Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company primarily produces oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada and Malaysia and undertakes oil and natural gas exploration activities in select basins around the globe.