10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q  

(Mark One)
☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to

Commission file number 1-8590

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		71-0361522
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
9805 Katy Fwy, Suite G-200		77024
Houston,	Texas	(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(281)		675-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	MUR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes  ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  ☒ Yes    ☐ No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

Number of shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, outstanding at April 30, 2021 was 154,399,812.

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
Part I – Financial Information
Item 1.  Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Note A – Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements	7
Note B – New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements	7
Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers	8
Note D – Property, Plant, and Equipment	10
Note E – Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale	11
Note F – Financing Arrangements and Debt	12
Note G – Other Financial Information	13
Note H – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans	14
Note I – Incentive Plans	14
Note J – Earnings Per Share	16
Note K – Income Taxes	16
Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management	16
Note M – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	18
Note N – Environmental and Other Contingencies	19
Note O – Business Segments	21
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	34
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures	34
Part II – Other Information	35
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings	35
Item 1A.  Risk Factors	35
Item 6.  Exhibits	35
Signature	36

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	230,870	310,606
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,605 in 2021 and 2020	278,819		262,014
Inventories	66,585		66,076
Prepaid expenses	37,634		33,860
Assets held for sale	77,397		327,736
Total current assets	691,305		1,000,292
Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $11,869,715 in 2021 and $11,455,305 in 2020	8,216,722		8,269,038
Operating lease assets	911,941		927,658
Deferred income taxes	433,617		395,253
Deferred charges and other assets	30,759		28,611
Total assets	$	10,284,344	10,620,852
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	538,327	407,097
Income taxes payable	17,370		18,018
Other taxes payable	18,032		22,498
Operating lease liabilities	102,983		103,758
Other accrued liabilities	174,575		150,578
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	14,097		14,372
Total current liabilities	865,384		716,321
Long-term debt	2,755,596		2,988,067
Asset retirement obligations	904,085		816,308
Deferred credits and other liabilities	691,254		680,580
Non-current operating lease liabilities	829,760		845,088
Deferred income taxes	138,656		180,341
Total liabilities	6,184,735		6,226,705
Equity
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par $100, authorized 400,000 shares, none issued	—		—
Common Stock, par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares, issued 195,100,628 shares in 2021 and 195,100,628 shares in 2020	195,101		195,101
Capital in excess of par value	914,303		941,692
Retained earnings	5,062,813		5,369,538
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(575,610)		(601,333)
Treasury stock	(1,661,416)		(1,690,661)
Murphy Shareholders' Equity	3,935,191		4,214,337
Noncontrolling interest	164,418		179,810
Total equity	4,099,609		4,394,147
Total liabilities and equity	$	10,284,344	10,620,852

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)	2021		2020
Revenues and other income
Revenue from sales to customers	$	592,527	600,558
(Loss) gain on crude contracts	(214,385)		400,672
Gain on sale of assets and other income	1,843		2,498
Total revenues and other income	379,985		1,003,728
Costs and expenses
Lease operating expenses	147,164		209,148
Severance and ad valorem taxes	9,231		9,422
Transportation, gathering and processing	42,912		44,367
Exploration expenses, including undeveloped lease amortization	11,780		20,126
Selling and general expenses	29,503		36,772
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	198,278		306,102
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	10,492		9,966
Impairment of assets	171,296		967,530
Other expense (benefit)	21,079		(45,188)
Total costs and expenses	641,735		1,558,245
Operating loss from continuing operations	(261,750)		(554,517)
Other income (loss)
Interest and other income (loss)	(5,341)		241
Interest expense, net	(88,100)		(41,097)
Total other loss	(93,441)		(40,856)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(355,191)		(595,373)
Income tax benefit	(88,159)		(91,533)
Loss from continuing operations	(267,032)		(503,840)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	208		(4,862)
Net loss including noncontrolling interest	(266,824)		(508,702)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	20,614		(92,598)
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MURPHY	$	(287,438)	(416,104)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC
Continuing operations	$	(1.87)	(2.68)
Discontinued operations	—		(0.03)
Net loss	$	(1.87)	(2.71)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED
Continuing operations	$	(1.87)	(2.68)
Discontinued operations	—		(0.03)
Net loss	$	(1.87)	(2.71)
Cash dividends per Common share	0.125		0.25
Average Common shares outstanding (thousands)
Basic	153,953		153,313
Diluted	153,953		153,313

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Net (loss) income including noncontrolling interest	$	(266,824)	(508,702)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Net (loss) gain from foreign currency translation	19,897		(118,411)
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans	4,136		(9,711)
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense	1,690		299
Other comprehensive (loss) income	25,723		(127,823)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME	$	(241,101)	(636,525)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Operating Activities
Net loss including noncontrolling interest	$	(266,824)	(508,702)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by continuing operations activities
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	(208)		4,862
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	198,278		306,102
Previously suspended exploration costs	717		97
Amortization of undeveloped leases	4,602		7,478
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	10,492		9,966
Impairment of assets	171,296		967,530
Deferred income tax benefit	(88,867)		(81,373)
Mark to market loss (gain) on contingent consideration	14,923		(59,151)
Mark to market loss (gain) on crude contracts	153,505		(358,302)
Long-term non-cash compensation	12,124		9,805
Net (increase) decrease in noncash working capital	(9,052)		107,827
Other operating activities, net	36,780		(13,482)
Net cash provided by continuing operations activities	237,766		392,657
Investing Activities
Property additions and dry hole costs	(240,545)		(354,834)
Property additions for King's Quay FPS	(17,734)		(21,296)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	268,023		—
Net cash provided (required) by investing activities	9,744		(376,130)
Financing Activities
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	140,000		170,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility	(340,000)		—
Retirement of debt	(576,358)		(3,570)
Debt issuance, net of cost	541,980		(613)
Early redemption of debt cost	(34,177)		—
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(36,006)		(32,399)
Cash dividends paid	(19,287)		(38,392)
Withholding tax on stock-based incentive awards	(3,794)		(7,094)
Capital lease obligation payments	(178)		(168)
Net cash (required) provided by financing activities	(327,820)		87,764
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations 1
Operating activities	—		(1,202)
Investing activities	—		4,494
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	—		3,292
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	574		(3,298)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(79,736)		100,993
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	310,606		306,760
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	230,870	407,753

1  Net cash provided by discontinued operations is not part of the cash flow reconciliation. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Cumulative Preferred Stock – par $100, authorized 400,000 shares, none issued	$	—	—
Common Stock – par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares, issued 195,100,628 shares at March 31, 2021 and 195,083,364 shares at March 31, 2020
Balance at beginning of period	195,101		195,089
Exercise of stock options	—		12
Balance at end of period	195,101		195,101
Capital in Excess of Par Value
Balance at beginning of period	941,692		949,445
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefits	(39)		(156)
Restricted stock transactions and other	(33,000)		(32,604)
Share-based compensation	5,650		8,245
Balance at end of period	914,303		924,930
Retained Earnings
Balance at beginning of period	5,369,538		6,614,304
Net (loss) income for the period	(287,438)		(416,104)
Cash dividends	(19,287)		(38,392)
Balance at end of period	5,062,813		6,159,808
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at beginning of period	(601,333)		(574,161)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of income taxes	19,897		(118,411)
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans, net of income taxes	4,136		(9,711)
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense, net of income taxes	1,690		299
Balance at end of period	(575,610)		(701,984)
Treasury Stock
Balance at beginning of period	(1,690,661)		(1,717,217)
Awarded restricted stock, net of forfeitures	29,206		25,511
Exercise of stock options	39		—
Balance at end of period – 40,784,118 shares of Common Stock in 2021 and 21,456,366 shares of Common Stock in 2020, at cost	(1,661,416)		(1,691,706)
Murphy Shareholders’ Equity	3,935,191		4,886,149
Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at beginning of period	179,810		337,151
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	20,614		(92,598)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners	(36,006)		(32,399)
Balance at end of period	164,418		212,154
Total Equity	$	4,099,609	5,098,303

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

These notes are an integral part of the financial statements of Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries (Murphy/the Company) on pages 2 through 6 of this Form 10-Q report.

Note A – Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company primarily produces oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada and conducts oil and natural gas exploration activities worldwide.

In connection with the LLOG acquisition, we hold a 0.5% interest in two variable interest entities (VIEs), Delta House Oil and Gas Lateral LLC and Delta House Floating Production System (FPS) LLC (collectively Delta House). These VIEs have not been consolidated because we are not considered the primary beneficiary. These non-consolidated VIEs are not material to our financial position or results of operations. As of March 31, 2021, our maximum exposure to loss was $3.5 million, which represents our net investment in Delta House. We have not provided any financial support to Delta House other than amounts previously required by our membership interest.

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – In the opinion of Murphy’s management, the unaudited financial statements presented herein include all accruals necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.).  In preparing the financial statements of the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results may differ from the estimates.

Financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K report, as certain notes and other pertinent information have been abbreviated or omitted in this report.  Financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Note B – New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Principles Adopted

Income Taxes.  In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, which removes certain exceptions for investments, intraperiod allocations and interim calculations, and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Implementation on a prospective or retrospective basis varies by specific topics within the ASU.   The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2021 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

None.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Nature of Goods and Services

The Company explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (collectively oil and gas) in select basins around the globe. The Company’s revenue from sales of oil and gas production activities are primarily subdivided into two key geographic segments: the U.S. and Canada.  Additionally, revenue from sales to customers is generated from three primary revenue streams: crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas.

For operated oil and gas production where the non-operated working interest owner does not take-in-kind its proportionate interest in the produced commodity, the Company acts as an agent for the working interest owner and recognizes revenue only for its own share of the commingled production. The exception to this is the reporting of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM as prescribed by ASC 810-10-45.

U.S. - In the United States, the Company primarily produces oil and gas from fields in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas and in the Gulf of Mexico.  Revenue is generally recognized when oil and gas are transferred to the customer at the delivery point. Revenue recognized is largely index based with price adjustments for floating market differentials.

Canada - In Canada, contracts include long-term floating commodity index priced and natural gas physical forward sales fixed-price contracts. For the Offshore business in Canada, contracts are based on index prices and revenue is recognized at the time of vessel load based on the volumes on the bill of lading and point of custody transfer.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Contd.)

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company reviews performance based on two key geographical segments and between onshore and offshore sources of revenue within these geographies.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $592.5 million and $600.6 million, respectively, from contracts with customers for the sales of oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2021		2020
Net crude oil and condensate revenue
United States	Onshore	$	114,490	131,236
	Offshore	328,341		346,972
Canada	Onshore	29,903		23,383
	Offshore	18,062		24,614
Other		—		1,864
Total crude oil and condensate revenue		490,796		528,069
Net natural gas liquids revenue
United States	Onshore	7,528		5,503
	Offshore	10,054		5,026
Canada	Onshore	3,987		2,034
Total natural gas liquids revenue		21,569		12,563
Net natural gas revenue
United States	Onshore	6,443		5,558
	Offshore	22,138		14,995
Canada	Onshore	51,581		39,373
Total natural gas revenue		80,162		59,926
Total revenue from contracts with customers		592,527		600,558
(Loss) gain on crude contracts		(214,385)		400,672
Gain on sale of assets and other income		1,843		2,498
Total revenue and other income		$	379,985	1,003,728

Contract Balances and Asset Recognition

As of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, receivables from contracts with customers, net of royalties and associated payables, on the balance sheet from continuing operations, were $179.1 million and $135.2 million, respectively. Payment terms for the Company’s sales vary across contracts and geographical regions, with the majority of the cash receipts required within 30 days of billing. Based on a forward-looking expected loss model in accordance with ASU 2016-13, the Company did not recognize any impairment losses on receivables or contract assets arising from customer contracts during the reporting periods.

The Company has not entered into any upstream oil and gas sale contracts that have financing components as at March 31, 2021.

The Company does not employ sales incentive strategies such as commissions or bonuses for obtaining sales contracts. For the periods presented, the Company did not identify any assets to be recognized associated with the costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Contd.)

Performance Obligations

The Company recognizes oil and gas revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a commodity to a customer.  Judgment is required to determine whether some customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefit of commodities. As a result of this assessment for the Company, each unit of measure of the specified commodity is considered to represent a distinct performance obligation that is satisfied at a point in time upon the transfer of control of the commodity.

For contracts with market or index-based pricing, which represent the majority of sales contracts, the Company has elected the allocation exception and allocates the variable consideration to each single performance obligation in the contract. As a result, there is no price allocation to unsatisfied remaining performance obligations for delivery of commodity product in subsequent periods.

The Company has entered into several long-term, fixed-price contracts in Canada. The underlying reason for entering a fixed price contract is generally unrelated to anticipated future prices or other observable data and serves a particular purpose in the company’s long-term strategy.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had the following sales contracts in place which are expected to generate revenue from sales to customers for a period of more than 12 months starting at the inception of the contract:

Current Long-Term Contracts Outstanding at March 31, 2021
				Approximate Volumes
Location	Commodity	End Date	Description
U.S.	Oil	Q4 2021	Fixed quantity delivery in Eagle Ford	17,000 BOED
U.S.	Natural Gas and NGL	Q1 2023	Deliveries from dedicated acreage in Eagle Ford	As produced
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2021	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	10 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	8 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	5 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index fixed pricing	20 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	25 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	38 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	31 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	134 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index fixed pricing	15 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2026	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	49 MMCFD
Canada	NGL	Q3 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas liquids at various CAD pricing	730 BOED

Fixed price contracts are accounted for as normal sales and purchases for accounting purposes.

Note D – Property, Plant, and Equipment

Exploratory Wells

Under FASB guidance exploratory well costs should continue to be capitalized when the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the Company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had total capitalized exploratory well costs for continuing operations pending the determination of proved reserves of $182.4 million.  The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Beginning balance at January 1	$	181,616	217,326
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves	785		816
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense	—		(39,709)
Balance at March 31	$	182,401	178,433

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

Note D – Property, Plant and Equipment (Contd.)

The capitalized well costs charged to expense during 2020 represent a charge for asset impairments (see below).

The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploratory well costs based on the date the drilling was completed for each individual well and the number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized.  The projects are aged based on the last well drilled in the project.

