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MURPHY OIL CORP

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 6, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 6, 2026

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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, 2026 and December 31, 2025, and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, 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 2025 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, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Note B – New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Principles Adopted

Income Tax Disclosures. In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. 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. The Company adopted this standard in the fourth quarter of 2025. Interim period disclosures are largely unaffected by this update. The adoption did not affect the calculation of income tax expense.

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 are currently evaluating our expense categories and underlying cost components to identify the quantitative and qualitative disclosures that will be required upon adoption. We expect this ASU to only impact our disclosures with no impacts on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The Company evaluates the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not specifically discussed above were assessed and determined to be not applicable, previously disclosed, or not material upon adoption.

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Nature of Goods and Services

The Company explores for and produces 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

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Continued)

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.

The Company’s revenues and other income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows.

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
(Thousands of dollars)20262025
Net crude oil and condensate revenue
United States - Onshore$188,348$109,458
United States - Offshore 1333,441352,362
Canada - Onshore17,39114,730
Canada - Offshore53,33674,469
Other2,909—
Total crude oil and condensate revenue595,425551,019
Net natural gas liquids revenue
United States - Onshore9,2758,487
United States - Offshore 16,3639,249
Canada - Onshore1,3181,747
Total natural gas liquids revenue16,95619,483
Net natural gas revenue
United States - Onshore11,1287,967
United States - Offshore 126,15019,941
Canada - Onshore82,69574,320
Total natural gas revenue119,973102,228
Total revenue from sales to customers732,354672,730
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments—(9,459)
Gain on sale of assets and other operating income1,1982,440
Total revenues and other income$733,552$665,711

1 Includes revenue attributable to the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.

Contract Balances and Asset Recognition

As of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, receivables from contracts with customers, net of royalties and associated payables, on the balance sheet from continuing operations, were $222.1 million and $165.3 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

Note C – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Continued)

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, 2026.

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 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, 2026, 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:

LocationCommodityEnd DateDescriptionApproximate Volumes
U.S.Natural Gas and NGLsQ1 2031Deliveries from dedicated acreage in Eagle Ford ShaleAs produced
CanadaNatural GasQ4 2026Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing49 MMCF/D
CanadaNatural GasQ4 2027Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing30 MMCF/D
CanadaNatural GasQ4 2028Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing10 MMCF/D
CanadaNatural GasQ4 2029Contracts to sell natural gas at USD index pricing25 MMCF/D
CanadaNatural GasQ4 2026Contracts to sell natural gas at CAD fixed pricing50 MMCF/D
CanadaNatural GasQ4 2027Contracts to sell natural gas at CAD fixed pricing9 MMCF/D
CanadaNGLsQ4 2026Contracts to sell NGLs at CAD index pricingAs 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, 2026, the Company had total capitalized drilling costs pending the determination of proved reserves of $266.8 million. The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

(Thousands of dollars)20262025
Beginning balance at January 1$191,821$72,055
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves84,59924,790
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense(9,610)—
Balance at March 31$266,810$96,845

Capital additions of $84.6 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, were mainly for exploration wells including the Bubale-1X (Block CI-709) well in Côte d’Ivoire; the Hai Su Vang-3X (Golden Sea Lion) well, Block 15-1/05 in Vietnam; and the Banjo #1 (Mississippi Canyon 385) and Cello #1 (Mississippi Canyon 385) wells in the Gulf of America. In the first quarter of 2026, Murphy announced the successful discoveries of the Banjo #1 and Cello #1 (Mississippi Canyon 385) exploration wells in the Gulf of America, which encountered 50 feet and 30 feet of net pay, respectively. In addition, the Company also announced a successful appraisal well Hai Su Vang-2X (Golden Sea Lion), Block 15-2/17, in the Cuu Long Basin, located approximately 40 miles offshore of Vietnam.

Capital additions of $24.8 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, were 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 (Mississippi Canyon 385) and Banjo #1 (Mississippi Canyon 385) exploration wells in the Gulf of America.

