10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

	(Mark One)
[X]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
	OR
[  ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from to
	Commission file number 1-8590

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	71-0361522
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
300 Peach Street, P.O. Box 7000,
El Dorado, Arkansas	71731-7000
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(870) 862-6411

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] Yes    [  ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
[X] Yes    [  ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act.

Large accelerated filer [X]                Accelerated filer [  ]               Non-accelerated filer [  ]              Smaller reporting company [  ]

Emerging growth company [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
[  ] Yes    [X] No

Number of shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, outstanding at March 31, 2017 was 172,546,147

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
Part I – Financial Information
Item 1.  Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	30
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures	30
Part II – Other Information	30
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings	30
Item 1A.  Risk Factors	30
Item 6.  Exhibits	30
Signature	31

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2017		2016
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	875,853		872,797
Canadian government securities with maturities greater than 90 days at  the date of acquisition		211,549		111,542
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,605 in  2017 and 2016		320,935		357,099
Inventories, at lower of cost or market		129,556		127,071
Prepaid expenses		46,478		63,604
Assets held for sale		25,485		27,070
Total current assets		1,609,856		1,559,183
Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation,  depletion and amortization of $11,486,580 in 2017 and $12,607,815 in 2016		8,253,112		8,316,188
Deferred charges and other assets		409,019		420,489
Total assets	$	10,271,987		10,295,860
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	562,426		569,817
Accounts payable		712,201		784,975
Income taxes payable		42,392		13,920
Other taxes payable		34,833		28,167
Other accrued liabilities		113,981		102,777
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale		2,816		2,776
Total current liabilities		1,468,649		1,502,432
Long-term debt, including capital lease obligation		2,421,611		2,422,750
Deferred income taxes		109,594		69,081
Asset retirement obligations		693,771		681,528
Deferred credits and other liabilities		619,879		617,490
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale		–		85,900
Stockholders’ equity
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par $100, authorized 400,000 shares,         none issued		–		–
Common Stock, par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares, issued         195,055,724 shares in 2017 and 2016		195,056		195,056
Capital in excess of par value		898,227		916,799
Retained earnings		5,744,924		5,729,596
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(602,679)		(628,212)
Treasury stock		(1,277,045)		(1,296,560)
Total stockholders’ equity		4,958,483		4,916,679
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	10,271,987		10,295,860

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

The Exhibit Index is on page 32.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

		Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
REVENUES
Sales and other operating revenues	$	544,658	429,094
Gain on sale of assets		131,982	22
Interest and other income (loss)		(12,021)	1,179
Total revenues		664,619	430,295
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Lease operating expenses		122,142	159,103
Severance and ad valorem taxes		11,213	12,637
Exploration expenses, including undeveloped lease amortization		28,663	26,916
Selling and general expenses		54,255	73,507
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		236,154	286,149
Impairment of assets		–	95,088
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		10,556	12,125
Interest expense		45,690	32,061
Interest capitalized		(1,093)	(1,841)
Other expense (benefit)		2,157	(416)
Total costs and expenses		509,737	695,329
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		154,882	(265,034)
Income tax expense (benefit)		97,387	(65,549)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		57,495	(199,485)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		969	683
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	58,464	(198,802)
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC
Continuing operations	$	0.33	(1.16)
Discontinued operations		0.01	–
Net income (loss)	$	0.34	(1.16)
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED
Continuing operations	$	0.33	(1.16)
Discontinued operations		0.01	–
Net income (loss)	$	0.34	(1.16)
Average Common shares outstanding
Basic		172,422,449	172,114,012
Diluted		173,088,691	172,114,012

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7. 

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Net income (loss)	$	58,464	(198,802)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Net gain from foreign currency translation		22,664	148,669
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans		2,387	2,516
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense		482	482
Other comprehensive income		25,533	151,667
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	83,997	(47,135)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)	$	58,464	(198,802)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by   continuing operations activities:
Income from discontinued operations		(969)	(683)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		236,154	286,149
Impairment of assets		–	95,088
Amortization of deferred major repair costs		–	2,002
Dry hole costs		2,904	(69)
Amortization of undeveloped leases		9,957	10,469
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		10,556	12,125
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		58,533	(85,683)
Pretax gains from disposition of assets		(131,982)	(22)
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital 1		43,418	(104,347)
Other operating activities, net		18,478	27,085
Net cash provided by continuing operations activities		305,513	43,312
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Property additions and dry hole costs		(211,631)	(210,029)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		64,097	33
Purchase of investment securities2		(212,661)	(49,277)
Proceeds from maturity of investment securities2		113,210	86,983
Other investing activities, net		–	(21,658)
Net cash required by investing activities		(246,985)	(193,948)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings of debt		–	371,000
Capital lease obligation payments		(9,660)	(2,690)
Withholding tax on stock-based incentive awards		(5,808)	(1,052)
Cash dividends paid		(43,136)	(60,267)
Net cash provided (required) by financing activities		(58,604)	306,991
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Operating activities		–	2,312
Investing activities		–	–
Changes in cash included in current assets held for sale		–	(2,312)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations		–	–
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		3,132	(16,475)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		3,056	139,880
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		872,797	283,183
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	$	875,853	423,063

12016 balance includes payments for deepwater rig contract exit of $253.2 million.

2Investments are Canadian government securities with maturities greater than 90 days at the date of acquisition.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Cumulative Preferred Stock – par $100, authorized 400,000 shares,    none issued	$	–		–
Common Stock – par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares,    issued 195,055,724 shares at March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Balance at beginning of period		195,056		195,056
Exercise of stock options		–		–
Balance at end of period		195,056		195,056
Capital in Excess of Par Value
Balance at beginning of period		916,799		910,074
Restricted stock transactions and other		(25,251)		(9,972)
Stock-based compensation		6,716		6,759
Other		(37)		(128)
Balance at end of period		898,227		906,733
Retained Earnings
Balance at beginning of period		5,729,596		6,212,201
Net income (loss) for the period		58,464		(198,802)
Cash dividends		(43,136)		(60,267)
Balance at end of period		5,744,924		5,953,132
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at beginning of period		(628,212)		(704,542)
Foreign currency translation gain, net of income taxes		22,664		148,669
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans, net of income taxes		2,387		2,516
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense,    net of income taxes		482		482
Balance at end of period		(602,679)		(552,875)
Treasury Stock
Balance at beginning of period		(1,296,560)		(1,306,061)
Sale of stock under employee stock purchase plans		71		197
Awarded restricted stock, net of forfeitures		19,444		8,906
Balance at end of period – 22,509,577 shares of Common Stock in 2017 and 22,860,555 shares of Common Stock in 2016, at cost		(1,277,045)		(1,296,958)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	$	4,958,483		5,205,088

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

These notes are an integral part of the financial statements of Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries (Murphy/the Company) on pages 2 through 6 of this Form 10-Q report.

Note A – Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company produces oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada and Malaysia and conducts oil and natural gas exploration activities worldwide.

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS –In the opinion of Murphy's management, the unaudited financial statements presented herein include all accruals necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position atMarch 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the results of operations,  cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.).  In preparing the financial statements of the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results may differ from the estimates.

Financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2016 Form 10-Kreport, as certain notes and other pertinent information have been abbreviated or omitted in this report.  Financial results for the three-monthperiod ended March 31, 2017are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Note B – Property, Plant and Equipment

Exploratory Wells

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance exploratory well costs should continue to be capitalized when the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the Company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project.

At March 31, 2017, the Company had total capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves of $166.4 million.  The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the

three-month periods ended March 31, 2017and 2016.

(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Beginning balance at January 1	$	148,500	130,514
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves		39,653	–
Reclassifications to proved properties based on the determination of proved reserves		(13,370)	–
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense		(8,360)	–
Other adjustments		–	(886)
Balance at March 31	$	166,423	129,628

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note B – Property, Plant and Equipment (Contd.)

The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploratory well costs based on the date the drilling was completed for each individual well and the number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized.  The projects are aged based on the last well drilled in the project.

		March 31,
	2017				2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year	$	48,202	2	2	$	65,136	7	6
One to two years		53,729	3	3		–	–	–
Two to three years		–	–	–		31,627	2	–
Three years or more		64,492	6	–		32,865	4	–
	$	166,423	11	5	$	129,628	13	6

Of the $118.2 million of exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year at March 31, 2017,$64.5 million is in Brunei,and $53.7 million is in Malaysia.  In all geographical areas, either further appraisal or development drilling is planned and/or development studies/plans are in various stages of completion.  The capitalized well costs charged to expense in the first quarter 2017 included one well in Block H, offshore Malaysia in which development of the well could not be justified due to noncommercial hydrocarbon quantities found and change in development plan due to low commodity prices.

Divestments

In January 2017, a Canadian subsidiary of the Company completed its disposition of the Seal field in Western Canada.  Total cash consideration to Murphy upon closing of the transaction was approximately $49.0 million.  Additionally, the buyer assumed the asset retirement obligation of approximately $85.9 million.  A  $132.4 million pretax gain was reported in the first quarter of 2017 related to the sale. Also, in January 2017, a U.S. subsidiary of the Company completed its disposition of several non-core properties in the North Tilden area of Eagle Ford Shale.  Total cash consideration to Murphy upon closing of the transaction was approximately $14.8 million.  There was nogain or lossrecorded related to this sale.

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2016, declines in future oil and gas prices led to impairments in certain of the Company’s producing properties and the Company recorded pretax noncash impairment charges of $95.1 million to reduce the carrying values to their estimated fair values for the Terra Nova field offshore Canada and the Western Canada onshore heavy oil producing properties at Seal.  The fair values were determined by internal discounted cash flow models using estimates of future production, prices from futures exchanges, costs, and a discount rate believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants in the applicable region.

Other

The Company has an interest in the Kakap field in Block K Malaysia.  The Kakap field is operated by another company and was jointly developed with the Gumusut field owned by others.  In the fourth quarter 2016, the Company recorded $39.0 million in redetermination expense related to an expected reduction in the Company’s working interest covering the period from inception through year-end 2016 at Kakap.  In February 2017, PETRONAS officially approved the redetermination that reduces the Company’s working interest effective April 1, 2017.  The Company currently expects to settle the redetermination in cash in the second quarter of 2017.  It is possible that the final adjustment amount could be different than the current estimate.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note C – Discontinued Operations

The Company has accounted for its former U.K. refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.The results of operations associated with discontinued operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016
Revenues	$	1,022	683
Income before income taxes		969	683
Income tax benefit		–	–
Income from discontinued operations	$	969	683

The following table presents the carrying value of the major categories of assets and liabilities of U.K. refining and marketing operations reflected as held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at March  31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.  

	March 31,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Current assets
Cash	$	16,340	4,126
Accounts receivable		9,145	22,944
Total current assets held for sale	$	25,485	27,070
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	367	270
Refinery decommissioning cost		2,449	2,506
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$	2,816	2,776

Note D – Financing Arrangements and Debt

At March 31, 2017, the Company has a $1.1 billion senior unsecured guaranteed credit facility (2016 facility) with a major banking consortium, which expires in August 2019.  At March 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the 2016 facility, however, there were$171.9 million of outstanding letters of credit.Advances under the 2016 facility will accrue interest based, at the Company’s option, on either the London Interbank Offered rate plus an applicable margin(Eurodollar rate) or the alternate base rate(as defined in the 2016 facility agreement) plus an applicable margin.  The Eurodollar rate and the applicable base rate, had there been any amounts borrowed under the 2016 facility at March 31, 2017, would have been 5.0% and 7.0%, respectively.  The Company also has a $630.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (2011 facility) with a major banking consortium, which expires in June 2017.  At March 31, 2017,  the Company had no outstanding borrowingsor letters of creditunder the 2011 facility.  Advances under the 2011 facility will accrue interest based, at the Company’s option, on either the Eurodollar rate or the alternate base rate(as defined in the 2011 facility agreement) plus an applicable margin.  The Eurodollar rate and the applicable base rate, had there been any amounts borrowed under the 2011 facility at March 31, 2017, would have been 2.45% and 4.45%, respectively.At March 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to both the 2016 facility and the 2011 facility.

The Company also has a shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the offer and sale of debt and/or equity securities through October 2018.

The Company and its partners are parties to a 25-year lease of production equipment at the Kakap field offshore Malaysia.  The lease has been accounted for as a capital lease, and payments under the agreement are to be made over a 15-year period through June 2028.  Current maturities and long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheet included $13.0 million and $193.5 million, respectively, associated with this lease at March 31, 2017.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note E – Other Financial Information

Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below.

	Three Months Ended March 31
(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital other than    cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease in accounts receivable	$	36,246	2,354
Decrease in inventories		4,497	1,667
Decrease in prepaid expenses		17,788	98,888
Decrease in other		–	6,134
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(44,240)	(225,309)	*
Increase in current income tax liabilities		29,127	11,919
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	$	43,418	(104,347)
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	3,422	(7,865)
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized		17,720	1,849
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized	$	565	3,723
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual		12,906	81,858

*2016 balances included payments for deepwater rig contract exit of $253.2 million.

In April 2016, a Canadian subsidiary of the Company completed a divestiture of natural gas processing and sales pipeline assets that support Murphy’s Montney natural gas fields in the Tupper area of northeastern British Columbia.  A gain on sale of approximately $187.0million was deferred and is being recognized over the next 20 years in the Canadian operating segment.  The Company amortized approximately $1.7million of the deferred gain during first quarter ended March 31, 2017.  The remaining deferred gain of $176.7 million was included as a component of deferred credits and other liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note F – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension plans that are principally noncontributory and cover most full-time employees.  All pension plans are funded except for the U.S. and Canadian nonqualified supplemental plans and the U.S. Directors’ plan.  All U.S. tax qualified plans meet the funding requirements of federal laws and regulations.  Contributions to foreign plans are based on local laws and tax regulations.  The Company also sponsors health care and life insurance benefit plans, which are not funded, that cover most active and retired U.S. employees.  Additionally, most U.S. retired employees are covered by a life insurance benefit plan.  The health care benefits are contributory; the life insurance benefits are noncontributory.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note F – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Contd.)

