Murphy Oil Corporation filings document the formal disclosures of an NYSE-listed independent oil and natural gas producer. Its 8-K reports furnish quarterly financial and operating results, stockholder updates, dividend declarations, credit-agreement amendments, senior notes offerings and redemptions, and other events tied to liquidity and debt maturity management.
Proxy materials describe board governance, executive compensation, ownership information, and annual meeting voting matters. Registration and debt-related disclosures identify the company’s common stock, shelf registration activity, senior notes due 2034, credit facilities, borrowers, and guarantors, while earnings exhibits provide production, project, and capital-allocation disclosures across Murphy Oil’s onshore and offshore portfolio.
Murphy Oil Corp: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 7,627,980 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.32% of the class as reported on 04/29/2026. The filing shows sole voting power for 51,981 shares and sole dispositive power for 7,627,980 shares. The Schedule 13G is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.
Nolan Jeffrey W reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Murphy Oil Corporation director Jeffrey W. Nolan reported an award of 667 restricted stock units on Murphy Oil common stock. The units were granted under the 2021 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and are fully vested, issued in lieu of quarterly cash retainers.
The filing shows Nolan has elected to defer settlement of these restricted stock units, with payout to occur either after his service on the board ends or on a future date he previously selected. Following this grant, he directly holds 61,810 restricted stock units, 35,612 phantom stock units economically equivalent to common shares, and 266,930 shares of common stock, along with additional indirect holdings through various trusts and a spouse account.
Earley Michelle A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Murphy Oil Corporation director Michelle A. Earley received a grant of 28 fully vested restricted stock units under the 2021 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. These RSUs were issued in lieu of quarterly cash retainers and will be settled in common stock on a deferred basis, either after she leaves the Board or on a future date she previously selected. Following this award, she beneficially owns 35,595 shares underlying RSUs directly.
DEMING CLAIBORNE P reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Murphy Oil Corporation director Claiborne P. Deming received new equity-based awards. On March 31, 2026, he was granted 455 and 1,000 restricted stock units, each unit tied to one share of common stock and awarded as director compensation.
One award vests on February 4, 2027, and settlement of the units has been deferred according to his elections, either after board service ends or on a future chosen date. A separate phantom stock position equals 62,511 shares of common stock and is payable in cash under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The filing also shows 987,092 common shares held directly, with additional indirect holdings through trusts and a spouse.
Murphy Oil Corp ownership disclosure: The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of Murphy Oil Corp common stock following an internal realignment. The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, and clarifies that Vanguard and its managed accounts have rights to receive dividends or sale proceeds for reported accounts.
Murphy Oil Corporation has released its 2026 proxy statement and called a virtual-only annual meeting for May 13, 2026. Stockholders are asked to elect ten directors, approve executive pay on an advisory basis, approve a new 2026 stock plan for non-employee directors, and ratify the auditor.
In 2025, Murphy increased average production from 177 to 182 MBOEPD, cut lease operating expense per BOE by 20%, and closed the strategic acquisition of the Pioneer FPSO to support its Chinook #8 Gulf of America well. The company advanced multiple discoveries in Vietnam and the Gulf of America, ending the year with 715 MMBOE of proved reserves, 103% reserve replacement and an 11-year reserve life.
Murphy strengthened its balance sheet by upsizing its revolving credit facility from $1.35 billion to $2.00 billion and issuing $500 million of 6.500% senior notes due 2034. It generated $1.2 billion of cash from continuing operations and $301.3 million of free cash flow, returning $286 million to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
The proxy details governance practices, committee responsibilities, and director independence, as well as an executive pay program heavily weighted to performance-based stock. 2025 annual incentives paid at 111.5% of target based on metrics such as ROACE, free cash flow, lifting costs, safety, spills and greenhouse gas intensity.
Murphy Oil Corp Senior Vice President Daniel R. Hanchera reported an open-market sale of company stock. On March 11, 2026, he sold 47,320 shares of common stock at an average price of $33.7896 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 36,166 shares of Murphy Oil common stock.