In the first quarter of 2026, the Company also announced the results oftwo exploration wells in Côte d’Ivoire; the Civette-1X (Block CI-502) exploration well, which encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons, and the Caracal-1X (Block CI-102) exploration well, which was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole after encountering non-commercial hydrocarbon shows. Capitalized well costs charged to dry hole expense of $9.6 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, were primarily related to the Caracal-1X (Block CI-102) exploration well in Côte d’Ivoire. There wereno capitalized well costs charged to dry hole expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The preceding table excludes well costs of $57.5 million incurred and expensed directly to dry hole for the three months ended March 31, 2026. In 2026, these costs primarily related to the Caracal-1X (Block CI-102) and Civette-1X (Block CI-502)exploration wells in Côte d’Ivoire.

The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploration well costs based on the date the drilling operations were initiated for each individual project.

March 31,
20262025
(Thousands of dollars)AmountNo. of ProjectsAmountNo. of Projects
Aging of capitalized well costs:
Zero to one year$58,5561$9,4212
One to two years71,906265,1603
Two to three years113,9343——
Three years or more22,414322,2643
$266,8109$96,8458

Note D – Property, Plant and Equipment (Continued)

Of the $208.3 million of exploration well costs capitalized and classified as more than one year at March 31, 2026, $107.0 million was in Vietnam, $94.0 million was in the Gulf of America, $4.6 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. The Pioneer FPSO remained on 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 continues to provide operations and maintenance services under afive-year contract that began in 2025.

Impairments

There wereno impairments in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Note E – Financing Arrangements and Debt

Revolving Credit Facility

In the first quarter of 2026, the Company entered into an amended credit agreement governing a $2.0 billion senior unsecured guaranteed revolving credit facility (Amended RCF), with a maturity date of January 2, 2031. All terms of the Amended RCF are substantially similar to the previous senior unsecured guaranteed revolving credit facility (RCF) credit agreement, with an exception for the following: The “Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” of interest is equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, plus (b)zero. The “Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate” of interest is equal to (a) the Daily Simple SOFR, plus (b)zero. The “Applicable Rate” of interest means, for any day, the applicable rate per annum based upon the ratings of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard and Poor’s Rating Services, respectively. The Company incurred $12.3 million in transaction costs and recorded the amount to “Deferred charges and other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Amended RCF.

At March 31, 2026, the Company hadno outstanding borrowings under the Amended RCF and $0.4 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the borrowing capacity of the Amended RCF. At March 31, 2026, the interest rate in effect on borrowings under the Amended RCF would have been 5.91%. At March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the Amended 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.

Debt Offering

In the first quarter of 2026, the Company closed a public offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes that bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per annum and mature on February 15, 2034. The Company has incurred transaction costs of $8.3 million on the issuance of these new notes. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on August 15 and February 15 of each year, beginning August 15, 2026. The proceeds of the $500.0 million notes were used to fund the repurchase and repayment of debt and related fees, as well as for general corporate purposes.

Debt Extinguishment

In the first quarter of 2026, the Company redeemed the remaining $78.9 million principal amount outstanding of its 5.875% senior notes due 2027 (2027 Notes) and the remaining $148.6 million principal amount outstanding of its 6.375% senior notes due 2028 (2028 Notes), for an aggregate $227.5 million. The total cost of the debt extinguishment of $3.5 million consisted of cash costs of $2.5 million and non-cash costs of $1.0 million.

Note F – Other Financial Information

Supplemental Information to Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
(Thousands of dollars)20262025
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable$(120,525)$(10,089)
(Increase) decrease in inventories(479)(15,851)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses2,79910,502
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities8,752(13,560)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable1,4816,214
Net (increase) decrease in non-cash working capital$(107,972)$(22,784)
Supplementary disclosures:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $3.9 million in 2026 and $1.1 million in 2025$4,897$6,347
Non-cash investing activities:
Asset retirement costs capitalized$8,843$8,996
(Increase) decrease in capital expenditure accrual(54,000)(42,442)

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, 2026 and 2025 are shown in the following table.

