[Marathon Oil Corporation Letterhead]
| | May 18, 2009 |
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| Chris White |
| Branch Chief |
| United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Division of Corporation Finance |
| 100 F Street, N.E., Mail Stop 7010 |
| Washington, DC 20549 |
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| Re: | Marathon Oil Corporation |
| | Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
| | Filed February 27, 2009 |
| | File No. 1-5153 |
Dear Mr. White:
This is to confirm your voicemail message to me received on Friday, May 15, 2009, in which you granted Marathon an extension of time to file its response to the SEC comment letter dated May 7, 2009. Marathon intends to file its response on or before Friday, May 29, 2009. The additional time is required in order to gather the relevant information necessary to respond to the SEC’s comments.
Please call the undersigned at 713-296-2535, if you have any questions regarding this submission.
| | Very truly yours, |
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| | /s/ Richard J Kolencik |
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| | Richard J. Kolencik |
| | Senior Group Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
