MURPHY OIL CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 7, 2025.
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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 (the Company or Murphy) on pages 2 through 6 of this Form 10-Q report.
Note A – Basis of Presentation
The unaudited financial statements presented herein, in the opinion of Murphy’s management, include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In preparing the financial statements of the Company in conformity with GAAP, management has made a number of estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from the estimates.
Consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2024 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, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Note B – New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Principles Adopted
Reportable Segment Disclosures. In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The standard requires additional disclosures about operating segments, including segment expense information provided to the chief operating decision maker, and extends certain disclosure requirements to interim periods. The Company adopted this standard in the fourth quarter of 2024. The adoption did not impact the determination of significant segments and had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These new disclosure requirements are applied retrospectively to all prior periods included in the financial statements. Refer to Note P.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The standard becomes effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The standard requires specified information about certain costs and expenses presented on the face of the income statement to be further disaggregated in the notes to the financial statements. In addition, the standard requires certain expense and cost information that is not separately disaggregated to be qualitatively described. We expect this ASU to only impact our disclosures with no impacts to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Income Tax Disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The standard becomes effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The update requires financial statements to include consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation, as well as income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. We expect this ASU to only impact our disclosures with no impacts to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
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 referred to as oil and natural gas) in select basins around the world. The Company’s revenue from sales of oil and natural gas production activities is primarily subdivided intotwo key geographic segments: the United States (U.S.) and Canada. Additionally, revenue from sales to customers is generated from three primary revenue streams: crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
For operated oil and natural gas production where a 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 (NCI) in MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC (MP GOM) as prescribed by GAAP.
U.S. - In the U.S., the Company primarily produces oil and natural gas from fields in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas and in the Gulf of America. Revenue is generally recognized when oil and natural gas is 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. The Company also purchases natural gas in Canada to meet certain sales commitments.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company reviews performance based ontwo key geographical segments and between onshore and offshore sources of revenue within these geographies.
Note C - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Continued)
The Company’s revenues and other income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows.
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Net crude oil and condensate revenue | ||
| United States - Onshore | $109,458 | $142,543 |
| United States - Offshore 1 | 352,362 | 480,439 |
| Canada - Onshore | 14,730 | 13,873 |
| Canada - Offshore | 74,469 | 54,775 |
| Other | — | (98) |
| Total crude oil and condensate revenue | 551,019 | 691,532 |
| Net natural gas liquids revenue | ||
| United States - Onshore | 8,487 | 7,836 |
| United States - Offshore 1 | 9,249 | 10,374 |
| Canada - Onshore | 1,747 | 1,437 |
| Total natural gas liquids revenue | 19,483 | 19,647 |
| Net natural gas revenue | ||
| United States - Onshore | 7,967 | 4,276 |
| United States - Offshore 1 | 19,941 | 12,889 |
| Canada - Onshore | 74,320 | 66,259 |
| Total natural gas revenue | 102,228 | 83,424 |
| Revenue from production | 672,730 | 794,603 |
| Canada - Onshore | — | 245 |
| Total sales of purchased natural gas | — | 245 |
| Total revenue from sales to customers | 672,730 | 794,848 |
| (Loss) on derivative instruments | (9,459) | — |
| Gain on sale of assets and other operating income | 2,440 | 1,564 |
| Total revenues and other income | $665,711 | $796,412 |
1 Includes revenue attributable to noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
2 Purchases of natural gas are reported on a gross basis when Murphy takes control of the product and has risks and rewards of ownership. Sales of purchased natural gas are reported when the contractual performance obligations are satisfied. This occurs at the time the product is delivered to a third-party purchaser at the contractually determinable price.
Contract Balances and Asset Recognition
As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, receivables from contracts with customers, net of royalties and associated payables, on the balance sheet from continuing operations, were $203.7 million and $178.3 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 revenue contracts that have financing components as of March 31, 2025.
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.
Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Continued)
Performance Obligations
The Company recognizes oil and natural 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, 2025, the Company had the following sales contracts in place which are expected to generate revenue from sales to customers for a period over 12 months starting at the inception of the contract:
| Location | Commodity | End Date | Description | Approximate Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | Natural Gas and NGLs | Q2 2030 | Deliveries from dedicated acreage in Eagle Ford Shale | As produced |
| Canada | Natural Gas | Q4 2025 | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing | 25 MMCFD |
| Canada | Natural Gas | Q4 2026 | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing | 49 MMCFD |
| Canada | Natural Gas | Q4 2027 | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing | 30 MMCFD |
| Canada | Natural Gas | Q4 2028 | Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing | 10 MMCFD |
| Canada | Natural Gas | Q4 2025 | Contracts to sell natural gas at CAD fixed pricing | 40 MMCFD |
| Canada | Natural Gas | Q4 2026 | Contracts to sell natural gas at CAD fixed pricing | 50 MMCFD |
| Canada | NGLs | Q2 2025 | Contracts to sell NGLs at CAD index pricing | As produced |
The fixed price contracts above 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, 2025, the Company had total capitalized drilling costs pending the determination of proved reserves of $96.8 million. The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning balance at January 1 | $72,055 | $49,118 |
| Additions pending the determination of proved reserves | 24,790 | 11,538 |
| Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense | — | (26,471) |
| Balance at March 31 | $96,845 | $34,185 |
Capital additions of $24.8 million, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, are mainly for the Hai Su Vang-1X (Golden Sea Lion), Block 15/2-17 and Lac Da Hong-1X (Pink Camel), Block 15-1/05 exploration wells in Vietnam and long-lead equipment for the Cello #1 and Banjo #1 exploration wells (Mississippi Canyon 385) in the Gulf of America. The Lac Da Hong-1X (Pink Camel) exploration well in Vietnam encountered 106 feet of net oil pay from one reservoir. There wereno capitalized well costs charged to dry hole expense for the three months ended
Note D – Property, Plant and Equipment (Continued)
March 31, 2025. Capitalized well costs charged to dry hole expense of $26.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were related to the Hoffe Park #1 (Mississippi Canyon 166) exploration well in the Gulf of America. The preceding table excludes well costs of $0.2 million and $5.9 million incurred and expensed directly to dry hole for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. In 2025, the amount primarily relates to the finalization of previous dry hole wells, and in 2024, the amount primarily relates to the non-operated Oso #1 (Atwater Valley 138) exploration well in the Gulf of America.
The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploration well costs based on the date the drilling was completed for each individual well.
| March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| (Thousands of dollars) | Amount | No. of Wells | Amount | No. of Wells |
| Aging of capitalized well costs: | ||||
| Zero to one year | $9,421 | 2 | $11,641 | 4 |
| One to two years | 65,160 | 3 | — | — |
| Two to three years | — | — | — | — |
| Three years or more | 22,264 | 3 | 22,544 | 3 |
| $96,845 | 8 | $34,185 | 7 | |
Of the $87.4 million of exploration well costs capitalized more than one year at March 31, 2025, $59.0 million was in Vietnam, $21.2 million was in the Gulf of America, $4.4 million was in Canada, and $2.7 million was in Brunei. In all geographical areas, either further appraisal or development drilling is planned and/or development studies/plans are in various stages of completion.
Property Additions
During the first quarter of 2025, Murphy purchased a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) from BW Offshore (UK) Limited for a gross purchase price of $125.0 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. This acquisition includes an initial $100.0 million payment in the first quarter of 2025. The remaining balance will be due when certain contractual obligations are met, which is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2025. The FPSO will remain at its current location, supporting operations at the Cascade field (Walker Ridge 206 and 250) and Chinook field (Walker Ridge 469 and 425) in the Gulf of America. BW Offshore (UK) Limited will continue to provide operations and maintenance services under a newfive-year contract.
Impairments
There wereno impairments in the three months ended March 31, 2025. There were pretax impairments of $34.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 related to the Calliope field in Mississippi Canyon in the Gulf of America, in which operational issues led to a reserve reduction.
Note E – Financing Arrangements and Debt
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had a $1.35 billion revolving credit facility (RCF). The RCF is a senior unsecured guaranteed facility which expires on October 7, 2029. At March 31, 2025, the Company had $200.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the RCF and $0.4 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the borrowing capacity of the RCF. At March 31, 2025, the interest rate in effect on borrowings under the RCF was 6.67%. At March 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the RCF.
The Company also has a shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that permits the offer and sale of debt and/or equity securities through October 15, 2027.