(Thousands of dollars)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025
Balance at beginning of year$1,012,867$1,008,884
Accretion14,51414,045
Liabilities incurred10,0644,996
Revisions of previous estimates—3,999
Liabilities settled(8,941)(157)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies(2,371)394
Balance at end of period1,026,1331,032,161
Current portion of liability(53,630)(77,452)
Non-current portion of liability$972,503$954,709

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

Note H – Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Continued)

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, 2026 and 2025.

Three Months Ended March 31,
Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
(Thousands of dollars)2026202520262025
Service cost$1,865$1,683$102$84
Interest cost7,7528,398750708
Expected return on plan assets(8,792)(8,871)——
Estimated defined contribution provision7060——
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)432491(133)(133)
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss1,6441,891(387)(1,056)
Total net periodic benefit cost (credit)$2,971$3,652$332$(397)

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, 2026, the Company made contributions of $7.0 million to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans. Remaining funding in 2026 for the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement plans is anticipated to be $22.5 million.

Note I – Incentive Plans

The Company recognizes expenses for all share-based and cash-based incentive compensation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations using a fair value-based measurement method over the applicable vesting periods.

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 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2025 Long-Term Plan) authorizes the Committee to grant shares of the Company’s common stock and stock-based awards to employees. These awards may be in the form of stock options (nonqualified or incentive), stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs), performance units, performance shares, dividend equivalents, and other stock-based incentives. The 2025 Long-Term Plan expires in 2035, and a total of 3.885 million shares of common stock are authorized for issuance over its term.

Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2025 Long-Term Plan may be shares that are authorized but unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company, including shares repurchased on the open market. Shares underlying awards that have been canceled, expired, are forfeited, or otherwise not issued under an award shall not count as shares issued under the Plan.

Note I – Incentive Plans (Continued)

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Committee granted the following awards from the 2025 Long-Term Plan:

Type of AwardNumber of Awards GrantedGrant DateGrant Date Fair ValueValuation Methodology
Performance-based RSUs 1412,560February 3, 2026$32.67Monte Carlo
Time-based RSUs (Stock-Settled) 2811,620February 3, 2026$30.05Average Stock Price
Time-based RSUs (Cash-Settled) 2661,960February 3, 2026$30.05Average Stock Price

1 Performance-based RSUs are tied to the achievement of Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance goals, measured over athree-year performance period based on (i) the Company’s TSR relative to a peer group and (ii) the Company’s absolute TSR performance, and are scheduled to vest at the end of the period subject to achievement of these conditions.

2 Time-based RSUs generally vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

The Company also maintains a Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (NEDs) that permits the issuance of RSUs, stock options, or a combination thereof to the Company’s Non-Employee Directors.

The Company currently has outstanding incentive awards issued to Directors under the 2021 Stock Plan for NEDs (the 2021 NED Plan) and the 2018 Stock Plan for NEDs. All awards granted on or after May 12, 2021 were made under the 2021 NED Plan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Committee granted the following awards to Non-Employee Directors under the 2021 NED Plan:

Type of AwardNumber of Awards GrantedGrant DateGrant Date Fair ValueValuation Methodology
Time-Based RSUs 156,844February 4, 2026$31.67Closing Stock Price
Time-Based RSUs 22,150March 31, 2026$41.25Closing Stock Price

1 Non-Employee Directors’ time-based RSUs are scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Non-Employee Directors 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, Non-Employee Directors can elect to receive their annual retainers in the form of deferred RSUs. Director fees that 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)20262025
Compensation charged against income before tax benefit$13,900$8,864
Related income tax benefit recognized in income2,2791,175

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 current tax law.

Note J – Net Income 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, 2026 and 2025. The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
(Weighted-average shares, except per share amounts)20262025
Basic method143,081,801144,283,946
Dilutive restricted stock units1,298,790788,142
Diluted method144,380,590145,072,088
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC$0.37$0.51
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED$0.37$0.50

Note K – Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense divided by income from continuing operations before income taxes. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:

20262025
Three months ended March 31,41.9%26.7%

The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to several factors including: certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available; U.S. state tax expense; stock-based compensation; and the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. federal rate. The 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, 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.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, the Company received $0.1 million in net cash income tax refunds, compared to $1.6 million in net cash income tax refunds for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.

