297       298

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                     International -
                      net sales
                      volumes


                       Crude oil and
                        condensate
                        (mbbld)           30                  23        32


             Equatorial
              Guinea                      20                  12        18


             United Kingdom                8                   9        10


             Other
              International                2                   2         4


                       Natural gas
                        liquids
                        (mbbld)           10                   8        12


             Equatorial
              Guinea                      10                   8        11


             United Kingdom                                            1


                       Natural gas
                        (mmcfd)          403                 342       461


             Equatorial
              Guinea                     392                 330       443


             United Kingdom
              (b)                         11                  12        18


                     Total
                      International
                      (mboed)            107                  88       121


                     Total Company -
                      net sales
                      volumes
                      (mboed)            437                 385       419

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                     Net sales
                      volumes of
                      equity method
                      investees


             LNG (mtd)                 5,321               4,636     6,141


             Methanol (mtd)            1,134               1,003     1,316


        Condensate and
         LPG (boed)                   11,080               9,890    12,689

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               (a)               The three months ended June 30,
                                  2018 includes sales volumes
                                  from the sale of certain United
                                  States non-core conventional
                                  assets primarily in the Gulf of
                                  Mexico which closed in third
                                  quarter 2018 and first quarter
                                  2019.


               (b)               Includes natural gas acquired
                                  for injection and subsequent
                                  resale.


                     Supplemental
                      Statistics
                      (Unaudited)                        
      
         Three Months Ended


                                           June 30                                   Mar. 31           June 30


                                              2019                                       2019               2018



                     United States -
                      average price
                      realizations (a)


                       Crude oil and
                        condensate ($ per
                        bbl) (b)                   $
      
        59.18                             $
      
           54.05  $
      
        66.03


             Eagle Ford                      63.10                                      57.69              68.77


             Bakken                          56.84                                      52.15              64.41


             Oklahoma                        58.66                                      53.39              66.90


             Northern Delaware               55.33                                      48.97              60.01


             Other United States
              (c)                            66.21                                      56.19              64.42


                       Natural gas liquids
                        ($ per bbl)                $
      
        14.60                             $
      
           15.66  $
      
        22.09


             Eagle Ford                      13.19                                      17.05              22.68


             Bakken                          18.68                                      16.17              25.52


             Oklahoma                        14.39                                      13.66              20.75


             Northern Delaware               15.02                                      15.27              19.10


             Other United States
              (c)                            17.25                                      18.92              25.62


                       Natural gas ($ per
                        mcf) (d)                    $
      
        1.89                              $
      
           2.93   $
      
        2.18


             Eagle Ford                       2.51                                       2.99               2.82


             Bakken                           1.70                                       3.77               2.46


             Oklahoma                         1.78                                       2.90               1.84


             Northern Delaware                0.18                                       1.93               1.48


             Other United States
              (c)                             2.26                                       2.89               2.11

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                     International -
                      average price
                      realizations


                       Crude oil and
                        condensate ($ per
                        bbl)                       $
      
        58.21                             $
      
           53.93  $
      
        66.12


             Equatorial Guinea               54.38                                      44.36              60.30


             United Kingdom                  68.40                                      67.62              77.15


             Other International             55.83                                      47.76              64.73


                       Natural gas liquids
                        ($ per bbl)                 $
      
        1.67                              $
      
           1.96   $
      
        2.91


             Equatorial Guinea (d)            1.00                                       1.00               0.99


             United Kingdom                  37.63                                      38.10              43.20


                       Natural gas ($ per
                        mcf)                        $
      
        0.35                              $
      
           0.48   $
      
        0.52


             Equatorial Guinea (d)            0.24                                       0.24               0.24


             United Kingdom                   4.25                                       7.02               7.39

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                     Benchmark


        WTI crude oil (per
         bbl)                                           $
      59.91                                  $
         54.90       $
      67.91


        Brent (Europe) crude
         oil (per bbl) (e)                              $
      68.92                                  $
         63.17       $
      74.50


        Henry Hub natural gas
         (per mmbtu) (f)                                 $
      2.64                                   $
         3.15        $
      2.80

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               (a)               Excludes gains or losses on
                                  commodity derivative instruments.


               (b)               Inclusion of realized gains
                                  (losses) on crude oil derivative
                                  instruments would have affected
                                  average price realizations by
                                  $0.32, $1.10 and $(7.04) for
                                  second quarter 2019, first quarter
                                  2019, and second quarter 2018.


               (c)               Includes sales volumes from the
                                  sale of certain non-core proved
                                  properties in our International
                                  and United States segments.


