MURPHY OIL CORPORATION CLOSES SYNCRUDE DIVESTITURE
EL DORADO, Arkansas, June 23, 2016 - Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced its Canadian subsidiary, Murphy Oil Company Ltd. ("MOCL"), closed the sale of its five percent non-operated working interest in Syncrude Canada Ltd. ("Syncrude") to Suncor Energy Inc. ("Suncor"). The transaction was previously announced on April 27, 2016, with an effective date of April 1, 2016. This non-core asset divestiture will positively impact corporate liquidity by increasing net cash on the balance sheet before closing adjustments by C$937 million before-tax. As a result of this sale and recent wildfires in the Syncrude region, Murphy's second quarter production guidance will be reduced by 8,400 barrels oil equivalent per day.
ABOUT MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
Murphy Oil Corporation is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. The Company's diverse resource base includes offshore production in Malaysia, Canada and Gulf of Mexico, as well as, North American onshore plays in the Eagle Ford Shale, Kaybob Duvernay and Montney.
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