EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 717423
Filing Year: 2022
Filename: 717423_10-K_2022_0000717423-22-000019.json

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Summary
Murphy Oil Corporation is a global oil and natural gas exploration and production company, with both Onshore and Offshore operations and properties. As used in this report, the terms Murphy, Murphy Oil, we, our, its and Company may refer to Murphy Oil Corporation or any one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries.
The Company was originally incorporated in Louisiana in 1950 as Murphy Corporation. It was reincorporated in Delaware in 1964, at which time it adopted the name Murphy Oil Corporation, and was reorganized in 1983 to operate primarily as a holding company of its various businesses. In 2013, the U.S. downstream business was separated from Murphy Oil Corporation’s oil and natural gas exploration and production business. For reporting purposes, Murphy’s exploration and production activities are subdivided into three geographic segments, including the United States, Canada, and all other countries. Additionally, Corporate activities include interest income, interest expense, foreign exchange effects, corporate risk management activities and administrative costs not allocated to the exploration and production segments. The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in Houston, Texas following relocation from El Dorado, Arkansas in 2020.
As part of the Company’s underlying operations, the Company is continually monitoring its greenhouse gas emissions and impact on the environment as well as other social and environmental aspects of its business. See Sustainability on page 10.
In addition to the following information about each business activity, data about Murphy’s operations, properties and business segments, including revenues by class of products and financial information by geographic area, are provided on pages 31 through 48, 81 through 82, 110 through 125 and 128 of this Form 10-K report.
Interested parties may obtain the Company’s public disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other documents, by accessing the Investor Relations section of Murphy Oil Corporation’s Website at www.murphyoilcorp.com.
Exploration and Production
The Company produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids primarily in the U.S. and Canada and explores for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in targeted areas worldwide. The Company’s management team, based in Houston, Texas, directs these activities.
During 2021, Murphy’s principal exploration and production activities were conducted in the United States by wholly-owned Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA (Murphy Expro USA) and its subsidiaries, in Canada by wholly-owned Murphy Oil Company Ltd. (MOCL) and its subsidiaries, and in Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Mexico and Vietnam by wholly-owned Murphy Exploration & Production Company - International (Murphy Expro International) and its subsidiaries. Murphy’s operations and production in 2021 were in the United States, Canada and Brunei. Murphy is in the process of winding down operations in Australia.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the Company’s offshore U.S. and total oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas production and sales volumes, and proved reserves include a noncontrolling interest in MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC (MP GOM; see further details below).
Murphy’s worldwide 2021 production on a barrel of oil equivalent basis (six thousand cubic feet of natural gas equals one barrel of oil) was 167,356 barrels of oil equivalent per day, a decrease of 4.2% compared to 2020.
For further details on business execution, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” starting on page 32. For further details on 2021 production and sales volume see pages 41 to 42.
United States
In the United States, Murphy has production of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas primarily from fields in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas. The Company produced approximately 95,600 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids per day and approximately 90 MMCF of natural gas per day in
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the U.S. in 2021. These amounts represented 90.1% of the Company’s total worldwide oil and natural gas liquids and 24.4% of worldwide natural gas production volumes.
Offshore
During 2021, approximately 68% of total U.S. hydrocarbon production was produced at fields in the Gulf of Mexico, of which approximately 74% was derived from six fields, including Cascade/Chinook, Dalmatian, Kodiak, Marmalard, Neidermeyer, and St. Malo. Total average daily production in the Gulf of Mexico in 2021 was 64,900 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids and 61 MMCF of natural gas. At December 31, 2021, Murphy had total proved reserves for Gulf of Mexico fields of 152.3 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids and 121.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
The Company has various operated and non-operated fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The most significant fields are St. Malo, Khaleesi, Mormont, Samurai, Dalmatian and Lucius. Khaleesi, Mormont and Samurai are currently in the development phase.
Onshore
The Company holds rights to approximately 133 thousand gross acres in South Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale unconventional oil and natural gas play. During 2021, approximately 32% of total U.S. hydrocarbon production was produced in the Eagle Ford Shale. Total 2021 production in the Eagle Ford Shale area was 30,670 barrels of oil and liquids per day and 28 MMCF per day of natural gas. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s proved reserves for the U.S. Onshore business totaled 137.8 million barrels of liquids and 199.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Canada
In Canada, the Company holds working interests in the following: (a) a dry natural gas area at Tupper Montney (100% owned), (b) Kaybob Duvernay (operated), (c) liquids Placid Montney (non-operated), and (d) two non-operated offshore assets - the Hibernia and Terra Nova fields offshore Newfoundland in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin.
Onshore
Murphy has approximately 142 thousand gross acres of Tupper Montney mineral rights located in northeast British Columbia. Daily production in 2021 in onshore Canada averaged 6,400 barrels of liquids and 278 MMCF of natural gas. Total onshore Canada proved liquids and natural gas reserves at December 31, 2021, were approximately 14.2 million barrels and 2.0 trillion cubic feet, respectively.
The Company currently has a commitment for 483 MMCFD of natural gas processing capacity to support production in the Tupper Montney through November 2040.
The Company holds a 70% operated working interest in Kaybob Duvernay lands and a 30% non-operated working interest in liquids rich Placid Montney lands, both in Alberta. The Company has approximately 310 thousand gross acres of Kaybob Duvernay and Placid Montney mineral rights.
Offshore
Murphy has a 6.5% working interest in Hibernia Main, a 4.3% working interest in Hibernia South Extension, and an 18% working interest at Terra Nova.
Oil production in 2021 was 3,765 barrels of oil per day for Hibernia.
During 2021, Terra Nova did not operate as asset integrity work to extend the project was being undertaken. The operator initially provided notice of abandonment in the first quarter of 2021, before a commercial resolution in the third quarter of 2021 led Murphy to acquire an additional 7.525% of working interest in a commercial settlement with the other partners. The Terra Nova asset life is now extended to an estimated date of 2032.
Total proved reserves for offshore Canada at December 31, 2021 were approximately 25 million barrels of liquids and 14.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
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Australia
In Australia, the Company holds one offshore exploration permit; Murphy is not the operator. The permit does not have a drilling commitment.
Brazil
The Company holds an interest in nine blocks in the offshore regions of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin (SEAL) in Brazil (SEAL-M-351, SEAL-M-428, SEAL-M-430, SEAL-M-501, SEAL-M-503, SEAM-M-505, SEAL-M-573, SEAL-M-575 and SEAL-M-637). ExxonMobil is the operator of the blocks. Murphy has a 20% working interest, ExxonMobil has a 50% working interest and Enauta Energia SA holds a 30% working interest.
Murphy has also farmed into 3 additional blocks in the Potiguar Basin (POT-M-857, POT-M-863, and POT-M-865) with a 30% working interest; Wintershall Dea is the operator. Subsequent to year end, Wintershall Dea announced that it will terminate all operations in Brazil and will close the office in Rio de Janeiro. Murphy will transition to operator.
Murphy’s total acreage position in Brazil as of December 31, 2021 is approximately 2,453 thousand gross acres, offsetting several major discoveries. There are no well commitments.
Brunei
The Company has a working interest of 8.051% in Block CA-1 and a 30% working interest in Block CA-2; as of December 31, 2021, Block CA-2 is held for sale.
In CA-1, on November 23, 2017, the governments of Brunei and Malaysia signed a Unitization Framework Agreement (UFA) which resulted in the Jagus East discovery in Block CA-1 forming part of a unitized field with the Gumusut-Kakap (GK) Unit in Malaysia. Following the UFA, on July 4, 2018, a Participation Agreement was signed which finalized the Company’s interest in the Brunei section of the GK Unit.
In CA-2, in December 2014, the governmental authority approved the Gas Holding Area (GHA) for the Kelidang Cluster (KC) development. The consortium is presently carrying out pre-development engineering related to the KC development with the aim to achieve project sanction in 2023.
The CA-1 and CA-2 blocks cover 1.4 million and 157,602 gross acres, respectively. Five exploration wells have been drilled in Block CA-1 and seven exploration wells have been drilled in Block CA-2 as of the end of 2021.
Mexico
In March 2017, as part of Mexico’s fourth phase, round one deepwater auction, Murphy was awarded Block 5. Murphy is the operator of the block with a 40% working interest. Block 5 is located in the deepwater Salinas Basin covering approximately 640 thousand gross acres (2,600 square kilometers), with water depths ranging from 2,300 to 3,500 feet (700 to 1,100 meters). The initial exploration period for the license is four years and includes a commitment to drill one exploration well which was drilled in 2019. A further exploration well is planned for 2022.
Vietnam
The Company holds a 65% working interest in Blocks 144 and 145; and a 40% interest in Block 15-1/05 and Block 15-2/17. The Company is operator of each of the three Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs).
