MURPHY OIL CORPORATION (NYSE:MUR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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MURPHY OIL CORPORATION (NYSE:MUR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b), (c)

OnApril 6, 2017, Murphy Oil Corporation (the Company) issued a
press release announcing that Keith S. Caldwell, Senior Vice
President and Controller, the Companys principal accounting
officer, plans to retire later in 2017, and that effective June
1, 2017, Christopher D. Hulse has been elected as the Companys
Vice President and Controller, in which capacity Mr. Hulse will
serve as the Companys principal accounting officer.

The full text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Hulse, age 39, joined the Company in 2015 and is currently
Vice President, Finance Projects. Prior to his current
assignment, Mr. Hulse served as Vice President Finance, Onshore
with responsibilities over accounting for North American onshore
operations. Before joining the Company, Mr. Hulse worked for BG
Group from 2004 to 2015, in accounting, finance, planning and
strategy capacities, and from 1999 to 2004 he was employed by
KPMG International. Mr. Hulse holds a bachelors degree in
Economics from the University of Bath, United Kingdom and is
designated as a Chartered Accountant by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated April 6, 2017.


About MURPHY OIL CORPORATION (NYSE:MUR)

Murphy Oil Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company’s exploration and production business explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across the world. The Company’s exploration and production activities are subdivided into four geographic segments, including the United States, Canada, Malaysia and all other countries. The Company’s principal exploration and production activities are conducted in the United States by Murphy Exploration & Production Company-USA (Murphy Expro USA), in Malaysia, Australia, Brunei, Vietnam, and Namibia by Murphy Exploration & Production Company-International (Murphy Expro International) and its subsidiaries, and in Western Canada and offshore Eastern Canada by Murphy Oil Company Ltd. (MOCL) and its subsidiaries. The Company’s crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids production averages to approximately 136,634 barrels per day.

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