	March 31,
	2021				2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects	Amount	No. of Wells	No. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year	$	—	—	—	24,637	3	3
One to two years	23,514		3	3	31,541	2	2
Two to three years	30,562		2	2	—	—	—
Three years or more	128,325		6	—	122,255	6	—
	$	182,401	11	5	178,433	11	5

Of the $182.4 million of exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year at March 31, 2021, $90.6 million is in Vietnam, $45.9 million is in the U.S., $25.7 million is in Brunei, $15.4 million is in Mexico, and $4.8 million is in Canada.  In all geographical areas, either further appraisal or development drilling is planned and/or development studies/plans are in various stages of completion. 

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $171.3 million for Terra Nova due to the current status, including agreements with the partners, of operating and production plans.

In the first quarter of 2020, declines in future oil and natural gas prices (principally driven by increased supply from foreign oil producers and reduced demand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) led to impairments in certain of the Company’s U.S. Offshore and Other Foreign properties. The Company recorded pretax noncash impairment charges of $967.5 million to reduce the carrying values to their estimated fair values as of March 31, 2020 at select properties.

The fair values were determined by internal discounted cash flow models using estimates of future production, prices, costs and discount rates believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants in the applicable region.

The following table reflects the recognized impairments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
U.S.	$	—	927,821
Canada	171,296		—
Other Foreign	—		39,709
	$	171,296	967,530

Divestments

On March 17, 2021, the King’s Quay FPS was sold to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (ArcLight) for proceeds of $267.7 million, which reimburses the Company for previously incurred capital expenditures.

Note E – Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

The Company has accounted for its former Malaysian exploration and production operations and its former U.K., U.S. refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.  The results of operations associated with discontinued operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd.)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Revenues	$	44	4,073
Costs and expenses
Other costs and expenses (benefits)	(164)		8,935
(Loss) income before taxes	208		(4,862)
Income tax expense	—		—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	208	(4,862)

The following table presents the carrying value of the major categories of assets and liabilities of the Brunei exploration and production operations and the Company’s office building in El Dorado, Arkansas that are reflected as held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(Thousands of dollars)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash	$	9,469	10,185
Inventories	193		406
Property, plant, and equipment, net	58,294		307,704
Deferred income taxes and other assets	9,441		9,441
Total current assets associated with assets held for sale	$	77,397	327,736
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	5,213	5,306
Other accrued liabilities	36		45
Current maturities of long-term debt (finance lease)	746		737
Taxes payable	1,510		1,510
Long-term debt (finance lease)	6,325		6,513
Asset retirement obligation	267		261
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$	14,097	14,372

Note F – Financing Arrangements and Debt

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had a $1.6 billion revolving credit facility (RCF). The RCF is a senior unsecured guaranteed facility which expires in November 2023. At March 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the RCF and $3.8 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the borrowing capacity of the RCF. At March 31, 2021, the interest rate in effect on borrowings under the facility was 1.78%. At March 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the RCF.

In March 2021, the Company issued $550 million of new notes that bear interest at a rate of 6.375% and mature on July 15, 2028. The Company incurred transaction costs of $8.0 million on the issuance of these new notes. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning July 15, 2021. The proceeds of the $550 million notes, along with cash on hand, were used to redeem and cancel $259.3 million of the Company’s 4.00% notes due June 2022 and $317.1 million of the Company’s 4.95% notes due December 2022 (originally issued as 3.70% notes due 2022) (collectively the 2022 Notes). The cost of the debt extinguishment of $36.9 million is included in Interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The cash costs of $34.2 million are shown as a financing activity on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The Company also has a shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the offer and sale of debt and/or equity securities through October 2021.

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Note G – Other Financial Information

Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable ¹	$	(16,954)	186,436
Decrease in inventories	392		7,553
(Increase) in prepaid expenses	(3,652)		(10,179)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ¹	11,810		(76,287)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable	(648)		304
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	$	(9,052)	107,827
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	720	72
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $3.3 million in 2021 and $2.4 million in 2020	44,577		42,344
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized ²	$	6,390	280
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual	13,617		10,633

1 Excludes receivable/payable balances relating to mark-to-market of crude contracts and contingent consideration relating to acquisitions.

2 Excludes non-cash capitalized cost offset by impairment of $74.4 million in 2021.

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Note H – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension plans that are principally noncontributory and cover most full-time employees.  All pension plans are funded except for the U.S. and Canadian nonqualified supplemental plan and the U.S. director’s plan.  All U.S. tax qualified plans meet the funding requirements of federal laws and regulations.  Contributions to foreign plans are based on local laws and tax regulations.  The Company also sponsors health care and life insurance benefit plans, which are not funded, that cover most retired U.S. employees.  The health care benefits are contributory; the life insurance benefits are noncontributory.

The table that follows provides the components of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits			Other Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020	2021	2020
Service cost	$	1,768	2,166	326	447
Interest cost	4,286		5,791	521	794
Expected return on plan assets	(6,133)		(6,344)	—	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	156		183	—	—
Recognized actuarial loss	5,279		4,269	(7)	—
Net periodic benefit expense	$	5,356	6,065	840	1,241

The components of net periodic benefit expense, other than the service cost, curtailment and special termination benefits components, are included in the line item “Interest and other income (loss)” in Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company made contributions of $10.6 million to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.  Remaining funding in 2021 for the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement plans is anticipated to be $31.3 million.

Note I – Incentive Plans

The costs resulting from all share-based and cash-based incentive plans are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using a fair value-based measurement method over the periods that the awards vest.

The 2017 Annual Incentive Plan (2017 Annual Plan) authorizes the Executive Compensation Committee (the Committee) to establish specific performance goals associated with annual cash awards that may be earned by officers, executives and certain other employees.  Cash awards under the 2017 Annual Plan are determined based on the Company’s actual financial and operating results as measured against the performance goals established by the Committee. 

In May 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved the replacement of the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2018 Long-Term Plan) with the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2020 Long-Term Plan). All awards on or after May 13, 2020, will be made under the 2020 Long-Term Plan.

The 2020 Long-Term Plan and the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan authorizes the Committee to make grants of the Company’s Common Stock to employees.  These grants may be in the form of stock options (nonqualified or incentive), stock appreciation rights (SAR), restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSU), performance units, performance shares, dividend equivalents and other stock-based incentives.  The 2020 Long-Term Plan expires in 2030.  A total of 5 million shares are issuable during the life of the 2020 Long-Term Plan. Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under this Plan may be shares that are authorized and unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market. Share awards that have been canceled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under an award shall not count as shares issued under this Plan.

The Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2018 NED Plan) that permits the issuance of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options or a combination thereof to the Company’s Non-Employee Directors.

During the first three months of 2021, the Committee granted 1,156,800 performance-based RSUs and 385,600 time-based RSUs to certain employees under the 2020 Long-Term Plan.  The fair value of the performance-based RSUs, using a Monte Carlo valuation model, was $16.03 per unit.  The fair value of the time-based RSUs was estimated based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant of $12.30 per unit.  Additionally, in February 2021, the Committee granted 1,022,700 cash-settled RSUs (CRSU) to certain employees.  The CRSUs are to be settled in cash, net of applicable income

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taxes, and are accounted for as liability-type awards.  The initial fair value of the CRSUs granted in February 2021 was $12.30.  Also, in February, the Committee granted 182,652 shares of time-based RSUs to the Company’s non-employee Directors under the 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.  These units are scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The estimated fair value of these awards was $13.14 per unit on date of grant.

All stock option exercises are non-cash transactions for the Company.  The employee receives net shares, after applicable withholding obligations, upon each stock option exercise. The actual income tax benefit realized from the tax deductions related to stock option exercises of the share-based payment arrangements were immaterial for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to share-based plans are shown in the following table:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$	8,196	553
Related income tax (expense) benefit recognized in income	1,165		(592)

Certain incentive compensation granted to the Company’s named executive officers, to the extent their total compensation exceeds $1.0 million per executive per year, is not eligible for a U.S. income tax deduction under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017 Tax Act).

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Note J – Earnings Per Share

Net (loss) income attributable to Murphy was used as the numerator in computing both basic and diluted income per Common share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.  The following table reports the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Weighted-average shares)	2021	2020
Basic method	153,952,552	153,312,647
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units ¹	—	—
Diluted method	153,952,552	153,312,647

1 Due to a net loss recognized by the Company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

The following table reflects certain options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding during the periods presented but were not included in the computation of diluted shares above because the incremental shares from the assumed conversion were antidilutive.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares	1,771,575		2,490,542
Weighted average price of these options	$	35.62	$	42.58

Note K – Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense (benefit) divided by income from continuing operations before income taxes.  For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:

	2021	2020
Three months ended March 31,	24.8%	15.4%

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to losses recorded in Canada which has a higher tax rate, exploration expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions in which no income tax benefit is currently available, as well as no tax applied to the pre-tax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 was below the statutory tax rate of 21% due to impairment charges, exploration expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions in which no income tax benefit is available, as well as no tax benefit available from the pre-tax loss of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities.  These audits often take multiple years to complete and settle.  Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future years from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters.  As of March 31, 2021, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows: United States – 2016; Canada – 2016; Malaysia – 2014; and United Kingdom – 2018. Following the divestment of Malaysia in the third quarter of 2019, the Company has retained certain possible liabilities and rights to income tax receivables relating to Malaysia for the years prior to 2019. The Company believes current recorded liabilities are adequate.

Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Murphy uses derivative instruments to manage certain risks related to commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.  The use of derivative instruments for risk management is covered by operating policies and is closely monitored by the Company’s senior management.  The Company does not hold any derivatives for speculative purposes and it does not use derivatives with leveraged or complex features.  Derivative instruments are traded with creditworthy major financial

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Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Contd.)

institutions or over national exchanges such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).  The Company has a risk management control system to monitor commodity price risks and any derivatives obtained to manage a portion of such risks.  For accounting purposes, the Company has not designated commodity and foreign currency derivative contracts as hedges, and therefore, it recognizes all gains and losses on these derivative contracts in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Certain interest rate derivative contracts were accounted for as hedges and the gain or loss associated with recording the fair value of these contracts was deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and amortized to the income statement over time. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the remaining notes due 2022 and expensed the remainder of the previously deferred loss on the interest rate swap of $2.1 million to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Commodity Price Risks

At March 31, 2021, the Company had 45,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing through December 2021 at an average price of $42.77, and 20,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing from January to December of 2022 at an average price of $44.88. Under these contracts, which mature monthly, the Company pays the average monthly price in effect and receives the fixed contract price.

At March 31, 2020, the Company had 45,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing through the end of April 2020 at an average price of $56.42, 65,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap contracts maturing in May and June 2020 at an average price of $47.20, and 45,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap contracts maturing through the end of 2020 at an average price of $56.42.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risks

The Company is subject to foreign currency exchange risk associated with operations in countries outside the U.S. The Company had no foreign currency exchange short-term derivatives outstanding at March 31, 2021 and 2020.

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Asset (Liability) Derivatives			Asset (Liability) Derivatives
Type of Derivative Contract	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity	Accounts payable	$	—	Accounts receivable	$	13,050
	Accounts payable	(234,473)		Accounts payable	(89,842)
	Deferred credits and other liabilities	(49,034)		Deferred credits and other liabilities	(12,833)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

		Gain (Loss)
(Thousands of dollars)	Statement of Operations Location	Three months ended March 31,
Type of Derivative Contract		2021		2020
Commodity	(Loss) gain on crude contracts	$	(214,385)	400,672

Interest Rate Risks

Under hedge accounting rules, the Company deferred the net cost associated with derivative contracts purchased to manage interest rate risk associated with 10-year notes sold in May 2012 to match the payment of interest on these notes through 2022.  During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the remaining notes due 2022 and expensed the remainder of the previously deferred loss on the interest rate swap of $2.1 million to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Contd.)

Fair Values – Recurring

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The fair value hierarchy is based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, with Level 1 being the highest quality and Level 3 being the lowest quality.  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect assumptions about pricing by market participants.

The carrying value of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2021					December 31, 2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	—	—	—	—	13,050	—	13,050
	$	—	—	—	—	—	13,050	—	13,050
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee savings plans	$	15,654	—	—	15,654	14,988	—	—	14,988
Commodity derivative contracts	—		283,507	—	283,507	—	102,675	—	102,675
Contingent consideration	—		—	147,927	147,927	—	—	133,004	133,004
	$	15,654	283,507	147,927	431,434	14,988	102,675	133,004	250,667

The fair value of WTI crude oil derivative contracts in 2021 and 2020 were based on active market quotes for WTI crude oil.  The before tax income effect of changes in the fair value of crude oil derivative contracts is recorded in Gain (loss) on crude contracts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

The nonqualified employee savings plan is an unfunded savings plan through which participants seek a return via phantom investments in equity securities and/or mutual funds.  The fair value of this liability was based on quoted prices for these equity securities and mutual funds.  The income effect of changes in the fair value of the nonqualified employee savings plan is recorded in Selling and general expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

The contingent consideration, related to two acquisitions in 2019 and 2018, is valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The income effect of changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration is recorded in Other expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Any remaining contingent consideration payable will be due annually in years 2021 to 2026.

The Company offsets certain assets and liabilities related to derivative contracts when the legal right of offset exists.  There were no offsetting positions recorded at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Note M – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, are presented net of taxes in the following table.

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(Thousands of dollars)	Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)		Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plan Adjustments		Deferred Loss on Interest Rate Derivative Hedges		Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	(324,011)	(275,632)		(1,690)		(601,333)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	19,897		—		—		19,897
Reclassifications to income	—		4,136	¹	1,690	²	5,826
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	19,897		4,136		1,690		25,723
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	(304,114)	(271,496)		—		(575,610)

1 Reclassifications before taxes of $5,252 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  See Note H for additional information.  Related income taxes of $1,116 are included in Income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

2 Reclassifications before taxes of $2,140 are included in Interest expense, net, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  Related income taxes of $450 are included in Income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  See Note L for additional information.