Block 15-1/05 contains the Lac Da Vang (LDV) discovered field and the consortium is progressing pre-development engineering. Declaration of Commerciality was made in January 2019 and the field Outline Development Plan was approved in August 2019. The Lac Da Trang (LDT) 1X exploration well, the last remaining commitment of the PSC, was completed in April 2019. The sanction of the LDV development is under review with PetroVietnam.
In Block 15-2/17, the Company is progressing study activity in anticipation of drilling an exploration commitment well by 2023.
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In Blocks 144 and 145, the Company acquired 2D seismic for these blocks in 2013 and undertook seabed surveys in 2015 and 2016. The remaining commitment for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of six hundred square kilometers of 3D seismic is tentatively scheduled for 2024.
Proved Reserves
Total proved reserves for crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas as of December 31, 2021 are presented in the following table.
Proved Reserves
All Products Crude
Oil Natural Gas
Liquids Natural Gas 4
Proved Developed Reserves: (MMBOE) (MMBBL) (BCF)
United States 241.9 174.9 25.6 248.1
Onshore 127.8 82.3 19.2 157.7
Offshore 1
114.0 92.6 6.4 90.4
Canada 176.8 16.0 2.8 947.7
Onshore 168.7 8.6 2.8 943.9
Offshore 8.1 7.4 - 3.8
Other 0.6 0.5 - 0.2
Total proved developed reserves 419.2 191.5 28.4 1,196.0
Proved Undeveloped Reserves:
United States 101.6 80.0 9.5 72.2
Onshore 43.2 29.9 6.3 41.6
Offshore 2
58.4 50.1 3.2 30.6
Canada 196.0 19.8 0.5 1,054.1
Onshore 176.7 2.3 0.5 1,043.5
Offshore 19.3 17.6 - 10.6
Other 0.1 0.1 - -
Total proved undeveloped reserves 297.7 99.9 10.0 1,126.4
Total proved reserves 3
716.9 291.5 38.4 2,322.3
1 Includes proved developed reserves of 16.2 MMBOE, consisting of 14.6 MMBBL oil, 0.6 MMBBL NGLs, and 5.4 BCF natural gas, attributable to the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
2 Includes proved undeveloped reserves of 2.2 MMBOE, consisting of 2.0 MMBBL oil, 0.1 MMBBL NGLs, and 0.7 BCF natural gas, attributable to the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
3 Includes proved reserves of 18.4 MMBOE, consisting of 16.6 MMBBL oil, 0.7 MMBBL NGLs, and 6.1 BCF natural gas, attributable to the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
4 Includes proved natural gas reserves to be consumed in operations as fuel of 78.7 BCF and 74.0 BCF for the U.S. and Canada, respectively, with 1.7 BCF attributable to the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
5 Totals within the tables may not add as a result of rounding.
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Proved Reserves (Contd.)
Murphy Oil’s 2021 total proved reserves and proved undeveloped reserves are reconciled from 2020 as presented in the table below:
(Millions of oil equivalent barrels) 1
Total
Proved
Reserves Total Proved
Undeveloped
Reserves
Beginning of year 714.9 304.1
Revisions of previous estimates (52.9) (61.7)
Extensions and discoveries 109.4 109.0
Conversions to proved developed reserves - (59.5)
Purchases of properties 7.4 5.8
Sale of properties (0.7) -
Production (61.1) -
End of year 2
716.9 297.7
1 For purposes of these computations, natural gas sales volumes are converted to equivalent barrels of oil using a ratio of six MCF of natural gas to one barrel of oil.
2 Includes 18.4 MMBOE and 2.2 MMBOE for total proved and proved undeveloped reserves, respectively, attributable to the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
3 Totals within the tables may not add as a result of rounding.
During 2021, Murphy’s total proved reserves increased by 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE). The increase in reserves principally relates to extensions of 90.7 MMBOE in Canada Onshore, 10.3 MMBOE in the Eagle Ford Shale, and 8.4 MMBOE in offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico and East Canada as well as an acquisition of increased working interest in Canada Offshore, offset by negative price revisions in Tupper Montney from accelerated royalty incentive payouts due to higher commodity prices and 2021 production of 61.1 MMBOE.
Murphy’s total proved undeveloped reserves at December 31, 2021 decreased 6.4 MMBOE from a year earlier. The proved undeveloped reserves reported in the table as extensions and discoveries during 2021 were predominantly attributable to three areas: the onshore Canada area of Tupper Montney, the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Each of these areas had active development work ongoing during the year. The majority of proved undeveloped reserves associated with revisions of previous estimates was the result of negative price revisions in Tupper Montney from accelerated royalty incentive payouts due to higher commodity prices. The majority of the proved undeveloped reserves migration to the proved developed category are attributable to drilling in the Eagle Ford Shale, Gulf of Mexico and Tupper Montney.
The Company spent approximately $473 million in 2021 to convert proved undeveloped reserves to proved developed reserves. The Company expects to spend approximately $700 million in 2022, $371 million in 2023 and $295 million in 2024 to move currently undeveloped proved reserves to the developed category. The anticipated level of spending in 2022 primarily includes drilling and development in the Gulf of Mexico, Eagle Ford Shale and Tupper Montney areas.
At December 31, 2021, proved reserves are included for several development projects, including oil developments at the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, deepwater Gulf of Mexico; and Kaybob Duvernay in onshore Canada; as well as natural gas developments at Tupper Montney in onshore Canada. Total proved undeveloped reserves associated with various development projects at December 31, 2021 were approximately 297.7 MMBOE, which represent 42% of the Company’s total proved reserves.
Certain development projects have proved undeveloped reserves that will take more than five years to bring to production. The Company currently operates deepwater fields in the Gulf of Mexico that have two undeveloped locations that exceed this five-year window. Total reserves associated with the two locations amount to approximately 0.4% of the Company’s total proved reserves at year-end 2021. The development of certain reserves extends beyond five years due to limited well slot availability, thus making it necessary to wait for depletion of other wells prior to initiating further development of these locations.
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Murphy Oil’s Reserves Processes and Policies
As per the SEC, proved oil and natural gas reserves are “those quantities of oil and natural gas which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward.” The SEC has defined reasonable certainty for proved reserves, as a “high degree of confidence that the quantities will be recovered.” Proved reserves estimates will generally be revised only as additional geologic or engineering data become available or as economic conditions change. Moreover, estimates of proved reserves may be revised as a result of future operations, effects of regulation by governmental agencies or geopolitical or economic risks. Therefore, the proved reserves included in this report are estimates only and should not be construed as being exact quantities, and if recovered, could be more or less than the estimated amounts.
Murphy has established both internal and external controls for estimating proved reserves that follow the guidelines set forth by the SEC for oil and natural gas reporting. Certain qualified technical personnel of Murphy from the various exploration and production business units are responsible for the preparation of proved reserve estimates, and these technical representatives provide the necessary information and maintain the data as well as the documentation for all properties.
Proved reserves are then consolidated and reported through the Corporate Reserves group. Murphy’s General Manager of Corporate Reserves (Reserves Manager) leads the Corporate Reserves group that also includes Corporate reserve engineers and support staff in which all are independent of the Company’s oil and natural gas operational management and technical personnel. The Reserves Manager joined Murphy in 2018 and has more than 20 years of industry experience. He has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering as well as a Master of Business Administration. The Reserves Manager is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. The Reserves Manager reports to the Chief Financial Officer and makes annual presentations to the Board of Directors about the Company’s reserves. The Reserves Manager and the Corporate reserve engineers review and discuss reserves estimates directly with the Company’s technical staff in order to make every effort to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Reserves Manager coordinates and oversees the third-party audits which are performed annually and under Company policy generally target coverage of at least one-third of the barrel oil-equivalent volume of the Company’s proved reserves.
The estimated proved reserves reported in this Form 10-K are prepared by Murphy’s employees. Internal audits may also be performed by the Reserves Manager and qualified engineering staff from areas of the Company other than the area being audited by third parties. In 2021, 93.2% of the Proved reserves were audited by third-party auditors and they were found to be within the acceptable 10% tolerance by each of the third-party firms. Murphy engaged both Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (Ryder Scott) and McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. (McDaniel) to perform a reserves audit of 47.9% and 45.3% of the Company’s total proved reserves, respectively.
Each significant exploration and production business unit also maintains one or more Qualified Reserve Estimators (QRE) on staff. The QRE is responsible for estimating and evaluating reserves and other reserves information for his or her assigned area. The QRE may personally make the estimates and evaluations of reserves or may supervise and approve the estimation and evaluation thereof by others. A QRE is professionally qualified to perform these reserves estimates as a result of having sufficient educational background, professional training, and professional experience to enable him or her to exercise prudent professional judgment. Larger business units of the Company also employ a Regional Reserves Coordinator (RRC) who supervises the local QREs. The RRC is usually a senior QRE who has the primary responsibility for coordinating and submitting reserves information to senior management.
