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Murphy Oil Corporation

5/20/2013, 12:43 PM ET

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Thursday, December 8, 2011, 11:55 AM Hackers are constantly trying to break into energy sector computer systems, and while there has yet to be a major incident, the consequences would be catastrophic. An intrusion in the oil sector "will cost lives and it will cost production, (and) it will cost money," as well as huge environmental damage, says a Shell (RDS.A) IT manager. 1 Comment [Energy]
Sunday, November 20, 2011, 1:54 PM Barron's says Murphy Oil (MUR) could gain 40% within the year - assuming it can shake its E&P slump - echoing Bret Jensen's thoughts earlier this month. On its recent Q3 earnings call, CEO David Wood promised "attractive year-on-year growth" in 2012 as MUR ramps up in the Eagle Ford Shale and Seal areas. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Energy]
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 3:46 AM Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday unveiled proposals to hold 15 lease sales for oil and gas drilling in 2012-2017 in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Alaska. However, Atlantic and Pacific sites will remain off-limits.
2 Comments [Energy]
Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 5:29 PM Murphy Oil (MUR): Q3 EPS of $0.73 beats by $0.55. Revenue of $7.2B (+39% Y/Y) misses by $0.3B. Shares +0.4% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Energy]
Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AUY, AWK, CAR, CLGX, CLR, CLWR, CTL, CVI, CXO, DRC, EQY, ESV, HBI, HIG, IO, KFT, KGC, KIM, LBTYA, LNC, MUR, NWSA, ONNN, ONXX, PRU, QCOM, QGEN, RIG, TSLA, TSO, VMC, WFM, WFR, WLL, WLT Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 12:34 PM Murphy Oil (MUR +3.6%) gains after being upgraded on valuation to focus-stock status by a Howard Weil. The firm says the recent selloff in oil shares give investors the opportunity to pick up quality oil names like Murphy "on the cheap." Separately, SocGen also ups the shares to buy on valuation. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 5:18 PM Valero Energy (VLO) acquires Murphy Oil's Meraux, Louisiana refinery and related logistics assets for $325M, plus inventories currently estimated at approximately $300M. VLO +0.3%, MUR +0.6% AH. Comment! [Energy]
Friday, August 12, 2011, 2:15 PM Big Q2 drops in oil production at more than 20 major oil companies are startling, even accounting for lost Libyan production, Deutsche Bank says, and are not likely to be offset by unconventional deepwater or shale E&P projects, except at XOM, OXY and MRO. Wall Street will need to ratchet down its estimates, and oil prices could rise to $120/barrel. 2 Comments [Energy, Commodities, Global & FX]
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: DVAX +28%. GMCR +21%. MVIS +17%. IRE +16%. RBY +15%. LIZ +12%. JVA +12%. SKX +12%. LSI +11%. CROX +8%. EQIX +7%. ECYT +6%. BSX +6%. GT +5%. CELG +4%. CAM +4%. ELNK +4%. MCP +4%. POT +3%. RAD +3%. WFM +2%. BCS +3%. BBVA +3%. SHPGY +3%. SNV +3%.
Losers: GCVRZ -46%. SQNS -36%. TQNT -19%. ALU -14%. S -11%. LIFE -10%. IMAX -10%. OSK -8%. AIB -9%. RCL -7%. IPG -7%. MUR -7%. LOGI -7%. AIXG -6%. SFLY -5%. LRCX -5%. ASML -4%. CLF -4%. TS -4%. BPAX -3%. STM -3%. LINE -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 8:41 AM More on Murphy Oil (MUR): Q2 earnings +14% as higher crude oil prices boosted upstream revenue, but the company missed on the bottom-line EPS as downstream margins were impacted by higher input costs. The company lowers FY guidance. Shares -6.6% premarket. Comment! [Earnings, Energy, On the Move]
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 6:22 PM Murphy Oil (MUR):Q2 EPS of $1.60 misses by $0.07. Revenue of $8.12B (+56% Y/Y). Shares -5.3% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Energy]
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AEM, AFL, AKAM, AMKR, AMP, ARRS, AVB, BDN, BMC, CBG, CCI, CINF, CLF, CMO, COG, CROX, CTXS, DOX, DRE, DRYS, EFX, EQR, GG, GMCR, HMA, IDCC, ISIL, KBR, KEX, LOGI, LRCX, LSI, MUR, OI, OII, ORLY, SEE, STR, SYMC, TER, TMK, TQNT, UHS, V, WFM, WLL Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 1:44 PM Shares of Murphy Oil (MUR +5.3%) jump after DealReporter says the operator of gasoline filling stations might be in merger talks with Canada’s Husky Energy (HUSKF.PK -0.7%). Comment! [Energy, M&A, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 10:14 AM With crude oil futures jumping 2%, energy stocks (XLE +2.4%) sprint ahead to take a strong lead in early trading, led by the likes of El Paso (EP +7.4%), Halliburton (HAL +3.2%), Hess (HES +2.5%) and Murphy Oil (MUR +2.9%). Conversely, healthcare stocks (IHF -0.9%) are the weakest sector, dragged down by Medtronic (MDT -3.2%) after its disappointing quarter. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Monday, May 16, 2011, 8:23 AM The U.S. Army opens the Morganza Spillway to divert water from the swollen Mississippi. This should protect New Orleans, Baton Rouge, a nuclear plant and eight refineries. However the flooding has affected transport, leading Exxon Mobil (XOM) to cut production at a 504K barrel-a-day refinery by 50K. 2 Comments [Energy]
Friday, May 13, 2011, 3:07 PM The Army Corps of Engineers plans to open the Morganza Spillway to divert water from the swollen Mississippi River. This action will protect New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and refineries operated by Valero (VLO) and Exxon (XOM) at the expense of smaller refineries, and thousands of acres of crops. 3 Comments [U.S. Economy]