Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  McFadyen Michael K
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MURPHY OIL CORP /DE [MUR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
300 PEACH STREET, P.O. BOX 7000		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 44,988
D
 
Common Stock 814
I
Trustee of Company Thrift Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Stock Unit   (1)   (1) Common Stock 53,000 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Unit (2) (3)   (3) 04/06/2021 Common Stock 25,000 $ (4) D  
Restricted Stock Unit   (1)   (1) Common Stock 32,000 $ (1) D  
Stock Option (5) 02/02/2012 02/02/2017 Common Stock 11,070 $ 45.4788 D  
Stock Option (5) 02/01/2013 02/01/2018 Common Stock 27,675 $ 58.8392 D  
Stock Option (5) 01/31/2014 01/31/2019 Common Stock 44,280 $ 51.6305 D  
Stock Option (2) 02/05/2015 02/05/2020 Common Stock 62,546 $ 54.2141 D  
Stock Option (2) 02/04/2016 02/04/2021 Common Stock 23,000 $ 55.82 D  
Stock Option (2) 02/03/2017 02/03/2022 Common Stock 50,000 $ 49.65 D  
Stock Option (2) 02/02/2018 02/02/2023 Common Stock 57,000 $ 17.565 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McFadyen Michael K
300 PEACH STREET
P.O. BOX 7000
EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ E. Ted Botner, attorney-in-fact 12/13/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) These Securities generally do not carry a Conversion Price, Exercisable Date, or Expiration Date
(2) Award granted under the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3) Time-lapse award received on 4/6/2016; payable in stock on 4/6/2021 or forfeited if not with the company at that time.
(4) Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one (1) share of Murphy Oil Corporation common stock.
(5) Award granted under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

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