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, 2026, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows: U.S. – 2016; Canada – 2021. 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

Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Continued)

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.

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 derivative instruments outstanding at March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Commodity Price Risks

The Company is subject to commodity price risk related to products it produces and sells. During the first quarter of 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.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company didnot have any crude oil or natural gas derivative contracts. At March 31, 2025, volumes per day associated with outstanding natural gas derivative contracts and the weighted average prices for these contracts were as follows:

NYMEX Henry HubAreaCommodityVolumes MMCF/dPrice/MCFStart DateEnd Date
Fixed price derivative swapUnited StatesNatural Gas40$3.584/1/20256/30/2025
Fixed price derivative swapUnited StatesNatural Gas60$3.657/1/20259/30/2025
Fixed price derivative swapUnited StatesNatural Gas60$3.7410/1/202512/31/2025

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, 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:

(Thousands of dollars)Three Months EndedMarch 31,
Type of Derivative ContractStatement of Operations Location20262025
Commodity swapsGain (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, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are shown in the following table.

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
(Thousands of dollars)Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Liabilities:
Nonqualified employee savings plan$21,947$—$—$21,947$22,205$—$—$22,205
$21,947$—$—$21,947$22,205$—$—$22,205

Note L – Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Continued)

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, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments held by the Company at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. 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, 2026December 31, 2025
(Thousands of dollars)CarryingAmountFairValueCarryingAmountFairValue
Financial liabilities:
Current and long-term debt$1,550,694$1,468,657$1,385,080$1,326,101

Fair Values – Nonrecurring

There wereno impairment charges incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Note M – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026, and the changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, are presented net of taxes in the following table.

(Thousands of dollars)ForeignCurrencyTranslationGains (Losses)Retirement andPostretirementBenefit PlanAdjustmentsTotal
Balance at December 31, 2025$(442,331)$(111,896)$(554,227)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
Before reclassifications to income(23,746)—(23,746)
Reclassifications to income ¹—1,4011,401
Net other comprehensive income (loss)(23,746)1,401(22,345)
Balance at March 31, 2026$(466,077)$(110,495)$(576,572)

1 Reclassifications before taxes of $1.7 million are included in the computation of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026. See Note H for additional information. Related income taxes of $0.3 million are included in "Income tax expense” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026.

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;

Note N – Environmental and Other Contingencies (Continued)

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 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 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 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 EPA. However, the EPA has since published a final rule extending several compliance deadlines associated with the new methane rules. In November 2024, the EPA published its final rule implementing a charge on large emitters of waste methane from the oil and gas sector. This rule, however, was disapproved by a joint Congressional resolution in March 2025, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed in July 2025 extended the imposition of the waste emission charge until 2034. 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. In January 2025, the United States submitted formal notification to the United Nations that it intends to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Paris Agreement, the withdrawal came into effect on January 27, 2026. In September 2025, the EPA announced a proposal to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (“GHGRP”) for all sectors except petroleum and natural gas systems (excluding reporting for natural gas distribution, which would also be eliminated under the proposal). Reporting for petroleum and natural gas systems under the GHGRP would be deferred until 2034 under the proposal. On January 7, 2026, the Trump Administration issued an executive order directing United States executive agencies to cease participation in and withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. On February 12, 2026, the EPA announced the repeal of its 2009 “Endangerment Finding” under the Clean Air Act, which found that GHGs endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations and emissions of GHGs from motor vehicles contribute to GHG pollution. While presidential administrations may modify, revise or repeal rules related to climate change and GHG emissions, the general trend has been towards stricter

Note N – Environmental and Other Contingencies (Continued)

regulation over time. Further, many states have adopted or are considering regulations related to GHG emissions.

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, 2026 and 2025 is shown below.

