Murphy Oil Corporation has closed the previously announced divestment of certain non-core operated Kaybob Duvernay assets and all of its non-operated Placid Montney assets. The transaction was announced on August 3, 2023, and has an effective date of March 1, 2023.

The divested assets assets include the Saxon and Simonette areas of the Kaybob Duvernay, where Murphy holds a 70 percent working interest as operator, as well as Murphy’s 30 percent working interest in the Placid Montney assets operated by Athabasca Oil Corporation. Also included are batteries, pipelines and the assumption of related processing and marketing contracts.

The combined assets currently produce approximately 1,700 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD) net and are comprised of 39 percent oil. Net proved reserves are 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) as of December 31, 2022. Also included are 250 gross drilling locations, or 138 net, across 42,000 net acres in Kaybob Duvernay and 26,000 net acres in Placid Montney. After the transaction closes, Murphy will have approximately 488 gross drilling locations with an average 75 percent oil weighting remaining in the Kaybob Duvernay, all of which are operated with a 70 percent working interest. Murphy will have no remaining position in the Placid Montney.

After closing adjustments, Murphy received cash proceeds of approximately C$141 million, or US$104 million(1). There is no cash tax liability expected with this transaction.

(1) Assumes a 0.74 exchange rate from Canadian dollar to US dollar.

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