Note F – Other Financial Information
Supplemental Information to Statement of Cash Flows
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents: | ||
| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | $(10,089) | $(13,174) |
| (Increase) decrease in inventories | (15,851) | 4,860 |
| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses | 10,502 | 5,110 |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (13,560) | (24,852) |
| Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable | 6,214 | 3,703 |
| Net (increase) in non-cash working capital | $(22,784) | $(24,353) |
| Supplementary disclosures: | ||
| Net cash income taxes (refunded) paid | $(1,632) | $405 |
| Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $1.1 million in 2025 and $3.9 million in 2024 | 6,347 | 11,062 |
| Non-cash investing activities: | ||
| Asset retirement costs capitalized | $8,996 | $10,955 |
| (Increase) decrease in capital expenditure accrual | (42,442) | (12,948) |
Note G – Asset Retirement Obligations
The asset retirement obligations liabilities (ARO) recognized by the Company are related to the estimated costs to dismantle and abandon its producing oil and natural gas properties and related equipment.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amount of the ARO for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are shown in the following table.
| (Thousands of dollars) | March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at beginning of year | $1,008,884 | $914,763 |
| Accretion | 14,045 | 12,774 |
| Liabilities incurred | 4,996 | 8,960 |
| Revisions of previous estimates | 3,999 | 1,995 |
| Liabilities settled | (157) | (737) |
| Changes due to translation of foreign currencies | 394 | (3,143) |
| Balance at end of period | 1,032,161 | 934,612 |
| Current portion of liability | (77,452) | (17,797) |
| Non-current portion of liability | $954,709 | $916,815 |
The estimation of future ARO is based on a number of assumptions requiring professional judgment. The Company cannot predict the type of revisions to these assumptions that may be required in future periods due to the availability of additional information such as: prices for oil field services, technological changes, governmental requirements and other factors.
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 plans and the U.S. directors’ 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 other postretirement benefits such as 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, 2025 and 2024.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pension Benefits | Other Postretirement Benefits | |||
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| Service cost | $1,683 | $1,706 | $84 | $135 |
| Interest cost | 8,398 | 8,391 | 708 | 782 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (8,871) | (8,357) | — | — |
| Estimated defined contribution provision | 60 | 55 | — | — |
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | 491 | 579 | (133) | (133) |
| Recognized actuarial loss (gain) | 1,891 | 2,360 | (1,056) | (812) |
| Total net periodic benefit expense | $3,652 | $4,734 | $(397) | $(28) |
The components of net periodic benefit expense, other than the service cost, are recorded in “Other income” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, the Company made contributions of $7.3 million to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans. Remaining funding in 2025 for the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement plans is anticipated to be $23.6 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 Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) authorizes the 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 AIP are determined based on the Company’s actual financial and operating results as measured against the performance goals established by the Committee.
The 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2020 Long-Term Plan) authorizes the Committee to make grants of the Company’s common stock and stock-based awards 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 of common stock are issuable during the life of the 2020 Long-Term Plan. Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2020 Long-Term 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 the 2020 Long-Term Plan. In addition, the 2020 Long-Term Plan authorizes the Committee to grant cash-settled equity awards to employees. These cash-settled RSU awards do not require issuance of the Company’s common stock, are time-based, and generally vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
Note I – Incentive Plans (Continued)
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Committee granted the following awards from the 2020 Long-Term Plan:
| Type of Award | Number of Awards Granted | Grant Date | Grant Date Fair Value | Valuation Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance-based RSUs (TSR) 1 | 520,150 | February 4, 2025 | $22.11 | Monte Carlo |
| Performance-based RSUs (ROACE) 1 | 129,990 | February 4, 2025 | $25.98 | Average Stock Price |
| Time-based RSUs (Stock-Settled) 2 | 470,440 | February 4, 2025 | $25.98 | Average Stock Price |
| Time-based RSUs (Cash-Settled) 2 | 771,390 | February 4, 2025 | $25.98 | Average Stock Price |
1 Performance-based RSUs are tied to the achievement of Total Shareholder Return (TSR) and Return on Average Capital Employed (ROACE) performance goals and are scheduled to vest three years from the date of grant if performance conditions are met.
