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): July 22, 2010
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 |
On July 22, 2010, Murphy Oil Corporation issued a news release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved plans for exiting the Company’s refining businesses. The refineries at Superior, Wisconsin, Meraux, Louisiana, and Milford Haven, Wales, along with the retail system in the United Kingdom, will be placed for sale, with an anticipated transaction being completed in the first quarter of 2011. The full text of this news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | A news release dated July 22, 2010 announcing that its Board of Directors has approved plans for exiting the Company’s refining businesses is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The refineries at Superior, Wisconsin, Meraux, Louisiana, and Milford Haven, Wales, along with the retail system in the United Kingdom, will be placed for sale, with an anticipated transaction being completed in the first quarter of 2011. |
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 | ||
| Vice President and Controller | ||
Date: July 26, 2010
Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | News release dated July 22, 2010, as issued by Murphy Oil Corporation. |