traded as nyse mur s & p 500 component industry petroleum industry founded louisiana u.s. headquarters el dorado arkansas key people claiborne p. deming chairman roger jenkins ceo & president 1 products petroleum natural gas production output 208 thousand barrels of oil equivalent 1 270 000 gj per day 1 revenue us 2.787 billion 2015 1 operating income us 2.255 billion 2015 1 net income us 2.270 billion 2015 1 total assets us 11.493 billion 2015 1 total equity us 5.306 billion 2015 1 number of employees 1 258 2015 1 website murphyoilcorp.com murphy oil corporation is an american petroleum and natural gas exploration company headquartered in el dorado arkansas . the company also has operating offices in houston texas calgary alberta and kuala lumpur malaysia . 1 contents 1 current operations 2 history 3 el dorado promise 4 references 5 external links current operations edit as of december 31 2015 the company had 774 million barrels of oil equivalent 4.74 109 gj of estimated proved reserves of which 44 % was petroleum 15 % was synthetic crude oil 36 % was natural gas and 5 % was natural gas liquids . 1 the company s developed reserves are in the united states canada and malaysia . the company also has undeveloped reserves in australia brunei vietnam namibia indonesia equatorial guinea and spain . 1 in the united states the company s reserves are primarily in the eagle ford shale area of south texas and in the deepwater gulf of mexico . 1 the company s canadian operations are mostly heavy oil projects in the western canadian sedimentary basin . 1 of the company s 2015 production of 208 thousand barrels of oil equivalent 1 270 000 gj per day 62 % was petroleum 5 % was natural gas liquids and 33 % was natural gas . 1 history edit the company was originally incorporated in louisiana in 1950 . 1 in 2004 the company sold oil fields in western canada for us 633 million . 2 in 2013 the company distributed 100 % of the shares in its retail marketing gasoline station chain murphy usa to its shareholders via a corporate spin off . 3 on 27 april 2016 suncor announced that they had reached a 937 million deal to acquire murphy oil corp. s five per cent stake in the syncrude project north of fort mcmurray alta . 4 el dorado promise edit in january 2007 murphy announced that it would set aside 50 million to ensure that every student graduating from the el dorado arkansas school system would be able to afford college . the scholarship which requires that students spend a certain number of years in the el dorado school system and maintain a 2.0 grade point average while in college pays tuition and all mandatory fees for students up to the highest annual rate charged by an arkansas public university . scholarship amounts are paid based on length of attendance in the el dorado public school district . for example graduates who attend all 13 years at el dorado public schools will receive 100 % of the scholarship . 5 6 references edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o murphy oil corporation 2015 form 10 k annual report company to sell most canadian gas and oil fields . new york times . april 9 2004 . mur completes murphy usa spin off . zacks . retrieved 27 february 2015 . suncor snags majority control of syncrude with 937m murphy oil deal . ctv news . arkansas oil company promises millions in scholarships . new york times . january 23 2007 . murphy oil el dorado promise external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to murphy oil . murphyoilcorp.com murphy oil corporation 2015 form 10 k annual report retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title murphy oil & oldid 731284428 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeoil companies of the united statescompanies based in arkansasunion county arkansasautomotive fuel brandsgas stations in the united stateshidden categories commons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutsch svenska edit links this page was last modified on 24 july 2016 at 10 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view