The table that follows provides the components of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits			Other Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016	2017		2016
Service cost	$	2,032	3,153		425		673
Interest cost		6,719	5,608		966		1,108
Expected return on plan assets		(7,185)	(5,385)		–		–
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		254	319		(18)		(21)
Recognized actuarial loss		3,554	3,529		–		39
Curtailments		–	822		–		(19)
Net periodic benefit expense	$	5,374	8,046		1,373		1,780

Curtailment expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016,shown in the table above relate to restructuring activities in the U.S. undertaken by the Company in the first quarter 2016.  During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company made contributions of $9.7 million to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.  Remaining required funding in 2017 for the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement plans is anticipated to be $21.1million.

Note G – Incentive Plans

The costs resulting from all share-based payment transactions are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using a fair value-based measurement method over the periods that the awards vest.

The 2012 Annual Incentive Plan (2012 Annual Plan) authorizes the Executive Compensation Committee (the Committee) to establish specific performance goals associated with annual cash awards that may be earned by officers, executives and certain other employees.  Cash awards under the 2012 Annual Plan are determined based on the Company’s actual financial and operating results as measured against the performance goals established by the Committee.  The 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2012 Long-Term Plan) authorizes the Committee to make grants of the Company’s Common Stock to employees.  These grants may be in the form of stock options (nonqualified or incentive), stock appreciation rights (SAR), restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSU), performance units, performance shares, dividend equivalents and other stock-based incentives.  The 2012 Long-Term Plan expires in 2022.  A total of 8,700,000 shares are issuable during the life of the 2012 Long-Term Plan, with annual grants limited to 1% of Common shares outstanding; allowed shares not granted in an earlier year may be granted in future years.  The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan(ESPP) that permits the issuance of up to 980,000 shares.The ESPP will terminate on June 30, 2017 and will not be renewed by the Company.  The Company also has a 2013 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (Director Plan) that permits the issuance of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options or a combination thereof to the Company’s Non-Employee Directors. 

In February 2017, the Committee granted stock options for 599,000 shares at an exercise price of $28.505 per share.  The Black-Scholes valuation for these awards was $7.96 per option.  The Committee also granted 556,000 performance-based RSU and 282,000 time-based RSU in February 2017.  The fair value of the performance-based RSU, using a Monte Carlo valuation model, ranged from $24.10 to $28.28 per unit.  The fair value of time-based RSU was estimated based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, which was $28.505 per share.  Additionally, the Committee granted 329,400 SAR and 154,150 units of cash-settled RSU (RSU-C) to certain employees.  The SAR and RSU-C are to be settled in cash, net of applicable income taxes, and are accounted for as liability-type awards.  The initial fair value of these SAR was equivalent to the stock options granted, while the initial value of RSU-C was equivalent to equity-settled restricted stock units granted.  Also in February, the Committee granted 83,220 shares of time-based RSU to the Company’s Directors under the Non-Employee Director Plan.  These shares vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The estimated fair value of these awards was$28.84 per unit on date of grant.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note G – Incentive Plans(Contd.)

For the first quarter 2017and 2016,  the Company had no stock options exercised.

Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to share-based plans are shown in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$	8,148	9,988
Related income tax benefit recognized in income		2,529	3,251

Note H – Earnings per Share

Net income (loss) was used as the numerator in computing both basic and diluted income per Common share for the

three-monthsended March 31, 2017 and 2016.  The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Weighted-average shares)	2017	2016
Basic method	172,422,449	172,114,012
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units*	666,242	–
Diluted method	173,088,691	172,114,012

*Due to a net loss, recognized by the Company for the 2016 period, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

	Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2017	2016
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares		5,029,752		5,714,823
Weighted average price of these options	$	52.26	$	51.07

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Note I – Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense divided by income before income tax expense.  For the three-month periodsin 2017 and 2016, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:

	2017	2016
Three months ended March 31	62.9%	24.7%

The effective tax rates for most periods where earnings are generated, generally exceed the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% due to several factors, including:  the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates that are higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense; and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are available or are not presently being recorded due to a lack of reasonable certainty of adequate future revenue against which to utilize these expenses as deductions.  Conversely, the effective tax rates for most periods where losses are incurred generally are lower than U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% due to similar reasons.

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was abovethe U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due totax expense recorded in the current period related to undistributed foreign earnings partially offset by income tax benefit on investment in foreign areas.During the first quarter 2017, the Company determined that prospective earnings from its Malaysian and Canadian subsidiaries will not be considered reinvested into local operations.  Due to this change in assertion, the Company recorded a deferred tax charge of $54.6 million in the first quarter 2017 associated with the estimated tax consequence of the future repatriation of these subsidiaries’ first quarter earnings.  This decision allows the Company to have additional funding options and provides greater financial flexibility as it considers future domestic investment opportunities.  The Company expects to incur further tax charges in future 2017 quarters for additional 2017 foreign earnings as they arise.  The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was below the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to effects of losses incurred in its Canadian operations and exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions that have little or no realized tax benefits.

The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities.  These audits often take years tocomplete and settle.  Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future years from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters.  As ofMarch 31, 2017, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows:United States – 2011; Canada – 2012; Malaysia – 2010; and United Kingdom – 2014.

Note J – Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Murphy often uses derivative instruments to manage certain risks related to commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.  The use of derivative instruments for risk management is covered by operating policies and is closely monitored by the Company’s senior management.  The Company does not hold any derivatives for speculative purposes and it does not use derivatives with leveraged or complex features.  Derivative instruments are traded primarily with creditworthy major financial institutions or over national exchanges, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).  The Company has a risk management control system to monitor commodity price risks and any derivatives obtained to manage a portion of such risks.  For accounting purposes, the Company has not designated commodity and foreign currency derivative contracts as hedges, and therefore, it recognizes all gains and losses on these derivative contracts in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Certain interest rate derivative contracts were accounted for as hedges and the gain or loss associated with recording the fair value of these contracts was deferred in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss until the anticipated transactions occur.  This deferred cost is being reclassified to Interest Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the period until the associated notes mature in 2022.

Commodity Purchase Price Risks

The Company is subject to commodity price risk related to crude oil it produces and sells.  During the first quarter 2017 and 2016, the Company had West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil swap financial contracts to economically hedge a portion of its United States production.  Under these contracts, which matured monthly, the Company paid the average monthly price in effect and received the fixed contract prices.  At March 31, 2017, the Company had 22,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing ratably during 2017.  At March 31, 2017, the fair value of WTI contracts of $7.8 million was included in Accounts Payable.  The impact of marking to market these 2017 commodity derivative contracts increased the loss before income taxes by $7.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.  At March 31, 2016, the Company

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Note J – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Contd.)

had 20,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing ratably during 2016.  At March 31, 2016, the fair value of WTI contracts of $65.5 million was included in Accounts Receivable.  The impact of marking to market these

2016 commodity derivative contracts decreased the loss before income taxes by $56.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risks

The Company is subject to foreign currency exchange risk associated with operations in countries outside the U.S.  At March 31, 2017 and 2016 short-term derivative instrument were outstanding in Canada for approximately $18.5 million and $11.3 million, respectively, to manage the currency risks of certain U.S. dollar accounts receivable associated with sale of Canadian crude oil in both years.  The fair values of open foreign currency derivative contracts were assets of $0.2 million at March 31, 2017 and $0.3 million at March 31, 2016.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Asset (Liability) Derivatives			Asset (Liability) Derivatives
Type of Derivative Contract	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity	Accounts payable	$	(7,753)	Accounts payable	$	(48,864)
Foreign exchange	Accounts receivable		152	Accounts payable		(73)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

			Gain (Loss)
		Three Months Ended
(Thousands of dollars)		March 31,
Type of Derivative Contract	Statement of Operations Location		2017	2016
Commodity	Sales and other operating revenues	$	37,077	13,189
Foreign exchange	Interest and other income		225	305
		$	37,302	13,494

Interest Rate Risks

Under hedge accounting rules, the Company deferred the net cost associated with derivative contracts purchased to manage interest rate risk associated with 10-year notes sold in May 2012 to match the payment of interest on these notes through 2022.  During each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,  $0.7 million of the deferred loss on the interest rate swaps was charged to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  The remaining loss deferred on these matured contracts at March 31, 2017 was $9.9 million, which is recorded, net of income taxes of $5.3 million, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Company expects to charge approximately $2.1 million of this deferred loss to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations during the remaining nine months of 2017.

Fair Values – Recurring

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The fair value hierarchy is based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, with Level 1 being the highest quality and Level 3 being the lowest quality.  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect assumptions about pricing by market participants.

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Note J – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Contd.)

The carrying value of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange         derivative contracts	$	–	152	–	152	–	–	–	–
	$	–	152	–	152	–	–	–	–
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee         savings plans	$	14,074	–	–	14,074	13,904	–	–	13,904
Commodity derivative contracts		–	7,753	–	7,753	–	48,864	–	48,864
Foreign currency exchange         derivative contracts		–	–	–	–	–	73	–	73
	$	14,074	7,753	–	21,827	13,904	48,937	–	62,841

The fair value of WTI crude oil derivative contracts in 2017 and 2016 was based on active market quotes for WTI crude oil.  The fair value of foreign exchange derivative contracts in each year was based on market quotes for similar contracts at the balance sheet dates.  The income effect of changes in the fair value of crude oil derivative contracts is recorded in Sales and other operating revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations,  while the effects of changes in fair value of foreign exchange derivative contracts is recorded in Interest and other income.  The nonqualified employee savings plan is an unfunded savings plan through which participants seek a return via phantom investments in equity securities and/or mutual funds.  The fair value of this liability was based on quoted prices for these equity securities and mutual funds.  The income effect of changes in the fair value of the nonqualified employee savings plan is recorded in Selling and general expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company offsets certain assets and liabilities related to derivative contracts when the legal right of offset exists.  There were no offsetting positions recorded at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Fair Values – Nonrecurring

As a result of significantly lower commodity prices during the first quarter of 2016, the Company recognized approximately $95.1 million in pretax noncash impairment charges related to producing properties.  The fair value information associated with these impaired properties is presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2016
						Total
					Net Book	Pretax
					Value	(Noncash)
	Fair Value				Prior to	Impairment
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Impairment	Expense
(Thousands of dollars)
Assets:
Impaired proved properties
Canada	$	–	–	71,967	167,055	95,088

The fair values were determined by internal discounted cash flow models using estimates of future production, prices from futures exchanges, costs and a discount rate believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants in the applicable region.

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Note K – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and the changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are presented net of taxes in the following table.

					Deferred
					Loss on
		Foreign	Retirement and		Interest
		Currency	Postretirement		Rate
		Translation	Benefit Plan		Derivative
(Thousands of dollars)		Gains (Losses)1	Adjustments1		Hedges1		Total1
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(446,555)	(171,305)		(10,352)		(628,212)
2017 components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income		22,664	–		–		22,664
Reclassifications to income		–	2,387	2	482	3	2,869
Net other comprehensive income		22,664	2,387		482		25,533
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	(423,891)	(168,918)		(9,870)		(602,679)

1All amounts are presented net of income taxes.

2Reclassifications before taxes of $3,678 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense.  See Note  F for additional information.  Related income taxes of $1,291for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

3Reclassifications before taxes of $741for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Interest expense.  Related income taxes of $259 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

Note L – Environmental and Other Contingencies

The Company’s operations and earnings have been and may be affected by various forms of governmental action both in the United States and throughout the world.  Examples of such governmental action include, but are by no means limited to: tax increases, tax rate changes and retroactive tax claims; royalty and revenue sharing increases; import and export controls; price controls; currency controls; allocation of supplies of crude oil and petroleum products and other goods; expropriation of property; restrictions and preferences affecting the issuance of oil and gas or mineral leases; restrictions on drilling and/or production; laws and regulations intended for the promotion of safety and the protection and/or remediation of the environment; governmental support for other forms of energy; and laws and regulations affecting the Company’s relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, stockholders and others.  Because governmental actions are often motivated by political considerations, may be taken without full consideration of their consequences, and may be taken in response to actions of other governments, it is not practical to attempt to predict the likelihood of such actions, the form the actions may take or the effect such actions may have on the Company.

Murphy and other companies in the oil and gas industry are subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations dealing with the environment. Violation of federal or state environmental laws, regulations and permits can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions and construction bans or delays.  A discharge of hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent such event is not insured, subject the Company to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable regulations and claims by neighboring landowners and other third parties for any personal injury and property damage that might result.

The Company currently owns or leases, and has in the past owned or leased, properties at which hazardous substances have been or are being handled. Although the Company has used operating and disposal practices that were standard in the industry at the time, hazardous substances may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by the Company or on or under other locations where these wastes have been taken for disposal. In addition, many of these properties have been operated by third parties whose treatment and disposal or release of hydrocarbons or other wastes were not under Murphy’s control. Under existing laws the Company could be required to remove or remediate previously disposed wastes (including wastes disposed of or released by priorowners or operators), to clean up contaminated property (including contaminated groundwater) or to perform remedial plugging operations to prevent future contamination.  Certain of these historical properties are in various stages of negotiation, investigation, and/or cleanup and the Company is investigating the extent of any such liability and the availability of applicable defenses.  The Company has retained certain liabilities related to environmental matters at formerly owned U.S. refineries that were sold in 2011.  The Company also obtained insurance covering certain levels of environmental exposures related to past operations of these refineries.  The Company has not retained any environmental exposure associated with Murphy’s former U.S. marketing operations.  The Company believes costs related to these sites will not have a material adverse affect on Murphy’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

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Note L – Environmental and Other Contingencies  (Contd.)

