Best Gas Stocks To Invest In 2015

Best Gas Stocks To Invest In 2015: Marathon Oil Corporation(MRO)

Marathon Oil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an international energy company with operations in the United States, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Exploration and Production, Oil Sands Mining, and Integrated Gas. The Exploration and Production segment explores for, produces, and markets liquid hydrocarbons and natural gas. The Oil Sands Mining segment mines, extracts, and transports bitumen from oil sands deposits in Alberta, Canada; and upgrades the bitumen to produce and market synthetic crude oil and vacuum gas oil. The Integrated Gas segment markets and transports products manufactured from natural gas, such as liquified natural gas and methanol. The company was formerly known as USX Corporation and changed its name to Marathon Oil Corporation in July 2001. Marathon Oil Corporation was founded in 1887 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By John Kell]

  Marathon Oil Corp.(MRO) reported lower fourth-quarter sales volume, though the crude oil and natural gas producer’s bottom line grew 16% due to fewer income tax provisions.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Barclays is feeling optimistic about oil and gas stocks, but more optimistic about some–EOG Resources (EOG), Continental Resources (CLR), Apache (APA) and Marathon Oil (MRO)–than others.

• [By Lauren Pollock]

  Marathon Oil Corp.(MRO) boosted its capital budget for next year and said it expects production to grow as it plans to ramp up rig activity at U.S. resource plays. Marathon said it will invest more than 60% of the budget in its North American resource play assets.

• [By Claudia Assis]

  Meanwhile, largest decliners included Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) ! , down 1%, and Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) , off 0.8%.

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