SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G



                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 20)

                            MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  626717 10 2
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]

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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
 1    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

        C.H. Murphy, Jr.
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 2                                                              (a) [_]
                                                                (b) [X]

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      SEC USE ONLY
 3


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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4

        United States Citizen
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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5
     NUMBER OF
                                0
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6

     OWNED BY                   3,610,707
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       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7
    REPORTING
                                0
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8
                                3,610,707
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9
        3,610,707
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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10    (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                    [_]

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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11

        8.02%
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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
12

        IN
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     The undersigned hereby amends its Statement on Schedule 13G, originally
sent on February 14, 1980, as follows:


Item 4. Ownership.
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        The number that is stated in 4(c)(ii) and 4(c)(iv) of the original
Statement is hereby amended to read 3,610,707.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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        The number that is stated in the fourth line of the original Statement
is hereby amended to read 11,141,134.



                                   SIGNATURE

        After reasonable inquiry to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and
correct.
                                                    /s/ C. H. Murphy, Jr.
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                                                      C.H. Murphy, Jr.

Dated: February 4, 2000.
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