Murphy Oil Schedules Earnings Conference Call

October 3, 2008

EL DORADO, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) has scheduled its conference call at 12:00 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, October 30 to review third quarter 2008 earnings, which will be announced Wednesday afternoon, October 29. ACT Teleconferencing is handling arrangements for the call. Interested parties may participate by dialing 1-800-366-7640 and referencing reservation number 11120763. The call will also be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed through the Investor Relations Section of the Murphy website (www.murphyoilcorp.com). All investors, analysts, media, employees and the general public are invited to participate.

Online replays of the call will be available through the Murphy website and a recording of the call will be available until 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Monday, November 3 by dialing 1-800-405-2236. Audio downloads will be available on the Murphy website through December 1 and via Thomson StreetEvents for their service subscribers.

Source: Murphy Oil Corporation