Murphy Oil Corporation is an American petroleum company headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas. It was founded in 1950 by Charles H. Murphy, Sr., and is now owned by his descendants through their family-owned holding company, Murphy Family Ventures LLC. The oil giant specializes in the exploration for and production of crude oil and natural gas worldwide. Its operations are focused on offshore drilling activities in the United States Gulf of Mexico, Australia, Canada, Malaysia & Vietnam; as well as onshore shale plays such as Eagle Ford Shale in Texas and Niobrara Shale in Colorado/Wyoming. Murphey Oil also owns retail fuel outlets across the Southeast U.S., known as Murphy USA – serving customers with convenience stores offering gasoline at competitive prices along with a wide selection of snacks and other items to meet customer needs while they are traveling or running errands around town. With over 4500 employees working at various sites across the world today, Murphey Oil continues to be one of America's energy powerhouses - providing jobs for thousands of people while producing affordable fuels that help keep our economy moving forward every day!