Marathon Oil Corp posted a smaller-than-expected loss on Wednesday as it reined in costs to cushion the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. It cut its cost and expenses by 17.2% to $975 million as the average realized price for its U.S. crude oil and condensate fell 63.4% to $21.65 per barrel. Marathon’s total net production for the quarter fell to 390,000 boepd from 435,000 boepd a year ago.