QRE qualification requires a minimum of five years of practical experience in petroleum engineering or petroleum production geology, with at least three years of such experience being in the estimation and evaluation of reserves, and either a bachelors or advanced degree in petroleum engineering, geology or other discipline of engineering or physical science from a college or university of recognized stature, or the equivalent thereof from an appropriate government authority or professional organization. Murphy provides annual training to all company reserves estimators to ensure SEC requirements associated with reserves estimation and Form 10-K reporting are fulfilled. The training includes materials provided to each participant that outlines the latest guidance from the SEC as well as best practices for many engineering and geologic matters related to reserves estimation.
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Murphy Oil’s Reserves Processes and Policies (Contd.)
The Company’s QREs maintain files containing pertinent data regarding each significant reservoir. Each file includes sufficient data to support the calculations or analogies used to develop the values. Examples of data included in the file, as appropriate, include: production histories; pertinent drilling and workover histories; bottom hole pressure data; volumetric, material balance, analogy, or other pertinent reserve estimation data; production performance curves; narrative descriptions of the methods and logic used to determine reserves values; maps and logs; and a signed copy of the documentation stating that, in their opinion, the reserves have been calculated, reviewed, documented, and reported in compliance with SEC regulations. When reserves calculations are completed by technical personnel with the support of the QREs and appropriately reviewed by RRCs, the Corporate reserves engineers and the Reserves Manager, the conclusions are reviewed and approved with the heads of the Company’s exploration and production business units and other senior management on an annual basis. The Company’s Controller’s department is responsible for preparing and filing reserves schedules within the Form 10-K report.
To ensure accuracy and security of reported reserves, the proved reserves estimates are coordinated in industry-standard software with access controls for approved users. In addition, Murphy complies with internal controls concerning the various business processes related to reserves.
More information regarding Murphy’s estimated quantities of proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas for the last three years are presented by geographic area on pages 112 through 119 of this Form 10-K report. Also, Murphy currently has no oil and natural gas reserves from non-traditional sources. Murphy has not filed and is not required to file any estimates of its total proved oil or natural gas reserves on a recurring basis with any federal or foreign governmental regulatory authority or agency other than the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Annually, Murphy reports gross reserves of properties operated in the United States to the U.S. Department of Energy; such reserves are derived from the same data from which estimated proved reserves of such properties are determined.
Crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids production and sales, and natural gas sales by geographic area with weighted average sales prices for each of the three years ended December 31, 2021 are shown on pages 41 through 43 of this Form 10-K report.
Production expenses for the last three years in U.S. dollars per equivalent barrel are discussed beginning on page 38 of this Form 10-K report.
Supplemental disclosures relating to oil and natural gas producing activities are reported on pages 110 through 126 of this Form 10-K report.
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Acreage and Well Count
At December 31, 2021, Murphy held leases, concessions, contracts or permits on developed and undeveloped acreage as shown by geographic area in the following table. Gross acres are those in which all or part of the working interest is owned by Murphy. Net acres are the portions of the gross acres attributable to Murphy’s interest.
Developed Undeveloped Total
Area (Thousands of acres)
Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
United States Onshore 109 97 26 25 135 122
Gulf of Mexico 37 17 602 310 639 327
Total United States 146 114 628 335 774 449
Canada Onshore 137 106 314 221 451 327
Offshore 101 11 28 1 129 12
Total Canada 238 117 342 222 580 339
Mexico - - 636 254 636 254
Brazil - - 2,453 568 2,453 568
Australia - - 482 241 482 241
Brunei - - 1,604 164 1,604 164
Vietnam - - 7,324 4,571 7,324 4,571
Spain - - 8 1 8 1
Totals 384 231 13,477 6,356 13,861 6,587
Certain acreage held by the Company will expire in the next three years.
Scheduled expirations in 2022 include 4,521 thousand net acres in Vietnam (seeking extensions), 46 thousand net acres in the Gulf of Mexico, 35 thousand net acres in onshore Canada, and 30 thousand net acres in Brunei.
Acreage currently scheduled to expire in 2023 include 241 thousand net acres in Australia, 75 thousand net acres in Brazil, 35 thousand net acres in onshore Canada, 16 thousand net acres in the Gulf of Mexico, and 1 thousand net acres in Spain.
Scheduled expirations in 2024 include 47 thousand net acres in the Gulf of Mexico and 17 thousand net acres in onshore Canada.
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Acreage and Well Count (Contd.)
As used in the three tables that follow, “gross” wells are the total wells in which all or part of the working interest is owned by Murphy, and “net” wells are the total of the Company’s fractional working interests in gross wells expressed as the equivalent number of wholly-owned wells. An “exploratory” well is drilled to find and produce crude oil or natural gas in an unproved area and includes delineation wells which target a new reservoir in a field known to be productive or to extend a known reservoir beyond the proved area. A “development” well is drilled within the proved area of an oil or natural gas reservoir that is known to be productive.
The following table shows the number of oil and natural gas wells producing or capable of producing at December 31, 2021.
Oil Wells Natural Gas Wells
Gross Net Gross Net
Country
United States Onshore 1,108 912 25 4
Gulf of Mexico 62 30 16 9
Total United States 1,170 942 41 13
Canada Onshore 16 11 386 321
Offshore 50 5 - -
Total Canada 66 16 386 321
Totals 1,236 958 427 334
Murphy’s net wells drilled in the last three years are shown in the following table.
United States Canada Other Totals
Productive Dry Productive Dry Productive Dry Productive Dry
Exploration - 0.1 - - - - - 0.1
Development 27.9 - 14.6 - - - 42.5 -
Exploration - 0.4 0.7 - - - 0.7 0.4
Development 21.5 - 8.9 - - - 30.4 -
Exploration 0.6 - - - - - 0.6 -
Development 84.6 - 18.6 - - - 103.2 -
Murphy’s drilling wells in progress at December 31, 2021 are shown in the following table. The year-end well count includes wells awaiting various completion operations.
Exploration Development Total
Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
Country
United States Onshore - - 21.0 10.6 21.0 10.6
Gulf of Mexico - - 5.0 2.0 5.0 2.0
Canada Onshore - - 13.0 12.1 13.0 12.1
Offshore - - - - - -
Brazil 1.0 0.2 - - 1.0 0.2
Totals 1.0 0.2 39.0 24.7 40.0 24.9
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Sustainability
Environment and Climate Change
We understand that our industry, and the use of our products, create emissions - which raise climate change concerns. At the same time, access to affordable, reliable energy is essential to improving the world’s quality of life and the functioning of the global economy. We believe that as the energy economy transitions, oil and natural gas will continue to play a vital role in the long-term energy mix.
We are committed to reducing our GHG emissions, and focused on understanding and mitigating our climate change risks. To guide our climate change strategy, Murphy has adopted a climate change position, and we are setting meaningful emissions goals. In 2021, we endorsed the goal of eliminating routine flaring by 2030, under the current World Bank definition of routine flaring. This adds to the Company’s previously established greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity reduction target of 15% to 20% by 2030 from our 2019 level, excluding our discontinued and divested Malaysia operations.
Murphy recognizes that emissions are only one element of our total environmental footprint. Protecting natural resources is also an important factor in our overall sustainability efforts. See our discussion of Climate Change and Emissions on page 48.
Further, we are subject to various international, foreign, national, state, provincial and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including related to the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and remediation of petroleum products, wastewater and hazardous materials; the emission and discharge of such materials to the environment, including GHG emissions; wildlife, habitat and water protection; the placement, operation and decommissioning of production equipment; and the health and safety of our employees, contractors and communities where our operations are located.
U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA and similar state statutes impose joint and several liability, without regard to fault or legality of the conduct, on current and past owners or operators of a site where the release occurred and anyone who disposed or arranged for the disposal of a hazardous substance released at the site. Although CERCLA generally exempts “petroleum” from regulation, in the course of our operations, we may and could generate wastes that may fall within CERCLA’s definition of hazardous substances and may have disposed of these wastes at disposal sites owned and operated by others.
Water discharges. The U.S. Clean Water Act (CWA) and analogous state laws impose restrictions and strict controls with respect to the discharge of pollutants, including spills and leaks of produced water and other oil and natural gas wastes, into regulated waters. The U.S. Oil Pollution Act (OPA) imposes certain duties and liabilities on the owner or operator of a facility, vessel or pipeline that is a source or that poses the substantial threat of an oil discharge, or the lessee or permittee of the area in which a discharging offshore facility is located. OPA assigns joint and several liability, without regard to fault, to each liable party for oil removal costs and a variety of public and private damages. The OPA also requires owners and operators of offshore oil production facilities to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility to cover costs that could be incurred in responding to an oil spill.