During 2015, the Company’s subsidiary in Canada identified a leak or leaks at an infield condensate transfer pipeline at the Seal field in a remote area of Alberta.  The pipeline was immediately shut down and the Company’s emergency response plan was activated.  In cooperation with local governmental regulators, and with the assistance of qualified consultants, an investigation and remediation plan is progressing as planned and the Company’s insurers were notified.  The Company has not yet established a complete estimate of the costs to remediate the site.  Based on the assessments done, the Company recorded $43.9 million in Other expense during 2015 associated with the estimated costs of remediating the site.  As of March 31, 2017, the Company has a remaining accrued liability of $7.1 million associated with this event.During the first quarter of 2017, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary paid approximately $130.0 thousand as the complete and final resolution of administrative penalties assessed by the Alberta Energy Regulator regarding this matter.  Further refinements in the estimated total cost to remediate the site are anticipated in future periods including possible insurance recoveries.  It is possible that the ultimate net remediation costs to the Company associated with the condensate leak or leaks will exceed the amount of liability recorded.  The Company retained the responsibility for this remediation upon sale of the Seal field in the first quarter of 2017.

There is the possibility that environmental expenditures could be required at currently unidentified sites, and new or revised regulations could require additional expenditures at known sites. However, based on information currently available to the Company, the amount of future remediation costs incurred at known or currently unidentified sites is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future net income, cash flows or liquidity.

Murphy and its subsidiaries are engaged in a number of other legal proceedings, all of which Murphy considers routine and incidental to its business.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of environmental and legal matters referred to in this note is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

Note M – Commitments

The Company has entered into forward sales contracts to mitigate the price risk for a portion of its 2017 to 2020 natural gas sales volumes in Western Canada.  During the period from April to December 2017 the natural gas sales contracts call for deliveries of approximately 124 million cubic feet per day at Cdn $2.97 per MCF.  Additional contracts call for deliveries from January 2018through December 2020 of approximately 59 million cubic feet per day at Cdn $2.81 per MCF.  These natural gas contracts have been accounted for as normal sales for accounting purposes.

NoteN – Business Segments

			Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
	Total Assets		March 31, 2017		March 31, 2016
	at March 31,		External	Income	External	Income
(Millions of dollars)	2017		Revenues	(Loss)	Revenues	(Loss)
Exploration and production*
United States	$	5,332.6	261.3	23.0	174.7	(65.6)
Canada		1,601.1	218.0	100.6	106.1	(87.3)
Malaysia		1,972.2	197.3	58.6	148.2	22.3
Other		127.4	–	(7.1)	0.1	(26.2)
Total exploration and production		9,033.3	676.6	175.1	429.1	(156.8)
Corporate		1,213.2	(12.0)	(117.6)	1.2	(42.7)
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations		10,246.5	664.6	57.5	430.3	(199.5)
Discontinued operations, net of tax		25.5	–	1.0	–	0.7
Total	$	10,272.0	664.6	58.5	430.3	(198.8)

*Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on page 25.

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Note O – New Accounting Principles

Business Combinations

In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU update to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities in evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The standard is intended to narrow the definition of a business by specifying the minimum inputs and processes and by narrowing the definition of outputs.  The update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2018 and is required to be adopted using a prospective approach, with early adoption permitted for transactions not previously reported in issued financial statements.  The Company adopted this guidance in 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

Compensation-Stock Compensation

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board(FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification within the statement of cash flows.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company adopted this guidance in 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures as there were no exercises of Company options during the period.

Note P – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Compensation –  Retirement Benefits

In March 2017, the FASB issued an update requiring that the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit costs be presented in the same line item as other current employee compensation costs and other components of those benefit costs be presented separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if presented.  The update also requires that only the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit cost is eligible for capitalization.  The update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within the annual period.  Application is retrospective for the presentation of the components of these benefit costs and prospective for the capitalization of only service costs.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not believe the application of this accounting standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU to establish a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers that will supersede most current revenue recognition requirements and industry-specific guidance.  The codification was amended through additional ASU and, as amended, requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.  Additional disclosures will be required to describe the nature, amount, timing and uncertainly of revenue and cash flows from contracts with customers.  The Company is required to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of 2018 using either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method.  The Company is performing an initial review of contracts in each of its revenue streams and is developing accounting policies to address the provisions of the ASU.  While the Company does not currently expect net earnings to be materially impacted, the Company is analyzing whether total revenues and expenses will be significantly impacted.  The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this and other provisions of these ASUs on its accounting policies, internal controls, and consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and has not finalized any estimates of the potential impacts.  The Company will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as necessary.

Leases

In February 2016, FASB issued an ASU to increase transparency and comparability among companies by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  The main difference between previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and this ASU is the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP.  The new standard is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those annual periods.  Early adoption is permitted for all entities.  The Company anticipates adopting this guidance in the first quarter of 2019 and is currently analyzing its portfolio of contracts to assess the impact future adoption of this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

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Note P – Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Contd.)

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows.  The amendment provides guidance on specific cash flow issues including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instrument with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, and distributions received from equity method investees.  The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

Note Q – Subsequent Event

On April 1, 2017, the Company’s effective working interest in the Kakap field in Block K Malaysia was reduced from 8.6% to approximately 6.7%.  Due to the change in interest, the future payments under a lease of production equipment in the Kakap field accounted for as a capital lease will be lower.  As a result, the Company anticipates the total debt recorded on its balance sheet to be reduced by approximately $56.7 million, with a similar reduction to Property, plant and equipment.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overall Review

During the first quarter 2017, worldwide benchmark oil and natural gas prices were significantly above average comparable benchmark prices during the first quarter 2016, some of which traded at 14 year lows in the prior year.  The oil and natural gas prices received in the first quarter 2017, together with a gain on sale of its heavy oil property in Canada, have resulted in the Company recording net income in the 2017 first quarter.  The Company continually monitors the prices for its main products and often alters its operations and spending plans based on these prices.

Results of Operations

Murphy’s income by type of business is presented below.

	Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2017		2016
Exploration and production	$	175.1	(156.8)
Corporate and other		(117.6)	(42.7)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		57.5	(199.5)
Discontinued operations		1.0	0.7
Net income (loss)	$	58.5	(198.8)

Murphy’s net income in the first quarter of 2017 was $58.5 million ($0.34 per diluted share) compared to net loss of $198.8 million ($1.16 per diluted share) in the first quarter of 2016.  Income (loss) from continuing operations improved from a loss of $199.5 million ($1.16 per diluted share) in the 2016 quarter to earnings of $57.5 million ($0.33 per diluted share) in 2017.  In the 2017 first quarter, the Company’s exploration and production continuing operations earned $175.1 million compared to a loss of $156.8 million in the 2016 quarter.  The results in the 2017 quarter were favorably impacted by higher revenues due to significantly higher realized oil and natural gas sales prices, gain on sale of its Seal property in Western Canada, lower lease operating expenses, lower depreciation expense and lower selling and general expenses,partially offset by lower volume sold.  The corporate function had after-tax costs of $117.6 million in the 2017 first quarter compared to after-tax costs of $42.7 million in the 2016 period with the unfavorable variance in the current period due to losses from foreign exchange effects in the 2017 period versus gains in the same period of 2016, higher net interest expense, and deferred tax charges in 2017 on undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries, offset in part by lower administrative costs.  The 2017 first quarter included income from discontinued operations of $1.0 million ($0.01 per diluted share) compared to income of $0.7 million ($0.00 per diluted share) in the 2016 period.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (Contd.)

Exploration and Production

Results of exploration and production continuing operations are presented by geographic segment below.

		Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2017		2016
Exploration and production
United States	$	23.0	(65.6)
Canada		100.6	(87.3)
Malaysia		58.6	22.3
Other International		(7.1)	(26.2)
Total	$	175.1	(156.8)

First quarter 2017 vs. 2016

United States exploration and production operations reported earnings of $23.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to a loss of $65.6 million in the 2016 quarter.  Results improved $88.6 million in the 2017 quarter compared to the 2016 period due to higher revenues, lower supply costs and lower selling and general expenses.  Revenue in the U.S. increased by $86.6 million in the period as higher oil and natural gas realized sales prices more than offset impacts of lower volumes sold.  Additionally, the U.S. segment benefited from unrealized gains on its open crude oil contract positions of $40.0 million versus losses of $20.5 million in the same period a year ago.   Lease operating expenses decreased by $7.5 million due to lower costs in Eagle Ford Shale compared to the same quarter in 2016 with most of the reduction due to the Company’s continuous focus on improving its cost structure.  Depreciation expense decreased $30.5 million in 2017 compared to 2016 due primarily to lower volume sold in both Eagle Ford Shale and Gulf of Mexico and lower average unit rates in the Gulf of Mexico in the 2017 period.  Selling and general expenses were down $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 primarily related to restructuring activity that occurred in 2016 and continual monitoring of its cost structure.

Operations in Canada earned $100.6 million in the first quarter 2017 compared to a loss of $87.3 million in the 2016 quarter.  Canadian results of operations improved by $187.9 million in the 2017 quarter due to higher average sales prices received for both oil and natural gas, a $96.0 million after-tax gain on sale of its Seal property in Western Canada that was completed in January 2017, and lower impairment expense.  In the second quarter of 2016, the Company divested its holding of Syncrude and completed an entry into the Kaybob Duvernay and Placid Montney plays. Natural gas sales volumes increased in 2017 due to new production in the Kaybob/Placid areas of Western Canada.  Lease operating expenses associated with conventional operations were $5.0 million higher in the 2017 quarter primarily due to higher natural gas processing costs.  Impairment expense was $95.1 million lower in 2017 due to a write down of heavy oil properties at Seal in Western Canada and the Terra Nova field offshore East Coast Canada in 2016.  Both impairments were the result of weak oil sales prices at March 31, 2016.   

Malaysia operations reported earnings of $58.6 million in the 2017 quarter compared to earnings of $22.3 million during the same period in 2016.  Results were up $36.3 million in 2017 in Malaysia primarily due to higher average oil prices received and higher natural gas volume sold in Sarawak, partially offset by lower oil volume sold and lower average Sarawak natural gas sales prices received.  Crude oil sales volumes in Malaysia were lower in the 2017 quarter, primarily due to natural field decline while natural gas sales volume improved due to higher demand and less unplanned downtime versus the 2016 period.  Lease operating expenses increased in the 2017 period by $3.6 million due to mix of volume sold compared to 2016.  Depreciation expense was $6.2 million lower in 2017 compared to the 2016 quarter primarily due to lower unit rates in Sarawak and lower volumes sold in Block K, partially offset by higher sales volume in Sarawak.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (Contd.)

Exploration and Production (Contd.)

Firstquarter 2017 vs. 2016 (Contd.)

Other international operations reported a loss of $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to a loss of $26.2 million in the 2016 quarter.  The $19.1 million improvement in the 2017 period was primarily related to lower selling and general expenses resulting from restructuring activity during 2016 and income tax benefits on investments in foreign areas in 2017. 

Total hydrocarbon production averaged 169,224 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the 2017 first quarter, which represented a 13.9% decrease from the 196,568 barrels of oil equivalents per day produced in the 2016 quarter.  Average crude oil and condensate production was 95,604 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2017 compared to 123,475 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2016.  Crude oil production decreased 8,935 barrels in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas in 2017 due to well decline associated with significantly less drilling in 2016 due to lower capital spending.  Crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico was lower by 1,734 barrels in the 2017 quarter due to well decline and unplanned downtime, partly offset by higher production at Kodiak, which started up late in the first quarter of 2016.  Heavy oil production from the Seal area in Western Canada was lower in 2017 due to its divestiture in mid-January 2017.  Light oil production in Canada improved in the 2017 quarter in the Company’s Kaybob and Placid areas acquired in the second quarter of 2016.  Oil production offshore Eastern Canada was higher during 2017 primarily due to improved uptime at both Hibernia and Terra Nova fields.  Lower oil production in 2017 in Malaysia was primarily attributable to less net oil volumes produced in Block K due to well decline and slightly lower entitlement percentage.  On a worldwide basis, the Company's crude oil and condensate prices averaged $50.10 per barrel in the first quarter 2017 compared to $34.19 per barrel in the 2016 period, an increase of 47% quarter to quarter. 

Total production of natural gas liquids (NGL) was 8,916 barrels per day in the 2017 first quarter compared to 9,235 barrels per day in the same 2016 period.  The decrease in NGL production was primarily associated with lower natural gas volumes sold in the U.S.  The average sales price for U.S. NGL was $16.84 per barrel in the 2017 quarter compared to $8.36 per barrel in 2016. 

Natural gas sales volumes averaged 388 million cubic feet per day in the first quarter 2017 compared to 383 million cubic feet per day in 2016.  Natural gas sales volumes decreased in North America for 2017 due primarily to lower volumes produced both offshore Gulf of Mexico and in Eagle Ford Shale but was partially offset by new volumes in the Kaybob and Placid areas of Western Canada.  Natural gas production volumes in Malaysia increased in the 2017 period due to both higher demand and less downtime in the current period.  North American natural gas sales prices averaged $2.17 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) in the 2017 quarter, 38% above the $1.57 per MCF average in the same quarter of 2016.  The average realized price for natural gas produced in the 2017 quarter at fields offshore Sarawak was $3.50 per MCF, compared to a price of $3.67 per MCF in the 2016 quarter.

Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the tables on page 25.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (Contd.)

Exploration and Production (Contd.)

