By Len Wells (618) 842-2159 or lenwells@wabash.net It's never good news when a high-pressure pipeline breaks - anywhere. However, when the 20-inch Marathon Oil Corp.

By Kristen Hays, Houston Chronicle Aug. 1--Marathon Oil Corp. may be two companies by next year. The fourth-largest U.S.

By Gary T. Pakulski, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Mar. 20--Although the gasoline substitute E-85 has been slow to catch on, overall demand for ethanol is skyrocketing.

By Kristen Hays, Houston Chronicle Feb. 1--Low refining margins and higher costs pulled Marathon Oil Corp.'s quarterly profit down 38 percent despite record-setting crude prices last year, the company reported Thursday.

By Vicki Vaughan, San Antonio Express-News Nov. 9