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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.