Marine Petroleum Trust
MARPS
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- Ron E. Hooper
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Midstream
- Address
- 3838 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas TX United States of America 75219
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- CIK
- 0000062362
- Website
- marps-marine.com
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- Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ: MARPS) operates as a royalty trust focused on the administration and liquidation of overriding royalty interests in oil and natural gas leases located in the Central and Western areas of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana and Texas. The Trust holds these interests through overriding royalty agreements originally stemming from license agreements with Gulf Oil Corporation, now assigned to Chevron Corporation, Elf Exploration Inc., and their affiliates; its wholly-owned subsidiary, Marine Petroleum Corporation, holds title to the underlying properties offshore Louisiana and collects royalties, distributing 98% of net oil, natural gas, and mineral royalties to the Trust after collection costs. Approximately 60% of revenues derive from oil royalties and 40% from natural gas, with production influenced by well capabilities, demand fluctuations, and commodity prices. The Trust was founded in 1956 under Texas law and is headquartered at 3838 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1720, Dallas, Texas 75219. It serves unitholders by converting royalty payments into quarterly cash distributions, with no direct involvement in exploration, drilling, or operations, which are managed by third-party operators including Arena Energy as the primary operator. Recent developments include a change in trustee from Simmons Bank to Argent Trust Company effective December 30, 2022, enhancing administrative continuity. In fiscal 2025 ended June 30, 2025, the Trust reported zero wells drilled or recompleted—down from nine in fiscal 2024—reflecting production declines and reliance on Arena Energy, alongside a 2.1% rise in annual distributable income to $727,995 driven by surging natural gas and NGL revenues despite lower oil royalties. Quarterly cash distributions continued uninterrupted, with announcements through November 17, 2025, underscoring the Trust's focus on cost optimization and cash returns amid depleting assets and commodity volatility.