2 Time-based RSUs generally vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
The Company also has a Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (NEDs) that permits the issuance of RSUs and stock options or a combination thereof to the Company’s NEDs.
The Company currently has outstanding incentive awards issued to Directors under the 2021 Stock Plan for NEDs (2021 NED Plan) and the 2018 Stock Plan for NEDs. All awards on or after May 12, 2021 were made under the 2021 NED Plan.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Committee granted the following awards to NEDs under the 2021 NED Plan:
| Type of Award | Number of Awards Granted | Grant Date | Grant Date Fair Value | Valuation Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time-Based RSUs 1 | 74,970 | February 5, 2025 | $26.68 | Closing Stock Price |
| Time-Based RSUs 2 | 2,114 | March 31, 2025 | $28.40 | Closing Stock Price |
1 NED’s time-based RSUs are scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. NEDs may elect to defer settlement of their vested time-based RSUs until (1) termination of service from the Board or (2) a future date selected by the director at the time of their deferral election. These unvested time-based RSUs are included in the table above, will vest inone year, and become deferred RSUs.
2 Effective January 1, 2024, NEDs can elect to receive their annual retainers in the form of deferred RSUs. Director fees which are deferred into RSUs are calculated and expensed each quarter by taking fees earned in respect of the applicable quarter and dividing by the closing price of our common stock on the last trading day of the quarter. Each deferred RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock following (1) termination of service from the Board or (2) a future date selected by the director at the time of their deferral election.
Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to share-based plans are shown in the following table:
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Compensation charged against income before tax benefit | $8,864 | $8,937 |
| Related income tax benefit recognized in income | 1,175 | 1,014 |
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).
Note J – Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Net 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, 2025 and 2024. The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.
| Three Months EndedMarch 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Weighted-average shares) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Basic method | 144,283,946 | 152,664,422 |
| Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units | 788,142 | 1,152,204 |
| Diluted method | 145,072,088 | 153,816,626 |
Note K – Income Taxes
The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense (benefit) divided by income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Three months ended March 31, | 26.7% | 20.6% |
The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to several factors including: the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense; stock-based compensation; and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available. These impacts were partially offset by no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was below the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM, and partially offset by several factors, including: the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense; and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available.
The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities. These audits often take 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. Additionally, the Company could be required to pay amounts into an escrow account as any matters are identified and appealed with the relevant taxing authorities. As of March 31, 2025, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows: U.S. – 2016; Canada – 2016; and Malaysia – 2018. The Company has retained certain possible liabilities and rights to income tax receivables relating to Malaysia for the years prior to 2019.
Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Murphy, at times, 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
Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Continued)
hedges, and therefore, it recognizes all gains and losses on these derivative contracts in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risks
The Company is subject to foreign currency exchange risk associated with operations in countries outside the U.S. The Company hadno foreign currency exchange derivatives outstanding at March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Commodity Price Risks
The Company is subject to commodity price risk related to products it produces and sells. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company entered into natural gas swap contracts. Under the swaps contracts, which mature monthly, the Company pays the average monthly price in effect and receives the fixed contract price on a notional amount of sales volume, thereby fixing the price for the commodity sold.
At March 31, 2025, volumes per day associated with outstanding natural gas derivative contracts and the weighted average prices for these contracts are as follows:
| NYMEX Henry Hub | Area | Commodity | Volumes MMCF/d | Price/MCF | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed price derivative swap | United States | Natural Gas | 40 | $3.58 | 4/1/2025 | 6/30/2025 |
| Fixed price derivative swap | United States | Natural Gas | 60 | $3.65 | 7/1/2025 | 9/30/2025 |
| Fixed price derivative swap | United States | Natural Gas | 60 | $3.74 | 10/1/2025 | 12/31/2025 |
At March 31, 2024, the Company didnot have any crude oil or natural gas derivative contracts.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table:
| (Thousands of dollars) | Asset (Liability) Derivatives Fair Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Derivative Contract | Balance Sheet Location | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Commodity swaps | Accounts payable | $(8,916) | $(1,707) |
For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, 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) | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| Type of Derivative Contract | Statement of Operations Location | 2025 | 2024 |
| Commodity swaps | Loss on derivative instruments | $(9,459) | $— |
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 fair value measurements for these assets and liabilities at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, are shown in the following table:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of dollars) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Commodity swaps | $— | $8,916 | $— | $8,916 | $— | $1,707 | $— | $1,707 |
| Nonqualified employee savings plan | 18,479 | — | — | 18,479 | 19,469 | — | — | 19,469 |
| $18,479 | $8,916 | $— | $27,394 | $19,469 | $1,707 | $— | $21,176 | |
Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Continued)
The commodity swaps liability as of March 31, 2025 was $8.9 million and recorded as “Accounts payable” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of commodity swaps was based on active market quotes for NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas. The before tax income effect of changes in the fair value of natural gas derivative contracts is recorded in “Loss on derivative instruments” 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 Company offsets certain assets and liabilities related to derivative contracts when the legal right of offset exists. There wereno offsetting positions recorded at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments held by the Company at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The table excludes cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, all of which had fair values approximating carrying amounts. The fair value of current and long-term debt was estimated based on rates offered to the Company at that time for debt of the same maturities. Substantially all of the Company’s long-term debt is actively traded in open markets, and accordingly, is classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company has off-balance sheet exposures relating to certain letters of credit. The fair value of these, which represents fees associated with obtaining the instruments, were minimal.