Note N – Environmental and Other Contingencies

The Company’s operations and earnings have been and may be affected by various forms of governmental action both in the United States and throughout the world.  Examples of such governmental action include, but are by no means limited to:  tax legislation changes, including tax rate changes, and retroactive tax claims; royalty and revenue sharing increases; import and export controls; price controls; currency controls; allocation of supplies of crude oil and petroleum products and other goods; expropriation of property; restrictions and preferences affecting the issuance of oil and natural gas or mineral leases; restrictions on drilling and/or production; laws and regulations intended for the promotion of safety and the protection and/or remediation of the environment; governmental support for other forms of energy; and laws and regulations affecting the Company’s relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, stockholders and others.  Governmental actions are often motivated by political considerations and may be taken without full consideration of their consequences or may be taken in response to actions of other governments.  It is not practical to attempt to predict the likelihood of such actions, the form the actions may take or the effect such actions may have on the Company.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS – Murphy and other companies in the oil and natural gas industry are subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations dealing with the environment.  Violation of federal or state environmental laws, regulations and permits can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions and construction bans or delays.  A discharge of hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent such event is not insured, subject the Company to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable regulations and claims by neighboring landowners and other third parties for any personal injury and property damage that might result. Item 103 of SEC Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that the Company reasonably believes will exceed a specified threshold. Pursuant to recent SEC amendments to this item, the Company will be using a threshold of $1.0 million for such proceedings.

The Company currently owns or leases, and has in the past owned or leased, properties at which hazardous substances have been or are being handled.  Hazardous substances may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by the Company or on or under other locations where these wastes have been taken for disposal.  In addition, many of these properties have been operated by third parties whose treatment and disposal or release of hydrocarbons or other wastes were not under Murphy’s control.  Under existing laws, the Company could be required to investigate, remove or remediate previously disposed wastes (including wastes disposed of or released by prior owners or operators), to investigate and clean up contaminated property (including contaminated groundwater) or to perform remedial plugging operations to prevent future contamination.  Certain of these historical properties are in various stages of negotiation, investigation, and/or cleanup, and the Company is investigating the extent of any such liability and the availability of applicable defenses.  The Company has retained certain liabilities related to environmental matters at formerly owned U.S. refineries that were sold in 2011.  The Company also obtained insurance covering certain levels of environmental exposures related to past operations of these refineries.  Murphy USA Inc. has retained any environmental exposure associated with Murphy’s former U.S. marketing operations that were spun-off in August 2013.  The Company believes costs related to these sites will not have a material adverse effect on Murphy’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

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Note N– Environmental and Other Contingencies (Contd.)

There is the possibility that environmental expenditures could be required at currently unidentified sites, and additional expenditures could be required at known sites.  However, based on information currently available to the Company, the amount of future investigation and remediation costs incurred at known or currently unidentified sites is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future net income, cash flows or liquidity.

LEGAL MATTERS – Murphy and its subsidiaries are engaged in a number of other legal proceedings, all of which Murphy considers routine and incidental to its business.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of environmental and legal matters referred to in this note is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

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Note O – Business Segments

Information about business segments and geographic operations is reported in the following table.  For geographic purposes, revenues are attributed to the country in which the sale occurs.  Corporate, including interest income, other gains and losses (including foreign exchange gains/losses and realized and unrealized gains/losses on crude oil contracts), interest expense and unallocated overhead, is shown in the tables to reconcile the business segments to consolidated totals.

	Total Assets at March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)			External Revenues	Income (Loss)	External Revenues	Income (Loss)
Exploration and production ¹
United States	$	6,737.8	490.3	119.0	511.5	(696.0)
Canada	2,364.0		104.0	(124.3)	89.7	(6.9)
Other	264.3		—	(6.9)	1.8	(52.3)
Total exploration and production	9,366.1		594.3	(12.2)	603.0	(755.2)
Corporate	917.4		(214.3)	(254.8)	400.7	251.4
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations	10,283.5		380.0	(267.0)	1,003.7	(503.8)
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.8		—	0.2	—	(4.9)
Total	$	10,284.3	380.0	(266.8)	1,003.7	(508.7)

1 Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on pages 25.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Summary

In 2021, the effects of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been tempered by the global dissemination of several vaccinations. This has led to a current and expected future recovery of energy demand. The OPEC+ group of oil producing countries scaled back production cuts marginally by 0.5 MMBOD to 7.2 MMBOD in January 2021 and 7.1 MMBOD for February and March. Outside of the OPEC+ agreement, Saudi Arabia unilaterally implemented an additional 1.0 MMBOD cut in February and March 2021. These items combined have supported a higher oil price for the Company’s product sales compared to one year ago.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices averaged approximately $58 per barrel (compared to $46 in the first quarter of 2020 and $39 for 2020 full year). The closing price for WTI at the end of the first quarter of 2021 was approximately $62 per barrel, reflecting a 32% increase from the price at the end of 2020. The average price in April 2021 was $61.70 per barrel. As of close on May 4, 2021, the NYMEX WTI forward curve price for the remainder of 2021 and 2022 were $64.70 and $60.46 per barrel, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company produced 165 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (including noncontrolling interest) from continuing operations.  The Company invested $251.1 million in capital expenditures (on a value of work done basis) in the three months ended March 31, 2021, which included $17.2 million to fund the development of the King’s Quay FPS (subsequently reimbursed by Arclight). The Company reported net loss from continuing operations of $267.0 million (which includes post tax impairment charges of $128.0 million and loss attributable to noncontrolling interest of $20.6 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company produced 199 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (including noncontrolling interest) from continuing operations. The Company invested $378.0 million in capital expenditures (on a value of work done basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2020, which included $28.8 million to fund the development of the King’s Quay FPS. The Company reported net loss from continuing operations of $503.8 million (which includes loss attributable to noncontrolling interest of $92.6 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021, crude oil and condensate volumes from continuing operations were lower than the prior year period. The decrease in production volumes is due to lower capital expenditures throughout 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 to support generating positive free cash flow. Revenue from sales to customers was 1% lower compared to 2020, whilst revenue from commodity price hedges decreased 154%, primarily as a result of increasing oil prices.

In March 2021, the Company’s subsidiary "Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA" closed a transaction with ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (ArcLight) for the sale of Murphy’s entire 50% interest in the King’s Quay floating production system (FPS) and associated export lateral pipelines. The transaction reimbursed Murphy for its share of project costs from inception to closing with proceeds of $267.7 million. Further, in March 2021, the Company executed a series of financial transactions which redeemed the remaining notes due 2022 and issued new 7 year senior unsecured notes maturing in July 2028. The 2022 notes were redeemed for total use of funds of $619.5 million, which includes redemption at par of $576.4 million, early retirement premium (make whole payment) of $34.2 million, and $8.9 million of accrued interest. The 2028 notes were issued for total proceeds of $550.0 million and incurred closing costs of $8.0 million (the proceeds from issue are reported net of costs to issue on the balance sheet).

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Results of Operations

Murphy’s income (loss) by type of business is presented below.

	Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2021	2020
Exploration and production	(12.2)	(755.2)
Corporate and other	(254.8)	251.4
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(267.0)	(503.8)
Discontinued operations ¹	0.2	(4.9)
Net (loss) income including noncontrolling interest	(266.8)	(508.7)

1 The Company has presented its Malaysia E&P operations and former U.K. and U.S. refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations in its consolidated financial statements. 

Exploration and Production

Results of E&P continuing operations are presented by geographic segment below.

	Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2021	2020
Exploration and production
United States	119.0	(696.0)
Canada	(124.3)	(6.9)
Other	(6.9)	(52.3)
Total	(12.2)	(755.2)

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

Other key performance metrics

The Company uses other operational performance and income metrics to review operational performance. The table below presents Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA. Management uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate the Company’s operational performance and trends between periods and relative to its industry competitors. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered a substitute for Net (loss) income or Cash provided by operating activities as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also presented below is adjusted EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalent sold, a non-GAAP financial metric. Management uses EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalent sold to evaluate the Company’s profitability of one barrel of oil equivalent sold in the period.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars, except per barrel of oil equivalents sold)	2021	2020
Net loss attributable to Murphy (GAAP)	(287.4)	(416.1)
Income tax benefit	(88.2)	(91.5)
Interest expense, net	88.1	41.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense ¹	188.3	286.2
EBITDA attributable to Murphy (Non-GAAP)	(99.2)	(180.3)
Impairment of assets ¹	171.3	866.4
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on crude oil derivative contracts	153.5	(358.3)
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on contingent consideration	14.9	(59.2)
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	10.5	10.0
Unutilized rig charges	2.8	3.5
Foreign exchange losses (gains)	1.3	(4.7)
Discontinued operations (income) loss	(0.2)	4.9
Inventory loss	—	4.8
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Murphy (Non-GAAP)	254.9	287.1
Total barrels of oil equivalents sold from continuing operations attributable to Murphy (thousands of barrels)	13,670	17,071
Adjusted EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalents sold	18.65	16.82

1 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense used in the computation of EBITDA and impairment of assets used in the computation of Adjusted EBITDA exclude the portion attributable to the non-controlling interest.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

OIL AND GAS OPERATING RESULTS – THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 AND 2020

(Millions of dollars)	United States 1		Canada	Other	Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Oil and gas sales and other operating revenues	$	490.3	104.0	—	594.3
Lease operating expenses	116.1		30.8	0.3	147.2
Severance and ad valorem taxes	8.9		0.3	—	9.2
Transportation, gathering and processing	28.5		14.4	—	42.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	149.6		44.8	0.5	194.9
Impairment of assets	—		171.3	—	171.3
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	9.0		1.5	—	10.5
Exploration expenses
Dry holes and previously suspended exploration costs	0.7		—	—	0.7
Geological and geophysical	0.6		—	0.2	0.8
Other exploration	0.6		—	5.0	5.6
	1.9		—	5.2	7.1
Undeveloped lease amortization	2.3		0.1	2.2	4.6
Total exploration expenses	4.2		0.1	7.4	11.7
Selling and general expenses	5.5		4.1	1.4	11.0
Other	21.5		3.1	(3.5)	21.1
Results of operations before taxes	147.0		(166.4)	(6.1)	(25.5)
Income tax provisions (benefits)	28.0		(42.1)	0.8	(13.3)
Results of operations (excluding Corporate segment)	$	119.0	(124.3)	(6.9)	(12.2)
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Oil and gas sales and other operating revenues	$	511.5	89.7	1.8	603.0
Lease operating expenses	178.2		30.6	0.3	209.1
Severance and ad valorem taxes	9.1		0.3	—	9.4
Transportation, gathering and processing	34.6		9.8	—	44.4
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	247.5		52.0	0.5	300.0
Impairment of assets	927.8		—	39.7	967.5
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	8.6		1.4	—	10.0
Exploration expenses
Dry holes and previously suspended exploration costs	0.1		—	—	0.1
Geological and geophysical	1.3		—	3.7	5.0
Other exploration	0.8		0.2	6.5	7.5
	2.2		0.2	10.2	12.6
Undeveloped lease amortization	5.1		0.2	2.2	7.5
Total exploration expenses	7.3		0.4	12.4	20.1
Selling and general expenses	3.7		4.4	1.6	9.7
Other	(45.7)		0.2	(1.2)	(46.7)
Results of operations before taxes	(859.6)		(9.4)	(51.5)	(920.5)
Income tax provisions (benefits)	(163.6)		(2.5)	0.8	(165.3)
Results of operations (excluding Corporate segment)	$	(696.0)	(6.9)	(52.3)	(755.2)

1 Includes results attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

Exploration and Production

First quarter 2021 vs. 2020

All amounts include amount attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM, unless otherwise noted.

United States E&P operations reported earnings of $119.0 million in the first three months of 2021 compared to a loss of $696.0 million in the first three months of 2020.  Results were $815 million favorable in the 2021 quarter compared to the 2020 period primarily due to no impairment charge (for the United States) in the current period (2020: $927.8 million). Further, the change year over year is driven by lower depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A: $97.9 million), lower lease operating expenses (LOE: $62.1 million) and lower transportation, gathering, and processing charges ($6.1 million), partially offset by higher income tax expense ($191.6 million), higher other operating expense ($67.2 million), lower revenues ($21.2 million), and higher G&A ($1.8 million). The impairment charge in the prior year was primarily the result of lower forecast future prices as of March 31, 2020, as a result of decreased oil demand and abundant oil supply at the time of the assessment. Lower DD&A is a result of the prior year impairment charge reducing the depreciable asset base. Lower revenues were primarily due to lower sales volumes in the U.S., following temporary operational issues at the Cascade & Chinook and Kodiak fields in the Gulf of Mexico (these operational issues are now resolved) and lower Eagle Ford Shale volumes following lower capital expenditures throughout 2020 and the effects of a winter storm. Lower lease operating expenses were primarily due to higher Gulf of Mexico workover costs in the prior year at the Cascade asset. Higher income tax expense is a result of pre-tax profits principally due to the recovering oil price and lower DD&A and LOE. Higher other operating expense is primarily due to a unfavorable mark to market revaluation on contingent consideration (as a result of higher commodity prices) from prior Gulf of Mexico (GOM) acquisitions ($14.9 million).

Canadian E&P operations reported a loss of $124.3 million in the first three months of 2021 compared to a loss of $6.9 million in the first three months quarter of 2020.  Results were $117.4 million unfavorable compared to the 2020 period primarily due to an impairment charge ($171.3 million) in the current period, partially offset by higher income tax benefit ($39.6 million), higher revenue ($14.3 million) and lower DD&A ($7.2 million). The impairment charge in the current year is due to the current status, including agreements with the partners, of operating and production plans at Terra Nova. The operator and joint venture partners continue to evaluate options that could support a long-term production plan for Terra Nova. Higher income tax benefit is a result of a pre-tax loss driven by the impairment charge. Higher revenues were primarily attributable to higher prices (oil and condensate, natural gas and NGLs) versus the prior year. Lower lease operating expenses and lower DD&A were a result of lower sales volume following reduced capital expenditures throughout 2020.

Other international E&P operations reported a loss from continuing operations of $6.9 million in the first three months of 2021 compared to a loss of $52.3 million in the prior year.  The 2020 results include an impairment charge of $39.7 million related to the Brunei asset.