U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) requirements. BOEM and BSEE have regulations applicable to lessees in federal waters that impose various safety, permitting and certification requirements applicable to exploration, development and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico, and also require lessees to have substantial U.S. assets and net worth or post bonds or other acceptable financial assurance that the regulatory obligations will be met.
These include, in the Gulf of Mexico, well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time monitoring, and subsea containment, among other items. Under applicable requirements, BOEM evaluates the financial strength and reliability of lessees and operators active on the Outer Continental Shelf, including the Gulf of Mexico. If the BOEM determines that a company does not have the financial ability to meet its decommissioning and other obligations, that company will be required to post additional financial security as assurance.
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Air emissions and climate change. The U.S. Clean Air Act (CAA) and comparable state laws and regulations govern emissions of various air pollutants through the issuance of permits and other authorization requirements. Since 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been monitoring and regulating GHG emissions, including carbon dioxide and methane, from certain sources in the oil and natural gas sector due to their association with climate change. In addition, international climate efforts, including the 2015 “Paris Agreement” and the 2021 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), have resulted in commitments from many countries to reduce GHG emissions and have called for parties to eliminate certain fossil fuel subsidies and pursue further action on non-carbon dioxide GHGs.
Murphy is currently required to report GHG emissions from its U.S. operations in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in south Texas and in its Canadian onshore business in British Columbia and Alberta. In British Columbia and Alberta, Murphy is subject to a carbon tax on the purchase or use of many carbon-based fuels. Additionally, starting in 2017, a carbon tax began to be applied to certain operations in Alberta. Any limitation on, or further regulation of, GHG gases, including through a cap and trade system, technology mandate, emissions tax, or expanded reporting requirements, could restrict the Company’s operations, curtail demand for hydrocarbons generally and/or impose increased costs to operate and maintain facilities, install pollution emission controls and administer and manage emissions trading programs.
Endangered and threatened species. The U.S. Endangered Species Act was established to protect endangered and threatened species. If a species is listed as threatened or endangered, restrictions may be imposed on activities adversely affecting that species’ habitat. Similar protections are offered to migratory birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
As noted above, Murphy is subject to various laws and regulatory regimes governing similar matters in other jurisdictions in which it operates. More specifically, Murphy’s operations in Canada are subject to and conducted under Canadian laws and regulations that address many of the same environmental, health and safety issues as those in the U.S., including, without limitation, pollution and contamination, air quality and emissions, water discharges, and other health and safety concerns.
Health and Safety
Murphy’s commitment to safety is strong, and so are our actions to protect our workforce and communities. Our employees are our most valuable asset. Murphy strives to achieve incident-free operations through continuous improvement processes managed by the Company’s Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) Management System (HSE-MS), which engages all personnel, contractors and partners associated with Murphy operations and facilities, and provides a consistent method for integrating HSE concepts into our procedures and programs. We work hard to build a culture of safety across our organization, with regular training, exercise drills and key targeted safety initiatives.
Response to COVID-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken a proactive approach and adopted strict protocols to protect our employees and their families, contractors and the communities in which we work from the virus. Our response program continues to be led by our Incident Management Team (IMT), under the guidance of our Crisis Management Team (CMT), leveraging the advice and recommendations of infectious disease experts and establishing safety protocols for all workers. We also developed a COVID-19 tracking app, providing executives with real-time information on infection rates and close contacts, in order to make decisions regarding our COVID-19 response.
Safety. The Company is subject to the requirements of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and comparable foreign and state laws that regulate the protection of the health and safety of workers. In addition, the OSHA hazard communication standard requires that certain information regarding hazardous materials used or produced in Murphy’s operations be maintained and provided to employees, state and local government authorities and citizens. In Canada, the Company is subject to Federal OH&S Legislation, the provincially-administered Occupational Health and Safety Act (Alberta), the Workers Compensation Act (British Columbia), and WHMIS - the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.
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Human Capital Management
Employees
At Murphy, we believe in providing energy that empowers people, and that is what our 696 employees do every day. As of December 31, 2021, we had 408 office-based employees and 288 field employees, all of whom are guided by our mission, vision, values and behaviors. Together with the Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, who reports directly to our CEO, is responsible for developing and executing our human capital management strategy. This includes the attraction, recruitment, development and engagement of talent to deliver on our strategy, the design of employee compensation, health and welfare benefits, and talent programs. We focus on the following factors in order to implement and develop our human capital strategy:
•Employee Compensation Programs
•Employee Performance and Feedback
•Talent Development and Training
•Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
•Health and Welfare Benefits
The Board of Directors receives related updates from management on a regular cadence including the review of compensation, benefits, succession and talent development, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Employee Compensation Programs
Our purpose, to empower people, includes tying a portion of our employees pay to performance in a variety of ways, including incentive compensation and merit-based bonus programs, while maintaining the best interest of shareholders. We benchmark for market practices, and regularly review our compensation against the market to ensure it remains competitive to attract and retain the best talent. We believe our current practices align our employees’ compensation with the interests of our shareholders, and support our focus on cash flow generation, capital return and environmental stewardship. For further detail on the Company’s compensation framework please see the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the forthcoming Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022.
Employee Performance and Feedback
We are committed to efforts to enhance our employees’ professional growth and development through feedback that utilizes our internal performance management system (Murphy Performance Management - MPM). The purpose of Murphy’s MPM process is to show our commitment to the development of all employees and to better align rewards with Company and individual performance. The goals of the MPM process are the following:
•Drive behavior to align with the Company’s mission, vision, values and behaviors
•Develop employee capabilities through effective feedback and coaching
•Maintain a process that is consistent throughout the organization to measure employee performance and is tied to Company and shareholder interests
All employees’ performance is evaluated at least annually through self-assessments that are reviewed in discussions with supervisors. Employees’ performance is evaluated on various key performance indicators set annually, including behaviors that support our mission, vision, values and an assessment conducted by the employees’ direct supervisor.
Talent Development and Training
Employees are able to participate in continuous training and development, with the goal of equipping them for success and providing increased opportunities for growth at Murphy. Through our digital platform, My Murphy Learning, employees can access self-directed courses, external articles and videos that cover topics such as business, technology and productivity. We also administer mandatory compliance training for our employees through My Murphy Learning, with a 100% completion rate. Further, we strive to empower our leadership, so we sponsor several programs to address career advancement for emerging leaders and executives. Plus, we provide a tuition reimbursement program for those who choose to acquire additional knowledge to increase their effectiveness in their present position or to prepare for career advancement. Murphy holds internal technical ideas forums each year designed to share best practice and technical advances across the Company, including safety and environmental topics.
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We encourage employee engagement and solicit feedback through internal surveys and our employee driven Ambassador program to gain insights into workplace experiences. Employees are provided opportunities to raise suggestions and collaborate with leadership to improve programs and increase their alignment with Murphy’s mission, vision, values and behaviors.
To ensure that our human capital investment and development programs are effective, we track voluntary turnover. This data is shared on a regular basis with our Executive Leadership Team, who use it in addition to other pertinent data to develop our human capital strategy. In 2021, our voluntary employee turnover rate was 5.7%.
Health and Welfare Benefits
We believe that doing our part to aid in maintaining the health and welfare of our employees is a critical element in Murphy achieving success. As such, we provide our employees and their families with a comprehensive set of subsidized benefits that are competitive and aligned to Murphy’s mission, vision, values and behaviors. In 2021, we further enhanced our benefit offerings including by implementing a vacation roll over policy, expanding dental coverage and increasing the number of weeks fully paid for short term disability. We also believe that the well-being of our employees is enhanced when they can give back to their local communities or charities either through the company “Impact - Murphy Makes a Difference” program or on their own and receive a company match for donations.
In addition, we offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides confidential assistance to employees and their immediate family members for mental and physical well-being, as well as legal and financial issues. We also maintain an Ethics Hotline that is available to all our employees to report, anonymously if desired, any matter of concern. Communications to the hotline, which is facilitated by an independent third party, are routed to appropriate functions, Human Resources, Law or Compliance, for investigation and resolution.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We are committed to fostering work environments that value diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This commitment includes providing equal access to and participation in programs and services without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age or stereotypes or assumptions based thereon. We also support interest-based groups such as sports, hobbies and charity volunteering. We welcome our employees’ differences, experiences and beliefs, and we are investing in a more productive, engaged, diverse and inclusive workforce. The Board of Directors receives DE&I updates on Demographic Data, Strategic Partnerships, Recruiting Strategies and Programs from management on a regular cadence.
