SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Thomas McKinlay (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000 (Street) EL DORADO AR 71731-7000 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/05/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MURPHY OIL CORP /DE [ MUR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	428	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit(1)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	6,500	(2)	D
Stock Option	02/03/2011	02/03/2016	Common Stock	7,500	43.95	D
Stock Option	02/06/2009	02/06/2014	Common Stock	5,000	51.07	D
Stock Option	01/31/2008	01/31/2013	Common Stock	2,500	57.315	D
Stock Option	02/05/2010	02/05/2015	Common Stock	7,500	72.745	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Award granted under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

2. These Securities generally do not carry a Conversion Price, Exercisable Date, or Expiration Date.

Remarks:

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	/s/ Walter K. Compton, Attorney-in-Fact	08/12/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Know all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Steven A. Cosse, Walter K. Compton, Lydia R. Bates,
John A. Moore, Roger W. Landes, Greg L. Smith and James E. Baine, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1.            execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
              undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
              Murphy Oil Corporation (the "Company"). Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
              accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
              of 1934 and the rules thereunder; and

2.            do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
              undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
              execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5; complete and execute any
              amendment or amendments thereto; and timely file such form with
              the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
              stock exchange or similar authority.

         The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned by notice in writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

         WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 7th day of August, 2009.




                                                              Thomas McKinlay