Corporate

First quarter 2021 vs. 2020

Corporate activities, which include interest expense and income, foreign exchange effects, realized and unrealized gains/losses on commodity contracts (typically forward swaps to hedge/fix the price of oil sold) and corporate overhead not allocated to Exploration and Production, reported a loss of $254.8 million in the first three months of 2021 compared to earnings of $251.4 million in the first three months of 2020. The $506.2 million unfavorable variance is primarily due to realized and unrealized losses on forward swap commodity contracts in 2021 compared to gains in 2020 (2021: $214.4 million loss; 2020: $400.7 million gain), and higher interest expense ($46.5 million), partially offset by higher tax benefits ($148.7 million), lower G&A ($8.5 million) and lower DD&A ($2.6 million). Realized and unrealized losses in the quarter on forward swap commodity contracts are due to higher market (West Texas Intermediate) prices whereby the contract provides the Company with a fixed price. Interest charges are higher primarily due an early redemption premium incurred by the Company upon the early retirement of the notes originally due June and December 2022. Higher income tax benefit is a result of pre-tax loss driven by the higher realized and unrealized losses on forward swap commodity contracts. As of March 31, 2021, the average forward NYMEX WTI price for the remainder of 2021 was $58.28 and for 2022 was $54.63 (versus fixed hedge prices of $42.77 and $44.88; see below).

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

Production Volumes and Prices

First quarter 2021 vs. 2020

Total hydrocarbon production from continuing operations averaged 165,382 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first quarter of 2021, which represented a 17% decrease from the 199,194 barrels per day produced in first quarter 2020. The decrease in production volumes is principally due to lower capital expenditures throughout 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 to support generating positive free cashflow.

Average crude oil and condensate production from continuing operations was 97,475 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 122,078 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2020. The decrease of 24,603 barrels per day was associated with lower Eagle Ford Shale production (8,868 barrels per day) due to lower capital expenditures and a winter storm resulting in shut-in production (2,250 barrels per day). Lower volumes in the Gulf of Mexico (14,367 barrels per day) are principally due to temporary operational issues at the Cascade & Chinook and Kodiak fields (these operational issues are now resolved). On a worldwide basis, the Company’s crude oil and condensate prices averaged $58.08 per barrel in the first quarter 2021 compared to $46.66 per barrel in the 2020 period, an increase of 24% quarter over quarter.

Total production of natural gas liquids (NGL) from continuing operations was 9,845 barrels per day in the first quarter 2021 compared to 13,656 barrels per day in the 2020 period. The average sales price for U.S. NGL was $22.68 per barrel in the 2021 quarter compared to $9.44 per barrel in 2020. The average sales price for NGL in Canada was $35.92 per barrel in the 2021 quarter compared to $15.96 per barrel in 2020. NGL prices are higher in Canada due to the higher value of product produced at the Kaybob and Placid assets.

Natural gas production volumes from continuing operations averaged 348 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) in the first quarter 2021 compared to 381 MMCFD in 2020.  The decrease of 32 MMCFD was a result of lower volumes in Canada (13 MMCFD), in the Gulf of Mexico (9 MMCFD) and in the Eagle Ford Shale (10 MMCFD). Lower volumes in the Gulf of Mexico are principally due to temporary operational issues at the Cascade & Chinook and Kodiak fields (these operational issues are now resolved). Lower volumes in Canada and Eagle Ford Shale are due to normal well decline and lower capital expenditures throughout 2020 and the effects of a winter storm impacting the Eagle Ford Shale.

Natural gas prices for the total Company averaged $2.56 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) in the 2021 quarter, versus $1.73 per MCF average in the same quarter of 2020.  Average natural gas prices in the US and Canada in the quarter were $3.35 and $2.26 respectively.

Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the tables on pages 25.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

The following table contains hydrocarbons produced during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
Barrels per day unless otherwise noted		2021	2020
Continuing operations
Net crude oil and condensate
United States	Onshore	22,165	31,033
	Gulf of Mexico 1	64,363	78,730
Canada	Onshore	6,288	6,833
	Offshore	4,589	5,138
Other		70	344
Total net crude oil and condensate - continuing operations		97,475	122,078
Net natural gas liquids
United States	Onshore	3,933	5,585
	Gulf of Mexico 1	4,679	6,670
Canada	Onshore	1,233	1,401
Total net natural gas liquids - continuing operations		9,845	13,656
Net natural gas – thousands of cubic feet per day
United States	Onshore	22,016	31,962
	Gulf of Mexico 1	72,658	81,950
Canada	Onshore	253,697	266,848
Total net natural gas - continuing operations		348,371	380,760
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations including NCI 2,3		165,382	199,194
Noncontrolling interest
Net crude oil and condensate – barrels per day		(9,174)	(12,020)
Net natural gas liquids – barrels per day		(354)	(559)
Net natural gas – thousands of cubic feet per day		(4,159)	(5,091)
Total noncontrolling interest		(10,221)	(13,428)
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations excluding NCI 2,3		155,161	185,767

1 Includes net volumes attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC (MP GOM).

2 Natural gas converted on an energy equivalent basis of 6:1

3 NCI – noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

The following table contains hydrocarbons sold during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
Barrels per day unless otherwise noted		2021	2020
Continuing operations
Net crude oil and condensate
United States	Onshore	22,165	31,033
	Gulf of Mexico 1	62,066	81,002
Canada	Onshore	6,288	6,833
	Offshore	3,379	5,175
Other		—	313
Total net crude oil and condensate - continuing operations		93,898	124,356
Net natural gas liquids
United States	Onshore	3,933	5,585
	Gulf of Mexico 1	4,679	6,670
Canada	Onshore	1,233	1,401
Total net natural gas liquids - continuing operations		9,845	13,656
Net natural gas – thousands of cubic feet per day
United States	Onshore	22,016	31,962
	Gulf of Mexico 1	72,658	81,950
Canada	Onshore	253,697	266,848
Total net natural gas - continuing operations		348,371	380,760
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations including NCI 2,3		161,805	201,472
Noncontrolling interest
Net crude oil and condensate – barrels per day		(8,868)	(12,475)
Net natural gas liquids – barrels per day		(354)	(559)
Net natural gas – thousands of cubic feet per day 2		(4,159)	(5,091)
Total noncontrolling interest		(9,915)	(13,883)
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations excluding NCI 2,3		151,890	187,590

1 Includes net volumes attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

2 Natural gas converted on an energy equivalent basis of 6:1

3 NCI – noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Results of Operations (contd.)

The following table contains the weighted average sales prices excluding transportation cost deduction for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Comparative periods are conformed to current presentation.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021	2020
Weighted average Exploration and Production sales prices
Continuing operations
Crude oil and condensate – dollars per barrel
United States	Onshore	57.41	46.46
	Gulf of Mexico 1	58.78	47.07
Canada 2	Onshore	52.84	37.61
	Offshore	59.39	57.27
Other		—	65.55
Natural gas liquids – dollars per barrel
United States	Onshore	21.25	10.79
	Gulf of Mexico 1	23.87	8.28
Canada 2	Onshore	35.92	15.96
Natural gas – dollars per thousand cubic feet
United States	Onshore	3.27	1.85
	Gulf of Mexico 1	3.39	2.01
Canada 2	Onshore	2.26	1.62

1 Prices include the effect of noncontrolling interest share for MP GOM.

2 U.S. dollar equivalent.

Financial Condition

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $237.8 million for the first three months of 2021 compared to $392.7 million during the same period in 2020.  The decreased cash from operating activities is primarily attributable to lower revenue from sales to customers ($8.0 million) and higher cash payments made on forward swap commodity contracts (2021: realized loss of $60.9 million; 2020: realized gain of $42.4 million), offset by lower lease operating expense ($62.0 million) and lower general and administrative expense ($7.3 million). For the three months ended March 31, 2021, realized losses on crude oil derivative contracts were $60.9 million (pre-tax) and $48.1 million (post-tax.)

Cash Provided by/ Used in Investing Activities

Cash provided by investing activities was $9.7 million for the first three months of 2021 compared to $376.1 million cash used in the first three months of 2020. On March 17, 2021, the King’s Quay FPS was sold to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (ArcLight) for proceeds of $267.7 million, which reimburses the Company for previously incurred capital expenditures. Property additions and dry hole costs, which includes amounts expensed, were $258.3 million and $376.1 million in the first three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts include $17.7 million and $21.3 million used to fund the development of the King’s Quay FPS in the first three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. Lower property additions in 2021 are principally due to lower capital spending at Eagle Ford Shale to support generating positive free cashflow. See Outlook section on page 32 for further details.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (contd.)

Financial Condition (contd.)

Total accrual basis capital expenditures were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020
Capital Expenditures
Exploration and production	$	247.3	374.5
Corporate	3.8		3.5
Total capital expenditures	$	251.1	378.0

A reconciliation of property additions and dry hole costs in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to total capital expenditures for continuing operations follows.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020
Property additions and dry hole costs per cash flow statements	$	240.5	354.8
Property additions King's Quay per cash flow statements	17.7		21.3
Geophysical and other exploration expenses	5.8		11.6
Capital expenditure accrual changes and other	(13.0)		(9.7)
Total capital expenditures	$	251.1	378.0

Capital expenditures in the exploration and production business in 2021 compared to 2020 have decreased as a result of significant capital expenditure reductions to support generating positive free cash flow, primarily in the Eagle Ford Shale.

Cash Used in/ Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $327.8 million for the first three months of 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $87.8 million during the same period in 2020. In 2021, the cash used in financing activities was principally for the early redemption of the notes due 2022 ($576.4 million), early redemption cost of the notes due 2022 ($34.2 million), repayment of the previously outstanding balance on the Company’s unsecured RCF ($200.0 million), distributions to the non-controlling interest (NCI) in the Gulf of Mexico ($36.0 million), and cash dividends to shareholders ($19.3 million), partially offset by the issuance of new notes due 2028, net of debt issuance cost ($542.0 million).

As of March 31, 2021 and in the event it is required to fund investing activities from borrowings, the Company has $1,596.2 million available on its committed RCF.

In 2020, the cash provided by financing activities was principally from borrowings on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility ($170.0 million), offset by cash dividends to shareholders ($38.4 million), distributions to the NCI ($32.4 million).

Working Capital

Working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities – excluding assets and liabilities held for sale) at March 31, 2021 was a deficit of $237.4 million, $208.0 million lower than December 31, 2020, with the decrease primarily attributable to higher accounts payable ($131.2 million), higher other accrued liabilities ($24.0 million), partly offset by a lower cash balance ($79.7 million) and higher accounts receivable ($16.8 million). Higher accounts payable is primarily due to the increase in unrealized losses on crude contracts maturing in the next 12 months.

Capital Employed

At March 31, 2021, long-term debt of $2,755.6 million had decreased by $232.5 million compared to December 31, 2020, as a result of repayment of the borrowings on the RCF ($200.0 million) and the redemption of the notes due 2022 ($576.4 million) in excess of the issuance of notes due 2028 ($550.0 million).  The fixed-rate notes had a weighted average maturity of 7.7 years and a weighted average coupon of 6.3 percent.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (contd.)

Financial Condition (contd.)

A summary of capital employed at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 follows.

	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)	Amount		%		Amount		%
Capital employed
Long-term debt	$	2,755.6	41.2	%	$	2,988.1	41.5	%
Murphy shareholders' equity	3,935.2		58.8	%	4,214.3		58.5	%
Total capital employed	$	6,690.8	100.0	%	$	7,202.4	100.0	%

Cash and invested cash are maintained in several operating locations outside the United States.  At March 31, 2021, Cash and cash equivalents held outside the U.S. included U.S. dollar equivalents of approximately $59.8 million in Canada.  In addition, $9.5 million was held in Brunei (which is reported in current Assets held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2021).  In certain cases, the Company could incur cash taxes or other costs should these cash balances be repatriated to the U.S. in future periods.  Canada currently collects a 5% withholding tax on any earnings repatriated to the U.S.

Accounting changes and recent accounting pronouncements – see Note B

Outlook

As discussed in the Summary section on page 22, average crude oil prices continued to recover during the first quarter of 2021 versus the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020 WTI: $46.17; Q1 2021 WTI: $57.84). As of close on May 4, 2021, the NYMEX WTI forward curve price for the remainder of 2021 and 2022 were $64.70 and $60.46 per barrel, respectively; however we cannot predict what impact economic factors (including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic) may have on future commodity pricing. Lower prices, should they occur, will result in lower profits and operating cash-flows. For the second quarter, production is expected to average between 160 and 168 MBOEPD, excluding NCI.

The Company’s capital expenditure spend for 2021 is expected to be between $675.0 million and $725.0 million. Capital and other expenditures will be routinely reviewed during 2021 and planned capital expenditures may be adjusted to reflect differences between budgeted and forecast cash flow during the year.  Capital expenditures may also be affected by asset purchases or sales, which often are not anticipated at the time a budget is prepared.  The Company will primarily fund its capital program in 2021 using operating cash flow and available cash. If oil and/or natural gas prices weaken, actual cash flow generated from operations could be reduced such that capital spending reductions are required and/or borrowings under available credit facilities might be required during the year to maintain funding of the Company’s ongoing development projects.  

The Company continues to closely monitor the impact of lower commodity prices in 2020 on its financial position and is currently in compliance with the covenants related to the revolving credit facility (see Note F). The Company continues to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and is encouraged by the progress and acceptance of the vaccinations which has positively impacted current and expected future energy demand for the next year compared to one year ago.

As of May 4, 2021, the Company has entered into derivative or forward fixed-price delivery contracts to manage risk associated with certain future oil and natural gas sales prices as follows:

	Commodity	Type	Volumes (Bbl/d)	Price (USD/Bbl)	Remaining Period
Area					Start Date	End Date
United States	WTI ¹	Fixed price derivative swap	45,000	$42.77	4/1/2021	12/31/2021
United States	WTI ¹	Fixed price derivative swap	20,000	$44.88	1/1/2022	12/31/2022

1 West Texas Intermediate

			Volumes (MMcf/d)	Price (CAD/Mcf)	Remaining Period
Area	Commodity	Type			Start Date	End Date
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	203	C$2.55	4/1/2021	5/31/2021
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	241	C$2.57	6/1/2021	12/31/2021
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	231	C$2.42	1/1/2022	1/31/2022
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	221	C$2.41	2/1/2022	4/30/2022
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	250	C$2.40	5/1/2022	5/31/2022
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	292	C$2.39	6/1/2022	12/31/2022
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	201	C$2.36	1/1/2023	12/31/2023
Montney	Natural Gas	Fixed price forward sales at AECO	147	C$2.41	1/1/2024	12/31/2024

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (Contd.)