(Number of shares outstanding)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025
Beginning of period142,785,152145,845,124
Restricted stock awards 1563,561484,388
Treasury shares purchased—(3,613,450)
End of period143,348,713142,716,062

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, 2026, the Company didnot repurchase any shares of its common stock. 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, 2026, 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 includes interest income, other gains and losses, interest expense and unallocated overhead and is shown in the tables 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 attributed to the Canada segment.

Note P – Business Segments (Continued)

Exploration and Production
(Millions of dollars)UnitedStates 1CanadaOtherTotalE&PCorporate and Discontinued OperationsConsolidatedTotal
Revenue from production$574.7$154.8$2.9$732.4$—$732.4
Gain on sale of assets and other operating income0.80.4—1.2—1.2
Total revenues and other income575.5155.22.9733.6—733.6
Lease operating expenses
Lease operating expenses and taxes other than income80.841.80.8123.4—123.4
Repair and maintenance12.30.7—13.0—13.0
Workovers4.72.4—7.1—7.1
Total lease operating expenses97.844.90.8143.5—143.5
Severance and ad valorem taxes12.90.8—13.7—13.7
Transportation, gathering and processing25.221.9—47.1—47.1
Selling and general expenses5.57.52.115.119.834.9
Exploration Expenses
Geological and geophysical0.8—0.81.6—1.6
Dry holes and previously suspended exploration costs——67.167.1—67.1
Other exploratory costs, including undeveloped lease amortization and delay lease rentals4.9—9.214.1—14.1
Total exploration expenses5.7—77.182.8—82.8
Depreciation, depletion and amortization216.934.01.1252.02.4254.4
Accretion of asset retirement obligations11.62.60.214.40.114.5
Other operating expenses4.00.10.34.4—4.4
Interest Income(0.2)——(0.2)(2.3)(2.5)
Interest expense, net of capitalization0.10.1—0.228.829.0
Income tax expense
Current income tax expense1.09.60.310.92.213.1
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)37.31.63.442.3(5.5)36.8
Total income tax expense (benefit)38.311.23.753.2(3.3)49.9
Other segment costs (income)1.10.40.31.8(8.6)(6.8)
Segment income (loss) - including NCI 1$156.6$31.7$(82.7)$105.6$(36.9)$68.7
Additions to property, plant, equipment$254.8$62.1$71.3$388.2$9.3$397.5
Total assets at quarter-end6,916.51,980.3660.79,557.5478.110,035.6

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

Note P – Business Segments (Continued)

Exploration and Production
(Millions of dollars)UnitedStates 1CanadaOtherTotalE&PCorporate and Discontinued OperationsConsolidatedTotal
Revenue from production$507.4$165.3$—$672.7$—$672.7
Gain on sale of assets and other operating income (loss)2.10.4—2.5(9.5)(7.0)
Total revenues and other income509.5165.7—675.2(9.5)665.7
Lease operating expenses
Lease operating expenses and taxes other than income100.345.20.4145.9—145.9
Repair and maintenance10.21.6—11.8—11.8
Workovers47.10.3—47.4—47.4
Total lease operating expenses157.647.10.4205.1—205.1
Severance and ad valorem taxes8.40.3—8.7—8.7
Transportation, gathering and processing28.720.2—48.9—48.9
Selling and general expenses2.06.01.99.921.030.9
Exploration Expenses
Geological and geophysical3.2—0.33.5—3.5
Dry holes and previously suspended exploration costs0.2——0.2—0.2
Other exploratory costs, including undeveloped lease amortization and delay lease rentals2.70.18.010.8—10.8
Total exploration expenses6.10.18.314.5—14.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization159.432.40.1191.92.3194.2
Accretion of asset retirement obligations11.32.50.214.0—14.0
Other operating expenses2.60.90.13.62.05.6
Interest Income(0.4)——(0.4)(3.3)(3.7)
Interest expense, net of capitalization————23.523.5
Income tax expense
Current income tax expense0.513.7—14.22.116.3
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)24.50.6—25.1(8.7)16.4
Total income tax expense (benefit)25.014.3—39.3(6.6)32.7
Other segment costs0.90.40.21.50.41.9
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-end7,046.31,963.4345.79,355.4464.99,820.3

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

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