Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Hambly Eric M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/1/2018

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 /

(Street)

EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	21	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Performance Stock Unit	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	39000	⁽¹⁾	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	61500	⁽¹⁾	D
Stock Option ⁽²⁾	⁽³⁾	1/31/2019	Common Stock	19373	$51.6305	D
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	2/5/2020	Common Stock	21587	$54.2141	D
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	2/4/2021	Common Stock	10000	$55.82	D
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	2/3/2022	Common Stock	17000	$49.65	D
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	2/2/2023	Common Stock	17000	$17.565	D
Stock Option ⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	1/31/2024	Common Stock	13000	$28.505	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These Securities generally do not carry a Conversion Price, Exercisable Date, or Expiration Date.
(2)	Award granted under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3)	The option vests in two equal installments, the first half two years after the original grant date and the final half three years after the original grant date.
(4)	Award granted under the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Remarks:
hamblypoa.txt

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

Signatures
/s/ E. Ted Botner, attorney-in-fact		9/4/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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