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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950134-09-011048.txt : 20090522
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20090519085921
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950134-09-011048
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090518
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090519
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090519

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062362
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL ROYALTY TRADERS [6792]
		IRS NUMBER:				756008017
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-08565
		FILM NUMBER:		09838345

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS N A
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 831402
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75283-1402
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145081796

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 831402
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75283-1402
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of<BR>
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;18, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Texas</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>000-08565</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-6008017</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>c/o The Corporate Trustee:</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>U.S. Trust, <BR>
Bank of America Private Wealth Management <BR>
P.O. Box 830650, Dallas, Texas</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>75283-0650</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">(Address of principal executive offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(800)&nbsp;985-0794</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
<div STYLE="BORDER-TOP: 1PX SOLID #000000">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</div></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01 Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On May&nbsp;18, 2009, Marine Petroleum Trust issued a press release announcing its quarterly cash
distribution to unitholders. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained herein shall not
be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by
specific reference to such filing. The information in this report shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148;
for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section or Sections&nbsp;11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Press Release dated May&nbsp;18, 2009 issued by Marine Petroleum Trust</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left"><br><br><br>Date: May&nbsp;18, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST</B><BR>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000" align="left">
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth<BR>
Management, in its capacity as trustee of<BR>
Marine Petroleum Trust and not in its individual <BR>
capacity or otherwise<BR>

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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Ron E. Hooper
&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Marine Petroleum Trust</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>News Release</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST<BR>
ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER CASH DISTRIBUTION</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>DALLAS, Texas, May&nbsp;18, 2009 </B>&#151; U. S. Trust, as Trustee of the Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ:
MARPS), today declared a quarterly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial
interest of $.261404 per unit, payable on June&nbsp;29, 2009, to unit holders of record on May&nbsp;29, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This distribution is slightly lower than the $.301562 distributed last quarter. It consists
of oil and gas royalties collected during the months of February, March and April of 2009.
Receipts during these months are from natural gas produced during the months of November and
December&nbsp;2008, and January of 2009 and oil produced during the months of December&nbsp;2008, and January
and February of 2009. Royalties from most of the leases in the South Timbalier, Ship Shoal, and
Eugene Island Areas are down due to the leases being shut-in since September because of hurricanes
that hit the Gulf of Mexico in August and September. Royalties from leases that are not shut-in
are down due to lower prices and decreased production.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Mineral Management Service (MMS), a division of the U.S. Government, reported on February
11<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> that it is expected that a majority of the remaining oil production shut-in wells
would be restored by late March and that the remaining shut-in gas wells would be fully restored by
late in May&nbsp;2009. Repair time, however, can be affected by weather conditions and availability of
materials. Marine is not able to determine how many, if any, of the remaining shut-in oil and gas
wells are located on leases that it receives royalties from.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For more information on Marine Petroleum Trust, including current financial reports, please
visit our website at <B>http://www.marps-marinepetroleumtrust.com/</B>.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Ron E. Hooper<br>
Senior Vice President<br>
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Trustee<br>
Toll Free &#151; 1.800.985.0794</TD>
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