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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2019

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-8590		71-0361522
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	300 Peach Street, P.O. Box 7000
	El Dorado,	Arkansas	71730-7000
	(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

	(870)	862-6411
	Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
	Not applicable
	(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	MUR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).                                             Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.                                                ☐

    

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 2, 2019, Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the election of Robert N. Ryan Jr. as director, effective October 1, 2019.

The full text of the press release announcing Mr. Ryan’s election to the Board of Directors effective October 1, 2019, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits

99.1	News release dated October 2, 2019, announcing the election of Robert N. Ryan Jr. as a director of the Company effective October 1, 2019 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
Date: October 2, 2019	
	By:	/s/ Christopher D. Hulse
		Christopher D. Hulse
		Vice President and Controller

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
99.1	News release dated October 2, 2019, announcing the election of Robert N. Ryan Jr. as a director of the Company effective October 1, 2019.
101. INS	XBRL Instance Document

101. SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101. CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101. DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101. LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101. PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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