HOUSTON, July 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that the Company's board of directors has approved an 11 percent increase in the quarterly dividend payable on Marathon Oil Corporation common stock, resulting in a new quarterly dividend rate of 21 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 10, 2014 to stockholders of record on Aug. 20, 2014.
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