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are generally identified through the inclusion of words such as “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “drive”, “estimate”, “expect”, “expressed confidence”, “forecast”, “future”, “goal”, “guidance”, “intend”, “may”, “objective”, “outlook”, “plan”, “position”, “potential”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, “strategy”, “target”, “will” or variations of such words and other similar expressions. These statements, which express management’s current views concerning future events or results, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause one or more of these future events or results not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to: macro conditions in the oil and gas industry, including supply/demand levels, actions taken by major oil exporters and the resulting impacts on commodity prices; increased volatility or deterioration in the success rate of our exploration programs or in our ability to maintain production rates and replace reserves; reduced customer demand for our products due to environmental, regulatory, technological or other reasons; adverse foreign exchange movements; political and regulatory instability in the markets where we do business; the impact on our operations or market of health pandemics such as COVID-19 and related government responses; other natural hazards impacting our operations or markets; any other deterioration in our business, markets or prospects; any failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals; any inability to service or refinance our outstanding debt or to access debt markets at acceptable prices; or adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets or economies in general. For further discussion of factors that could cause one or more of these future events or results not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement, see “Risk Factors” in Murphy’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and on page 35 of this Form 10-Q report.  Murphy undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is exposed to market risks associated with interest rates, prices of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products, and foreign currency exchange rates.  As described in Note L to this Form 10-Q report, Murphy makes use of derivative financial and commodity instruments to manage risks associated with existing or anticipated transactions.

There were commodity transactions in place at March 31, 2021, covering certain future U.S. crude oil sales volumes in 2021 and 2022.  A 10% increase in the respective benchmark price of these commodities would have increased the net payable associated with these derivative contracts by approximately $111.3 million, while a 10% decrease would have decreased the recorded net payable by a similar amount.

There were no derivative foreign exchange contracts in place at March 31, 2021.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the direction of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, controls and procedures have been established by the Company to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

Based on the Company’s evaluation as of the end of the period covered by the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Murphy Oil Corporation have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Murphy Oil Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Murphy and its subsidiaries are engaged in a number of legal proceedings, all of which Murphy considers routine and incidental to its business.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of matters referred to in this item is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income or loss, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The Company’s operations in the oil and gas business naturally lead to various risks and uncertainties.  These risk factors are discussed in Item 1A Risk Factors in its 2020 Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2021.  The Company has not identified any additional risk factors not previously disclosed in its 2020 Form 10-K report.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The Exhibit Index on page 37 of this Form 10-Q report lists the exhibits that are hereby filed or incorporated by reference.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By	/s/ CHRISTOPHER D. HULSE
	Christopher D. Hulse
	Vice President and Controller
	(Chief Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

May 6, 2021

(Date)

36

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
31.1	Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101. INS	XBRL Instance Document
101. SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101. CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101. DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101. LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101. PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

Exhibits other than those listed above have been omitted since they are either not required or not applicable.

37

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Roger W. Jenkins, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Murphy Oil Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions)

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 6, 2021

/s/ Roger W. Jenkins

Roger W. Jenkins

Principal Executive Officer

Ex. 31.1

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David R. Looney, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Murphy Oil Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 6, 2021

/s/ David R. Looney

David R. Looney

Principal Financial Officer

Ex. 31.2

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Roger W. Jenkins and David R. Looney,  Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, respectively, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 6, 2021

/s/ Roger W. Jenkins

Roger W. Jenkins

Principal Executive Officer

/s/ David R. Looney

David R. Looney

Principal Financial Officer

Ex. 32.1

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 230,870	$ 310,606
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	278,819	262,014
Inventories	66,585	66,076
Prepaid expenses	37,634	33,860
Assets held for sale	77,397	327,736
Total current assets	691,305	1,000,292
Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $11,869,715 in 2021 and $11,455,305 in 2020	8,216,722	8,269,038
Operating lease assets	911,941	927,658
Deferred income taxes	433,617	395,253
Deferred charges and other assets	30,759	28,611
Total assets	10,284,344	10,620,852
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	538,327	407,097
Income taxes payable	17,370	18,018
Other taxes payable	18,032	22,498
Operating lease liabilities	102,983	103,758
Other accrued liabilities	174,575	150,578
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	14,097	14,372
Total current liabilities	865,384	716,321
Long-term debt	2,755,596	2,988,067
Asset retirement obligations	904,085	816,308
Deferred credits and other liabilities	691,254	680,580
Non-current operating lease liabilities	829,760	845,088
Deferred income taxes	138,656	180,341
Total liabilities	6,184,735	6,226,705
Equity
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par $100, authorized 400,000 shares, none issued	0	0
Common Stock, par $1.00, authorized 450,000,000 shares, issued 195,100,628 shares in 2021 and 195,100,628 shares in 2020	195,101	195,101
Capital in excess of par value	914,303	941,692
Retained earnings	5,062,813	5,369,538
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(575,610)	(601,333)
Treasury stock	(1,661,416)	(1,690,661)
Murphy Shareholders' Equity	3,935,191	4,214,337
Noncontrolling interest	164,418	179,810
Total equity	4,099,609	4,394,147
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,284,344	$ 10,620,852

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,605	$ 1,605
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	$ 11,869,715	$ 11,455,305
Cumulative preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Cumulative preferred stock, authorized shares (in shares)	400,000	400,000
Cumulative preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, authorized shares (in shares)	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	195,100,628	195,100,628

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues and other income
Revenue from sales to customers	$ 592,527	$ 600,558
(Loss) gain on crude contracts	(214,385)	400,672
Gain on sale of assets and other income	1,843	2,498
Total revenues and other income	379,985	1,003,728
Costs and expenses
Lease operating expenses	147,164	209,148
Severance and ad valorem taxes	9,231	9,422
Transportation, gathering and processing	42,912	44,367
Exploration expenses, including undeveloped lease amortization	11,780	20,126
Selling and general expenses	29,503	36,772
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	198,278	306,102
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	10,492	9,966
Impairment of assets	171,296	967,530
Other expense (benefit)	21,079	(45,188)
Total costs and expenses	641,735	1,558,245
Operating loss from continuing operations	(261,750)	(554,517)
Other income (loss)
Interest and other income (loss)	(5,341)	241
Interest expense, net	(88,100)	(41,097)
Total other loss	(93,441)	(40,856)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(355,191)	(595,373)
Income tax benefit	(88,159)	(91,533)
Loss from continuing operations	(267,032)	(503,840)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	208	(4,862)
Net loss including noncontrolling interest	(266,824)	(508,702)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	20,614	(92,598)
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MURPHY	$ (287,438)	$ (416,104)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ (1.87)	$ (2.68)
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	(0.03)
Net loss (in USD per share)	(1.87)	(2.71)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	(1.87)	(2.68)
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	(0.03)
Net loss (in USD per share)	(1.87)	(2.71)
Cash dividends per Common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.125	$ 0.25
Average Common shares outstanding (thousands)
Basic (in shares)	153,952,552	153,312,647
Diluted (in shares)	153,952,552	153,312,647

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net (loss) income including noncontrolling interest	$ (266,824)	$ (508,702)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Net (loss) gain from foreign currency translation	19,897	(118,411)
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans	4,136	(9,711)
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense	1,690	299
Other comprehensive (loss) income	25,723	(127,823)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME	$ (241,101)	$ (636,525)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Operating Activities
Net loss including noncontrolling interest		$ (266,824)	$ (508,702)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by continuing operations activities
(Income) loss from discontinued operations		(208)	4,862
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		198,278	306,102
Previously suspended exploration costs		717	97
Amortization of undeveloped leases		4,602	7,478
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		10,492	9,966
Impairment of assets		171,296	967,530
Deferred income tax benefit		(88,867)	(81,373)
Mark to market loss (gain) on contingent consideration		14,923	(59,151)
Mark to market loss (gain) on crude contracts		153,505	(358,302)
Long-term non-cash compensation		12,124	9,805
Net (increase) decrease in noncash working capital		(9,052)	107,827
Other operating activities, net		36,780	(13,482)
Net cash provided by continuing operations activities		237,766	392,657
Investing Activities
Property additions and dry hole costs		(240,545)	(354,834)
Property additions for King's Quay FPS		(17,734)	(21,296)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		268,023	0
Net cash provided (required) by investing activities		9,744	(376,130)
Financing Activities
Borrowings on revolving credit facility		140,000	170,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility		(340,000)	0
Retirement of debt		(576,358)	(3,570)
Debt issuance, net of cost		541,980	(613)
Early redemption of debt cost		(34,177)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest		(36,006)	(32,399)
Cash dividends paid		(19,287)	(38,392)
Withholding tax on stock-based incentive awards		(3,794)	(7,094)
Capital lease obligation payments		(178)	(168)
Net cash (required) provided by financing activities		(327,820)	87,764
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Operating activities	[1]	0	(1,202)
Investing activities	[1]	0	4,494
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	[1]	0	3,292
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		574	(3,298)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(79,736)	100,993
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		310,606	306,760
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$ 230,870	$ 407,753

[1] Net cash provided by discontinued operations is not part of the cash flow reconciliation. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 7.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Murphy Shareholders' Equity	Cumulative Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Capital In Excess Of Par Value	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019				$ 195,089	$ 949,445	$ 6,614,304	$ (574,161)	$ (1,717,217)	$ 337,151
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefits				12	(156)
Restricted stock transactions and other					(32,604)
Share-based compensation					8,245
Net income (loss) for the period	$ (416,104)					(416,104)			(92,598)
Cash dividends						(38,392)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of income taxes	(118,411)						(118,411)
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans, net of income taxes							(9,711)
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense, net of income taxes	299						299
Awarded restricted stock, net of forfeitures								25,511
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners									(32,399)
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2020	5,098,303	$ 4,886,149	$ 0	195,101	924,930	6,159,808	(701,984)	(1,691,706)	212,154
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	4,394,147			195,101	941,692	5,369,538	(601,333)	(1,690,661)	179,810
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exercise of stock options, including income tax benefits					(39)			39
Restricted stock transactions and other					(33,000)
Share-based compensation					5,650
Net income (loss) for the period	(287,438)					(287,438)			20,614
Cash dividends						(19,287)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of income taxes	19,897						19,897
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans, net of income taxes							4,136
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense, net of income taxes	1,690						1,690
Awarded restricted stock, net of forfeitures								29,206
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners									(36,006)
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2021	$ 4,099,609	$ 3,935,191	$ 0	$ 195,101	$ 914,303	$ 5,062,813	$ (575,610)	$ (1,661,416)	$ 164,418

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cumulative preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 100	$ 100
Cumulative preferred stock, authorized shares (in shares)	400,000	400,000
Cumulative preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, authorized shares (in shares)	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	195,100,628	195,083,364
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	40,784,118	21,456,366

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Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

Note A – Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company primarily produces oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada and conducts oil and natural gas exploration activities worldwide.

In connection with the LLOG acquisition, we hold a 0.5% interest in two variable interest entities (VIEs), Delta House Oil and Gas Lateral LLC and Delta House Floating Production System (FPS) LLC (collectively Delta House). These VIEs have not been consolidated because we are not considered the primary beneficiary. These non-consolidated VIEs are not material to our financial position or results of operations. As of March 31, 2021, our maximum exposure to loss was $3.5 million, which represents our net investment in Delta House. We have not provided any financial support to Delta House other than amounts previously required by our membership interest.

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – In the opinion of Murphy’s management, the unaudited financial statements presented herein include all accruals necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.).  In preparing the financial statements of the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results may differ from the estimates.

Financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K report, as certain notes and other pertinent information have been abbreviated or omitted in this report.  Financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note B – New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Principles Adopted

Income Taxes.  In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, which removes certain exceptions for investments, intraperiod allocations and interim calculations, and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Implementation on a prospective or retrospective basis varies by specific topics within the ASU.   The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2021 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

None.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Nature of Goods and Services

The Company explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (collectively oil and gas) in select basins around the globe. The Company’s revenue from sales of oil and gas production activities are primarily subdivided into two key geographic segments: the U.S. and Canada.  Additionally, revenue from sales to customers is generated from three primary revenue streams: crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas.

For operated oil and gas production where the non-operated working interest owner does not take-in-kind its proportionate interest in the produced commodity, the Company acts as an agent for the working interest owner and recognizes revenue only for its own share of the commingled production. The exception to this is the reporting of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM as prescribed by ASC 810-10-45.

U.S. - In the United States, the Company primarily produces oil and gas from fields in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas and in the Gulf of Mexico.  Revenue is generally recognized when oil and gas are transferred to the customer at the delivery point. Revenue recognized is largely index based with price adjustments for floating market differentials.

Canada - In Canada, contracts include long-term floating commodity index priced and natural gas physical forward sales fixed-price contracts. For the Offshore business in Canada, contracts are based on index prices and revenue is recognized at the time of vessel load based on the volumes on the bill of lading and point of custody transfer.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company reviews performance based on two key geographical segments and between onshore and offshore sources of revenue within these geographies.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $592.5 million and $600.6 million, respectively, from contracts with customers for the sales of oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2021		2020
Net crude oil and condensate revenue
United States	Onshore	$	114,490	131,236
	Offshore	328,341		346,972
Canada	Onshore	29,903		23,383
	Offshore	18,062		24,614
Other		—		1,864
Total crude oil and condensate revenue		490,796		528,069
Net natural gas liquids revenue
United States	Onshore	7,528		5,503
	Offshore	10,054		5,026
Canada	Onshore	3,987		2,034
Total natural gas liquids revenue		21,569		12,563
Net natural gas revenue
United States	Onshore	6,443		5,558
	Offshore	22,138		14,995
Canada	Onshore	51,581		39,373
Total natural gas revenue		80,162		59,926
Total revenue from contracts with customers		592,527		600,558
(Loss) gain on crude contracts		(214,385)		400,672
Gain on sale of assets and other income		1,843		2,498
Total revenue and other income		$	379,985	1,003,728

Contract Balances and Asset Recognition

As of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, receivables from contracts with customers, net of royalties and associated payables, on the balance sheet from continuing operations, were $179.1 million and $135.2 million, respectively. Payment terms for the Company’s sales vary across contracts and geographical regions, with the majority of the cash receipts required within 30 days of billing. Based on a forward-looking expected loss model in accordance with ASU 2016-13, the Company did not recognize any impairment losses on receivables or contract assets arising from customer contracts during the reporting periods.

