mur-20210610

Delaware

1-8590

71-0361522

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9805 Katy Fwy, Suite G-200

Houston,

Texas

77024

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


			(281)			675-9000
			Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
			Not applicable
			(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

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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 June 10, 2021, Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Michelle A. Earley to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective today, June 10, 2021.

The full text of the press release announcing Ms. Earley’s appointment to the Board of Directors is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

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: June 10, 2021
	By:	/s/ Christopher D. Hulse
		Christopher D. Hulse
		Vice President and Controller


Exhibit No.
99.1			A news release dated June 10, 2021, announcing the appointment of Michelle A. Earley as a director of the Company, effective Jun 10, 2021, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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


			(d)			Exhibits

			99.1			A news release dated June 10, 2021, announcing the appointment of Michelle A. Earley as a director of the Company, effective Jun 10, 2021, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.