Exhibit 12.2




                            Marathon Oil Corporation
                Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                       TOTAL ENTERPRISE BASIS - Unaudited
                              Continuing Operations
                              (Dollars in Millions)





                               Nine Months
                                   Ended
                               September 30            Year Ended December 31
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                               2002    2001    2001    2000    1999    1998    1997
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Portion of rentals
representing interest.......  $   47  $   39  $   54  $   52  $   49  $   53  $   35
Capitalized interest,
 including discontinued
 operations.................      11      20      27      19      26      46      31
Other interest and fixed
 charges, including
 discontinued operations....     235     213     349     375     365     318     352
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Total fixed charges (A).....  $  293  $  272  $  430  $  446  $  440  $  417  $  418
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Earnings-pretax income with
 applicable adjustments (B).  $1,061  $2,868  $3,213  $1,809  $1,866  $1,087  $1,067
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Ratio of (B) to (A).........    3.62   10.53    7.47    4.06    4.24    2.60    2.55
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