EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Murphy Oil Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
2-82818, 2-86749, 2-86760, 333-27407, 333-43030 and 333-57806) on Form S-8 and
(Nos. 33-55161 and 333-84547) on Form S-3 of Murphy Oil Corporation of our
report dated February 1, 2002, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets
of Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001
and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive
income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2001, which report appears in the December
31, 2001, annual report on Form 10-K of Murphy Oil Corporation.

Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for derivative
instruments and hedging activities.

KPMG LLP

Shreveport, Louisiana
March 22, 2002

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