EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of Murphy Oil Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-177206, 333-184286 and 333-192672) on Form S-8 and in the registration statement (No. 333-207463) on Form S-3 of Murphy Oil Corporation of our reports dated February 23, 2018, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Murphy Oil Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and financial statement Schedule II – Valuation Accounts and Reserves (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, which reports appear in the December 31, 2017 annual report on Form 10‑K of Murphy Oil Corporation.

/s/ KPMG

Houston, Texas
February 23, 2018

Ex. 23.1