Murphy Oil (MUR) Posts Q4 Loss of $3.41/Share

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MURPHY OIL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2015 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS

January 27, 2016 5:10 PM EST

EL DORADO, Arkansas, January 27, 2016 - Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced its preliminary financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2015, including a net loss of $587.1 million, or $3.41 per diluted share during the quarter. The net loss during the fourth quarter includes a non-cash impairment of oil and natural gas properties of $192.2 million, or $123.5 million net of tax, deepwater rig contract exit costs of $282.0 million, or $183.3 million net of tax, and... More