Selected operating statistics for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 follow.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017	2016
Net crude oil and condensate produced – barrels per day	95,604	123,475
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	33,603	42,538
– Gulf of Mexico and other	12,364	14,098
Canada – light	1,882	131
– heavy1	610	3,319
– offshore	9,916	8,821
– synthetic1	–	15,559
Malaysia – Sarawak	13,518	13,035
– Block K	23,712	25,974
Net crude oil and condensate sold – barrels per day	89,887	119,195
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	33,603	42,537
– Gulf of Mexico and other	12,364	14,098
Canada – light	1,882	131
– heavy1	610	3,319
– offshore	7,982	9,382
– synthetic1	–	15,559
Malaysia – Sarawak	13,476	13,759
– Block K	19,970	20,410
Net natural gas liquids produced – barrels per day	8,916	9,235
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	6,848	7,225
– Gulf of Mexico and other	1,113	1,227
Canada	260	12
Malaysia – Sarawak	695	771
Net natural gas liquids sold – barrels per day	9,382	9,762
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	6,848	7,225
– Gulf of Mexico	1,113	1,227
Canada	260	12
Malaysia – Sarawak	1,160	1,298
Net natural gas sold – thousands of cubic feet per day	388,224	383,150
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	34,328	38,294
– Gulf of Mexico and other	12,115	23,409
Canada	217,095	209,823
Malaysia – Sarawak	116,560	98,255
– Block K	8,125	13,369
Total net hydrocarbons produced – equivalent barrels per day*	169,224	196,568
Total net hydrocarbons sold – equivalent barrels per day*	163,972	192,815

1  The Company sold the Seal area heavy oil field in January 2017 and its 5% non-operated interest in Syncrude Canada Ltd. in June 2016.

2  Natural gas converted on an energy equivalent basis of 6:1

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (Contd.)

Exploration and Production (Contd.)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Weighted average sales prices
Crude oil and condensate – dollars per barrel
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	$	48.65	34.81
– Gulf of Mexico		47.24	35.18
Canada1    – light		47.16	30.28
– heavy2		25.12	6.89
– offshore		51.92	30.70
– synthetic2		–	33.81
Malaysia – Sarawak3		55.01	37.89
– Block K3		51.33	36.03
Natural gas liquids – dollars per barrel
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	$	16.45	8.20
– Gulf of Mexico		19.24	9.31
Canada1		22.09	28.63
Malaysia – Sarawak3		47.52	41.21
Natural gas – dollars per thousand cubic feet
United States – Eagle Ford Shale	$	2.54	1.47
– Gulf of Mexico		2.56	1.74
Canada1		2.09	1.55
Malaysia – Sarawak3		3.50	3.67
– Block K		0.25	0.24

1  U.S. dollar equivalent.

2  The Company sold the Seal area heavy oil field in January 2017 and its 5% non-operated interest in Syncrude Canada Ltd. in June 2016.

3  Prices are net of payments under the terms of the respective production sharing contracts.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (Contd.)

Exploration and Production (Contd.)

OIL AND GAS OPERATING RESULTS – THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 AND 2016

			Canada
	United		Conven-
(Millions of dollars)	States		tional	Synthetic	Malaysia	Other	Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Oil and gas sales and other operating revenues	$	261.3	218.0	–	197.3	–	676.6
Lease operating expenses		48.0	22.6	–	51.5	–	122.1
Severance and ad valorem taxes		10.7	0.5	–	–	–	11.2
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		138.3	44.7	–	47.9	1.0	231.9
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		4.2	2.0	–	4.4	–	10.6
Exploration expenses
Dry holes		(0.3)	–	–	3.2	–	2.9
Geological and geophysical		0.3	0.1	–	–	4.4	4.8
Other		2.0	0.1	–	–	8.9	11.0
		2.0	0.2	–	3.2	13.3	18.7
Undeveloped lease amortization		8.9	1.1	–	–	–	10.0
Total exploration expenses		10.9	1.3	–	3.2	13.3	28.7
Selling and general expenses		15.5	7.2	–	2.3	4.9	29.9
Other expenses (benefits)		(3.0)	–	–	5.1	–	2.1
Results of operations before taxes		36.7	139.7	–	82.9	(19.2)	240.1
Income tax provisions (benefits)		13.7	39.1	–	24.3	(12.1)	65.0
Results of operations (excluding corporate    overhead and interest)	$	23.0	100.6	–	58.6	(7.1)	175.1
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Oil and gas sales and other operating revenues	$	174.7	57.6	48.5	148.2	0.1	429.1
Lease operating expenses		55.5	17.6	38.1	47.9	–	159.1
Severance and ad valorem taxes		10.4	1.1	1.1	–	–	12.6
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		168.8	45.0	13.4	54.1	1.4	282.7
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		4.2	2.6	1.2	4.1	–	12.1
Impairment of assets		–	95.1	–	–	–	95.1
Exploration expenses
Dry holes		0.3	–	–	(0.4)	–	(0.1)
Geological and geophysical		0.3	2.9	–	0.3	4.3	7.8
Other		1.1	0.3	–	–	7.3	8.7
		1.7	3.2	–	(0.1)	11.6	16.4
Undeveloped lease amortization		8.9	1.3	–	–	0.3	10.5
Total exploration expenses		10.6	4.5	–	(0.1)	11.9	26.9
Selling and general expenses		22.5	7.6	0.2	3.4	10.1	43.8
Other expenses (benefits)		0.2	(1.5)	–	–	1.0	(0.3)
Results of operations before taxes		(97.5)	(114.4)	(5.5)	38.8	(24.3)	(202.9)
Income tax provisions (benefits)		(31.9)	(31.0)	(1.6)	16.5	1.9	(46.1)
Results of operations (excluding corporate    overhead and interest)	$	(65.6)	(83.4)	(3.9)	22.3	(26.2)	(156.8)

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (Contd.)

Corporate

Corporate activities, which include interest income and expense, foreign exchange effects, and corporate overhead not allocated to operating functions, had net cost of $117.6 million in the 2017 first quarter compared to a net cost of $42.7 million in the same 2016 quarter.  The $74.9 million increased cost in the 2017 period is primarily due to deferred tax charges on undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries, foreign currency exchange losses in the 2017 period and higher net interest expense, offset by lower administrative costs.  An after-tax loss of $11.6 million occurred in 2017 on transactions denominated in foreign currencies, while the 2016 quarter had an after-tax gain of $1.7 million.  Net interest costs increased $14.4 million in the 2017 period primarily due to issuance of $550 million in notes in August 2016 that matures in 2024 and an increase of 1.00% on the coupon rates on $1.5 billion of the Company’s outstanding notes effective June 1, 2016 following a downgrade by Moody’s Investor Services in February 2016.  During the first quarter 2017, the Company determined that prospective earnings from its Malaysian and Canadian subsidiaries will not be considered reinvested into local operations. Due to this change in assertion, the Company recorded a deferred tax charge of $54.6 million in the first quarter 2017 associated with the estimated tax consequence of the future repatriation of these subsidiaries’ first quarter earnings.  This decision allows the Company to have additional funding options and provides greater financial flexibility as it considers future domestic investment opportunities.  The Company expects to incur further tax charges in future 2017 quarters for additional 2017 foreign earnings as they arise.  Selling and general expenses decreased in the first quarter of 2017 primarily related to restructuring activity that occurred in 2016 and continual monitoring of its cost structure.

Discontinued Operations

The Company has presented its former U.K.refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations in its consolidated financial statements.The after-tax results of these operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are reflected in the following table.

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(Millions of dollars)		2017	2016
Income from discontinued operations - U.K. refining and marketing	$	1.0	0.7

Financial Condition

Net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $305.5 million for the first three months of 2017 compared to $43.3 million during the same period in 2016.  The improvement in cash provided by continuing operations activities in 2017 was primarily attributable to payments in the 2016 period relating to exit of deepwater rig contracts, higher realized sales prices for the Company’s oil and gas production, lower lease operating and administrative expenses, partially offset by lower volume sold in the current year and higher interest costs.  Changes in working capital from continuing operations provided cash of $43.4 million during the first three months of 2017, compared to a use of cash of $104.3 million in 2016.  The use of cash in 2016 included $253.2 million associated with pay-off of cancelled deepwater rig contracts that were previously charged to expense in 2015.  Proceeds from sales of property and equipment generated cash of $64.1million in 2017 primarily relating to proceeds fromthe sale of the Seal field in Western Canada.  Other significant sources of cash included $113.2 million in the 2017 period and $87.0 million in 2016 from maturity of Canadian government securities that had maturity dates greater than 90 days at acquisition.  The Company had no borrowings in the three-month period of 2017 compared to net borrowings of $371.0 million in the 2016 quarter.  The net borrowings in 2016 were primarily used to fund capital development activities.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Financial Condition (Contd.)

The most significant use of cash in both years was for property additions and dry holes, which including amounts expensed, were $211.6 million and $210.0 million in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  Total cash dividends to shareholders amounted to $43.1 million in 2017 and $60.3 million in 2016.  Also, the purchase of Canadian government securities with maturity dates greater than 90 days at acquisition used cash of $212.7million in the 2017 period and $49.3 million in the 2016 period.

Total accrual basis capital expenditures were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2017		2016
Capital Expenditures
Exploration and production	$	213.6		136.5
Corporate		0.9		8.4
Total capital expenditures	$	214.5		144.9

The increase in capital expenditures in the exploration and production business in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily attributable to higher development drilling in both the Eagle Ford Shale area in the United States and the Kaybob/Placid areas of Canada.

A reconciliation of property additions and dry hole costs in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to total capital expenditures for continuing operations follows.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2017		2016
Property additions and dry hole costs per cash flow statements	$	211.6		210.0
Geophysical and other exploration expenses		15.8		16.5
Capital expenditure accrual changes and other		(12.9)		(81.6)
Total capital expenditures	$	214.5		144.9

Working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities) at March 31, 2017 was $141.2 million, $76.4 million more than December 31, 2016, with the increase primarily attributable to higher invested cash in Canadian government marketable securities.

At March 31, 2017, long-term debt of $2,421.6 million had decreased by $1.2 million compared to December 31, 2016.  A summary of capital employed at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 follows.

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
(Millions of dollars)	Amount		%		Amount		%
Capital employed
Long-term debt	$	2,421.6	32.8	%	$	2,422.8	33.0	%
Stockholders' equity		4,958.5	67.2			4,916.7	67.0
Total capital employed	$	7,380.1	100.0	%	$	7,339.5	100.0	%

Cash and invested cash are maintained in several operating locations outside the United States.  At March 31, 2017, cash, cash equivalents and cash temporarily invested in Canadian government securities held outside the U.S. included U.S. dollar equivalents of approximately $302.0 million in Canada and $323.7 million in Malaysia.  In addition $16.3 million of cash was held in the United Kingdom, but was reflected in current Assets Held for Sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2017.  In certain cases, the Company could incur taxes or other costs should these cash balances be repatriated to the U.S. in future periods.  This could occur due to withholding taxes and/or potential additional U.S. tax burden when less than the U.S. Federal tax rate of 35% has been paid for cash taxes in foreign locations.  A lower cash tax rate is often paid in foreign countries in the early years of operations when accelerated tax deductions are permitted to spur oil and gas investments; cash tax rates are generally higher in later years after accelerated tax deductions in early years are exhausted.  Canada collects a 5% withholding tax on any cash repatriated to the United States through a dividend to the U.S. parent.  See the “Corporate” section on page 26 regarding the Company’s change in assertion for indefinite reinvestment on prospective earnings from its Malaysian and Canadian subsidiaries.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Accounting and Other Matters

Business Combinations

In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU update to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities in evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The standard is intended to narrow the definition of a business by specifying the minimum inputs and processes and by narrowing the definition of outputs.  The update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2018 and is required to be adopted using a prospective approach, with early adoption permitted for transactions not previously reported in issued financial statements.  The Company adopted this guidance in 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

Compensation-Stock Compensation

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification within the statement of cash flows.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company adopted this guidance in 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures as there were no exercises of Company options during the period.

Compensation –  Retirement Benefits

In March 2017, the FASB issued an update requiring that the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit costs be presented in the same line item as other current employee compensation costs and other components of those benefit costs be presented separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if presented.  The update also requires that only the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit cost is eligible for capitalization.  The update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within the annual period.  Application is retrospective for the presentation of the components of these benefit costs and prospective for the capitalization of only service costs.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not believe the application of this accounting standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU to establish a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers that will supersede most current revenue recognition requirements and industry-specific guidance.  The codification was amended through additional ASU’s and, as amended, requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.  Additional disclosures will be required to describe the nature, amount, timing and uncertainly of revenue and cash flows from contracts with customers.  The Company is required to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of 2018 using either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method.  The Company is performing an initial review of contracts in each of its revenue streams and is developing accounting policies to address the provisions of the ASU.  While the Company does not currently expect net earnings to be materially impacted, the Company is analyzing whether total revenues and expenses will be significantly impacted.  The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this and other provisions of the ASU on its accounting policies, internal controls, and consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and has not finalized any estimates of the potential impacts.  The Company will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings.

Leases

In February 2016, FASB issued an ASU to increase transparency and comparability among companies by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  The main difference between previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and this ASU is the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP.  The new standard is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those annual periods.  Early adoption is permitted for all entities.  The Company anticipates adopting this guidance in 2019 and is currently analyzing its portfolio of contracts to assess the impact future adoption of this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Accounting and Other Matters(Contd.)

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows.  The amendment provides guidance on specific cash flow issues including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instrument with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, and distributions received from equity method investees.  The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

Outlook

Average worldwide crude oil prices in April 2017 have slightly declined from the average prices during the first quarter of 2017.  Global crude oil balances continue to tighten as the OPEC/non-OPEC production accord reaches its fourth month.

