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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ECKART JOHN W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MURPHY OIL CORP /DE [MUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 PEACH STREET, P.O. BOX 7000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/02/2016 (Street) EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/02/2016   M   14,000 A (1) 58,853 D   Common Stock 12/02/2016   D   14,000 D $ 32.835 (2) 44,853 D   Common Stock               10,280 (3) I Trustee, Company Thrift Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Unit (4)

(1)

12/02/2016

M

14,000

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

14,000

(1)

0

D

Phantom Stock Unit

(5)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

1,879 (7)

1,879 (7)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ECKART JOHN W 300 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000 EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000			Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures

/s/ E. Ted Botner, attorney-in-fact		12/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one (1) share of Murphy Oil Corporation common stock. On December 2, 2016, 14,000 of the reporting person's phantom stock units were settled for cash.
(2)	The phantom stock units were paid in cash based on the average high/low MUR price on December 2, 2016.
(3)	Includes 773 shares obtained through the Company Thrift Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated December 2, 2016.
(4)	Time-lapse award received on 12/3/2013; payable in cash on 12/2/2016 or forfeited if not with the Company at that time.
(5)	Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one (1) share of Murphy Oil Corporation common stock.
(6)	The reported phantom stock units were acquired under Murphy Oil Corporation's excess benefit plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service. The reporting person may transfer the value of his phantom stock units into an alternative investment account at any time prior to settlement.
(7)	Includes 349 shares obtained under the Murphy Oil Corporation's excess benefit plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated December 2, 2016.

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