Employees and contractors at our Brae platform add profitable production from the North Sea. Other core regions include the U.S., Canada and Equatorial Guinea.
Africa
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Marathon assets, such as those in the Bakken and Eagle Ford plays, are indicative of our steady growth and the exciting opportunities that are yet to come.
At Marathon, we realize the importance of being transparent and regularly sharing company and industry information with our customers, employees and stakeholders.
Pablo Ondo Zetmayer, a gas plant operator in Equatorial Guinea, is a prime example of Marathon’s globally diverse workforce, which enjoys worldwide experiences and world-class opportunities.
With a focus on safety, innovation and environmental stewardship, Marathon is among the world’s leading independent exploration and production companies.
Our spirit of innovation and commitment to delivering superior products that address even the most complex challenges drives Marathon’s legacy of technical excellence.
Developing Oil Sands Technology to Reduce Impacts
As a partner in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) in Canada, Marathon is working to develop technologies to reduce the impacts of oil sands mining operations. We are working with the operator to address current resource recovery, water use, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and tailings deposition issues.
We are entering the evaluation phase in technology development for an alternative to the hot water process for extracting bitumen from oil sands. This alternative extraction process has the potential to change the way oil sands energy is developed worldwide. Once proven, it would lower the oil sands mining energy requirement, increase bitumen recoveries and lower capital expenses.
In addition, Marathon is developing a heavy oil upgrading technology with applications in our Company-operated in-situ oil sands leases. Bitumen deposits are too deep for mining and extraction in these in-situ leases. A demonstration plant is being constructed in Marathon Petroleum's Catlettsburg, Kentucky, refinery to progress the technology development and verify the positive results attained in the pilot plants. If successful, the upgrading technology could be used to benefit steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and other projects.
- Social Responsibility
- Reporting
- 2010 CSR Report
- Environmental Stewardship, 2010
- Developing Oil Sands Technology
Marathon’s commitment to the community is deeply rooted in our core values. Our employee-run Books for Bioko program collects supplies for schools in Equatorial Guinea.
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