| March 31, · December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| (Thousands of dollars) | CarryingAmount | FairValue | CarryingAmount | FairValue |
| Financial liabilities: | ||||
| Current and long-term debt | $1,475,720 | $1,379,962 | $1,275,374 | $1,185,961 |
Fair Values – Nonrecurring
There wereno impairment expenses incurred in the first quarter of 2025.
In the first quarter of 2024, an impairment charge of $34.5 million was triggered for the Calliope field, due to operational issues that led to reserve reductions.
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 fair value information associated with the impaired properties is presented in the following table:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net BookValuePrior toImpairment · TotalPretaxImpairment | |||||
| Fair Value | |||||
| (Thousands of dollars) · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 | |||||
| Assets: | |||||
| Impaired proved properties | |||||
| United States - Offshore | $— | $— | $437 | $34,965 | $34,528 |
Note M – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025 and the changes during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 are presented net of taxes in the following table.
| (Thousands of dollars) | ForeignCurrencyTranslationGains (Losses) | Retirement andPostretirementBenefit PlanAdjustments | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $(516,324) | $(111,748) | $(628,072) |
| Components of other comprehensive income (loss): | |||
| Before reclassifications to income | (1,667) | — | (1,667) |
| Reclassifications to income ¹ | — | 864 | 864 |
| Net other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,667) | 864 | (803) |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $(517,991) | $(110,884) | $(628,875) |
1 Reclassifications before taxes of $1.0 million are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025. See Note H for additional information. Related income taxes of $0.2 million are included in "Income tax expense” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.
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; trade policies, tariffs and other trade restrictions; 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, regulations and government action intended for the promotion of safety and the protection and/or remediation of the environment including in connection with the purported causes or potential impacts of climate change; governmental support for other forms of energy; and laws and regulations affecting the Company’s relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, stockholders and others. Given the factors involved in various government actions, including political considerations, it is difficult to predict their likelihood, the form they may take, or the effect they 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 and protection of health and safety. The principal environmental, health and safety laws and regulations to which Murphy is subject address such matters as the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and remediation of petroleum products, wastewater and hazardous materials; the emission and discharge of such materials to the environment, including methane and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; wildlife, habitat and water protection; water access, use and disposal; the placement, operation and decommissioning of production equipment; the health and safety of our employees, contractors and communities where our operations are located, including indigenous communities; and the causes and impacts of climate change. These laws and regulations also generally require permits for existing operations, as well as the construction or development of new operations and the decommissioning of facilities once production has ceased.
Violation of federal or state environmental, health and safety 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 adequately 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. In addition, 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 SEC amendments to this
Note N – Environmental and Other Contingencies (Continued)
item, the Company will be using a threshold of $1.0 million for such proceedings and the Company is not aware of environmental legal proceedings likely to exceed this $1.0 million threshold.
