Roger Jenkins
Murphy Oil Donates $10M for South Arkansas College Dorm, Baseball Field
Funding sources beyond the Murphy Oil gift, both private and public, will be sought to help complete financing for the projects. read more >
Murphy Oil Draws Crude From Floating Gulf Platform
Revenue from the production coming online is expected to help reduce debt by up to $650 million this year. read more >
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Lithium Project Expands in Arkansas, With Murphy Oil Keeping Watch
While Standard Lithium expanding its reach for brine in South Arkansas, Murphy Oil Corp. is noting that it also has brine fields near El Dorado, but no active plans to exploit them. read more >
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With Gas and Oil Prices Up, Murphy Oil Rides a Surge
Murphy Oil Corp., the petroleum exploration and production titan with a century of history in El Dorado, reports optimistic first-quarter financial results last week in a world of surging oil and gasoline prices. read more >
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Murphy Oil Posts $244M Net Loss in Q3, Riding Out Storms, COVID-19
Murphy Oil Corp., an Arkansas fixture for decades before moving to Houston last spring, announces a net loss of $244 million in the third quarter as oil and gasoline prices remained depressed. read more >
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Murphy Oil Reports $317M Loss in ‘Unprecedented’ Quarter
Murphy Oil Corp., which recently announced its corporate move out of El Dorado to Houston, reports a quarterly loss, but one that was not as deep as expected at 71 cents per share. read more >
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Murphy Oil to Close El Dorado Headquarters, Move to Houston
Murphy Oil Corp. will close its El Dorado headquarters office, home to 82 employees, along with an office in Canada, and consolidate its headquarters to an existing office in Houston. read more >
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Murphy’s Jenkins Rises From COVID, and Stock Is Up, Too
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado and its CEO, Roger Jenkins, are both recovering and working to capitalize on a new deal to prop up worldwide oil prices. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Murphy Oil Cuts Expenditures Again — Along with Executive Pay
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado, whose share price has been battered by falling oil prices, is cutting capital spending for a second time in a month — and it's cutting pay for top executives. read more >
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A Bit Too Interesting (Editorial)
We are all living in interesting times due to the curse that is COVID-19. A pandemic that knows no borders and has no cure was, until the past few weeks, the stuff of bureaucratic game theory and Hollywood thrillers. read more >
Murphy Oil CEO Gets Presumptive COVID-19 Diagnosis, Takes Medical Leave
Murphy Oil Corp. announced Thursday that President and CEO Roger Jenkins has, pending test results, a presumptive diagnosis of COVID-19. read more >
Murphy Oil Corp. Joins Others to Cut Capital Spending As Oil Prices Fall
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado cuts 2020 capital expenditures by about 35% "given current market conditions and recent commodity price volatility," which has driven the price of oil down by as much as 20%. read more >
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Murphy Oil Reports Solid Quarter, Sending Stock Up
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado blew past Wall Street expectations Thursday, announcing third-quarter revenue up 66% over the same quarter last year, spurring a stock-price rally. read more >
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Murphy Oil Reports Revenue Gain, 2Q Adjusted Income of $36M
Murphy Oil Corp. reports better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, including an 82% revenue gain over results from the same quarter last year. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Murphy Puts Up $40M 1Q Profit After Malaysian Sale, Gulf Purchase
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado announces first-quarter financial results, including net income of $40 million and an adjusted net profit of $27 million excluding discontinued operations and one-off items. read more >
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On Heels of Malaysia Sale, Murphy Oil Buys Offshore Stake in Gulf
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado announces a $1.37 billion investment in offshore fields in the Gulf of Mexico. read more >
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Roger Jenkins’ Pay as Murphy CEO Bubbles Up to $13.4M
Murphy Oil Corp. CEO Roger W. Jenkins stayed at No. 2 among the best-paid officers at Arkansas' public companies, earning nearly $13.4 million last year. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Shorter Public Companies List Reveals Top, Median Pay
Much about this year’s rankings of public companies and their highest-paid executives by total compensation is typical. But there is something new: data on the median employee compensation of most of the state’s publicly traded companies. read more >
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Murphy Oil Reports $94M Profit for 3Q, Beats on Revenue
Murphy Oil Corp., the crude exploration and production giant based in El Dorado, reported third-quarter net income of $94 million, meeting expectations and exceeding some analysts’ profit predictions. read more >
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Murphy Oil to Put $900M Into Joint Venture With Petrobras in Gulf
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado plans to spend $900 million in forming a new joint venture with Petrobras, the Brazilian global petroleum company, to combine offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico. read more >
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