- Delivered Sequential Increase in Production to 200 MBOEPD and 94 MBOPD
- Reduced Debt by $50 Million and Paid Dividends of $46 Million
- Progressed Lac Da Vang (Golden Camel) Platform Jacket Installation and Pipeline Laying Campaign in Vietnam Ahead of Schedule
Murphy Oil Corporation has announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Highlights for the third quarter include:
- Delivered sequential increase in production to 200,000 BOEPD and 94,000 BOPD; production outperformed high-end of guidance on strong new well productivity and no storm downtime in the Gulf of America
- Paid down $50 million of debt under the senior unsecured credit facility and returned $46 million to shareholders through quarterly dividend
- Reaffirmed full year production and CAPEX guidance
Subsequent to the third quarter:
- Completed installation of platform jacket and initiated development drilling at Lac Da Vang (Golden Camel) development project in Vietnam ahead of schedule
Eric M. Hambly, President and Chief Executive Officer:
“I am pleased with our operational performance across our asset base including Eagle Ford, Tupper Montney, and Gulf of America. I am proud of our team for continuing to innovate and evolve our completions and flowback designs to achieve higher capital efficiency in our onshore operations. We saw great performance from our Gulf of America asset and successfully completed all planned workover activity. Additionally, subsequent to quarter end, we executed major milestones on our Lac Da Vang (Golden Camel) project. We remain focused on core execution as we progress our impactful offshore exploration and appraisal program across three continents in the fourth quarter.”
RETURN OF CAPITAL
In the third quarter of 2025, return of capital totaled $46 million through the quarterly dividend. Through the first three quarters of 2025, Murphy has returned $240 million to shareholders, which includes $100 million of share repurchases and $140 million in dividends.
The company had $550 million remaining under its share repurchase authorization and 142.7 million shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025.
FINANCIAL POSITION
Murphy had approximately $1.6 billion of liquidity on September 30, 2025, comprised of $1.2 billion undrawn under the $1.35 billion senior unsecured credit facility and $426 million of cash and cash equivalents, inclusive of NCI. During the quarter, Murphy paid down $50 million of debt under the senior unsecured credit facility.
As of September 30, 2025, Murphy’s total debt of $1.4 billion was comprised of long-term, fixed-rate notes and $150 million drawn under the senior unsecured credit facility. The fixed-rate notes had a weighted average maturity of 8.6 years and a weighted average coupon of 6.1 percent.
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS SUMMARY
Excluding NCI, in the third quarter of 2025, the offshore business produced approximately 68 MBOEPD, which included 88 percent liquids.
Gulf of America – Murphy completed the Khaleesi #2 and Marmalard #3 workovers and returned the wells to production in the third quarter, concluding the planned workover program. During the quarter, Murphy recorded a pretax impairment totaling $115 million ($92 million excluding NCI) on the operated Dalmatian asset due to reserve reductions in the quarter, as certain future projects in the field were less competitive for capital allocation.
Vietnam – Subsequent to the third quarter, Murphy installed the platform jacket and initiated development drilling at the Lac Da Vang (Golden Camel) development project. The project remains on schedule for first oil in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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