Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated March 12, 2008 Relating to
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 12, 2008
to Prospectus dated July 26, 2007
Registration No. 333-144874
Final Pricing Terms
| 5.900% Notes Due 2018 |
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| Issuer: |
Marathon Oil Corporation | |
| Security: |
5.900% Senior Notes due 2018 | |
| Size: |
$1,000,000,000 | |
| Maturity: |
March 15, 2018 | |
| Coupon: |
5.900% | |
| Price to Public: |
99.792% | |
| Yield to Maturity: |
5.928% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
+243 bp | |
| Benchmark Treasury: |
3.500% due February 15, 2018 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: |
3.498% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: |
March 15th and September 15th, commencing September 15th, 2008 | |
| Make-Whole Call: |
T+40 bp | |
| Settlement: |
T+3; March 17, 2008 | |
| CUSIP: |
565849 AF3 | |
| Anticipated Ratings: |
Moody’s: Baa1 (stable outlook) S&P: BBB+ (stable outlook) | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated Banc of America Securities LLC J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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