Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that it has acquired a position in four exploration blocks in the KurdistanRegion of Iraq. The Company has signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for operatorship and an 80 percent ownership in two open blocks northeast of Erbil - Harir and Safen.
The Kurdistan Regional Government will hold a fully carried 20 percent interest. Additionally, Marathon has been assigned working interests (WI) in two blocks north-northwest of Erbil - Atrush (20 percent WI) and Sarsang (25 percent WI).