The Company has not entered into any upstream oil and gas sale contracts that have financing components as at March 31, 2021.

The Company does not employ sales incentive strategies such as commissions or bonuses for obtaining sales contracts. For the periods presented, the Company did not identify any assets to be recognized associated with the costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

Performance Obligations

The Company recognizes oil and gas revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a commodity to a customer.  Judgment is required to determine whether some customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefit of commodities. As a result of this assessment for the Company, each unit of measure of the specified commodity is considered to represent a distinct performance obligation that is satisfied at a point in time upon the transfer of control of the commodity.

For contracts with market or index-based pricing, which represent the majority of sales contracts, the Company has elected the allocation exception and allocates the variable consideration to each single performance obligation in the contract. As a result, there is no price allocation to unsatisfied remaining performance obligations for delivery of commodity product in subsequent periods.

The Company has entered into several long-term, fixed-price contracts in Canada. The underlying reason for entering a fixed price contract is generally unrelated to anticipated future prices or other observable data and serves a particular purpose in the company’s long-term strategy.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had the following sales contracts in place which are expected to generate revenue from sales to customers for a period of more than 12 months starting at the inception of the contract:

Current Long-Term Contracts Outstanding at March 31, 2021
				Approximate Volumes
Location	Commodity	End Date	Description
U.S.	Oil	Q4 2021	Fixed quantity delivery in Eagle Ford	17,000 BOED
U.S.	Natural Gas and NGL	Q1 2023	Deliveries from dedicated acreage in Eagle Ford	As produced
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2021	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	10 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	8 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	5 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index fixed pricing	20 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	25 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	38 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	31 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	134 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index fixed pricing	15 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2026	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	49 MMCFD
Canada	NGL	Q3 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas liquids at various CAD pricing	730 BOED

Fixed price contracts are accounted for as normal sales and purchases for accounting purposes.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note D – Property, Plant, and Equipment

Exploratory Wells

Under FASB guidance exploratory well costs should continue to be capitalized when the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the Company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had total capitalized exploratory well costs for continuing operations pending the determination of proved reserves of $182.4 million.  The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Beginning balance at January 1	$	181,616	217,326
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves	785		816
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense	—		(39,709)
Balance at March 31	$	182,401	178,433

The capitalized well costs charged to expense during 2020 represent a charge for asset impairments (see below).

The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploratory well costs based on the date the drilling was completed for each individual well and the number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized.  The projects are aged based on the last well drilled in the project.

	March 31,
	2021				2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects	Amount	No. of Wells	No. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year	$	—	—	—	24,637	3	3
One to two years	23,514		3	3	31,541	2	2
Two to three years	30,562		2	2	—	—	—
Three years or more	128,325		6	—	122,255	6	—
	$	182,401	11	5	178,433	11	5

Of the $182.4 million of exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year at March 31, 2021, $90.6 million is in Vietnam, $45.9 million is in the U.S., $25.7 million is in Brunei, $15.4 million is in Mexico, and $4.8 million is in Canada.  In all geographical areas, either further appraisal or development drilling is planned and/or development studies/plans are in various stages of completion. 

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $171.3 million for Terra Nova due to the current status, including agreements with the partners, of operating and production plans.

In the first quarter of 2020, declines in future oil and natural gas prices (principally driven by increased supply from foreign oil producers and reduced demand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) led to impairments in certain of the Company’s U.S. Offshore and Other Foreign properties. The Company recorded pretax noncash impairment charges of $967.5 million to reduce the carrying values to their estimated fair values as of March 31, 2020 at select properties.

The fair values were determined by internal discounted cash flow models using estimates of future production, prices, costs and discount rates believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants in the applicable region.

The following table reflects the recognized impairments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
U.S.	$	—	927,821
Canada	171,296		—
Other Foreign	—		39,709
	$	171,296	967,530

Divestments

On March 17, 2021, the King’s Quay FPS was sold to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (ArcLight) for proceeds of $267.7 million, which reimburses the Company for previously incurred capital expenditures.

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Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

Note E – Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

The Company has accounted for its former Malaysian exploration and production operations and its former U.K., U.S. refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.  The results of operations associated with discontinued operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Revenues	$	44	4,073
Costs and expenses
Other costs and expenses (benefits)	(164)		8,935
(Loss) income before taxes	208		(4,862)
Income tax expense	—		—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	208	(4,862)

The following table presents the carrying value of the major categories of assets and liabilities of the Brunei exploration and production operations and the Company’s office building in El Dorado, Arkansas that are reflected as held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(Thousands of dollars)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash	$	9,469	10,185
Inventories	193		406
Property, plant, and equipment, net	58,294		307,704
Deferred income taxes and other assets	9,441		9,441
Total current assets associated with assets held for sale	$	77,397	327,736
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	5,213	5,306
Other accrued liabilities	36		45
Current maturities of long-term debt (finance lease)	746		737
Taxes payable	1,510		1,510
Long-term debt (finance lease)	6,325		6,513
Asset retirement obligation	267		261
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$	14,097	14,372

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Financing Arrangements and Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Financing Arrangements and Debt

Note F – Financing Arrangements and Debt

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had a $1.6 billion revolving credit facility (RCF). The RCF is a senior unsecured guaranteed facility which expires in November 2023. At March 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the RCF and $3.8 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the borrowing capacity of the RCF. At March 31, 2021, the interest rate in effect on borrowings under the facility was 1.78%. At March 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the RCF.

In March 2021, the Company issued $550 million of new notes that bear interest at a rate of 6.375% and mature on July 15, 2028. The Company incurred transaction costs of $8.0 million on the issuance of these new notes. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning July 15, 2021. The proceeds of the $550 million notes, along with cash on hand, were used to redeem and cancel $259.3 million of the Company’s 4.00% notes due June 2022 and $317.1 million of the Company’s 4.95% notes due December 2022 (originally issued as 3.70% notes due 2022) (collectively the 2022 Notes). The cost of the debt extinguishment of $36.9 million is included in Interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The cash costs of $34.2 million are shown as a financing activity on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The Company also has a shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the offer and sale of debt and/or equity securities through October 2021.

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Other Financial Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Other Financial Information [Abstract]

Other Financial Information

Note G – Other Financial Information

Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable ¹	$	(16,954)	186,436
Decrease in inventories	392		7,553
(Increase) in prepaid expenses	(3,652)		(10,179)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ¹	11,810		(76,287)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable	(648)		304
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	$	(9,052)	107,827
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	720	72
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $3.3 million in 2021 and $2.4 million in 2020	44,577		42,344
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized ²	$	6,390	280
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual	13,617		10,633

1 Excludes receivable/payable balances relating to mark-to-market of crude contracts and contingent consideration relating to acquisitions.

2 Excludes non-cash capitalized cost offset by impairment of $74.4 million in 2021.

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

Note H – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension plans that are principally noncontributory and cover most full-time employees.  All pension plans are funded except for the U.S. and Canadian nonqualified supplemental plan and the U.S. director’s plan.  All U.S. tax qualified plans meet the funding requirements of federal laws and regulations.  Contributions to foreign plans are based on local laws and tax regulations.  The Company also sponsors health care and life insurance benefit plans, which are not funded, that cover most retired U.S. employees.  The health care benefits are contributory; the life insurance benefits are noncontributory.

The table that follows provides the components of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits			Other Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020	2021	2020
Service cost	$	1,768	2,166	326	447
Interest cost	4,286		5,791	521	794
Expected return on plan assets	(6,133)		(6,344)	—	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	156		183	—	—
Recognized actuarial loss	5,279		4,269	(7)	—
Net periodic benefit expense	$	5,356	6,065	840	1,241

The components of net periodic benefit expense, other than the service cost, curtailment and special termination benefits components, are included in the line item “Interest and other income (loss)” in Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company made contributions of $10.6 million to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.  Remaining funding in 2021 for the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement plans is anticipated to be $31.3 million.

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Incentive Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Incentive Plans

Note I – Incentive Plans

The costs resulting from all share-based and cash-based incentive plans are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using a fair value-based measurement method over the periods that the awards vest.

The 2017 Annual Incentive Plan (2017 Annual Plan) authorizes the Executive Compensation Committee (the Committee) to establish specific performance goals associated with annual cash awards that may be earned by officers, executives and certain other employees.  Cash awards under the 2017 Annual Plan are determined based on the Company’s actual financial and operating results as measured against the performance goals established by the Committee. 

In May 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved the replacement of the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2018 Long-Term Plan) with the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2020 Long-Term Plan). All awards on or after May 13, 2020, will be made under the 2020 Long-Term Plan.

The 2020 Long-Term Plan and the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan authorizes the Committee to make grants of the Company’s Common Stock to employees.  These grants may be in the form of stock options (nonqualified or incentive), stock appreciation rights (SAR), restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSU), performance units, performance shares, dividend equivalents and other stock-based incentives.  The 2020 Long-Term Plan expires in 2030.  A total of 5 million shares are issuable during the life of the 2020 Long-Term Plan. Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under this Plan may be shares that are authorized and unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market. Share awards that have been canceled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under an award shall not count as shares issued under this Plan.

The Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2018 NED Plan) that permits the issuance of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options or a combination thereof to the Company’s Non-Employee Directors.

During the first three months of 2021, the Committee granted 1,156,800 performance-based RSUs and 385,600 time-based RSUs to certain employees under the 2020 Long-Term Plan.  The fair value of the performance-based RSUs, using a Monte Carlo valuation model, was $16.03 per unit.  The fair value of the time-based RSUs was estimated based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant of $12.30 per unit.  Additionally, in February 2021, the Committee granted 1,022,700 cash-settled RSUs (CRSU) to certain employees.  The CRSUs are to be settled in cash, net of applicable income

taxes, and are accounted for as liability-type awards.  The initial fair value of the CRSUs granted in February 2021 was $12.30.  Also, in February, the Committee granted 182,652 shares of time-based RSUs to the Company’s non-employee Directors under the 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.  These units are scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The estimated fair value of these awards was $13.14 per unit on date of grant.

All stock option exercises are non-cash transactions for the Company.  The employee receives net shares, after applicable withholding obligations, upon each stock option exercise. The actual income tax benefit realized from the tax deductions related to stock option exercises of the share-based payment arrangements were immaterial for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to share-based plans are shown in the following table:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$	8,196	553
Related income tax (expense) benefit recognized in income	1,165		(592)

Certain incentive compensation granted to the Company’s named executive officers, to the extent their total compensation exceeds $1.0 million per executive per year, is not eligible for a U.S. income tax deduction under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017 Tax Act).

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Note J – Earnings Per Share

Net (loss) income attributable to Murphy was used as the numerator in computing both basic and diluted income per Common share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.  The following table reports the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Weighted-average shares)	2021	2020
Basic method	153,952,552	153,312,647
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units ¹	—	—
Diluted method	153,952,552	153,312,647

1 Due to a net loss recognized by the Company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

The following table reflects certain options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding during the periods presented but were not included in the computation of diluted shares above because the incremental shares from the assumed conversion were antidilutive.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares	1,771,575		2,490,542
Weighted average price of these options	$	35.62	$	42.58

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note K – Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense (benefit) divided by income from continuing operations before income taxes.  For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:

	2021	2020
Three months ended March 31,	24.8%	15.4%

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to losses recorded in Canada which has a higher tax rate, exploration expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions in which no income tax benefit is currently available, as well as no tax applied to the pre-tax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 was below the statutory tax rate of 21% due to impairment charges, exploration expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions in which no income tax benefit is available, as well as no tax benefit available from the pre-tax loss of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities.  These audits often take multiple years to complete and settle.  Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future years from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters.  As of March 31, 2021, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows: United States – 2016; Canada – 2016; Malaysia – 2014; and United Kingdom – 2018. Following the divestment of Malaysia in the third quarter of 2019, the Company has retained certain possible liabilities and rights to income tax receivables relating to Malaysia for the years prior to 2019. The Company believes current recorded liabilities are adequate.

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Murphy uses derivative instruments to manage certain risks related to commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.  The use of derivative instruments for risk management is covered by operating policies and is closely monitored by the Company’s senior management.  The Company does not hold any derivatives for speculative purposes and it does not use derivatives with leveraged or complex features.  Derivative instruments are traded with creditworthy major financial

institutions or over national exchanges such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).  The Company has a risk management control system to monitor commodity price risks and any derivatives obtained to manage a portion of such risks.  For accounting purposes, the Company has not designated commodity and foreign currency derivative contracts as hedges, and therefore, it recognizes all gains and losses on these derivative contracts in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Certain interest rate derivative contracts were accounted for as hedges and the gain or loss associated with recording the fair value of these contracts was deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and amortized to the income statement over time. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the remaining notes due 2022 and expensed the remainder of the previously deferred loss on the interest rate swap of $2.1 million to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Commodity Price Risks

At March 31, 2021, the Company had 45,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing through December 2021 at an average price of $42.77, and 20,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing from January to December of 2022 at an average price of $44.88. Under these contracts, which mature monthly, the Company pays the average monthly price in effect and receives the fixed contract price.

At March 31, 2020, the Company had 45,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap financial contracts maturing through the end of April 2020 at an average price of $56.42, 65,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap contracts maturing in May and June 2020 at an average price of $47.20, and 45,000 barrels per day in WTI crude oil swap contracts maturing through the end of 2020 at an average price of $56.42.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risks

The Company is subject to foreign currency exchange risk associated with operations in countries outside the U.S. The Company had no foreign currency exchange short-term derivatives outstanding at March 31, 2021 and 2020.

