HOUSTON, July 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that the Company's board of directors has declared a dividend of 24 cents per share on Marathon Oil Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable Sept. 10, 2008 to stockholders of record on Aug. 20, 2008.
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