FINDLAY, Ohio, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marathon Oil Corporation today announced that the company has completed projects adding biodiesel blended fuel at its Robinson and Champaign, Ill. terminals.
"Marathon is proud to announce that two more locations have been expanded to offer biodiesel storage and distribution. Similar to our existing biodiesel facilities in Minnesota and Kentucky, Robinson and Champaign feature in-line ratio blending in order to provide our customers with a blended, quality product," said Mary Ellen Peters, Marathon's senior vice president, Marketing. "Biodiesel helps us meet the changing needs of our customers while supporting our nation's alternative fuels goals. Our focus continues to be on delivering the quality products our customer's desire."
The Company will market soy-based B-2 (two percent biodiesel) and B-11 (eleven percent biodiesel) product from the terminals. Marathon began offering biodiesel at its St. Paul Park, Minn., terminal July 2005 and at its Kramer's Lane (Louisville), Ky., terminal February 2007.
About Marathon
Marathon is the fourth-largest U.S.-based fully integrated international energy company engaged in exploration and production; integrated gas; and refining, marketing and transportation operations. The Company has exploration and production activities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya and Norway. Marathon also is developing integrated gas projects that are linking stranded natural gas resources with key demand areas where domestic production is declining and demand is growing, particularly in North America. Marathon is the fifth largest refiner in the U.S. with 974,000 bpd of crude processing capacity in its seven-refinery system. The Company's retail marketing system comprises approximately 5,850 locations in 17 states; nearly three-quarters are Marathon brand locations. Marathon serves the Midwest and Southeast as a petroleum products marketer with 87 light product and asphalt terminals and the Company owns, operates, leases or has an ownership interest in approximately 9,900 miles of pipeline.