North American natural gas prices increased slightly in April from the 2017 first quarter as the year on year storage deficit persists and production remains more than 3% behind year ago levels.The Company expects its total oil and natural gas production to average 160,000 to 164,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the second quarter 2017.  The Company currently anticipates total capital expenditures for the full year 2017 to be approximately $890 million.

The Company will primarily fund its capital program in 2017 using operating cash flow, but will supplement funding where necessary using borrowings under available credit facilities.  The Company’s 2017 projections call for repayment of $550 million of 2.5% notes due December 2017.   If oil and/or natural gas prices weaken, actual cash flow generated from operations could be reduced such that capital spending reductions are required and/or additional borrowings might be required during the year to maintain funding of the Company’s ongoing development projects. 

As of May 2, 2017, the Company has entered into derivative or forward fixed-price delivery contracts to manage risk associated with certain future oil and natural gas sales prices as follows:

	Contract or		Average
Commodities	Location	Dates	Volumes per Day		Average Prices
U.S. Oil	West Texas Intermediate	Apr. – Dec. 2017		22,000 bbls/d	$50.41 per bbl.
Canadian Natural Gas	TCPL–NOVA System	Apr. – Dec. 2017		124 mmcf/d	C$2.97 per mcf
Canadian Natural Gas	TCPL–NOVA System	Jan. 2018 – Dec. 2020		59 mmcf/d	C$2.81 per mcf

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements, which express management’s current views concerning future events or results, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the volatility and level of crude oil and natural gas prices, the level and success rate of Murphy’s exploration programs, the Company’s ability to maintain production rates and replace reserves, customer demand for Murphy’s products, adverse foreign exchange movements, political and regulatory instability, adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets or economies generally and uncontrollable natural hazards.  For further discussion of risk factors, see Murphy’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and page 30 of this Form 10-Q report.  Murphy undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is exposed to market risks associated with interest rates, prices of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products, and foreign currency exchange rates.  As described in Note J to this Form 10-Q report, Murphy makes use of derivative financial and commodity instruments to manage risks associated with existing or anticipated transactions.

There were commodity transactions in place at March 31, 2017 covering certain future U.S. crude oil sales volumes in 2017.  A 10% increase in the respective benchmark price of these commodities would have increased the recorded net liability associated with these derivative contracts by approximately $31.3 million, while a 10% decrease would have decreased the recorded net liability by a similar amount.

There were derivative foreign exchange contracts in place at March 31, 2017 to hedge the value of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar for certain U.S. dollar receivables to be collected in April 2017.  A 10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar would have decreased the recorded net asset associated with these contracts by approximately $1.7 million, while a 10% weakening of the U.S. dollar would have increased the recorded net asset by approximately $2.0 million.  Changes in the fair value of these derivative contracts generally offset the financial statement impact of an equivalent volume of foreign currency exposures associated with other assets and/or liabilities.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the direction of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, controls and procedures have been established by the Company to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

Based on the Company’s evaluation as of the end of the period covered by the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Murphy Oil Corporation have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Murphy Oil Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2017, there were no other changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Murphy is engaged in a number of legal proceedings, all of which Murphy considers routine and incidental to its business.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of environmental and legal matters referred to in this note is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The Company’s operations in the oil and gas business naturally lead to various risks and uncertainties.  These risk factors are discussed in Item 1A Risk Factors in its 2016 Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2017.  The Company has not identified any additional risk factors not previously disclosed in its 2016 Form 10-K report.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The Exhibit Index on page 32 of this Form 10-Q report lists the exhibits that are hereby filed or incorporated by reference.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By		/s/ KEITH CALDWELL
	Keith Caldwell, Senior Vice President
	and Controller (Chief Accounting Officer
	and Duly Authorized Officer)

May 4, 2017

(Date)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.
31.1	Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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

Exhibits other than those listed above have been omitted since they are either not required or not applicable.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Roger W. Jenkins certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Murphy Oil Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date:  May 4, 2017

/s/  Roger W. Jenkins

Roger W. Jenkins

Principal Executive Officer

Ex. 31-1

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, John W. Eckart, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Murphy Oil Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date:  May 4, 2017

/s/ John W. Eckart

John W. Eckart

Principal Financial Officer

Ex. 31-2

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Roger W. Jenkinsand John W. Eckart,  Principal Executive Officer and PrincipalFinancial Officer, respectively,of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  May 4, 2017

/s/ Roger W. Jenkins

Roger W. Jenkins

Principal Executive Officer

/s/ John W. Eckart

John W. Eckart

Principal Financial Officer

Ex. 32-1

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 shares
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	mur
Entity Registrant Name	MURPHY OIL CORP /DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000717423
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	172,546,147

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 875,853	$ 872,797
Canadian government securities with maturities greater than 90 days at the date of acquisition		211,549	111,542
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,605 in 2017 and 2016		320,935	357,099
Inventories, at lower of cost or market		129,556	127,071
Prepaid expenses		46,478	63,604
Assets held for sale		25,485	27,070
Total current assets		1,609,856	1,559,183
Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $11,486,580 in 2017 and $12,607,815 in 2016		8,253,112	8,316,188
Deferred charges and other assets		409,019	420,489
Total assets		10,271,987	10,295,860
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt		562,426	569,817
Accounts payable		712,201	784,975
Income taxes payable		42,392	13,920
Other taxes payable		34,833	28,167
Other accrued liabilities		113,981	102,777
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale		2,816	2,776
Total current liabilities		1,468,649	1,502,432
Long-term debt, including capital lease obligation		2,421,611	2,422,750
Deferred income taxes		109,594	69,081
Asset retirement obligations		693,771	681,528
Deferred credits and other liabilities		619,879	617,490
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale			85,900
Stockholders' equity
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par $100, authorized 400,000 shares, none issued
Common Stock, par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares, issued 195,055,724 shares in 2017 and 2016		195,056	195,056
Capital in excess of par value		898,227	916,799
Retained earnings		5,744,924	5,729,596
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(602,679)	(628,212)
Treasury stock		(1,277,045)	(1,296,560)
Total stockholders' equity		4,958,483	4,916,679
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 10,271,987	$ 10,295,860

[1] All amounts are presented net of income taxes.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,605	$ 1,605
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	$ 11,486,580	$ 12,607,815
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value (per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Cumulative Preferred Stock, authorized shares	400,000	400,000
Cumulative Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0
Common Stock, par value (per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common Stock, authorized shares	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	195,055,724	195,055,724

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
REVENUES
Sales and other operating revenues	$ 544,658	$ 429,094
Gain on sale of assets	131,982	22
Interest and other income (loss)	(12,021)	1,179
Total revenues	664,619	430,295
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Lease operating expenses	122,142	159,103
Severance and ad valorem taxes	11,213	12,637
Exploration expenses, including undeveloped lease amortization	28,663	26,916
Selling and general expenses	54,255	73,507
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	236,154	286,149
Impairment of assets		95,088
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	10,556	12,125
Interest expense	45,690	32,061
Interest capitalized	(1,093)	(1,841)
Other expense (benefit)	2,157	(416)
Total costs and expenses	509,737	695,329
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	154,882	(265,034)
Income tax expense (benefit)	97,387	(65,549)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	57,495	(199,485)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	969	683
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ 58,464	$ (198,802)
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC
Continuing operations	$ 0.33	$ (1.16)
Discontinued operations	0.01
Net income (loss)	0.34	(1.16)
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED
Continuing operations	0.33	(1.16)
Discontinued operations	0.01
Net income (loss)	$ 0.34	$ (1.16)
Average Common shares outstanding
Basic	172,422,449	172,114,012
Diluted	173,088,691	172,114,012

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017		Mar. 31, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 58,464		$ (198,802)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Net gain from foreign currency translation	22,664		148,669
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans	2,387		2,516
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense	482		482
Other comprehensive income	25,533	[1]	151,667
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$ 83,997		$ (47,135)

[1] All amounts are presented net of income taxes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)		$ 58,464	$ (198,802)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by continuing operations activities:
Income from discontinued operations		(969)	(683)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		236,154	286,149
Impairment of assets			95,088
Amortization of deferred major repair costs			2,002
Dry hole costs		2,904	(69)
Amortization of undeveloped leases		9,957	10,469
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		10,556	12,125
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		58,533	(85,683)
Pretax gains from disposition of assets		(131,982)	(22)
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	[1]	43,418	(104,347)
Other operating activities, net		18,478	27,085
Net cash provided by continuing operations activities		305,513	43,312
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Property additions and dry hole costs		(211,631)	(210,029)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		64,097	33
Purchase of investment securities	[2]	(212,661)	(49,277)
Proceeds from maturity of investment securities	[2]	113,210	86,983
Other investing activities, net			(21,658)
Net cash required by investing activities		(246,985)	(193,948)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings of debt			371,000
Capital lease obligation payments		(9,660)	(2,690)
Withholding tax on stock-based incentive awards		(5,808)	(1,052)
Cash dividends paid		(43,136)	(60,267)
Net cash provided (required) by financing activities		(58,604)	306,991
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Operating activities			2,312
Changes in cash included in current assets held for sale			(2,312)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		3,132	(16,475)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		3,056	139,880
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		872,797	283,183
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31		$ 875,853	$ 423,063

[1] 2016 balance includes payments for deepwater rig contract exit of $253.2 million.

[2] Investments are Canadian government securities with maturities greater than 90 days at the date of acquisition.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Payments for deepwater rig exit costs	$ 253.2
Minimum [Member]
Maturity of Canadian government securities	90 days

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total
Balance at beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 195,056	$ 910,074	$ 6,212,201	$ (704,542)	$ (1,306,061)
Foreign currency translation gain, net of income taxes					148,669		$ 148,669
Net income (loss) for the period				(198,802)			(198,802)
Restricted stock transactions and other			(9,972)
Cash dividends				(60,267)
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans, net of income taxes					2,516		2,516
Sale of stock under employee stock purchase plans						197
Stock-based compensation			6,759
Other			(128)
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense, net of income taxes					482		482
Awarded restricted stock, net of forfeitures						8,906
Balance at end of year at Mar. 31, 2016		195,056	906,733	5,953,132	(552,875)	(1,296,958)	5,205,088
Balance at beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2016		195,056	916,799	5,729,596	(628,212)	(1,296,560)	4,916,679
Foreign currency translation gain, net of income taxes					22,664		22,664
Net income (loss) for the period				58,464			58,464
Restricted stock transactions and other			(25,251)
Cash dividends				(43,136)
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans, net of income taxes					2,387		2,387
Sale of stock under employee stock purchase plans						71
Stock-based compensation			6,716
Other			(37)
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense, net of income taxes					482		482
Awarded restricted stock, net of forfeitures						19,444
Balance at end of year at Mar. 31, 2017		$ 195,056	$ 898,227	$ 5,744,924	$ (602,679)	$ (1,277,045)	$ 4,958,483

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value (per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Cumulative Preferred Stock, authorized shares	400,000	400,000
Cumulative Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0
Common Stock, par value (per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common Stock, authorized shares	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	195,055,724	195,055,724
Treasury stock, shares	22,509,577	22,860,555

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Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

Note A – Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company produces oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada and Malaysia and conducts oil and natural gas exploration activities worldwide.

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – In the opinion of Murphy's management, the unaudited financial statements presented herein include all accruals necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.).  In preparing the financial statements of the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results may differ from the estimates.

Financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2016 Form 10-K report, as certain notes and other pertinent information have been abbreviated or omitted in this report.  Financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note B – Property, Plant and Equipment

Exploratory Wells

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance exploratory well costs should continue to be capitalized when the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the Company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project.

At March 31, 2017, the Company had total capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves of $166.4 million.  The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the

three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Beginning balance at January 1	$	148,500	130,514
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves		39,653	–
Reclassifications to proved properties based on the determination of proved reserves		(13,370)	–
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense		(8,360)	–
Other adjustments		–	(886)
Balance at March 31	$	166,423	129,628

Note B – Property, Plant and Equipment (Contd.)

The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploratory well costs based on the date the drilling was completed for each individual well and the number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized.  The projects are aged based on the last well drilled in the project.

		March 31,
	2017				2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year	$	48,202	2	2	$	65,136	7	6
One to two years		53,729	3	3		–	–	–
Two to three years		–	–	–		31,627	2	–
Three years or more		64,492	6	–		32,865	4	–
	$	166,423	11	5	$	129,628	13	6

Of the $118.2 million of exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year at March 31, 2017,$64.5 million is in Brunei, and $53.7 million is in Malaysia.  In all geographical areas, either further appraisal or development drilling is planned and/or development studies/plans are in various stages of completion.  The capitalized well costs charged to expense in the first quarter 2017 included one well in Block H, offshore Malaysia in which development of the well could not be justified due to noncommercial hydrocarbon quantities found and change in development plan due to low commodity prices.

Divestments

In January 2017, a Canadian subsidiary of the Company completed its disposition of the Seal field in Western Canada.  Total cash consideration to Murphy upon closing of the transaction was approximately $49.0 million.  Additionally, the buyer assumed the asset retirement obligation of approximately $85.9 million.  A $132.4 million pretax gain was reported in the first quarter of 2017 related to the sale.  Also, in January 2017, a U.S. subsidiary of the Company completed its disposition of several non-core properties in the North Tilden area of Eagle Ford Shale.  Total cash consideration to Murphy upon closing of the transaction was approximately $14.8 million.  There was no gain or loss recorded related to this sale.

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2016, declines in future oil and gas prices led to impairments in certain of the Company’s producing properties and the Company recorded pretax noncash impairment charges of $95.1 million to reduce the carrying values to their estimated fair values for the Terra Nova field offshore Canada and the Western Canada onshore heavy oil producing properties at Seal.  The fair values were determined by internal discounted cash flow models using estimates of future production, prices from futures exchanges, costs, and a discount rate believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants in the applicable region.

