MURPHY OIL: Named Potentially Responsible at Two Superfund Sites

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently considers Murphy Oil Corporation to be a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) at two Superfund sites.

The potential total cost to all parties to perform necessary remedial work at these sites may be substantial. However, based…

MURPHY OIL: Litigation for Fire at ROSE Unit Settled in July ‘09

Litigation arising out of a June 10, 2003 fire in the Residual Oil Supercritical Extraction (ROSE) unit at Murphy Oil Corporation’s Meraux, La., refinery was settled in July 2009 and memorialized via a filing in the U.S. District Court for…

MURPHY OIL: Remains Potentially Liable for Two Superfund Sites

Murphy Oil Corporation is still named a potentially responsible party at two Superfund sites. The Company has disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it is a de minimis party as to ultimate…

MURPHY OIL: 40 Suits from La. Refinery Oil Spill Remain Pending

Murphy Oil Corporation reports that about 40 non-class suits have been filed and remain pending regarding a release of crude oil at subsidiary Murphy Oil USA Inc.’s Meraux, La., refinery as a result of flood damage to a crude oil…