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Asset (Liability) Derivatives			Asset (Liability) Derivatives
Type of Derivative Contract	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity	Accounts payable	$	—	Accounts receivable	$	13,050
	Accounts payable	(234,473)		Accounts payable	(89,842)
	Deferred credits and other liabilities	(49,034)		Deferred credits and other liabilities	(12,833)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

		Gain (Loss)
(Thousands of dollars)	Statement of Operations Location	Three months ended March 31,
Type of Derivative Contract		2021		2020
Commodity	(Loss) gain on crude contracts	$	(214,385)	400,672

Interest Rate Risks

Under hedge accounting rules, the Company deferred the net cost associated with derivative contracts purchased to manage interest rate risk associated with 10-year notes sold in May 2012 to match the payment of interest on these notes through 2022.  During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the remaining notes due 2022 and expensed the remainder of the previously deferred loss on the interest rate swap of $2.1 million to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Fair Values – Recurring

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The fair value hierarchy is based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, with Level 1 being the highest quality and Level 3 being the lowest quality.  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect assumptions about pricing by market participants.

The carrying value of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2021					December 31, 2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	—	—	—	—	13,050	—	13,050
	$	—	—	—	—	—	13,050	—	13,050
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee savings plans	$	15,654	—	—	15,654	14,988	—	—	14,988
Commodity derivative contracts	—		283,507	—	283,507	—	102,675	—	102,675
Contingent consideration	—		—	147,927	147,927	—	—	133,004	133,004
	$	15,654	283,507	147,927	431,434	14,988	102,675	133,004	250,667

The fair value of WTI crude oil derivative contracts in 2021 and 2020 were based on active market quotes for WTI crude oil.  The before tax income effect of changes in the fair value of crude oil derivative contracts is recorded in Gain (loss) on crude contracts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

The nonqualified employee savings plan is an unfunded savings plan through which participants seek a return via phantom investments in equity securities and/or mutual funds.  The fair value of this liability was based on quoted prices for these equity securities and mutual funds.  The income effect of changes in the fair value of the nonqualified employee savings plan is recorded in Selling and general expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

The contingent consideration, related to two acquisitions in 2019 and 2018, is valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The income effect of changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration is recorded in Other expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Any remaining contingent consideration payable will be due annually in years 2021 to 2026.

The Company offsets certain assets and liabilities related to derivative contracts when the legal right of offset exists.  There were no offsetting positions recorded at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Note M – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, are presented net of taxes in the following table.

(Thousands of dollars)	Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)		Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plan Adjustments		Deferred Loss on Interest Rate Derivative Hedges		Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	(324,011)	(275,632)		(1,690)		(601,333)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	19,897		—		—		19,897
Reclassifications to income	—		4,136	¹	1,690	²	5,826
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	19,897		4,136		1,690		25,723
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	(304,114)	(271,496)		—		(575,610)

1 Reclassifications before taxes of $5,252 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  See Note H for additional information.  Related income taxes of $1,116 are included in Income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

2 Reclassifications before taxes of $2,140 are included in Interest expense, net, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  Related income taxes of $450 are included in Income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  See Note L for additional information.

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Environmental and Other Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Environmental and Other Contingencies

Note N – Environmental and Other Contingencies

The Company’s operations and earnings have been and may be affected by various forms of governmental action both in the United States and throughout the world.  Examples of such governmental action include, but are by no means limited to:  tax legislation changes, including tax rate changes, and retroactive tax claims; royalty and revenue sharing increases; import and export controls; price controls; currency controls; allocation of supplies of crude oil and petroleum products and other goods; expropriation of property; restrictions and preferences affecting the issuance of oil and natural gas or mineral leases; restrictions on drilling and/or production; laws and regulations intended for the promotion of safety and the protection and/or remediation of the environment; governmental support for other forms of energy; and laws and regulations affecting the Company’s relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, stockholders and others.  Governmental actions are often motivated by political considerations and may be taken without full consideration of their consequences or may be taken in response to actions of other governments.  It is not practical to attempt to predict the likelihood of such actions, the form the actions may take or the effect such actions may have on the Company.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS – Murphy and other companies in the oil and natural gas industry are subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations dealing with the environment.  Violation of federal or state environmental laws, regulations and permits can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions and construction bans or delays.  A discharge of hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent such event is not insured, subject the Company to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable regulations and claims by neighboring landowners and other third parties for any personal injury and property damage that might result. Item 103 of SEC Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that the Company reasonably believes will exceed a specified threshold. Pursuant to recent SEC amendments to this item, the Company will be using a threshold of $1.0 million for such proceedings.

The Company currently owns or leases, and has in the past owned or leased, properties at which hazardous substances have been or are being handled.  Hazardous substances may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by the Company or on or under other locations where these wastes have been taken for disposal.  In addition, many of these properties have been operated by third parties whose treatment and disposal or release of hydrocarbons or other wastes were not under Murphy’s control.  Under existing laws, the Company could be required to investigate, remove or remediate previously disposed wastes (including wastes disposed of or released by prior owners or operators), to investigate and clean up contaminated property (including contaminated groundwater) or to perform remedial plugging operations to prevent future contamination.  Certain of these historical properties are in various stages of negotiation, investigation, and/or cleanup, and the Company is investigating the extent of any such liability and the availability of applicable defenses.  The Company has retained certain liabilities related to environmental matters at formerly owned U.S. refineries that were sold in 2011.  The Company also obtained insurance covering certain levels of environmental exposures related to past operations of these refineries.  Murphy USA Inc. has retained any environmental exposure associated with Murphy’s former U.S. marketing operations that were spun-off in August 2013.  The Company believes costs related to these sites will not have a material adverse effect on Murphy’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

There is the possibility that environmental expenditures could be required at currently unidentified sites, and additional expenditures could be required at known sites.  However, based on information currently available to the Company, the amount of future investigation and remediation costs incurred at known or currently unidentified sites is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future net income, cash flows or liquidity.

LEGAL MATTERS – Murphy and its subsidiaries are engaged in a number of other legal proceedings, all of which Murphy considers routine and incidental to its business.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of environmental and legal matters referred to in this note is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

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Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Note O – Business Segments

Information about business segments and geographic operations is reported in the following table.  For geographic purposes, revenues are attributed to the country in which the sale occurs.  Corporate, including interest income, other gains and losses (including foreign exchange gains/losses and realized and unrealized gains/losses on crude oil contracts), interest expense and unallocated overhead, is shown in the tables to reconcile the business segments to consolidated totals.

	Total Assets at March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)			External Revenues	Income (Loss)	External Revenues	Income (Loss)
Exploration and production ¹
United States	$	6,737.8	490.3	119.0	511.5	(696.0)
Canada	2,364.0		104.0	(124.3)	89.7	(6.9)
Other	264.3		—	(6.9)	1.8	(52.3)
Total exploration and production	9,366.1		594.3	(12.2)	603.0	(755.2)
Corporate	917.4		(214.3)	(254.8)	400.7	251.4
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations	10,283.5		380.0	(267.0)	1,003.7	(503.8)
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.8		—	0.2	—	(4.9)
Total	$	10,284.3	380.0	(266.8)	1,003.7	(508.7)

1 Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on pages 25.

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New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Nature of Business

NATURE OF BUSINESS – Murphy Oil Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company that conducts its business through various operating subsidiaries.  The Company primarily produces oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada and conducts oil and natural gas exploration activities worldwide.

Accounting Principles Adopted and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Principles Adopted

Income Taxes.  In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, which removes certain exceptions for investments, intraperiod allocations and interim calculations, and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Implementation on a prospective or retrospective basis varies by specific topics within the ASU.   The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2021 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

None.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $592.5 million and $600.6 million, respectively, from contracts with customers for the sales of oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)		2021		2020
Net crude oil and condensate revenue
United States	Onshore	$	114,490	131,236
	Offshore	328,341		346,972
Canada	Onshore	29,903		23,383
	Offshore	18,062		24,614
Other		—		1,864
Total crude oil and condensate revenue		490,796		528,069
Net natural gas liquids revenue
United States	Onshore	7,528		5,503
	Offshore	10,054		5,026
Canada	Onshore	3,987		2,034
Total natural gas liquids revenue		21,569		12,563
Net natural gas revenue
United States	Onshore	6,443		5,558
	Offshore	22,138		14,995
Canada	Onshore	51,581		39,373
Total natural gas revenue		80,162		59,926
Total revenue from contracts with customers		592,527		600,558
(Loss) gain on crude contracts		(214,385)		400,672
Gain on sale of assets and other income		1,843		2,498
Total revenue and other income		$	379,985	1,003,728

Current Long-Term Contracts Outstanding

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had the following sales contracts in place which are expected to generate revenue from sales to customers for a period of more than 12 months starting at the inception of the contract:

Current Long-Term Contracts Outstanding at March 31, 2021
				Approximate Volumes
Location	Commodity	End Date	Description
U.S.	Oil	Q4 2021	Fixed quantity delivery in Eagle Ford	17,000 BOED
U.S.	Natural Gas and NGL	Q1 2023	Deliveries from dedicated acreage in Eagle Ford	As produced
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2021	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	10 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	8 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	5 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2022	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index fixed pricing	20 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	25 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	38 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	31 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices	134 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2024	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index fixed pricing	15 MMCFD
Canada	Natural Gas	Q4 2026	Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing	49 MMCFD
Canada	NGL	Q3 2023	Contracts to sell natural gas liquids at various CAD pricing	730 BOED

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Net Changes in Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs

The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Beginning balance at January 1	$	181,616	217,326
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves	785		816
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense	—		(39,709)
Balance at March 31	$	182,401	178,433

Aging of Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs

The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploratory well costs based on the date the drilling was completed for each individual well and the number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized.  The projects are aged based on the last well drilled in the project.

	March 31,
	2021				2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Amount		No. of Wells	No. of Projects	Amount	No. of Wells	No. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year	$	—	—	—	24,637	3	3
One to two years	23,514		3	3	31,541	2	2
Two to three years	30,562		2	2	—	—	—
Three years or more	128,325		6	—	122,255	6	—
	$	182,401	11	5	178,433	11	5

Schedule of Recognized Impairments

The following table reflects the recognized impairments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
U.S.	$	—	927,821
Canada	171,296		—
Other Foreign	—		39,709
	$	171,296	967,530

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Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Results of Operations Associated with Discontinued Operations

The results of operations associated with discontinued operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Revenues	$	44	4,073
Costs and expenses
Other costs and expenses (benefits)	(164)		8,935
(Loss) income before taxes	208		(4,862)
Income tax expense	—		—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$	208	(4,862)

Major Categories of Assets and Liabilities Reflected as Held for Sale

The following table presents the carrying value of the major categories of assets and liabilities of the Brunei exploration and production operations and the Company’s office building in El Dorado, Arkansas that are reflected as held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(Thousands of dollars)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash	$	9,469	10,185
Inventories	193		406
Property, plant, and equipment, net	58,294		307,704
Deferred income taxes and other assets	9,441		9,441
Total current assets associated with assets held for sale	$	77,397	327,736
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	5,213	5,306
Other accrued liabilities	36		45
Current maturities of long-term debt (finance lease)	746		737
Taxes payable	1,510		1,510
Long-term debt (finance lease)	6,325		6,513
Asset retirement obligation	267		261
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$	14,097	14,372

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Other Financial Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Other Financial Information [Abstract]

Noncash Operating Working Capital (Increase) Decrease

Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable ¹	$	(16,954)	186,436
Decrease in inventories	392		7,553
(Increase) in prepaid expenses	(3,652)		(10,179)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ¹	11,810		(76,287)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable	(648)		304
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	$	(9,052)	107,827
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	720	72
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $3.3 million in 2021 and $2.4 million in 2020	44,577		42,344
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized ²	$	6,390	280
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual	13,617		10,633

1 Excludes receivable/payable balances relating to mark-to-market of crude contracts and contingent consideration relating to acquisitions.

2 Excludes non-cash capitalized cost offset by impairment of $74.4 million in 2021.

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense

The table that follows provides the components of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits			Other Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020	2021	2020
Service cost	$	1,768	2,166	326	447
Interest cost	4,286		5,791	521	794
Expected return on plan assets	(6,133)		(6,344)	—	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	156		183	—	—
Recognized actuarial loss	5,279		4,269	(7)	—
Net periodic benefit expense	$	5,356	6,065	840	1,241

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Incentive Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-Based Plans, Amounts Recognized in the Financial Statements

Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to share-based plans are shown in the following table:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2021		2020
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$	8,196	553
Related income tax (expense) benefit recognized in income	1,165		(592)

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding for Computation of Basic and Diluted Income per Common Share

The following table reports the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Weighted-average shares)	2021	2020
Basic method	153,952,552	153,312,647
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units ¹	—	—
Diluted method	153,952,552	153,312,647

1 Due to a net loss recognized by the Company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021, no unvested stock awards were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

Anti Dilutive Securities Not Included in Computation of Diluted EPS

The following table reflects certain options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding during the periods presented but were not included in the computation of diluted shares above because the incremental shares from the assumed conversion were antidilutive.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares	1,771,575		2,490,542
Weighted average price of these options	$	35.62	$	42.58

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Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Effective Income Tax Rates

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:

	2021	2020
Three months ended March 31,	24.8%	15.4%

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Asset (Liability) Derivatives			Asset (Liability) Derivatives
Type of Derivative Contract	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity	Accounts payable	$	—	Accounts receivable	$	13,050
	Accounts payable	(234,473)		Accounts payable	(89,842)
	Deferred credits and other liabilities	(49,034)		Deferred credits and other liabilities	(12,833)

Recognized Gains and Losses for Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

		Gain (Loss)
(Thousands of dollars)	Statement of Operations Location	Three months ended March 31,
Type of Derivative Contract		2021		2020
Commodity	(Loss) gain on crude contracts	$	(214,385)	400,672

Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The carrying value of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are presented in the following table.

