mro102708-8k.htm
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
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Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
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October
24, 2008
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Marathon
Oil Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-5153
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25-0996816
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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5555
San Felipe Road, Houston, Texas
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77056
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(713)
629-6600
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Not
Applicable
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[ ] Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ] Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Attached
as Exhibit 100 to this Current Report on Form 8-K are the following materials
from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2008, of Marathon Oil Corporation., filed on August xx , 2008, formatted
in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language):
(i)
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the
Consolidated Statements of
Operations,
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(ii)
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the
Consolidated Balance Sheets,
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(iii)
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the
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows,
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(iv)
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certain
notes to these financial statements tagged as blocks of
text.
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These
XBRL-formatted documents are not readable in HyperText Markup Language
(HTML). Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of
Regulation S-T that the financial information contained in the XBRL documents is
unaudited and these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of
Marathon Oil Corporation. The purpose of submitting these XBRL formatted
documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result,
investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the furnished
documents and not rely on this information in making investment
decisions.
In
accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
Item 9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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100
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The
following materials from Marathon Oil Corporation . Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, filed on July 30,
2008, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting
Language):
(i) the
Consolidated Statements of Operations,
(ii) the
Consolidated Balance Sheets,
(iii) the
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,
(iv) certain
notes to these financial statements tagged as blocks of text.
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Exhibit 100.INS
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XBRL
Instance Document
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Exhibit 100.SCH
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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Exhibit 100.CAL
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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Exhibit
100.LAB
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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Exhibit
100.PRE
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
Document
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SIGNATURES
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.
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Marathon
Oil Corporation
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October
27, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Michael
K. Stewart
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Name:
Michael K. Stewart
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Title:
Vice President, Accounting and
Controller
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