In recent years, there has been an increase in regulatory oversight of the oil and natural gas industry at the state and federal level, with a focus on climate change and GHG emissions (including methane emissions). For example, in March 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule regulating methane and volatile organic compounds emissions in the oil and natural gas industry which, among other things, requires periodic inspections to detect leaks (and subsequent repairs), places stringent restrictions on venting and flaring of methane, and establishes a program whereby third parties can monitor and report large methane emissions to the U.S. EPA. In November 2024, the U.S. EPA published its final rule implementing a charge on large emitters of waste methane from the oil and gas sector. This rule was disapproved by a joint Congressional resolution in March 2025. In addition, an international climate agreement (the Paris Agreement) was agreed to at the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France. Although the U.S. officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement on November 4, 2020, the U.S. rejoined the Paris Agreement in 2021. In January 2025, the United States submitted formal notification to the United Nations that it intends to withdraw from the Paris Agreement again. Pursuant to the terms of the Paris Agreement, the withdrawal will take effect on January 27, 2026.
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. Depending on the evolution of laws, regulations and litigation outcomes relating to climate change, there can be no guarantee that climate change litigation will not in the future materially adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
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 (including litigation related to climate change), 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.
Note O – Common Stock Issued and Outstanding
Activity in the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is shown below.
| (Number of shares outstanding) | March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning of period | 145,845,124 | 152,748,642 |
| Restricted stock awards 1 | 484,388 | 1,100,759 |
| Treasury shares purchased | (3,613,450) | (1,273,245) |
| End of period | 142,716,062 | 152,576,156 |
1 Shares issued upon award of restricted stock are less withholding for statutory income taxes owed upon issuance of shares.
On August 8, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program whereby the Company can repurchase up to $1,100.0 million of its common stock. This repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued completely at any time without prior notice as determined by the Company at its discretion and dependent upon a variety of factors.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 3.6 million shares of its common stock under the share repurchase program for $100.0 million ($100.9 million including excise taxes and fees). As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $550.1 million of its common stock remaining available to repurchase under the program.
Note P – Business Segments
Information about business segments and geographic operations is reported in the following tables. For geographic purposes, revenues are attributed to the country in which the sale occurs. Corporate, including interest income, other gains and losses, interest expense and unallocated overhead, is shown in the table to reconcile the business segments to consolidated totals. The Company has accounted for its former United Kingdom (U.K.), Malaysia, and U.S. refining and marketing operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Murphy’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Eric M. Hambly, acts as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM).
“Other segment costs (income)” below are those items that are included in Segment income (loss) but are not regularly provided to the CODM, or are reported to the CODM but are not considered to be significant segment expenses. “Other segment costs (income)” for the periods presented included certain pension amortization costs allocated to the reportable segments, and dividend income from short-term investment accounts attributed to the Canada segment.
Note P – Business Segments (Continued)
| Exploration and Production | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Millions of dollars) | UnitedStates 1 | Canada | Other | TotalE&P | Corporate,Other, and Discontinued Operations | ConsolidatedTotal |
| Revenue from production | $507.4 | $165.3 | $— | $672.7 | $— | $672.7 |
| Sales of purchased natural gas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gain on sales of assets and other operating income | 2.1 | 0.4 | — | 2.5 | (9.5) | (7.0) |
| Revenues from external customers | 509.5 | 165.7 | — | 675.2 | (9.5) | 665.7 |
| Lease operating expenses | ||||||
| Lease operating expenses and taxes other than income | 100.3 | 45.2 | 0.4 | 145.9 | — | 145.9 |
| Repair and maintenance | 10.2 | 1.6 | — | 11.8 | — | 11.8 |