Throughout 2021, we focused on creating a unified engagement program to build awareness and encourage open and respectful discussions. We launched a video series where employees were invited to record short videos to share their ideas and experiences on what Diversity, Equity and Inclusion means to them. Under the sponsorship of our Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, we encourage employee engagement and continuous feedback on our programs through our employee-level DE&I committee. The committee, which consists of employees at various levels in the organization, promotes a culture of DE&I. In addition, our Board has had at least one woman member for over 30 years, and currently includes three women directors. Our Nominating and Governance Committee is actively focused on issues of DE&I as part of its overall mandate. Also, our Board expanded the focus of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee to include Corporate Responsibility.
Women Representation (US and International)
Executive and Senior Level Managers 12 %
First- and Mid-Level Managers 18 %
Professionals 34 %
Other (Administrative Support and Field) 7 %
Total 21 %
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Minorities 1 Representation (US-Based Only)
Executive and Senior Level Managers 18 %
First- and Mid-Level Managers 22 %
Professionals 34 %
Other (Administrative Support and Field) 31 %
Total 30 %
1 As defined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
We believe that it is important we attract employees with diverse backgrounds where we operate and are focusing on increasing the number of women and minorities in our workforce ensuring a vibrant talent pipeline.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Disclosure
We publish an annual sustainability report according to internationally recognized ESG reporting frameworks and standards, including Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): Core option and IPIECA.
As this is an area of continual improvement across our industry, we strive to update our disclosures in line with operating developments and with emerging best practice ESG reporting standards. In 2021, we published our third annual sustainability report, located on the Company’s website.
Website Access to SEC Reports
Murphy Oil’s internet Website address is http://www.murphyoilcorp.com. The information contained on the Company’s Website is not part of, or incorporated into, this report on Form 10-K.
The Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available on Murphy’s Website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. You may also access these reports at the SEC’s Website at http://www.sec.gov.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
The Company faces risks in the normal course of business and through global, regional, and local events that could have an adverse impact on its reputation, operations, and financial performance. The Board of Directors exercises oversight of the Company’s enterprise risk management program, which includes strategic, operational and financial matters, as well as compliance and legal risks. The Board of Directors receives updates annually on the risk management processes.
The following are some important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. If any of the events or circumstances described in any of the following risk factors occurs, our business, results of operations and/or financial condition could be materially and adversely affected, and our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements we make in any public disclosures.
Price Risk Factors
Volatility in the global prices of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas can significantly affect the Company’s operating results, cash flows and financial condition.
Among the most significant variable factors impacting the Company’s results of operations are the sales prices for crude oil and natural gas that it produces. Many of the factors influencing prices of crude oil and natural gas are beyond our control. These factors include:
•the occurrence or threat of epidemics or pandemics, such as the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), or any government response to such occurrence or threat which may lower the demand for hydrocarbon fuels;
•worldwide and domestic supplies of, and demand for, crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas;
•the ability of the members of OPEC and certain non-OPEC members, for example, Russia, to agree to and maintain production levels;
•the production levels of non-OPEC countries, including, amongst others, production levels in the shale plays in the United States;
•the level of drilling, completion and production activities by other exploration and production companies, and variability therein, in response to market conditions;
•political instability or armed conflict in oil and natural gas producing regions;
•changes in weather patterns and climate, including as a result of climate change;
•natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes, including as a result of climate change;
•the price, availability and the demand for and of alternative and competing forms of energy, such as nuclear, hydroelectric, wind or solar;
•the effect of conservation efforts and focus on climate-change;
•technological advances affecting energy consumption and energy supply;
•increased activism against, or change in public sentiment for, oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities and considerations including climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy;
•domestic and foreign governmental regulations and taxes, including further legislation requiring, subsidizing or providing tax benefits for the use of alternative energy sources and fuels; and
•general economic conditions worldwide.
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In 2021, a combination of the global availability of vaccines and a relaxation of certain government-imposed lockdowns in response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to an improving global economic outlook and subsequently increased demand for oil and gas. Several COVID-19 variants, such as Delta and Omicron, temporarily created uncertainty in the outlook; however, vaccines remained effective and therefore demand for oil and gas has remained resilient in the second half of 2021 and early 2022. The demand resilience has revealed an oil supply shortage, and hence is applying upward pressure to current and future oil and gas prices in early 2022.
The OPEC+ group of oil producing countries (OPEC+) continues to target increasing supply by 0.4 million barrels per day (bpd) a month, with aims to fully phase out prior cuts by September 2022, at the current rate of OPEC+ supply increases. In 2020, OPEC+ cut production by 10 million bpd following the COVID-19 demand reduction. It has gradually reinstated supply so that the curtailments were approximately 5.8 million bpd at the end of 2021. However, some members of the OPEC+ are not meeting their commitments to reinstate supply..
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices averaged $68 per barrel in 2021, compared to $39 in 2020, $57 in 2019, and $65 in 2018. The closing price for WTI at the end of 2021 was $72 per barrel, reflecting a 52% increase from the price at the end of 2020. As of close on February 24, 2022, the NYMEX WTI forward curve price for the remainder of 2022 and 2023 were $86.31 and $77.72 per barrel, respectively. The current futures forward curve indicates that prices may continue at or near current prices for an extended time. Certain U.S. and Canadian crude oils are priced from oil indices other than WTI, and these indices are influenced by different supply and demand forces than those that affect WTI prices. The most common crude oil indices used to price the Company’s crude include WTI Houston (MEH), Heavy Louisiana Sweet (HLS), Mars and Brent.
The average New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) natural gas sales price was $3.84 per million British Thermal Units (MMBTU) in 2021, compared to $1.99 in 2020, $2.52 in 2019, and $3.12 in 2018. The closing price for NYMEX natural gas as of December 31, 2021 was $3.72 per MMBTU. The Company also has some limited exposure to the Canadian benchmark natural gas price, AECO, which averaged US$2.89 per MMBTU in 2021. The closing price for AECO as of December 31, 2021 was US$3.20 per MMBTU. The Company has entered into certain forward fixed price contracts as detailed in the Outlook section on page 54 and certain variable netback contracts providing exposure to Malin, Dawn and other locations.
Lower prices, should they occur, will materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Lower oil and natural gas prices could reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that the Company can economically produce, resulting in a reduction in the proved oil and natural gas reserves we could recognize, which could impact the recoverability and carrying value of our assets. The Company cannot predict how changes in the sales prices of oil and natural gas will affect the results of operations in future periods. The Company has hedged a portion of its exposure to the effects of changing prices of crude oil and natural gas by selling forwards, swaps and other forms of derivative contracts.
Lower oil and natural gas prices adversely affect the Company in several ways:
•Lower sales value for the Company’s oil and natural gas production reduces cash flows and net income.
•Lower cash flows may cause the Company to reduce its capital expenditure program, thereby potentially restricting its ability to grow production and add proved reserves.
•Lower oil and natural gas prices could lead to impairment charges in future periods, therefore reducing net income.
•Reductions in oil and natural gas prices could lead to reductions in the Company’s proved reserves in future years. Low prices could make a portion of the Company’s proved reserves uneconomic, which in turn could lead to the removal of certain of the Company’s year-end reported proved oil reserves in future periods. These reserve reductions could be significant.
•In order to manage the potential volatility of cash flows and credit requirements, we maintain appropriate bank credit facilities. Inability, as a result of low oil and gas prices, to access, renew or replace such credit facilities or access other sources of funding as they mature would negatively impact our liquidity.
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•Lower prices for oil and natural gas could cause the Company to lower its dividend because of lower cash flows.
See Note L - Financial Instruments and Risk Management for additional information on the derivative instruments used to manage certain risks related to commodity prices.
Murphy’s commodity price risk management may limit the Company’s ability to fully benefit from potential future price increases for oil and natural gas.
The Company, from time to time, enters into various contracts to protect its cash flows against lower oil and natural gas prices. Because of these contracts, if the prices for oil and natural gas increase in future periods, the Company will not fully benefit from the price improvement on all production.
In 2021, the Company entered into collar contracts. Under the collar contracts, which also mature monthly, the Company purchased put options and sold call options with no net premiums paid to or received from counterparties. Upon maturity, collar contracts require payments by the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is above the ceiling price or payments to the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is below the floor price.
See Note L - Financial Instruments and Risk Management for additional information on the derivative instruments used to manage certain risks related to commodity prices.
Operational Risk Factors
Murphy operates in highly competitive environments which could adversely affect it in many ways, including its profitability, cash flows and its ability to grow.
Murphy operates in the oil and natural gas industry and experiences competition from other oil and natural gas companies, which include major integrated oil companies, private equity investors and independent producers of oil and natural gas, and state-owned foreign oil companies. Many of the major integrated and state-owned oil companies and some of the independent producers that compete with the Company have substantially greater resources than Murphy.
