Marathon Oil's aircraft lands in Columbus the week of Trump's price-gouging probe

Marathon Oil's Gulfstream V, tail number N540M, was tracked flying from Heilman Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport on June 25, 2026, a 35-minute hop that touched down just after midday local time.

If Marathon Oil representatives were aboard, the flight arrives in Ohio the same week President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to investigate major energy firms for alleged price-gouging at the pump, per a BBC report on Wednesday. Trump specifically named Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP, accusing them of not passing on falling wholesale oil costs to drivers — a claim the American Petroleum Institute disputes, saying fuel prices "don't move in lockstep with crude oil."

The aircraft's recent flight history shows a busy week of Midwest movements — including stops in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri — suggesting operational or regulatory meetings. Marathon Oil, now merged with ConocoPhillips, maintains its headquarters in Houston but may be engaging with policymakers or industry groups in Ohio amid the widening federal scrutiny of energy pricing.