| Workovers | 47.1 | 0.3 | — | 47.4 | — | 47.4 |
| Total lease operating expenses | 157.6 | 47.1 | 0.4 | 205.1 | — | 205.1 |
| Severance and ad valorem taxes | 8.4 | 0.3 | — | 8.7 | — | 8.7 |
| Transportation, gathering and processing | 28.7 | 20.2 | — | 48.9 | — | 48.9 |
| Costs of purchased natural gas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selling and general expenses | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 | 21.0 | 30.9 |
| Exploration Expenses | ||||||
| Geological and geophysical | 3.2 | — | 0.3 | 3.5 | — | 3.5 |
| Dry holes and previously suspended exploration costs | 0.2 | — | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 |
| Other exploratory costs, including undeveloped lease amortization and delay lease rentals | 2.7 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 10.8 | — | 10.8 |
| Total exploration expenses | 6.1 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 14.5 | — | 14.5 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 159.4 | 32.4 | 0.1 | 191.9 | 2.3 | 194.2 |
| Accretion of asset retirement obligations | 11.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 14.0 | — | 14.0 |
| Other operating expenses | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| Interest Income | (0.4) | — | — | (0.4) | (3.3) | (3.7) |
| Interest (expense), net of capitalization | — | — | — | — | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| Income tax expense | ||||||
| Current income tax expense | 0.5 | 13.7 | — | 14.2 | 2.1 | 16.3 |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 24.5 | 0.6 | — | 25.1 | (8.7) | 16.4 |
| Total income tax expense | 25.0 | 14.3 | — | 39.3 | (6.6) | 32.7 |
| Other segment costs (income) | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Segment income (loss) - including NCI 1 | $107.9 | $41.5 | $(11.2) | $138.2 | $(48.8) | $89.4 |
| Additions to property, plant, equipment | $317.1 | $55.4 | $35.3 | $407.8 | $4.2 | $412.0 |
| Total assets at quarter-end | 7,046.3 | 1,963.4 | 345.7 | 9,355.4 | 464.9 | 9,820.3 |
Note P – Business Segments (Continued)
| Exploration and Production | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Millions of dollars) | UnitedStates 1 | Canada | Other | TotalE&P | Corporate,Other, and Discontinued Operations | ConsolidatedTotal |
| Revenue from production | $658.4 | $136.3 | $(0.1) | $794.6 | $— | $794.6 |
| Sales of purchased natural gas | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 |
| Gain on sales of assets and other operating income | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | 1.6 | — | 1.6 |
| Revenues from external customers | 659.6 | 136.9 | (0.1) | 796.4 | — | 796.4 |
| Lease operating expenses | ||||||
| Lease operating expenses and taxes other than income | 120.2 | 46.7 | 0.2 | 167.1 | — | 167.1 |
| Repair and maintenance | 11.0 | 0.6 | — | 11.6 | — | 11.6 |
| Workovers | 55.4 | 0.2 | — | 55.6 | — | 55.6 |
| Total lease operating expenses | 186.6 | 47.5 | 0.2 | 234.3 | — | 234.3 |
| Severance and ad valorem taxes | 9.8 | 0.3 | — | 10.1 | — | 10.1 |
| Transportation, gathering and processing | 36.6 | 19.9 | — | 56.5 | 0.1 | 56.6 |
| Costs of purchased natural gas | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 |
| Selling and general expenses | (0.2) | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 25.0 | 31.1 |
| Exploration Expenses | ||||||
| Geological and geophysical | 0.6 | — | 0.8 | 1.4 | — | 1.4 |
| Dry holes and previously suspended exploration costs | 31.2 | — | 1.2 | 32.4 | — | 32.4 |
| Other exploratory costs, including undeveloped lease amortization and delay lease rentals | 3.4 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 10.6 | — | 10.6 |
| Total exploration expenses | 35.2 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 44.4 | — | 44.4 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 174.0 | 34.3 | — | 208.3 | 2.8 | 211.1 |
| Impairment of assets | 34.5 | — | — | 34.5 | — | 34.5 |
| Accretion of asset retirement obligations | 10.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.8 | — | 12.8 |
| Other operating expenses | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.3 | — | 7.3 |
| Interest Income | (0.7) | — | — | (0.7) | (2.9) | (3.6) |
| Interest expense, net of capitalization | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
| Income tax expense | ||||||
| Current income tax expense | 1.0 | 5.8 | — | 6.8 | 3.9 | 10.7 |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 29.8 | 1.1 | (0.3) | 30.6 | (11.2) | 19.4 |
| Total income tax expense (benefit) | 30.8 | 6.9 | (0.3) | 37.4 | (7.3) | 30.1 |
| Other segment costs (income) | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | (9.2) | (7.2) |
| Segment income (loss) - including NCI 1 | $134.5 | $19.4 | $(10.8) | $143.1 | $(28.4) | $114.7 |
| Additions to property, plant, equipment | $155.3 | $67.2 | $2.9 | $225.4 | $4.2 | $229.6 |
| Total assets at quarter-end | 7,030.7 | 2,059.1 | 210.2 | 9,300.0 | 368.7 | 9,668.7 |
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