UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 26, 2012
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.) |
| 200 Peach Street | ||
| P.O. Box 7000, El Dorado, Arkansas | 71731-7000 | |
| (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 8.01. Other Events
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation) (the “Company”) has entered into an agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to provide access to over 200 new land parcels at Walmart supercenter locations. The Company expects to build gasoline fueling stations at these Walmart locations over the next three years.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | A news release dated December 26, 2012 announcing an agreement with Walmart to access over 200 new retail fueling locations is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. | |
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.
| MURPHY OIL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ John W. Eckart | |
| John W. Eckart | ||
| Senior Vice President and Controller | ||
Date: December 26, 2012
Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | News release dated December 26, 2012, as issued by Murphy Oil Corporation. | |
Exhibit 99.1
MURPHY OIL ANNOUNCES 200 NEW RETAIL FUEL STATIONS
EL DORADO, Arkansas, December 26, 2012 – Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murphy Oil USA, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to provide access to over 200 new locations within its core market area covering the Midwest and Southeast United States.
Under the terms of the agreement, Murphy USA will have the opportunity to build over 200 new fuel stations at existing Walmart supercenters. The construction program is expected to be completed over the next three years.
Steven A. Cossé, Murphy Oil Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “This agreement represents a significant step forward in our long-term relationship with Wal-Mart as we pursue our business plan to separate the U.S. retail business into a stand-alone entity.”
This press release 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 our exploration programs, our ability to maintain production rates and replace reserves, political and regulatory instability, and uncontrollable natural hazards. For further discussion of risk factors, see Murphy’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the September 30, 2012 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Murphy undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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