Marathon Oil's LNG sales dropped in the first quarter as a result of maintenance at Equatorial Guinea LNG.

The US-based independent reported sales of nearly 6,290  tonnes per day, a 9.9% drop on the 6,980 tpd in the previous quarter.

The decrease contributed to a drop in Marathon's total integrated gas income, which amounted to $4 million during the period compared to $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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