CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 327,769	$ 491,963
Accounts receivable, net	460,630	391,152
Inventories	60,435	54,513
Prepaid expenses	38,177	34,697
Total current assets	887,011	972,325
Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $12,837,868 in 2023 and $12,489,970 in 2022	8,218,015	8,228,016
Operating lease assets	792,149	946,406
Deferred income taxes	1,111	117,889
Deferred charges and other assets	44,292	44,316
Total assets	9,942,578	10,308,952
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt, finance lease	714	687
Accounts payable	449,960	543,786
Income taxes payable	24,000	26,544
Other taxes payable	34,335	22,819
Operating lease liabilities	245,884	220,413
Other accrued liabilities	137,500	443,585
Total current liabilities	892,393	1,257,834
Long-term debt, including finance lease obligation	1,576,279	1,822,452
Asset retirement obligations	859,123	817,268
Deferred credits and other liabilities	289,962	304,948
Non-current operating lease liabilities	561,254	742,654
Deferred income taxes	250,768	214,903
Total liabilities	4,429,779	5,160,059
Equity
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par $100, authorized 400,000 shares, none issued	0	0
Common Stock, par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares, issued 195,100,628 shares in 2023 and 195,100,628 shares in 2022	195,101	195,101
Capital in excess of par value	869,132	893,578
Retained earnings	6,472,114	6,055,498
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(533,940)	(534,686)
Treasury stock	(1,662,376)	(1,614,717)
Murphy Shareholders' Equity	5,340,031	4,994,774
Noncontrolling interest	172,768	154,119
Total equity	5,512,799	5,148,893
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,942,578	$ 10,308,952