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Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

With Prices Up, Jenkins Likes Murphy’s Position but Plans No Dividend Hike

As crude oil prices topped $70 a barrel this week, Murphy Oil CEO Roger Jenkins told industry analysts not to expect an increased dividend anytime soon. read more >
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Oil Reports Adjusted 1Q Profit of $40M

Murphy Oil Corp., the El Dorado petroleum exploration and production titan, reported Wednesday adjusted first-quarter income of $40 million, or 23 cents per share, on revenue of $607 million. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman John Tyson ranked No. 1 among executives at Arkansas’ publicly traded companies who used corporate jets for personal trips. President and CEO Tom Hayes ranked No. 3.
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In Personal Use of Company Jets, Tyson SoarsLock Icon

Arkansas Business reviewed proxy documents from 17 publicly traded companies based in Arkansas to report on those that offer executives the perk of using the company jet for personal trips. read more >
John W. Eckart
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

John Eckart to Retire as Murphy Oil CFO

Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado is looking for a new chief financial officer to succeed John W. Eckart, who announced Monday that he plans to retire this year after 28 years at the company. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Public Companies / Transportation

Murphy Oil Posts Net Loss for 4Q, All of 2017

Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter net loss from continuing operations of $285 million, or 1.65 per diluted share of stock, and a full 2017 net loss of $311 million, or $1.81 per diluted share. read more >
Marc Lore, a founder of Jet.com, received nearly a quarter billion dollars in compensation from Wal-Mart in 2016.
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Wal-Mart’s Marc Lore Blows Top Off Exec Compensation List

The word “outlier” was invented to describe things like the top entry on this week’s list of the highest-paid executives employed by public companies in Arkansas. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Oil Reports $17M Operating Loss for 2Q

The fuel exploration and production giant based in El Dorado saw the results as a strong performance considering a decline in crude oil prices in the period. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Posts $58M 1Q Profit, but Adjusted $10M Loss

Murphy Oil Corp. reported strong preliminary first-quarter financial results, including net income of $58 million, or 34 cents per diluted share of company stock. "Murphy had strong first-quarter results as we exceeded production guidance with high uptime performance across all our assets," CEO Roger Jenkins said. read more >
Energy / Public Companies

Controller Retires, Murphy Oil Names Successor

Murphy Oil Corp., the oil and gas exploration and production giant based in El Dorado, has announced the coming retirement of its controller, and has named his replacement. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Chief Roger Jenkins’ Pay for 2016 Falls 40 Percent

Murphy Oil Corp. CEO Roger W. Jenkins took a pay cut of nearly 40 percent in 2016 compared with 2015, with $8.5 million in total compensation compared with just over $14 million in 2015. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Oil Reports $276M Loss for 2016

The El Dorado oil giant had a fourth-quarter loss of $64 million but touts cost-cutting and production achievements. read more >
Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Wal-Mart’s McMillon Tops Compensation List of 100 Arkansas Public Company Execs

C. Douglas McMillon, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has returned to the No. 1 spot on the annual list of executive compensation at publicly traded companies headquartered in the state. read more >
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Oil Gains Access to $1.2B in Revolving Credit

Murphy Oil Corp., the El Dorado petroleum exploration and production giant, says it has commitments from its bankers and new lenders for $1.2 billion in revolving credit. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Murphy Oil Corp. Lowers Quarterly Dividend to 25 Cents a Share

The oil exploration and production giant, based in El Dorado, calls the dividend cut a "difficult but prudent" decision. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Business Interest Sale Pushes Murphy Oil to 2Q Profit

The El-Dorado based energy giant posted net income of nearly $3 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, attributed to the sale of its interest in Syncrude, an oil-sands producer in Canada, and Montney natural gas processing and pipeline assets, also in Canada. read more >
Energy / Public Companies

Murphy Oil Reports 1Q Loss of $198M

Murphy Oil Corp., which announced a sale of oil sands assets in Canada a week earlier, on Wednesday reported a preliminary loss of nearly $200 million for the first quarter of 2016. It also announced a 20 percent workforce reduction. read more >

Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Energy & Utilities

An energy and utilities resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Energy / Public Companies

4Q Loss Brings Murphy Oil’s Red Ink to $2.2B in 2015

Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $587.1 million, or $3.41 per share, leading to an annual net loss of $2.2 billion, or $13.03 per share. CEO Roger Jenkins said the firm will focus on keeping operating costs low to weather low oil prices. read more >
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Update: Murphy Oil Reports $1.6B 3Q Loss, Will Cut Workforce

Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado on Wednesday reported a third-quarter loss of $1.6 billion, or $9.26 per share, and said it will cut its workforce by 23 percent. read more >
Roger Jenkins
Business Services / Energy / Public Companies

Low Oil Prices Drive Murphy to $73.8M Quarterly Loss

Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss of $73.8 million, noting that earnings were "greatly impacted by the drop in WTI and Brent oil prices by 44 percent between the comparative quarterly periods." read more >