UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2019

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-8590	71-0361522
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

300 Peach Street P.O. Box 7000 El Dorado, Arkansas	71730-7000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 870-862-6411

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 25, 2019, Roger W. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”), will present at the Scotia Howard Weil 2019 Energy Conference. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the presentation prepared by the Company in connection therewith.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and the related Item 9.01 hereto, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identified through the inclusion of words such as “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “drive”, “estimate”, “expect”, “expressed confidence”, “forecast”, “future”, “goal”, “guidance”, “intend”, “may”, “objective”, “outlook”, “plan”, “position”, “potential”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, “strategy”, “target”, “will” or variations of such words and other similar expressions. These statements, which express management’s current views concerning future events or results, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause one or more of these future events or results not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to: the Company’s inability to complete its previously announced Malaysia divestiture transaction due to the failure to obtain regulatory approvals, the failure of the Company’s counterparty to perform its obligations under the sale and purchase agreement relating to the Malaysia divestiture, the failure to satisfy all closing conditions relating to the Malaysia divestiture, or otherwise; increased volatility or deterioration in the level of crude oil and natural gas prices; deterioration in the success rate of the Company’s exploration programs or in the Company’s ability to maintain production rates and replace reserves; reduced customer demand for the Company’s products due to environmental, regulatory, technological or other reasons; adverse foreign exchange movements; political and regulatory instability in the markets where the Company does business; natural hazards impacting the Company’s operations; any other deterioration in the Company’s business, markets or prospects; any failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals; any inability to service or refinance the Company’s outstanding debt or to access debt markets at acceptable prices; and adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets or economies in general. For further discussion of factors that could cause one or more of these future events or results not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement, see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K that the Company files, available from the SEC’s website and from the Company’s website at http://ir.murphyoilcorp.com. The Company undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits

99.1 Scotia Howard Weil 2019 Energy Conference Presentation dated March 25, 2019.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 25, 2019	MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Christopher D. Hulse
	Name: Christopher D. Hulse
	Title: Vice President and Controller

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