Other

The Company has an interest in the Kakap field in Block K Malaysia.  The Kakap field is operated by another company and was jointly developed with the Gumusut field owned by others.  In the fourth quarter 2016, the Company recorded $39.0 million in redetermination expense related to an expected reduction in the Company’s working interest covering the period from inception through year-end 2016 at Kakap.  In February 2017, PETRONAS officially approved the redetermination that reduces the Company’s working interest effective April 1, 2017.  The Company currently expects to settle the redetermination in cash in the second quarter of 2017.  It is possible that the final adjustment amount could be different than the current estimate.

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Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Note C – Discontinued Operations

The Company has accounted for its former U.K. refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.  The results of operations associated with discontinued operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016
Revenues	$	1,022	683
Income before income taxes		969	683
Income tax benefit		–	–
Income from discontinued operations	$	969	683

The following table presents the carrying value of the major categories of assets and liabilities of U.K. refining and marketing operations reflected as held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.  

	March 31,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Current assets
Cash	$	16,340	4,126
Accounts receivable		9,145	22,944
Total current assets held for sale	$	25,485	27,070
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	367	270
Refinery decommissioning cost		2,449	2,506
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$	2,816	2,776

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Financing Arrangements and Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Financing Arrangements and Debt [Abstract]

Financing Arrangements and Debt

Note D – Financing Arrangements and Debt

At March 31, 2017, the Company has a $1.1 billion senior unsecured guaranteed credit facility (2016 facility) with a major banking consortium, which expires in August 2019.  At March 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the 2016 facility, however, there were $171.9 million of outstanding letters of credit.  Advances under the 2016 facility will accrue interest based, at the Company’s option, on either the London Interbank Offered rate plus an applicable margin (Eurodollar rate) or the alternate base rate (as defined in the 2016 facility agreement) plus an applicable margin.  The Eurodollar rate and the applicable base rate, had there been any amounts borrowed under the 2016 facility at March 31, 2017, would have been 5.0% and 7.0%, respectively.  The Company also has a $630.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (2011 facility) with a major banking consortium, which expires in June 2017.  At March 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowings or letters of credit under the 2011 facility.  Advances under the 2011 facility will accrue interest based, at the Company’s option, on either the Eurodollar rate or the alternate base rate (as defined in the 2011 facility agreement) plus an applicable margin.  The Eurodollar rate and the applicable base rate, had there been any amounts borrowed under the 2011 facility at March 31, 2017, would have been 2.45% and 4.45%, respectively.  At March 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to both the 2016 facility and the 2011 facility.

The Company also has a shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the offer and sale of debt and/or equity securities through October 2018.

The Company and its partners are parties to a 25-year lease of production equipment at the Kakap field offshore Malaysia.  The lease has been accounted for as a capital lease, and payments under the agreement are to be made over a 15-year period through June 2028.  Current maturities and long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheet included  $13.0 million and $193.5 million, respectively, associated with this lease at March 31, 2017.

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Other Financial Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Other Financial Information [Abstract]

Other Financial Information

Note E – Other Financial Information

Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below.

	Three Months Ended March 31
(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital other than    cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease in accounts receivable	$	36,246	2,354
Decrease in inventories		4,497	1,667
Decrease in prepaid expenses		17,788	98,888
Decrease in other		–	6,134
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(44,240)	(225,309)	*
Increase in current income tax liabilities		29,127	11,919
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	$	43,418	(104,347)
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	3,422	(7,865)
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized		17,720	1,849
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized	$	565	3,723
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual		12,906	81,858

*  2016 balances included payments for deepwater rig contract exit of $253.2 million.

In April 2016, a Canadian subsidiary of the Company completed a divestiture of natural gas processing and sales pipeline assets that support Murphy’s Montney natural gas fields in the Tupper area of northeastern British Columbia.  A gain on sale of approximately $187.0million was deferred and is being recognized over the next 20 years in the Canadian operating segment.  The Company amortized approximately $1.7million of the deferred gain during first quarter ended March 31, 2017.  The remaining deferred gain of $176.7 million was included as a component of deferred credits and other liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

Note F – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension plans that are principally noncontributory and cover most full-time employees.  All pension plans are funded except for the U.S. and Canadian nonqualified supplemental plans and the U.S. Directors’ plan.  All U.S. tax qualified plans meet the funding requirements of federal laws and regulations.  Contributions to foreign plans are based on local laws and tax regulations.  The Company also sponsors health care and life insurance benefit plans, which are not funded, that cover most active and retired U.S. employees.  Additionally, most U.S. retired employees are covered by a life insurance benefit plan.  The health care benefits are contributory; the life insurance benefits are noncontributory.

Note F – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Contd.)

The table that follows provides the components of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits			Other Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016	2017		2016
Service cost	$	2,032	3,153		425		673
Interest cost		6,719	5,608		966		1,108
Expected return on plan assets		(7,185)	(5,385)		–		–
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		254	319		(18)		(21)
Recognized actuarial loss		3,554	3,529		–		39
Curtailments		–	822		–		(19)
Net periodic benefit expense	$	5,374	8,046		1,373		1,780

Curtailment expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016, shown in the table above relate to restructuring activities in the U.S. undertaken by the Company in the first quarter 2016.  During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company made contributions of $9.7 million to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.  Remaining required funding in 2017 for the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement plans is anticipated to be $21.1million.

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Incentive Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Incentive Plans

Note G – Incentive Plans

The costs resulting from all share-based payment transactions are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using a fair value-based measurement method over the periods that the awards vest.

The 2012 Annual Incentive Plan (2012 Annual Plan) authorizes the Executive Compensation Committee (the Committee) to establish specific performance goals associated with annual cash awards that may be earned by officers, executives and certain other employees.  Cash awards under the 2012 Annual Plan are determined based on the Company’s actual financial and operating results as measured against the performance goals established by the Committee.  The 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2012 Long-Term Plan) authorizes the Committee to make grants of the Company’s Common Stock to employees.  These grants may be in the form of stock options (nonqualified or incentive), stock appreciation rights (SAR), restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSU), performance units, performance shares, dividend equivalents and other stock-based incentives.  The 2012 Long-Term Plan expires in 2022.  A total of 8,700,000 shares are issuable during the life of the 2012 Long-Term Plan, with annual grants limited to 1% of Common shares outstanding; allowed shares not granted in an earlier year may be granted in future years.  The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) that permits the issuance of up to 980,000 shares.The ESPP will terminate on June 30, 2017 and will not be renewed by the Company.  The Company also has a 2013 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (Director Plan) that permits the issuance of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options or a combination thereof to the Company’s Non-Employee Directors. 

In February 2017, the Committee granted stock options for 599,000 shares at an exercise price of $28.505 per share.  The Black-Scholes valuation for these awards was $7.96 per option.  The Committee also granted 556,000 performance-based RSU and 282,000 time-based RSU in February 2017.  The fair value of the performance-based RSU, using a Monte Carlo valuation model, ranged from $24.10 to $28.28 per unit.  The fair value of time-based RSU was estimated based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, which was $28.505 per share.  Additionally, the Committee granted 329,400 SAR and 154,150 units of cash-settled RSU (RSU-C) to certain employees.  The SAR and RSU-C are to be settled in cash, net of applicable income taxes, and are accounted for as liability-type awards.  The initial fair value of these SAR was equivalent to the stock options granted, while the initial value of RSU-C was equivalent to equity-settled restricted stock units granted.  Also in February, the Committee granted 83,220 shares of time-based RSU to the Company’s Directors under the Non-Employee Director Plan.  These shares vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The estimated fair value of these awards was $28.84 per unit on date of grant.

Note G – Incentive Plans(  Contd.)

For the first quarter 2017and 2016,  the Company had nostock options exercised.

Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to share-based plans are shown in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$	8,148	9,988
Related income tax benefit recognized in income		2,529	3,251

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Earnings per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per Share

Note H – Earnings per Share

Net income (loss) was used as the numerator in computing both basic and diluted income per Common share for the

three-months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.  The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Weighted-average shares)	2017	2016
Basic method	172,422,449	172,114,012
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units*	666,242	–
Diluted method	173,088,691	172,114,012

     *Due to a net loss, recognized by the Company for the 2016 period, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

	Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2017	2016
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares		5,029,752		5,714,823
Weighted average price of these options	$	52.26	$	51.07

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note I – Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense divided by income before income tax expense.  For the three-month periods in 2017 and 2016, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:

	2017	2016
Three months ended March 31	62.9%	24.7%

The effective tax rates for most periods where earnings are generated, generally exceed the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% due to several factors, including:  the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates that are higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense; and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are available or are not presently being recorded due to a lack of reasonable certainty of adequate future revenue against which to utilize these expenses as deductions.  Conversely, the effective tax rates for most periods where losses are incurred generally are lower than U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% due to similar reasons. 

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to tax expense recorded in the current period related to undistributed foreign earnings partially offset by income tax benefit on investment in foreign areas.  During the first quarter 2017, the Company determined that prospective earnings from its Malaysian and Canadian subsidiaries will not be considered reinvested into local operations.  Due to this change in assertion, the Company recorded a deferred tax charge of $54.6 million in the first quarter 2017 associated with the estimated tax consequence of the future repatriation of these subsidiaries’ first quarter earnings.  This decision allows the Company to have additional funding options and provides greater financial flexibility as it considers future domestic investment opportunities.  The Company expects to incur further tax charges in future 2017 quarters for additional 2017 foreign earnings as they arise.  The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was below the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to effects of losses incurred in its Canadian operations and exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions that have little or no realized tax benefits.

The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities.  These audits often take years to complete and settle.  Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future years from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters.  As of March 31, 2017, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows:United States – 2011; Canada – 2012; Malaysia – 2010; and United Kingdom – 2014.

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Note J – Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Murphy often uses derivative instruments to manage certain risks related to commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.  The use of derivative instruments for risk management is covered by operating policies and is closely monitored by the Company’s senior management.  The Company does not hold any derivatives for speculative purposes and it does not use derivatives with leveraged or complex features.  Derivative instruments are traded primarily with creditworthy major financial institutions or over national exchanges, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).  The Company has a risk management control system to monitor commodity price risks and any derivatives obtained to manage a portion of such risks.  For accounting purposes, the Company has not designated commodity and foreign currency derivative contracts as hedges, and therefore, it recognizes all gains and losses on these derivative contracts in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Certain interest rate derivative contracts were accounted for as hedges and the gain or loss associated with recording the fair value of these contracts was deferred in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss until the anticipated transactions occur.  This deferred cost is being reclassified to Interest Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the period until the associated notes mature in 2022.

Commodity Purchase Price Risks

The Company is subject to commodity price risk related to crude oil it produces and sells.  During the first quarter 2017 and 2016, the Company had West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil swap financial contracts to economically hedge a portion of its United States production.  Under these contracts, which matured monthly, the Company paid the average monthly price in effect and received the fixed contract prices.  At March 31, 2017, the Company had 22,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing ratably during 2017.  At March 31, 2017, the fair value of WTI contracts of $7.8 million was included in Accounts Payable.  The impact of marking to market these 2017 commodity derivative contracts increased the loss before income taxes by $7.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.  At March 31, 2016, the Company

Note J – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Contd.)

had 20,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing ratably during 2016.  At March 31, 2016, the fair value of WTI contracts of $65.5 million was included in Accounts Receivable.  The impact of marking to market these

2016 commodity derivative contracts decreased the loss before income taxes by $56.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risks

The Company is subject to foreign currency exchange risk associated with operations in countries outside the U.S.  At March 31, 2017 and 2016 short-term derivative instrument were outstanding in Canada for approximately $18.5 million and $11.3 million, respectively, to manage the currency risks of certain U.S. dollar accounts receivable associated with sale of Canadian crude oil in both years.  The fair values of open foreign currency derivative contracts were assets of $0.2 million at March 31, 2017 and $0.3 million at March 31, 2016.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Asset (Liability) Derivatives			Asset (Liability) Derivatives
Type of Derivative Contract	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity	Accounts payable	$	(7,753)	Accounts payable	$	(48,864)
Foreign exchange	Accounts receivable		152	Accounts payable		(73)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

			Gain (Loss)
		Three Months Ended
(Thousands of dollars)		March 31,
Type of Derivative Contract	Statement of Operations Location		2017	2016
Commodity	Sales and other operating revenues	$	37,077	13,189
Foreign exchange	Interest and other income		225	305
		$	37,302	13,494

Interest Rate Risks

Under hedge accounting rules, the Company deferred the net cost associated with derivative contracts purchased to manage interest rate risk associated with 10-year notes sold in May 2012 to match the payment of interest on these notes through 2022.  During each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,  $0.7 million of the deferred loss on the interest rate swaps was charged to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  The remaining loss deferred on these matured contracts at March 31, 2017 was $9.9 million, which is recorded, net of income taxes of $5.3 million, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Company expects to charge approximately $2.1 million of this deferred loss to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations during the remaining nine months of 2017.

Fair Values – Recurring

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The fair value hierarchy is based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, with Level 1 being the highest quality and Level 3 being the lowest quality.  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect assumptions about pricing by market participants.

Note J – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Contd.)