	March 31, 2021					December 31, 2020
(Thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	—	—	—	—	13,050	—	13,050
	$	—	—	—	—	—	13,050	—	13,050
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee savings plans	$	15,654	—	—	15,654	14,988	—	—	14,988
Commodity derivative contracts	—		283,507	—	283,507	—	102,675	—	102,675
Contingent consideration	—		—	147,927	147,927	—	—	133,004	133,004
	$	15,654	283,507	147,927	431,434	14,988	102,675	133,004	250,667

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, are presented net of taxes in the following table.

(Thousands of dollars)	Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)		Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plan Adjustments		Deferred Loss on Interest Rate Derivative Hedges		Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	(324,011)	(275,632)		(1,690)		(601,333)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	19,897		—		—		19,897
Reclassifications to income	—		4,136	¹	1,690	²	5,826
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	19,897		4,136		1,690		25,723
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	(304,114)	(271,496)		—		(575,610)

1 Reclassifications before taxes of $5,252 are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  See Note H for additional information.  Related income taxes of $1,116 are included in Income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

2 Reclassifications before taxes of $2,140 are included in Interest expense, net, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  Related income taxes of $450 are included in Income tax expense (benefit) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.  See Note L for additional information.

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Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Information about business segments and geographic operations is reported in the following table.  For geographic purposes, revenues are attributed to the country in which the sale occurs.  Corporate, including interest income, other gains and losses (including foreign exchange gains/losses and realized and unrealized gains/losses on crude oil contracts), interest expense and unallocated overhead, is shown in the tables to reconcile the business segments to consolidated totals.

	Total Assets at March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)			External Revenues	Income (Loss)	External Revenues	Income (Loss)
Exploration and production ¹
United States	$	6,737.8	490.3	119.0	511.5	(696.0)
Canada	2,364.0		104.0	(124.3)	89.7	(6.9)
Other	264.3		—	(6.9)	1.8	(52.3)
Total exploration and production	9,366.1		594.3	(12.2)	603.0	(755.2)
Corporate	917.4		(214.3)	(254.8)	400.7	251.4
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations	10,283.5		380.0	(267.0)	1,003.7	(503.8)
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.8		—	0.2	—	(4.9)
Total	$	10,284.3	380.0	(266.8)	1,003.7	(508.7)

1 Additional details about results of oil and gas operations are presented in the table on pages 25.

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Nature of Business and Interim Financial Statements - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) entity
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Ownership percentage in variable interest entity	0.50%
Number of variable interest entities (in entities) | entity	2
Maximum exposure to loss | $	$ 3.5

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment revenueStream	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Number of geographic segments (in segments) | segment	2
Number of revenue streams (in revenue streams) | revenueStream	3
Revenue from sales to customers	$ 592,527	$ 600,558
Receivables from contracts with customers	$ 179,100		$ 135,200

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	$ 592,527	$ 600,558
(Loss) gain on crude contracts	(214,385)	400,672
Gain on sale of assets and other income	1,843	2,498
Total revenues and other income	379,985	1,003,728
Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	490,796	528,069
Net natural gas liquids revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	21,569	12,563
Net natural gas revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	80,162	59,926
United States | Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	114,490	131,236
United States | Net natural gas liquids revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	7,528	5,503
United States | Net natural gas revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	6,443	5,558
United States Offshore | Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	328,341	346,972
United States Offshore | Net natural gas liquids revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	10,054	5,026
United States Offshore | Net natural gas revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	22,138	14,995
Canada     | Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	29,903	23,383
Canada     | Net natural gas liquids revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	3,987	2,034
Canada     | Net natural gas revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	51,581	39,373
Canada Offshore | Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	18,062	24,614
Other | Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue from contracts with customers	$ 0	$ 1,864

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Current Long-Term Contracts Outstanding) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2021 Boe MMcf
Q4 2021 | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, oil quantity per day | Boe	17,000
Q4 2021 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	10
Q4 2022 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	8
Q4 2022 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	5
Q4 2022 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	20
Q4 2023 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	25
Q4 2023 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	38
Q4 2024 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	31
Q4 2024 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	15
Q4 2024 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at Alberta AECO fixed prices
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	134
Q4 2026 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD Index pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	49
Q3 2023 | Canada | Contracts to sell natural gas liquids at various CAD pricing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, oil quantity per day | Boe	730

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Net Changes in Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 181,616	$ 217,326
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves	785	816
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense	0	(39,709)
Ending balance	$ 182,401	$ 178,433

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 17, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Well costs		$ 182,401	$ 178,433	$ 181,616	$ 217,326
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		182,400
Impairment of oil and gas Properties		171,296	967,530
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas property and equipment	$ 267,700
Vietnam
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		90,600
United States
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		45,900
Impairment of oil and gas Properties		0	927,821
Brunei
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		25,700
MEXICO
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		15,400
Canada
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Exploratory well costs capitalized more than one year		4,800
Impairment of oil and gas Properties		$ 171,296	$ 0

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Aging of Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) project well	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) well project	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 182,401	$ 178,433	$ 181,616	$ 217,326
No. of Wells (in wells) | well	11	11
No. of Projects (in projects) | project	5	5
Zero to one year
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 0	$ 24,637
No. of Wells (in wells) | well	0	3
No. of Projects (in projects) | project	0	3
One to two years
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 23,514	$ 31,541
No. of Wells (in wells) | well	3	2
No. of Projects (in projects) | project	3	2
Two to three years
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 30,562	$ 0
No. of Wells (in wells) | well	2	0
No. of Projects (in projects) | project	2	0
Three years or more
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Amount | $	$ 128,325	$ 122,255
No. of Wells (in wells) | well	6	6
No. of Projects (in projects) | project	0	0

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Schedule of Recognized Impairments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas Properties	$ 171,296	$ 967,530
United States
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas Properties	0	927,821
Canada
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas Properties	171,296	0
Other Foreign
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas Properties	$ 0	$ 39,709

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Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Results of Operations Associated with Discontinued Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$ 208	$ (4,862)
Discontinued Operation | Malaysian Exploration And Production Operations And U.K., U.S. Refining And Marketing Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenues	44	4,073
Other costs and expenses (benefits)	(164)	8,935
(Loss) income before taxes	208	(4,862)
Income tax expense	0	0
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$ 208	$ (4,862)

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Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Major Categories of Assets and Liabilities Reflected as Held for Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current liabilities
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$ 14,097	$ 14,372
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale | Brunei Exploration And Production Operations
Current assets
Cash	9,469	10,185
Inventories	193	406
Property, plant, and equipment, net	58,294	307,704
Deferred income taxes and other assets	9,441	9,441
Total current assets associated with assets held for sale	77,397	327,736
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	5,213	5,306
Other accrued liabilities	36	45
Current maturities of long-term debt (finance lease)	746	737
Taxes payable	1,510	1,510
Long-term debt (finance lease)	6,325	6,513
Asset retirement obligation	267	261
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale	$ 14,097	$ 14,372

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Financing Arrangements and Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cost of debt extinguishment	$ 36,900,000
Early redemption of debt cost	34,177,000	$ 0
6.375% notes due July 2028
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 550,000,000
Stated interest rate	6.375%
Transaction costs	$ 8,000,000.0
4.00% notes due June 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.00%
Repayments of debt	$ 259,300,000
4.95% notes due December 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.95%
Repayments of debt	$ 317,100,000
3.70% notes due 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.70%
2018 Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 0
Interest rate	1.78%
2018 Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,600,000,000
Amount outstanding	$ 3,800,000

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Other Financial Information (Noncash Operating Working Capital (Increase) Decrease) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	$ (16,954)	$ 186,436
Decrease in inventories	392	7,553
(Increase) in prepaid expenses	(3,652)	(10,179)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11,810	(76,287)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable	(648)	304
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital	(9,052)	107,827
Supplementary disclosures:
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds	720	72
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $3.3 million in 2021 and $2.4 million in 2020	44,577	42,344
Capitalized interest paid	3,300	2,400
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized	6,390	280
Decrease in capital expenditure accrual	13,617	$ 10,633
Impairment of asset retirement obligation	$ 74,400

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Contributions to benefit plans	$ 10.6
Expected benefit plan contributions to be made during the year	$ 31.3

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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Pension Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 1,768	$ 2,166
Interest cost	4,286	5,791
Expected return on plan assets	(6,133)	(6,344)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	156	183
Recognized actuarial loss	5,279	4,269
Net periodic benefit expense	5,356	6,065
Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	326	447
Interest cost	521	794
Expected return on plan assets	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0	0
Recognized actuarial loss	(7)	0
Net periodic benefit expense	$ 840	$ 1,241

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Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Threshold of executive compensation not eligible for U.S. income tax deduction		$ 1,000,000.0
2020 Long-Term Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares available for issuance (in shares)		5,000,000
Performance-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares)		1,156,800
Fair value per share at grant date (in USD per share)		$ 16.03
Time-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares)	182,652	385,600
Fair value per share at grant date (in USD per share)	$ 13.14	$ 12.30
Cash Settled RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares)	1,022,700
Fair value per share at grant date (in USD per share)	$ 12.30

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Incentive Plans (Share-Based Plans, Amounts Recognized) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit	$ 8,196	$ 553
Related income tax (expense) benefit recognized in income	$ 1,165	$ (592)

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Earnings Per Share (Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding for Computation of Basic and Diluted Income per Common Share) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic method (in shares)	153,952,552	153,312,647
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units (in shares)	0	0
Diluted method (in shares)	153,952,552	153,312,647
Unvested stock awards	$ 0

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Earnings Per Share (Antidilutive Securities Not Included in Computation of Diluted EPS) (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted shares (in shares)	1,771,575	2,490,542
Weighted average price of these options (in USD per share)	$ 35.62	$ 42.58

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Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rates) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	24.80%	15.40%

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Narrative) (Details) barrels_per_day in Thousands, $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 barrels_per_day $ / bbl	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) barrels_per_day contract OffsettingPosition $ / bbl	Mar. 31, 2020 barrels_per_day contract	Dec. 31, 2020 barrels_per_day OffsettingPosition $ / bbl	Dec. 31, 2021 barrels_per_day $ / bbl	Dec. 31, 2019 Acquisition
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of foreign currency derivatives (in contracts) | contract		0	0
Amount of loss reclassified to interest expense | $		$ (2.1)
Number of businesses acquired (in acquisitions) | Acquisition						2
Number of offsetting positions (in offsetting positions) | OffsettingPosition		0		0
Commodity derivative contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Daily production commitment (barrels per day) | barrels_per_day	65	45	45	45
Average forward price (in dollars per barrel) | $ / bbl	47.20	42.77		56.42
Notes Due 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Debt instrument term		10 years
Forecast | Commodity derivative contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Average forward price (in dollars per barrel) | $ / bbl					44.88
Forecast | Commodity derivative contracts | Subsequent Event
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Daily production commitment (barrels per day) | barrels_per_day					20

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Fair Value of Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Details) - Not Designated as Hedging Instrument - Commodity derivative contracts - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ (234,473)
Obligations
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(49,034)	$ (12,833)
Accounts receivable
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset		13,050
Accounts payable
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ 0	$ (89,842)

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Recognized Gains and Losses for Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Commodity derivative contracts | (Loss) gain on crude contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
(Loss) gain on crude contracts	$ (214,385)	$ 400,672

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Details) - Fair Value - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	$ 0	$ 13,050
Liabilities	431,434	250,667
Commodity derivative contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	13,050
Commodity derivative contracts	283,507	102,675
Nonqualified employee savings plans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nonqualified employee savings plans	15,654	14,988
Contingent consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	147,927	133,004
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	15,654	14,988
Level 1 | Commodity derivative contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Commodity derivative contracts	0	0
Level 1 | Nonqualified employee savings plans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nonqualified employee savings plans	15,654	14,988
Level 1 | Contingent consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	13,050
Liabilities	283,507	102,675
Level 2 | Commodity derivative contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	13,050
Commodity derivative contracts	283,507	102,675
Level 2 | Nonqualified employee savings plans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nonqualified employee savings plans	0	0
Level 2 | Contingent consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	147,927	133,004
Level 3 | Commodity derivative contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Commodity derivative contracts	0	0
Level 3 | Nonqualified employee savings plans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nonqualified employee savings plans	0	0
Level 3 | Contingent consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 147,927	$ 133,004

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 4,394,147
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	19,897
Reclassifications to income	5,826
Other comprehensive (loss) income	25,723	$ (127,823)
Balance at end of period	4,099,609	$ 5,098,303
Reclassifications before taxes, included in net periodic benefit expense	2,140
Reclassifications, income tax expense	450
Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(324,011)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	19,897
Reclassifications to income	0
Other comprehensive (loss) income	19,897
Balance at end of period	(304,114)
Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plan Adjustments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(275,632)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	0
Reclassifications to income	4,136
Other comprehensive (loss) income	4,136
Balance at end of period	(271,496)
Reclassifications before taxes, included in net periodic benefit expense	5,252
Deferred Loss on Interest Rate Derivative Hedges
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(1,690)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income and retained earnings	0
Reclassifications to income	1,690
Other comprehensive (loss) income	1,690
Balance at end of period	0
Reclassifications, income tax expense	1,116
Total
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(601,333)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Balance at end of period	$ (575,610)

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Environmental and Other Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
Threshold for disclosure of monetary sanctions, environmental proceedings	$ 1.0

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Business Segments (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 10,284,344		$ 10,620,852
External Revenues	379,985	$ 1,003,728
Income (Loss)	(266,824)	(508,702)
Assets/revenue/income (loss) from continuing operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	10,283,500
External Revenues	380,000	1,003,700
Income (Loss)	(267,000)	(503,800)
Discontinued operations, net of tax
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	800
External Revenues	0	0
Income (Loss)	200	(4,900)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	917,400
External Revenues	(214,300)	400,700
Income (Loss)	(254,800)	251,400
Exploration and production | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	9,366,100
External Revenues	594,300	603,000
Income (Loss)	(12,200)	(755,200)
Exploration and production | Operating Segments | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	6,737,800
External Revenues	490,300	511,500
Income (Loss)	119,000	(696,000)
Exploration and production | Operating Segments | Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	2,364,000
External Revenues	104,000	89,700
Income (Loss)	(124,300)	(6,900)
Exploration and production | Operating Segments | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	264,300
External Revenues	0	1,800
Income (Loss)	$ (6,900)	$ (52,300)