In addition, the oil industry as a whole competes with other industries in supplying energy requirements around the world. Within the industry, Murphy competes for, among other things, valuable acreage positions, exploration licenses, drilling equipment and talent.
Exploration drilling results can significantly affect the Company’s operating results.
The Company drills exploratory wells which subjects its exploration and production operating results to exposure to dry hole expense, which may have adverse effects on, and create volatility for, the Company’s results of operations. The Company’s strategy is to participate in three to five exploration wells per year. In 2021, the Company drilled a successful exploration well in Brunei (Jagus Subthrust) and participated in one unsuccessful (non-commercial) well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Cutthroat well in Brazil, originally planned for 2021, will now be drilled in early 2022 due to permitting delays. The Company has budgeted $75 million for its 2022 exploration program, which includes the Cutthroat well in Brazil, the operated well in Mexico (Tulum), as well as a non-operated well in Brunei.
If Murphy cannot replace its oil and natural gas reserves, it may not be able to sustain or grow its business.
Murphy continually depletes its oil and natural gas reserves as production occurs. To sustain and grow its business, the Company must successfully replace the oil and natural gas it produces with additional reserves. Therefore, it must create and maintain a portfolio of good prospects for future reserves additions and production. The Company does this by obtaining rights to explore for, develop and produce hydrocarbons in prospective areas. In addition, it must find, develop and produce (and/or acquire) reserves at a competitive cost to be successful in the long-term. Murphy’s ability to operate profitably in the exploration and production business, therefore, is dependent on its ability to find (and/or acquire), develop and produce oil and natural gas reserves at costs that are less than the realized sales price for these products.
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Murphy’s proved reserves are based on the professional judgment of its engineers and may be subject to revision.
Proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas included in this report on pages 110 through 119 have been prepared according to the Securities and Exchange (SEC) guidelines by qualified Company personnel or qualified independent engineers based on an unweighted average of crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices in effect at the beginning of each month of the respective year as well as other conditions and information available at the time the estimates were prepared. Estimation of reserves is a subjective process that involves professional judgment by engineers about volumes to be recovered in future periods from underground oil and natural gas reservoirs. Estimates of economically recoverable crude oil, NGL and natural gas reserves and future net cash flows depend upon a number of variable factors and assumptions, and consequently, different engineers could arrive at different estimates of reserves and future net cash flows based on the same available data and using industry accepted engineering practices and scientific methods. In 2021, 93.2% of the Proved reserves were audited by third-party auditors.
Murphy’s actual future oil and natural gas production may vary substantially from its reported quantity of proved reserves due to a number of factors, including:
•Oil and natural gas prices which are materially different from prices used to compute proved reserves,
•Operating and/or capital costs which are materially different from those assumed to compute proved reserves,
•Future reservoir performance which is materially different from models used to compute proved reserves, and
•Governmental regulations or actions which materially impact operations of a field.
The Company’s proved undeveloped reserves represent significant portions of total proved reserves. As of December 31, 2021, and including noncontrolling interests, approximately 34% of the Company’s crude oil and condensate proved reserves, 26% of natural gas liquids proved reserves and 49% of natural gas proved reserves are undeveloped. The ability of the Company to reclassify these undeveloped proved reserves to the proved developed classification is generally dependent on the successful completion of one or more operations, which might include further development drilling, construction of facilities or pipelines, and well workovers.
The discounted future net revenues from our proved reserves as reported on pages 124 and 125 should not be considered as the market value of the reserves attributable to our properties. As required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the estimated discounted future net revenues from our proved reserves are based on an unweighted average of the oil and natural gas prices in effect at the beginning of each month during the year. Actual future prices and costs may be materially higher or lower than those used in the reserves computations.
In addition, the 10% discount factor that is required to be used to calculate discounted future net revenues for reporting purposes under GAAP is not necessarily the most appropriate discount factor based on our cost of capital, the risks associated with our business and the risk associated with the industry in general.
Murphy is sometimes reliant on joint venture partners for operating assets, and/or funding development projects and operations.
Certain of the Company’s major oil and natural gas producing properties are operated by others. Therefore, Murphy does not fully control all activities at certain of its revenue generating properties. During 2021, approximately 24% of the Company’s total production was at fields operated by others, while at December 31, 2021, approximately 15% of the Company’s total proved reserves were at fields operated by others.
Additionally, the Company relies on the availability of transportation and processing facilities that are often owned and operated by others. These third-party systems and facilities may not always be available to the Company, and if available, may not be available at a price that is acceptable to the Company.
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Some of Murphy’s development projects entail significant capital expenditures and have long development cycle times. As a result, the Company’s partners must be able to fund their share of investment costs through the development cycle, through cash flow from operations, external credit facilities, or other sources, including financing arrangements. Murphy’s partners are also susceptible to certain of the risk factors noted herein, including, but not limited to, commodity price, fiscal regime changes, government project approval delays, regulatory changes, credit downgrades and regional conflict. If one or more of these factors negatively impacts a project partners’ cash flows or ability to obtain adequate financing, it could result in a delay or cancellation of a project, resulting in a reduction of the Company’s reserves and production, which negatively impacts the timing and receipt of planned cash flows and expected profitability.
Murphy’s business is subject to operational hazards, physical security risks and risks normally associated with the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, which could become more significant as a result of climate change.
The Company operates in urban and remote, and sometimes inhospitable, areas around the world. The occurrence of an event, including but not limited to acts of nature such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes (and other forms of severe weather), mechanical equipment failures, industrial accidents, fires, explosions, acts of war, civil unrest, piracy and acts of terrorism could result in the loss of hydrocarbons and associated revenues, environmental pollution or contamination, personal injury, (including death), and property damages for which the Company could be deemed to be liable and which could subject the Company to substantial fines and/or claims for punitive damages. This risk extends to actions and operational hazards of other operators in the industry, which may also impact the Company.
The location of many of Murphy’s key assets causes the Company to be vulnerable to severe weather, including hurricanes and tropical storms. Many of the Company’s offshore fields are in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where hurricanes and tropical storms can lead to shutdowns and damages. The U.S. hurricane season runs from June through November. Moreover, it should be noted that scientists have predicted that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere may produce climate changes that increase significant weather events, such as increased frequency and severity of storms, droughts, and floods and other climatic events. If such effects were to occur, our operations could be adversely affected. Although the Company maintains insurance for such risks as described elsewhere in this Form 10-K report, due to policy deductibles and possible coverage limits, weather-related risks are not fully insured.
Murphy is subject to numerous environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, and such existing and any potential future laws and regulations may result in material liabilities and costs.
The Company’s operations are subject to various international, foreign, national, state, provincial, and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including related to the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and remediation of petroleum products, wastewater and hazardous materials; the emission and discharge of such materials to the environment, including greenhouse gas emissions; wildlife, habitat and water protection; the placement, operation and decommissioning of production equipment; and the health and safety of our employees, contractors and communities where our operations are located. These laws and regulations are subject to frequent change and have tended to become stricter over time. They can impose permitting and financial assurance obligations, as well as operational controls and/or siting constraints on our business, and can result in additional capital and operating expenditures.
Murphy also could be subject to strict liability for environmental contamination in various jurisdictions where it operates, including with respect to its current or former properties, operations and waste disposal sites, or those of its predecessors. Contamination has been identified at some locations, and the Company has been required, and in the future may be required, to investigate, remove or remediate previously disposed wastes; or otherwise clean up contaminated soil, surface water or groundwater, address spills and leaks from pipelines and production equipment, and perform remedial plugging operations. In addition to significant investigation and remediation costs, such matters can result in fines and also give rise to third-party claims for personal injury and property or other environmental damage.
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It is possible in the future certain regulatory bodies such as the Railroad Commission of Texas may enact regulation that bans or reduces flaring for US Onshore operations. Compliance with such regulations could result in capital investment which would reduce the Company’s net cash flows and profitability.
The Company’s onshore North America oil and natural gas production is dependent on a technique known as hydraulic fracturing whereby water, sand and certain chemicals are injected into deep oil and natural gas bearing reservoirs in North America. This process occurs thousands of feet below the surface and creates fractures in the rock formation within the reservoir which enhances migration of oil and natural gas to the wellbore. The Company primarily uses this technique in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas and in Western Canada. Texas law imposes permitting, disclosure, disposal and well construction requirements on hydraulic fracturing operations, as well as public disclosure of certain information regarding the components used in the hydraulic fracturing process. Regulations in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta also govern various aspects of hydraulic fracturing activities under their jurisdictions. It is possible that Texas, other states in which we may conduct fracturing in the future, the U.S., Canadian provinces and certain municipalities may adopt further laws or regulations which could render the process unlawful, less effective or drive up its costs. If any such action is taken in the future, the Company’s production levels could be adversely affected, or its costs of drilling and completion could be increased. Once new laws and/or regulations have been enacted and adopted, the costs of compliance are appraised.