The carrying value of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange         derivative contracts	$	–	152	–	152	–	–	–	–
	$	–	152	–	152	–	–	–	–
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee         savings plans	$	14,074	–	–	14,074	13,904	–	–	13,904
Commodity derivative contracts		–	7,753	–	7,753	–	48,864	–	48,864
Foreign currency exchange         derivative contracts		–	–	–	–	–	73	–	73
	$	14,074	7,753	–	21,827	13,904	48,937	–	62,841

The fair value of WTI crude oil derivative contracts in 2017 and 2016 was based on active market quotes for WTI crude oil.  The fair value of foreign exchange derivative contracts in each year was based on market quotes for similar contracts at the balance sheet dates.  The income effect of changes in the fair value of crude oil derivative contracts is recorded in Sales and other operating revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations,  while the effects of changes in fair value of foreign exchange derivative contracts is recorded in Interest and other income.  The nonqualified employee savings plan is an unfunded savings plan through which participants seek a return via phantom investments in equity securities and/or mutual funds.  The fair value of this liability was based on quoted prices for these equity securities and mutual funds.  The income effect of changes in the fair value of the nonqualified employee savings plan is recorded in Selling and general expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company offsets certain assets and liabilities related to derivative contracts when the legal right of offset exists.  There were no offsetting positions recorded at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Fair Values – Nonrecurring

As a result of significantly lower commodity prices during the first quarter of 2016, the Company recognized approximately $95.1 million in pretax noncash impairment charges related to producing properties.  The fair value information associated with these impaired properties is presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2016
						Total
					Net Book	Pretax
					Value	(Noncash)
	Fair Value				Prior to	Impairment
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Impairment	Expense
(Thousands of dollars)
Assets:
Impaired proved properties
Canada	$	–	–	71,967	167,055	95,088

The fair values were determined by internal discounted cash flow models using estimates of future production, prices from futures exchanges, costs and a discount rate believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants in the applicable region.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Note K – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and the changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are presented net of taxes in the following table.

					Deferred
					Loss on
		Foreign	Retirement and		Interest
		Currency	Postretirement		Rate
		Translation	Benefit Plan		Derivative
(Thousands of dollars)		Gains (Losses)1	Adjustments1		Hedges1		Total1
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(446,555)	(171,305)		(10,352)		(628,212)
2017 components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income		22,664	–		–		22,664
Reclassifications to income		–	2,387	2	482	3	2,869
Net other comprehensive income		22,664	2,387		482		25,533
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	(423,891)	(168,918)		(9,870)		(602,679)

1All amounts are presented net of income taxes.

2Reclassifications before taxes of $3,678 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense.  See Note  F for additional information.  Related income taxes of $1,291for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

3Reclassifications before taxes of $741for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Interest expense.  Related income taxes of $259 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

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Environmental and Other Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Environmental and Other Contingencies [Abstract]

Environmental and Other Contingencies

Note L – Environmental and Other Contingencies

The Company’s operations and earnings have been and may be affected by various forms of governmental action both in the United States and throughout the world.  Examples of such governmental action include, but are by no means limited to: tax increases, tax rate changes and retroactive tax claims; royalty and revenue sharing increases; import and export controls; price controls; currency controls; allocation of supplies of crude oil and petroleum products and other goods; expropriation of property; restrictions and preferences affecting the issuance of oil and gas or mineral leases; restrictions on drilling and/or production; laws and regulations intended for the promotion of safety and the protection and/or remediation of the environment; governmental support for other forms of energy; and laws and regulations affecting the Company’s relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, stockholders and others.  Because governmental actions are often motivated by political considerations, may be taken without full consideration of their consequences, and may be taken in response to actions of other governments, it is not practical to attempt to predict the likelihood of such actions, the form the actions may take or the effect such actions may have on the Company.

Murphy and other companies in the oil and gas industry are subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations dealing with the environment. Violation of federal or state environmental laws, regulations and permits can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions and construction bans or delays.  A discharge of hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent such event is not insured, subject the Company to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable regulations and claims by neighboring landowners and other third parties for any personal injury and property damage that might result.

The Company currently owns or leases, and has in the past owned or leased, properties at which hazardous substances have been or are being handled. Although the Company has used operating and disposal practices that were standard in the industry at the time, hazardous substances may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by the Company or on or under other locations where these wastes have been taken for disposal. In addition, many of these properties have been operated by third parties whose treatment and disposal or release of hydrocarbons or other wastes were not under Murphy’s control. Under existing laws the Company could be required to remove or remediate previously disposed wastes (including wastes disposed of or released by priorowners or operators), to clean up contaminated property (including contaminated groundwater) or to perform remedial plugging operations to prevent future contamination.  Certain of these historical properties are in various stages of negotiation, investigation, and/or cleanup and the Company is investigating the extent of any such liability and the availability of applicable defenses.  The Company has retained certain liabilities related to environmental matters at formerly owned U.S. refineries that were sold in 2011.  The Company also obtained insurance covering certain levels of environmental exposures related to past operations of these refineries.  The Company has not retained any environmental exposure associated with Murphy’s former U.S. marketing operations.  The Company believes costs related to these sites will not have a material adverse affect on Murphy’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

Note L – Environmental and Other Contingencies  (Contd.)

During 2015, the Company’s subsidiary in Canada identified a leak or leaks at an infield condensate transfer pipeline at the Seal field in a remote area of Alberta.  The pipeline was immediately shut down and the Company’s emergency response plan was activated.  In cooperation with local governmental regulators, and with the assistance of qualified consultants, an investigation and remediation plan is progressing as planned and the Company’s insurers were notified.  The Company has not yet established a complete estimate of the costs to remediate the site.  Based on the assessments done, the Company recorded $43.9 million in Other expense during 2015 associated with the estimated costs of remediating the site.  As of March 31, 2017, the Company has a remaining accrued liability of $7.1 million associated with this event.During the first quarter of 2017, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary paid approximately $130.0 thousand as the complete and final resolution of administrative penalties assessed by the Alberta Energy Regulator regarding this matter.  Further refinements in the estimated total cost to remediate the site are anticipated in future periods including possible insurance recoveries.  It is possible that the ultimate net remediation costs to the Company associated with the condensate leak or leaks will exceed the amount of liability recorded.  The Company retained the responsibility for this remediation upon sale of the Seal field in the first quarter of 2017.

There is the possibility that environmental expenditures could be required at currently unidentified sites, and new or revised regulations could require additional expenditures at known sites. However, based on information currently available to the Company, the amount of future remediation costs incurred at known or currently unidentified sites is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future net income, cash flows or liquidity.

Murphy and its subsidiaries are engaged in a number of other legal proceedings, all of which Murphy considers routine and incidental to its business.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of environmental and legal matters referred to in this note is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

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Commitments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments [Abstract]

Commitments

Note M – Commitments

The Company has entered into forward sales contracts to mitigate the price risk for a portion of its 2017 to 2020 natural gas sales volumes in Western Canada.  During the period from April to December 2017 the natural gas sales contracts call for deliveries of approximately 124 million cubic feet per day at Cdn $2.97 per MCF.  Additional contracts call for deliveries from January 2018through December 2020 of approximately 59 million cubic feet per day at Cdn $2.81 per MCF.  These natural gas contracts have been accounted for as normal sales for accounting purposes.

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Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Business Segments [Abstract]

Business Segments

Note N – Business Segments

			Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
	Total Assets		March 31, 2017		March 31, 2016
	at March 31,		External	Income	External	Income
(Millions of dollars)	2017		Revenues	(Loss)	Revenues	(Loss)
Exploration and production*
United States	$	5,332.6	261.3	23.0	174.7	(65.6)
Canada		1,601.1	218.0	100.6	106.1	(87.3)
Malaysia		1,972.2	197.3	58.6	148.2	22.3
Other		127.4	–	(7.1)	0.1	(26.2)
Total exploration and production		9,033.3	676.6	175.1	429.1	(156.8)
Corporate		1,213.2	(12.0)	(117.6)	1.2	(42.7)
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations		10,246.5	664.6	57.5	430.3	(199.5)
Discontinued operations, net of tax		25.5	–	1.0	–	0.7
Total	$	10,272.0	664.6	58.5	430.3	(198.8)

*Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on page 25.

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New Accounting Principles

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

New Accounting Principles

Note O – New Accounting Principles

Business Combinations

In January 2017, the FASB issued an ASU update to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities in evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The standard is intended to narrow the definition of a business by specifying the minimum inputs and processes and by narrowing the definition of outputs.  The update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2018 and is required to be adopted using a prospective approach, with early adoption permitted for transactions not previously reported in issued financial statements.  The Company adopted this guidance in 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

Compensation-Stock Compensation

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board(FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification within the statement of cash flows.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company adopted this guidance in 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures as there were no exercises of Company options during the period.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note P – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Compensation –  Retirement Benefits

In March 2017, the FASB issued an update requiring that the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit costs be presented in the same line item as other current employee compensation costs and other components of those benefit costs be presented separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if presented.  The update also requires that only the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit cost is eligible for capitalization.  The update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within the annual period.  Application is retrospective for the presentation of the components of these benefit costs and prospective for the capitalization of only service costs.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not believe the application of this accounting standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU to establish a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers that will supersede most current revenue recognition requirements and industry-specific guidance.  The codification was amended through additional ASU and, as amended, requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.  Additional disclosures will be required to describe the nature, amount, timing and uncertainly of revenue and cash flows from contracts with customers.  The Company is required to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of 2018 using either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method.  The Company is performing an initial review of contracts in each of its revenue streams and is developing accounting policies to address the provisions of the ASU.  While the Company does not currently expect net earnings to be materially impacted, the Company is analyzing whether total revenues and expenses will be significantly impacted.  The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this and other provisions of these ASUs on its accounting policies, internal controls, and consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and has not finalized any estimates of the potential impacts.  The Company will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as necessary.

Leases

In February 2016, FASB issued an ASU to increase transparency and comparability among companies by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  The main difference between previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and this ASU is the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP.  The new standard is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those annual periods.  Early adoption is permitted for all entities.  The Company anticipates adopting this guidance in the first quarter of 2019 and is currently analyzing its portfolio of contracts to assess the impact future adoption of this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.

Note P – Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Contd.)

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued an ASU to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows.  The amendment provides guidance on specific cash flow issues including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instrument with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, and distributions received from equity method investees.  The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

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Subsequent Event

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Subsequent Event [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

Note Q – Subsequent Event

On April 1, 2017, the Company’s effective working interest in the Kakap field in Block K Malaysia was reduced from 8.6% to approximately 6.7%.  Due to the change in interest, the future payments under a lease of production equipment in the Kakap field accounted for as a capital lease will be lower.  As a result, the Company anticipates the total debt recorded on its balance sheet to be reduced by approximately $56.7 million, with a similar reduction to Property, plant and equipment.

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Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company produces oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada and Malaysia and conducts oil and natural gas exploration activities worldwide.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Net Changes in Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs

(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Beginning balance at January 1	$	148,500	130,514
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves		39,653	–
Reclassifications to proved properties based on the determination of proved reserves		(13,370)	–
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense		(8,360)	–
Other adjustments		–	(886)
Balance at March 31	$	166,423	129,628

Aging of Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs

		March 31,
	2017				2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year	$	48,202	2	2	$	65,136	7	6
One to two years		53,729	3	3		–	–	–
Two to three years		–	–	–		31,627	2	–
Three years or more		64,492	6	–		32,865	4	–
	$	166,423	11	5	$	129,628	13	6

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Results of Operations Associated with Discontinued Operations

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016
Revenues	$	1,022	683
Income before income taxes		969	683
Income tax benefit		–	–
Income from discontinued operations	$	969	683

Major Categories of Assets and Liabilities Reflected as Held for Sale

	March 31,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Current assets
Cash	$	16,340	4,126
Accounts receivable		9,145	22,944
Total current assets held for sale	$	25,485	27,070
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	367	270
Refinery decommissioning cost		2,449	2,506
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$	2,816	2,776

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Other Financial Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Other Financial Information [Abstract]

Noncash Operating Working Capital (Increase) Decrease

	Three Months Ended March 31
(Thousands of dollars)	2017		2016
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital other than    cash and cash equivalents:
Decrease in accounts receivable	$	36,246	2,354
Decrease in inventories		4,497	1,667
Decrease in prepaid expenses		17,788	98,888
Decrease in other		–	6,134
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(44,240)	(225,309)	*
Increase in current income tax liabilities		29,127	11,919
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	$	43,418	(104,347)
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	3,422	(7,865)
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized		17,720	1,849
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized	$	565	3,723
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual		12,906	81,858

*  2016 balances included payments for deepwater rig contract exit of $253.2 million.

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits			Other Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016	2017		2016
Service cost	$	2,032	3,153		425		673
Interest cost		6,719	5,608		966		1,108
Expected return on plan assets		(7,185)	(5,385)		–		–
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		254	319		(18)		(21)
Recognized actuarial loss		3,554	3,529		–		39
Curtailments		–	822		–		(19)
Net periodic benefit expense	$	5,374	8,046		1,373		1,780

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Incentive Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Share-Based Plans, Amounts Recognized

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2017	2016
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$	8,148	9,988
Related income tax benefit recognized in income		2,529	3,251

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Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings per Share [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding for Computation of Basic and Diluted Income per Common Share

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Weighted-average shares)	2017	2016
Basic method	172,422,449	172,114,012
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units*	666,242	–
Diluted method	173,088,691	172,114,012

     *Due to a net loss, recognized by the Company for the 2016 period, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Anti Dilutive Securities Not Included in Computation of Diluted EPS

	Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2017	2016
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares		5,029,752		5,714,823
Weighted average price of these options	$	52.26	$	51.07

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Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Effective Income Tax Rates

	2017	2016
Three months ended March 31	62.9%	24.7%

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Asset (Liability) Derivatives			Asset (Liability) Derivatives
Type of Derivative Contract	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity	Accounts payable	$	(7,753)	Accounts payable	$	(48,864)
Foreign exchange	Accounts receivable		152	Accounts payable		(73)

Recognized Gains and Losses for Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

			Gain (Loss)
		Three Months Ended
(Thousands of dollars)		March 31,
Type of Derivative Contract	Statement of Operations Location		2017	2016
Commodity	Sales and other operating revenues	$	37,077	13,189
Foreign exchange	Interest and other income		225	305
		$	37,302	13,494

Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
(Thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange         derivative contracts	$	–	152	–	152	–	–	–	–
	$	–	152	–	152	–	–	–	–
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee         savings plans	$	14,074	–	–	14,074	13,904	–	–	13,904
Commodity derivative contracts		–	7,753	–	7,753	–	48,864	–	48,864
Foreign currency exchange         derivative contracts		–	–	–	–	–	73	–	73
	$	14,074	7,753	–	21,827	13,904	48,937	–	62,841

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

	March 31, 2016
						Total
					Net Book	Pretax
					Value	(Noncash)
	Fair Value				Prior to	Impairment
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Impairment	Expense
(Thousands of dollars)
Assets:
Impaired proved properties
Canada	$	–	–	71,967	167,055	95,088

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

					Deferred
					Loss on
		Foreign	Retirement and		Interest
		Currency	Postretirement		Rate
		Translation	Benefit Plan		Derivative
(Thousands of dollars)		Gains (Losses)1	Adjustments1		Hedges1		Total1
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(446,555)	(171,305)		(10,352)		(628,212)
2017 components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income		22,664	–		–		22,664
Reclassifications to income		–	2,387	2	482	3	2,869
Net other comprehensive income		22,664	2,387		482		25,533
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	(423,891)	(168,918)		(9,870)		(602,679)

1All amounts are presented net of income taxes.