               (d)               Represents fixed prices under long-
                                  term contracts with Alba Plant
                                  LLC, Atlantic Methanol Production
                                  Company LLC and/or Equatorial
                                  Guinea LNG Holdings Limited, which
                                  are equity method investees. The
                                  Alba Plant LLC processes the NGLs
                                  and then sells secondary
                                  condensate, propane, and butane at
                                  market prices. Marathon Oil
                                  includes its share of income from
                                  each of these equity method
                                  investees in the International
                                  segment.


               (e)               Average of monthly prices obtained
                                  from Energy Information
                                  Administration website.


               (f)               Settlement date average per mmbtu.


        
              
                Q3 2019                       Oil Production (mbbld)                                                   Equivalent Production (mboed)

                          Production Guidance

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                                Q3 2019       Q2 2019 Q3 2018                                         Q3 2019     Q2 2019 Q3 2018

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                                                Low     High                   Divestiture-   Divestiture-            Low     High             Divestiture-          Divestiture-
                                                                                Adjusted (a)   Adjusted (a)                                     Adjusted (a)          Adjusted (a)



                     Net production



       United States                             190                                     200                 192                  172                                             330 340 331 302



       International                              12                                      16                  16                   17                                              80  90  91  99




       Total net production                      202                                     216                 208                  189                                             410 430 422 401

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                            Full Year 2019            Oil Production (mbbld)                                     Equivalent Production (mboed)

                          Production Guidance

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                2019            2018                                       2019    2018

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                                              Low (b)  High (b)              Divestiture-        Low (b)   High (b)                           Divestiture-
                                                                              Adjusted (a)                                                     Adjusted (a)



                     Net production



       United States                             185                                   195            169                                                  320 330 294



       International                              18                                    22             17                                                   85  95  98




       Total net production                      203                                   217            186                                                  405 425 392

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               (a)               Divestiture-adjusted, and also
                                  removes volumes associated with
                                  the sale of our U.K. business
                                  which closed on July 1, 2019.


               (b)               Annual 2019 guidance includes
                                  1H19 contributions from
                                  divested assets.

The following table sets forth outstanding derivative contracts as of August 5, 2019, and the weighted average prices for those contracts:


                                                                                                            2019                    2020               2021



       
                
                  Crude Oil                                       Third             Fourth Quarter              Full Year         Full Year
                                                                           Quarter

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                  NYMEX WTI Three-Way Collars (a)



       Volume (Bbls/day)                                                          80,000                            80,000                  19,945



       Weighted average price per Bbl:



       Ceiling                                                                            $
       74.19                         $
           74.19                         $
        67.55



       Floor                                                                              $
       56.75                         $
           56.75                         $
        55.00



       Sold put                                                                           $
       49.50                         $
           49.50                         $
        47.50


                                    Basis Swaps -Argus WTI Midland (b)



       Volume (Bbls/day)                                                          15,000                            15,000                  15,000



       Weighted average price per Bbl                                                    $
       (1.40)                       $
           (1.40)                       $
        (0.94)


                                    Basis Swaps -Net Energy Clearbrook (c)



       Volume (Bbls/day)                                                           1,000                             1,000



       Weighted average price per Bbl                                                    $
       (3.50)                       $
           (3.50)


                                    Basis Swaps -NYMEX WTI /ICE Brent (d)



       Volume (Bbls/day)                                                           5,000                             5,000                   5,000                              808



       Weighted average price per Bbl                                                    $
       (7.24)                       $
           (7.24)                       $
        (7.24)           $
     (7.24)


                                    Basis Swaps -Argus WTI Houston (e)



       Volume (Bbls/day)                                                          10,000                            10,000



       Weighted average price per Bbl                                                      $
       5.51                          $
           5.51                  
     $                    
     $



       
                
                  NYMEX Roll Basis Swaps



       Volume (Bbls/day)                                                          60,000                            60,000



       Weighted average price per Bbl                                                      $
       0.38                          $
           0.38

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               (a)               Between July 1, 2019 and August
                                  5, 2019, we entered into
                                  10,000 Bbls/day of three-way
                                  collars for January -
                                  December 2020, with a ceiling
                                  of $65.12, a sold put of
                                  $48.00, and a floor of $55.00.


               (b)               The basis differential price is
                                  indexed against Argus WTI
                                  Midland.


               (c)               The basis differential price is
                                  indexed against Net Energy
                                  Canada Bakken SW at Clearbrook
                                  ("UHC").


               (d)               The basis differential price is
                                  indexed against International
                                  Commodity Exchange ("ICE")
                                  Brent and NYMEX WTI.


               (e)               The basis differential price is
                                  indexed against Argus WTI
                                  Houston.

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