Hydraulic fracturing operations subject the Company to operational risks inherent in the drilling and production of oil and natural gas. These risks include underground migration or surface spillage due to releases of oil, natural gas, formation water or well fluids, as well as any related surface or groundwater contamination, including from petroleum constituents or hydraulic fracturing chemical additives. Ineffective containment of surface spillage and surface or groundwater contamination resulting from hydraulic fracturing operations, including from petroleum constituents or hydraulic fracturing chemical additives, could result in environmental pollution, remediation expenses and third-party claims alleging damages, which could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. In addition, hydraulic fracturing requires significant quantities of water; the wastewater from oil and natural gas operations is often disposed of through underground injection. Certain increased seismic activities have been linked to underground water injection. Any diminished access to water for use in the hydraulic fracturing process, any inability to properly dispose of wastewater, or any further restrictions placed on wastewater, could curtail the Company’s operations or otherwise result in operational delays or increased costs.
In addition, BOEM and BSEE have regulations applicable to lessees in federal waters that impose various safety, permitting and certification requirements applicable to exploration, development and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico, and also require lessees to have substantial U.S. assets and net worth or post bonds or other acceptable financial assurance that the regulatory obligations will be met. These include, in the Gulf of Mexico, well design, well control, casing, cementing, real-time monitoring, and subsea containment, among other items. Under applicable requirements, BOEM evaluates the financial strength and reliability of lessees and operators active on the OCS. If the BOEM determines that a company does not have the financial ability to meet its decommissioning and other obligations, that company will be required to post additional financial security as assurance.
In addition, various executive orders by the current presidential administration and the Department of Interior over the course of 2021 regarding a temporary suspension of normal-course issuance of permits for fossil fuel development on federal lands and a pause on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and offshore waters, and the Secretary of Interior’s related review of permitting and leasing practices, could adversely impact Murphy’s operations. For further details, see See “Risk Factors - General Risk Factors - Murphy’s operations and earnings have been and will continue to be affected by domestic and worldwide political developments.”
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We face various risks associated with increased activism against, or change in public sentiment for, oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities and sustainability considerations, including climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy.
Opposition toward oil and gas drilling, development, and production activity has been growing globally. Companies in the oil and gas industry are often the target of activist efforts from both individuals and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders regarding safety, human rights, climate change, environmental matters, sustainability, and business practices. Anti-development activists are working to, among other things, delay or cancel certain operations such as offshore drilling and development.
Activism may continue to increase regardless of whether the current presidential administration in the U.S. is perceived to be following, or actually follows, through on the current president’s campaign commitments to promote decreased fossil fuel exploration and production in the U.S, including as a result of the administration’s environmental and climate change executive orders described earlier in this 10-K. Our need to incur costs associated with responding to these initiatives or complying with any resulting new legal or regulatory requirements resulting from these activities that are substantial and not adequately provided for, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a change in public sentiment regarding the oil and gas industry could result in a reduction in the demand for our products or otherwise affect our results of operations or financial condition.
Financial Risk Factors
Capital financing may not always be available to fund Murphy’s activities; and interest rates could impact cash flows.
Murphy usually must spend and risk a significant amount of capital to find and develop reserves before revenue is generated from production. Although most capital needs are funded from operating cash flow, the timing of cash flows from operations and capital funding requirements may not always coincide, and the levels of cash flow generated by operations may not fully cover capital funding requirements, especially in periods of low commodity prices. Therefore, the Company maintains financing arrangements with lending institutions to meet certain funding needs. The Company periodically renews these financing arrangements based on foreseeable financing needs or as they expire. In November 2018, the Company entered into a $1.6 billion revolving credit facility (the “RCF”). The RCF is a senior unsecured guaranteed facility and will expire in November 2023. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the RCF.
However, in the event the RCF was drawn, amounts drawn under the RCF may bear interest in relation to 1-month, 2-month, 3-month and 6-month LIBOR, depending on our selection of rates. In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority in the U.K. announced a desire to phase out LIBOR as a benchmark by the end of 2021. Some USD LIBOR tenors (overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month) will continue to be published until June 30, 2023, but U.S. regulators have published guidance instructing banks to cease entering into new contracts referencing USD-LIBOR no later than December 31, 2021. While methodologies to transition existing agreements that depend on LIBOR as a reference rate are being developed, we can provide no assurance that market-accepted rates and transition methodologies will be available and finalized at the time of LIBOR cessation. If clear market standards and transition methodologies have not developed by the time LIBOR becomes unavailable, we may have difficulty reaching agreement on acceptable replacement rates under the RCF. If we are unable to negotiate replacement rates, on favorable terms, it could have an adverse effect on our earnings and cash flows.
In March 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began publishing the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and associated indices. However, SOFR is fundamentally different from USD LIBOR for two key reasons. First, SOFR is a secured rate, while LIBOR is an unsecured rate. Second, SOFR is an overnight rate, while USD LIBOR represents interbank funding over different maturities. As a result, there can be no assurance that SOFR will perform in the same way as LIBOR would have at any time, including, without limitation, as a result of changes in interest and yield rates in the market, market volatility or global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events. For example, since publication of SOFR began on April 3, 2018, daily changes in SOFR have, on occasion, been more volatile than daily changes in comparable benchmark or other market rates.
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In 2021, the Company undertook several actions to reduce overall debt. See Note G - Financing Arrangements and Debt for information regarding the Company’s outstanding debt as of December 31, 2021.
The Company’s ability to obtain additional financing is affected by the Company’s debt credit ratings and competition for available debt financing. A ratings downgrade could materially and adversely impact the Company’s ability to access debt markets, increase the borrowing cost under the Company’s credit facility and the cost of future debt, and potentially require the Company to post additional letters of credit or other forms of collateral for certain obligations.
Further, changes in economic environments and investors’ view of risk of the exploration and production industry could adversely impact interest rates. This could result in higher interest costs on capital funding lowering net income and cash-flows. Murphy partially manages this risk through borrowing at fixed rates where-ever possible; however, rates determined when refinancing or new capital is required are partly determined through factors outside of Murphy’s control, such as centrally (federal government) set interest rates and investors’ view of the exploration and production industry.
Murphy’s operations could be adversely affected by changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Company’s worldwide operational scope exposes it to risks associated with foreign currencies. Most of the Company’s business is transacted in U.S. dollars, and therefore the Company and most of its subsidiaries are U.S. dollar functional entities for accounting purposes. However, the Canadian dollar is the functional currency for all Canadian operations. This exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar functional currency can lead to impacts on consolidated financial results from foreign currency translation. On occasions, the Canadian business may hold assets or incur liabilities denominated in a currency which is not Canadian dollars which could lead to exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. See also Note L - Financial Instruments and Risk Management in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on derivative contracts.
The costs and funding requirements related to the Company’s retirement plans are affected by several factors.
A number of actuarial assumptions impact funding requirements for the Company’s retirement plans. The most significant of these assumptions include return on assets, long-term interest rates and mortality. If the actual results for the plans vary significantly from the actuarial assumptions used, or if laws regulating such retirement plans are changed, Murphy could be required to make more significant funding payments to one or more of its retirement plans in the future and/or it could be required to record a larger liability for future obligations in its Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Murphy has limited control over supply chain costs.
The Company often experiences pressure on its operating and capital expenditures in periods of strong crude oil and natural gas prices because an increase in exploration and production activities due to high oil and natural gas sales prices generally leads to higher demand for, and consequently higher costs for, goods and services in the oil and natural gas industry. In 2021 and at the start of 2022, this scenario of higher costs for goods and services in the oil and gas natural gas industry is being observed. In early 2022, the pressure of rising prices and demand for services has begun affecting the cost of goods and services in the oil and natural gas industry. Murphy has a dedicated procurement department focused on managing supply chain and input costs. Murphy also has certain transportation, processing and production handling services costs fixed through long-term contracts and commitments and therefore is partly protected from increasing price of services. However, from time to time, Murphy will seek to enter new commitments, exercise options to extend contracts and retender contracts for rigs and other industry services which could expose Murphy to the impact of higher prices.
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The Company is exposed to credit risks associated with (i) sales of certain of its products to customers, (ii) joint venture partners and (iii) other counterparties.
