SEC Filing - Murphy Oil Corporation

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SEC FORM 3 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^*

MOORE JOHN A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

200 PEACH ST.

P.O. BOX 7000

(Street)

EL DORADO

71730

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2011

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)
Secretary

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	972	I	Trustee of Company Thrift Plan

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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)
Restricted Stock Unit⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	5,500	⁽²⁾	D
Stock Option⁽¹⁾	02/05/2010	02/05/2015	Common Stock	4,000	72.745	D
Stock Option⁽¹⁾	02/03/2011	02/03/2016	Common Stock	4,000	43.95	D
Stock Option⁽¹⁾	02/02/2012	02/02/2017	Common Stock	5,000	52.845	D
Stock Option⁽¹⁾	02/01/2013	02/01/2018	Common Stock	5,000	67.635	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

	/s/ John A. Moore	03/07/2011
	** 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 Walter K. Compton, Tricia M. Hammons, Greg L. Smith, Roger W. Landes
and E. Ted Botner, 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 1st day of March, 2011.




						John A. Moore