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Murphy Oil Corporation

5/20/2013, 11:19 AM ET

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Thursday, May 9, 11:30 AM The shale bonanza has sparked a switch in the behavior of oil firms: Companies have been selling off assets overseas and pumping money back into the U.S. Conoco (COP) has been involved in six major foreign sales in the past year totaling $11B, and much of it is being redirected into North Dakota and Texas shale. Other firms redirecting overseas assets to the U.S.: HES, DVN, APA, MRO, MUR, NBL. 3 Comments [Energy]
Monday, May 6, 9:27 AM Murphy Oil (MUR) CEO Steve Cossé will step down after the completion of a spinoff of the company's retail gasoline business in H2 of this year; COO Roger Jenkins will replace Cossé, who was appointed CEO in June last year. Comment! [Energy]
Thursday, May 2, 3:59 PM Murphy Oil (MUR -0.4%) plans to file final paperwork with the SEC next week in hopes of receiving approval to spin off its entire U.S. retail division, and will seek a favorable IRS ruling for the spinoff as a tax-free transaction. Also, MUR changes its mind and says it will not sell its 5% stake in Alberta's Syncrude oil sands project and its shale gas properties in western Canada. 1 Comment [Energy]
Wednesday, May 1, 5:06 PM Murphy Oil (MUR): Q1 EPS of $1.08 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $6.63B misses by $0.54B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, May 1, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 30, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP 2 Comments [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 3, 3:35 PM Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) declares $0.3125/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.99%. For shareholders of record May 17. Payable June 03. Ex-div date May 15. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, February 15, 11:43 AM Murphy Oil (MUR +0.7%) is initiated with a Buy rating and $71 price target at Brean Murray. This year looks to be catalyst-laden, the firm says, with MUR's possible downstream segment spinoff expected midyear, a 12-15 well international exploration program, and oily production growth from ramping activity in its North American resource plays. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Friday, February 1, 10:13 AM Canadian Oil Sands' (COSWF.OB) Q4 EPS fell to C$0.46 from C$0.48, while cash flow improved to C$0.86/share from C$0.75. COS projects 2013 cash flow at C$2.16/share, below 2012's C$3.26. CEO Marcel Coutu says COS is looking at acquiring Murphy Oil’s (MUR) stake in the Syncrude project; MUR wants to sell its 5% stake, which produced 299 bbl/day in Q4. 1 Comment [Energy]
Wednesday, January 30, 5:05 PM Murphy Oil (MUR): Q4 EPS of $0.82 misses by $0.56. Revenue of $7.39B beats by $0.58B. Shares -1.4% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move]
Wednesday, January 30, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: ALGN, AMP, ATW, AVB, CDNS, CLB, CMO, COP, CTXS, DRE, EA, EDMC, FB, FIO, FTNT, JDSU, LVS, MUR, NOW, NXPI, OI, QCOM, QTM, STM, SWKS, TSCO Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, January 29, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: ALGN, AMP, ATW, AVB, CDNS, CLB, CMO, COP, CTXS, DRE, EA, EDMC, FB, FIO, FTNT, JDSU, LVS, MUR, NOW, NXPI, OI, QCOM, QTM, STM, SWKS, TSCO Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, January 8, 9:49 AM Murphy Oil (MUR -0.2%) appoints R. Andrew Clyde as President and CEO of retail marketing subsidiary Murphy Oil USA. Clyde is a partner in Booz & Company's global energy practice and has 20-plus years of experience in management consulting, with specific focus on the downstream value chain and gasoline and convenience retailing. Comment! [Energy]
Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 9:36 AM Murphy Oil (MUR) reaches a deal to build gas stations at over 200 Wal-Mart (WMT) supercenters in the Midwest and South. It expects the buildout to be finished within 3 years. In August, the companies teamed up for a gas discount promotion involving existing Murphy stations at Wal-Mart stores. Comment! [Consumer, Energy]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 9:55 AM Murphy Oil (MUR +1.2%) enters a share-repurchase agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase to buy back $250M of its common stock, part of MUR's authorized program to buy back up to $1B of its shares. All MUR shares delivered under the accelerated share-repurchase transaction will be immediately retired. 1 Comment [Energy]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 3:33 AM Bond issuance from investment-grade companies has reached $109B so far this month, a record for November. Disney (DIS), Murphy Oil (MUR) and six others are the latest to take advantage of low rates and high demand, selling $10.15B worth of debt yesterday. Murphy is an example of a company that raises debt to fund buybacks and/or dividend payouts ahead of an expected hike in dividend taxes next year. Comment! [Global & FX]