UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 ORor 15(d) OFof ~~THE~~the

~~SECURITIES~~Securities ~~EXCHANGE~~Exchange ~~ACT~~Act OFof 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January ~~November 5~~6, ~~2025~~2026

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MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its~~Its ~~charter~~Charter)

Delaware

1-8590

71-0361522

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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9805 Katy Fwy, Suite G-200

Delaware

1-8590

71-0361522

Houston,

Texas

77024

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

		(281)	675-9000
9805 Katy Fwy, Suite G-200 Houston, Texas	77024
		Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
		Not applicable
		(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 675-9000

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	MUR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 21.0201. ~~Results~~ ofEntry ~~Operations~~into ~~and~~a ~~Financial~~Material ~~Condition~~Definitive Agreement.

~~The~~On ~~following~~January ~~information~~2, is2026, ~~furnished~~Murphy ~~pursuant~~Oil Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to ~~Item~~its ~~2.02~~credit agreement dated October 7, 2024 (as previously amended, the “~~Results~~Credit Agreement”) with, among others, the Company, Murphy Exploration & Production Company – International and Murphy Oil Company Ltd. as borrowers, Murphy Exploration & Production Company and Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, as guarantors, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and each of ~~Operations~~the lenders party thereto. The Second Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the scheduled maturity of the facility from October 7, 2029 to January 2, 2031; (ii) increase the total commitments thereunder from $1.35 billion to $2.00 billion; and ~~Financial~~(iii) ~~Condition~~increase the total letter of credit commitments thereunder from $250 million to $415 million, subject to certain conditions.”

~~On November 5,~~Item ~~2025 Murphy Oil Corporation issued a news release announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025~~2.02. ~~The~~Results ~~full text~~ of ~~this~~Operations ~~news~~and ~~release~~Financial ~~is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~Condition.~~1. The Company also issued a quarterly stockholder update as a supplement to the earnings release, which is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2.~~

The information ~~contained~~furnished inpursuant ~~this report and the exhibits hereto shall not be deemed~~ to beItem ~~“filed” for purposes~~ 7.01 of ~~Section~~this 18Current ofReport ~~the~~is ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed~~ incorporated herein by reference ~~in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as such~~.

Item 92.0103. Creation of a Direct Financial ~~Statements~~Obligation ~~and~~or ~~Exhibits~~an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

(d)			Exhibits
99.1			Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results
99.2			Quarterly Stockholder Update by Murphy Oil Corporation, dated November 5, 2025

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Signature~~Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 6, 2026, the Company announced that its subsidiary has successfully drilled the Hai Su Vang-2X (HSV-2X) appraisal well in Block 15-2/17 in the Cuu Long Basin, located approximately 40 miles offshore of Vietnam. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company relating to this announcement.

On January 7, 2026, Eric M. Hambly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will participate on a panel, and Mr. Hambly and Christopher C. Olson, Senior Vice President, Exploration and Subsurface, of Murphy Exploration & Production Company, will host investor meetings in connection with the Company’s attendance at the Goldman Sachs Energy, CleanTech & Utilities Conference 2026. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the presentation prepared by the Company in connection therewith.

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The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and the related Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identified through the inclusion of words such as “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “drive”, “estimate”, “expect”, “expressed confidence”, “forecast”, “future”, “goal”, “guidance”, “intend”, “may”, “objective”, “outlook”, “plan”, “position”, “potential”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, “strategy”, “target”, “will” or variations of such words and other similar expressions. These statements, which express management’s current views concerning future events, results and plans, are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and assumptions (many of which are beyond our control) and are not guarantees of performance. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning the Company’s future operating results or activities and returns or the Company's ability and decisions to replace or increase reserves, increase production, generate returns and rates of return, replace or increase drilling locations, reduce or otherwise control operating costs and expenditures, generate cash flows, pay down or refinance indebtedness, achieve, reach or otherwise meet initiatives, plans, goals, ambitions or targets with respect to emissions, safety matters or other ESG

(environmental/social/governance) matters, make capital expenditures or pay and/or increase dividends or make share repurchases and other capital allocation decisions are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause one or more of these future events, results or plans not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement, which consequently could cause actual results or activities to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to: macro conditions in the oil and natural gas industry, including supply/demand levels, actions taken by major oil exporters and the resulting impacts on commodity prices; geopolitical concerns; increased volatility or deterioration in the success rate of our exploration programs or in our ability to maintain production rates and replace reserves; reduced customer demand for our products due to environmental, regulatory, technological or other reasons; adverse foreign exchange movements; political and regulatory instability in the markets where we do business; the impact on our operations or market of health pandemics such as COVID-19 and related government responses; other natural hazards impacting our operations or markets; any other deterioration in our business, markets or prospects; any failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals; any inability to service or refinance our outstanding debt or to access debt markets at acceptable prices; or adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets, banking system or economies in general, including inflation, trade policies, tariffs and other trade restrictions. For further discussion of factors that could cause one or more of these future events or results not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement, see “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K that we file, available from the SEC’s website and from Murphy Oil Corporation’s website at http://ir.murphyoilcorp.com. Investors and others should note that we may announce material information using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts and the investors page of our website. We may use these channels to distribute material information about the Company; therefore, we encourage investors, the media, business partners and others interested in the Company to review the information we post on our website. The information on our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this report. Murphy Oil Corporation undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1	Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of January 2, 2026 among Murphy Oil Corporation, Murphy Exploration & Production Company – International and Murphy Oil Company Ltd. as borrowers, Murphy Exploration & Production Company and Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, as guarantors, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and each of the lenders party thereto.
99.1	Murphy Oil Corporation Presentation dated January 6, 2026.
99.2	Murphy Oil Corporation Press Release dated January 6, 2026.

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
Date: January 6, 2026	MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
Date: November 5, 2025
	By:	/s/ Paul D. Vaughan
			By:	/s/ Paul D. Vaughan
		Name:	Paul D. Vaughan
				Paul D. Vaughan
		Title:	Vice President and Controller
				Vice President and Controller

Exhibit Index

ExhibitNo.
99.1			Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results
99.2			Quarterly Stockholder Update by Murphy Oil Corporation, dated November 5, 2025
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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