2Reclassifications before taxes of $3,678 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense.  See Note  F for additional information.  Related income taxes of $1,291for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

3Reclassifications before taxes of $741for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Interest expense.  Related income taxes of $259 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

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Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Business Segments [Abstract]

Segment Information

			Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
	Total Assets		March 31, 2017		March 31, 2016
	at March 31,		External	Income	External	Income
(Millions of dollars)	2017		Revenues	(Loss)	Revenues	(Loss)
Exploration and production*
United States	$	5,332.6	261.3	23.0	174.7	(65.6)
Canada		1,601.1	218.0	100.6	106.1	(87.3)
Malaysia		1,972.2	197.3	58.6	148.2	22.3
Other		127.4	–	(7.1)	0.1	(26.2)
Total exploration and production		9,033.3	676.6	175.1	429.1	(156.8)
Corporate		1,213.2	(12.0)	(117.6)	1.2	(42.7)
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations		10,246.5	664.6	57.5	430.3	(199.5)
Discontinued operations, net of tax		25.5	–	1.0	–	0.7
Total	$	10,272.0	664.6	58.5	430.3	(198.8)

*Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on page 25.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total capitalized exploratory well costs		$ 166,423	$ 148,500	$ 129,628	$ 130,514
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		118,200
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		64,097		33
Gain on sale of assets		131,982		22
Impairment of assets				$ 95,088
Western Canada [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	$ 49,000
Asset retirement obligation settled	85,900
Gain on sale of assets		132,400
Eagle Ford Shale [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	$ 14,800
Gain on sale of assets		0
Brunei [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		64,500
Malaysia [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		$ 53,700
Redetermination expense			$ 39,000

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Property, Plant And Equipment (Net Changes in Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Beginning balance at January 1	$ 148,500	$ 130,514
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves	39,653
Reclassifications to proved properties based on the determination of proved reserves	(13,370)
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense	(8,360)
Other adjustments		(886)
Balance at March 31	$ 166,423	$ 129,628

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Property, Plant And Equipment (Aging of Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 166,423	$ 129,628	$ 148,500	$ 130,514
No. of Wells	11	13
No. of Projects	5	6
Zero to One Year [Member]
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 48,202	$ 65,136
No. of Wells	2	7
No. of Projects	2	6
One to Two Years [Member]
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 53,729
No. of Wells	3
No. of Projects	3
Two to Three Years [Member]
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $		$ 31,627
No. of Wells		2
Three Years or More [Member]
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 64,492	$ 32,865
No. of Wells	6	4

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Discontinued Operations (Results of Operations Associated with Discontinued Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,022	$ 683
Income before income taxes	969	683
Income from discontinued operations	$ 969	$ 683

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Discontinued Operations (Major Categories of Assets and Liabilities Reflected as Held for Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 320,935	$ 357,099
Total current assets held for sale	25,485	27,070
Accounts payable	712,201	784,975
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	2,816	2,776
UK Refining And Marketing Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash	16,340	4,126
Accounts receivable	9,145	22,944
Total current assets held for sale	25,485	27,070
Accounts payable	367	270
Refinery decommissioning cost	2,449	2,506
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$ 2,816	$ 2,776

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Financing Arrangements and Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Capital Lease Duration	25 years
Capital lease payment duration	15 years
Capital lease expiration date	Jun. 30, 2028
Capital lease obligations, current	$ 13,000,000
Capital lease obligations, noncurrent	193,500,000
2016 Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Credity Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000,000
Credit facility, expiration date	Aug. 01, 2019
Amount outstanding	$ 0
2016 Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Credity Facility [Member] | Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.00%
2016 Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Credity Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.00%
2016 Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Credity Facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 171,900,000
2011 Unscured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	630,000,000
Amount outstanding	$ 0
2011 Unscured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.45%
2011 Unscured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.45%
2011 Unscured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 0

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Other Financial Information (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016
Other Financial Information [Line Items]
Gain on sale of assets	$ 131,982	$ 22
Montney Natural Gas Fields [Member]
Other Financial Information [Line Items]
Deferred gain on sale of property	$ 176,700		$ 187,000
Deferred gain, period of recognition	20 years
Gain on sale of assets	$ 1,700

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Other Financial Information (Noncash Opearting Working Capital Increase (Decrease)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Other Financial Information [Abstract]
Decrease in accounts receivable		$ 36,246	$ 2,354
Decrease in inventories		4,497	1,667
Decrease in prepaid expenses		17,788	98,888
Decrease in other			6,134
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(44,240)	(225,309)	[1]
Increase in current income tax liabilities		29,127	11,919
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	[1]	43,418	(104,347)
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds		3,422	(7,865)
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized		17,720	1,849
Asset retirement costs capitalized		565	3,723
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual		12,906	81,858
Payments for deepwater rig exit costs		$ 253,200	$ 253,200

[1] 2016 balance includes payments for deepwater rig contract exit of $253.2 million.

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Contributions to benefit plans	$ 9.7
Expected benefit plan contributions to be made during the year	$ 21.1

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 2,032	$ 3,153
Interest cost	6,719	5,608
Expected return on plan assets	(7,185)	(5,385)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	254	319
Recognized actuarial loss	3,554	3,529
Curtailments		822
Net periodic benefit expense	5,374	8,046
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	425	673
Interest cost	966	1,108
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(18)	(21)
Recognized actuarial loss		39
Curtailments		(19)
Net periodic benefit expense	$ 1,373	$ 1,780

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Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options exercised		0	0
Related income tax benefit recognized in income		$ 2,529	$ 3,251
2012 Long-Term Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Long term plan expiration year		2022
Maximum number of shares available for issuance		8,700,000
Maximum number of shares available for issuance, annual rate		1.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares available for issuance		980,000
Stock Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted	599,000
Exercise price of options granted	$ 28.505
Granted stock options, valuation per option	$ 7.96
Stock-based compensation, fair value assumption model		Black-Scholes valuation model
Performance Based Restricted Share Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	556,000
Stock-based compensation, fair value assumption model		Monte Carlo valuation model
Performance Based Restricted Share Awards [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value per share at grant date	$ 24.10
Performance Based Restricted Share Awards [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value per share at grant date	$ 28.28
Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	282,000
Fair value per share at grant date	$ 28.505
Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Non-Employee Director Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	83,220
Vesting scheme		These shares vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Non-Employee Director Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value per share at grant date	$ 28.84
SAR [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	329,400
Cash-Settled RSU (RSU-C) [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	154,150

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Incentive Plans (Share-Based Plans, Amounts Recognized) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Incentive Plans [Abstract]
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$ 8,148	$ 9,988
Related income tax benefit recognized in income	$ 2,529	$ 3,251

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Earnings per Share (Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding for Computation of Basic and Diluted Income per Common Share) (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings per Share [Abstract]
Basic method		172,422,449	172,114,012
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	[1]	666,242
Diluted method		173,088,691	172,114,012

[1] Due to a net loss, recognized by the Company for the 2016 period, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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Earnings per Share (Anti Dilutive Securities Not Included in Computation of Diluted EPS) (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares (in shares)	5,029,752	5,714,823
Weighted average price of these options (per share)	$ 52.26	$ 51.07

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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
U.S. statutory rate	35.00%
Deferred tax expense, undistributed foreign earnings	$ 54.6
United States [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions	2011
Canada [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions	2012
Malaysia [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions	2010
United Kingdom [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions	2014

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Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rates) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 97,387	$ (65,549)
Effective income tax rate	62.90%	24.70%

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Narrative) (Details) bbl / d in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) bbl / d item	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) bbl / d	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 item
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of loss reclassified to interest expense	$ 700	$ 700
Derivative loss	$ 741
Number of offsetting positions | item	0			0
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative loss			$ 2,100
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Daily production commitment (barrels per day) | bbl / d	22	20
Fair value of derivative contract liability	$ 7,800
Fair value of derivative contract asset		$ 65,500
Increase (decrease) of income before taxes due to the impact of marking to market of derivative contracts	(7,800)	56,800
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative contract asset	200	300
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member] | Currency, U.S. Dollar [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Short-term derivative instruments	18,500	$ 11,300
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Loss deferred for fair value of interest rate derivative contracts, net of tax	9,900
Income taxes on deferred loss on fair value of interest rate derivative contracts	$ 5,300

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Fair Value of Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives			$ 65,500
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 200		$ 300
Nondesignated [Member] | Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	(7,753)	$ (48,864)
Nondesignated [Member] | Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 152
Nondesignated [Member] | Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives		$ (73)

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Recognized Gains and Losses for Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Details) - Nondesignated [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss)	$ 37,302	$ 13,494
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member] | Sales And Other Operating Revenues [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss)	37,077	13,189
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member] | Interest And Other Income (Loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss)	$ 225	$ 305

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 152
Liability Derivatives	21,827	$ 62,841
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	14,074	13,904
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	152
Liability Derivatives	7,753	48,937
Non-Qualified Employee Savings Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	14,074	13,904
Non-Qualified Employee Savings Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	14,074	13,904
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives			$ 65,500
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	7,753	48,864
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	7,753	48,864
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	200		$ 300
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	152
Liability Derivatives		73
Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 152
Liability Derivatives		$ 73

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Pretax (Noncash) Impairment Expense		$ 95,088
Canada [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Net Book Value Prior to Impairment	$ 167,055
Total Pretax (Noncash) Impairment Expense	95,088
Canada [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets: Impaired proved properties	$ 71,967

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017		Mar. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	[1]	$ (628,212)
Before reclassifications to income	[1]	22,664
Reclassifications to income	[1]	2,869
Net other comprehensive income		25,533	[1]	$ 151,667
Ending Balance	[1]	(602,679)
Reclassifications before taxes, included in net periodic benefit expense		3,678
Reclassifications income tax, included in net periodic benefit expense		1,291
Amount of loss reclassified to interest expense		700		$ 700
Reclassifications income tax, included in interest expense		259
Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	[1]	(446,555)
Before reclassifications to income	[1]	22,664
Net other comprehensive income	[1]	22,664
Ending Balance	[1]	(423,891)
Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plan Adjustments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	[1]	(171,305)
Reclassifications to income	[1],[2]	2,387
Net other comprehensive income	[1]	2,387
Ending Balance	[1]	(168,918)
Deferred Loss On Interest Rate Derivative Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	[1]	(10,352)
Reclassifications to income	[1],[3]	482
Net other comprehensive income	[1]	482
Ending Balance	[1]	$ (9,870)

[1] All amounts are presented net of income taxes.

[2] Reclassifications before taxes of $3,678 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense. See Note F for additional information. Related income taxes of $1,291 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

[3] Reclassifications before taxes of $741 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Interest expense. Related income taxes of $259 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 are included in Income tax expense.

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Environmental and Other Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Remediation costs		$ 43,900,000
Remediation accrual	$ 7,100,000
Canada [Member]
Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Payments for environmental liabilities	$ 130,000

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Commitments (Narrative) (Details) - Natural Gas [Member]	Mar. 31, 2017 MMcf / D MMcf / d CAD / Mcf
April to December 2017 [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional amount, per day | MMcf / d	124
Swap price (per share)	2.97
January 2018 to December 2020 [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional amount, per day | MMcf / D	59
Swap price (per share)	2.81

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Business Segments (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets		$ 10,271,987		$ 10,295,860
External Revenues		664,619	$ 430,295
Net income (loss)		58,464	(198,802)
Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets		10,246,500
External Revenues		664,600	430,300
Net income (loss)		57,500	(199,500)
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets		25,500
Net income (loss)		1,000	700
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets		1,213,200
External Revenues		(12,000)	1,200
Net income (loss)		(117,600)	(42,700)
Exploration and production [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	[1]	9,033,300
External Revenues	[1]	676,600	429,100
Net income (loss)	[1]	175,100	(156,800)
Exploration and production [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	[1]	5,332,600
External Revenues	[1]	261,300	174,700
Net income (loss)	[1]	23,000	(65,600)
Exploration and production [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Canada [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	[1]	1,601,100
External Revenues	[1]	218,000	106,100
Net income (loss)	[1]	100,600	(87,300)
Exploration and production [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Malaysia [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	[1]	1,972,200
External Revenues	[1]	197,300	148,200
Net income (loss)	[1]	58,600	22,300
Exploration and production [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Other Regions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	[1]	127,400
External Revenues	[1]		100
Net income (loss)	[1]	$ (7,100)	$ (26,200)

[1] Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on page 25.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - Malaysia [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Working interest			8.60%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt decrease	$ 56.7
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Working interest		6.70%