Murphy is exposed to credit risk in three principle areas:
• Accounts receivable credit risk from selling its produced commodity to customers;
• Joint venture partners related to certain oil and natural gas properties operated by the Company. These joint venture partners may not be able to meet their financial obligation to pay for their share of capital and operating costs as they become due; and
• Counterparty credit risk related to forward price commodity hedge contracts to protect the Company’s cash flows against lower oil and natural gas prices
To mitigate these risks the Company:
• Actively monitors the credit worthiness of all its customers, joint venture partners, and forward commodity hedge counterparties;
• Given the inherent credit risks in a cyclical commodity price business, the Company has increased the focus on its review of joint venture partners, the magnitude of potential exposure, and planning suitable actions should a joint venture partner fail to pay its share of capital and operating expenditures.
The inability of a purchaser of the Company’s produced commodity, a joint venture partner of the Company, or counterparty in a forward price commodity hedge to meet their respective payment obligations to the Company could have an adverse effect on Murphy’s future earnings and cash flows.
General Risk Factors
We face various risks related to health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks, which may have material adverse effects on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved from its emergence in early 2020, so has its global impact. Our business has been affected in various ways, including in our results of operations. In 2020 the spread of COVID-19 led to disruption in the global economy and weakness in demand in crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas, which applied downward pressure on global commodity prices. In 2021, a combination of the global availability of vaccines and a relaxation of certain government-imposed lockdowns in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to an improving global economic outlook and subsequently increased demand for oil and gas. Several COVID-19 variants, such as Delta and Omicron, temporarily created uncertainty in the outlook; however, vaccines remained effective and therefore demand for oil and gas has remained resilient in the second half of 2021 and early 2022.
The unpredictable nature of pandemics can therefore create volatility in commodity prices, hence see Risk Factors, “Price Risk Factors - Volatility in the global prices of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas can significantly affect the Company’s operating results.”
If significant portions of our workforce are unable to work effectively, including because of illness, quarantines, government actions, facility closures or other restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 or other pandemic, our operations will likely be impacted and decrease our ability to produce, oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas. We may be unable to perform fully on our commitments and our costs may increase as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. These cost increases may not be fully recoverable or adequately covered by insurance.
The COVID-19 or other pandemic could also cause disruption in our supply chain; cause delay, or limit the ability of vendors and customers to perform, including in making timely payments to us; and cause other unpredictable events.
We continue to work with our stakeholders (including customers, employees, suppliers, financial and lending institutions and local communities) to address this global pandemic responsibly. We continue to monitor the situation, to assess further possible implications to our business, supply chain and customers, and to take actions in an effort to mitigate adverse consequences. The Company continues to exercise financial discipline in managing costs and capital expenditures.
We cannot predict the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 or other pandemic. The extent to which the COVID-19 or other health pandemics or epidemics may impact our results will depend on future developments, including, among other factors, the duration and spread of the virus and its variants, availability, acceptance and
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effectiveness of vaccines along with related travel advisories, quarantines and restrictions, the recovery time of the disrupted supply chains and industries, the impact of labor market interruptions, and the impact of government interventions.
Murphy’s Information Technology environment may be exposed to cyber threats.
The oil and natural gas industry has become increasingly dependent on digital technologies to conduct exploration, development, and production activities. We are no exception to this trend. As a company, we depend on these technologies to estimate quantities of oil and natural gas reserves, process and record financial and operating data, analyze seismic and drilling information, communicate internally and externally, and conduct many other business activities.
Maintaining the security of our technology and preventing breaches is critical to our business operation. We rely on our information systems to protect and secure intellectual property, strategic plans, customer information, and personally identifiable information, such as employee information.
A successful or undetected cyberattack has the potential to halt business operations, impair our reputation, weaken our competitive advantage, and / or adversely impact our financial condition. Given the increasing global threats from cybercrime, the Company’s approach to mitigate cybersecurity risk focuses on three key elements:
• People - Security awareness education and readiness-testing throughout the year for employees and contractors;
• Process - Incorporating “cyber awareness” in our day to day processes and maturing key controls such as recurring internal and external cyber risk assessments, physical and digital asset protection, and security vulnerability remediation via preventative and detective measures; and
• Technology - Investing in industry aligned security technology and threat intelligence capabilities.
As the sophistication of cyber threats continues to evolve, we may be required to dedicate additional resources to continue to modify or enhance our security measures, or to investigate and remediate any vulnerabilities to cyber-attacks.
Murphy’s operations and earnings have been and will continue to be affected by domestic and worldwide political developments.
From time to time, some governments intervene in the market for crude oil and natural gas produced in their countries through such actions as setting prices, determining rates of production, and controlling who may buy and sell the production.
Murphy is exposed to regulation, legislation and policies enacted by the federal government. As an example, following the election and inauguration of current president in January 2021, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior issued Order No. 3395 on January 20, 2021. This order served to potentially impact the timing of issuance of oil and gas leases, lease amendments and extension, and drilling permits on federal lands and offshore waters. However, following this notice, the Department of Interior has continued to approve permits and Murphy has not experienced a delay in project approvals. An extension or permanency of this regime could impact the options available to Murphy for future development, reserves available for production and hence future cash flows and profitability. In the event leasing delays or cancellations alter Murphy’s plans in the Gulf of Mexico, the Company believes it will be able to re-focus activities and allocate capital to other areas. The Company does not hold any onshore federal lands in the U.S.
In addition, the current presidential administration has pursued other initiatives related to environmental, health and safety standards applicable to the oil and gas industry. These include an executive order in January 2021 that directed the Secretary of the Interior to halt indefinitely new oil and natural gas leases on federal lands and offshore waters pending a since-completed review by the Secretary of the Interior of federal oil and gas permitting and leasing practices; however, a June 2021 preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana barred the current presidential administration from implementing the pause in new federal oil and gas leases. This executive order also set forth other initiatives and goals, including procurement of carbon pollution-free electricity, elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and a net-zero emissions U.S. economy by 2050. Another executive order from January 2021 called for a
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climate change-focused review of regulations and other executive actions promulgated, issued or adopted during the prior Presidential administration.
These actions and any future changes to applicable environmental, health and safety, regulatory and legal requirements promulgated by the current presidential administration and Congress may restrict our access to additional acreage and new leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico or lead to limitations or delays on our ability to secure additional permits to drill and develop our acreage and leases or otherwise lead to limitations on the scope of our operations, or may lead to increases to our compliance costs. The potential impacts of these changes on our future consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows cannot be predicted.
Prices and availability of crude oil, natural gas and refined products could be influenced by political factors and by various governmental policies to restrict or increase petroleum usage and supply. Other governmental actions that could affect Murphy’s operations and earnings include expropriation, tax changes, royalty increases, redefinition of international boundaries, preferential and discriminatory awarding of oil and natural gas leases, restrictions on drilling and/or production, restraints and controls on imports and exports, safety, and relationships between employers and employees. Governments could also initiate regulations concerning matters such as currency fluctuations, currency conversion, protection and remediation of the environment, and concerns over the possibility of global warming caused by the production and use of hydrocarbon energy. As of December 31, 2021, 0.1% of the Company’s proved reserves, as defined by the SEC, were located in countries other than the U.S. and Canada.
A number of non-governmental entities routinely attempt to influence industry members and government energy policy in an effort to limit industry activities, such as hydrocarbon production, drilling and hydraulic fracturing with the desire to minimize the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which may harm air quality, and to restrict hydrocarbon spills, which may harm land and/or groundwater.
Additionally, because of the numerous countries in which the Company operates, certain other risks exist, including the application of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other similar anti-corruption compliance statutes in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
It is not possible to predict the actions of governments and hence the impact on Murphy’s future operations and earnings.
Murphy’s insurance may not be adequate to offset costs associated with certain events, and there can be no assurance that insurance coverage will continue to be available in the future on terms that justify its purchase.
Murphy maintains insurance against certain, but not all, hazards that could arise from its operations. The Company maintains liability insurance sufficient to cover its share of gross insured claim costs up to approximately $500 million per occurrence and in the annual aggregate. Generally, this insurance covers various types of third-party claims related to personal injury, death and property damage, including claims arising from “sudden and accidental” pollution events. The Company also maintains insurance coverage for property damage and well control with an additional limit of $450 million per occurrence ($875 million for Gulf of Mexico claims), all or part of which could apply to certain sudden and accidental pollution events. These policies have deductibles ranging from $10 million to $25 million. The occurrence of an event that is not insured or not fully insured could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations in the future.
Murphy could face long-term challenges to the fossil fuels business model reducing demand and price for hydrocarbon fuels.
As environmental and social trends change towards less carbon intensive energy sources, Murphy’s business model may come under more pressure from changing global demands for non-fossil fuel energy sources. As part of Murphy’s strategy review process, the Company reviews hydrocarbon demand forecasts and assesses the impact on its business model and plans. The Company also has significant natural gas reserves which emit lower carbon compared to oil and liquids.
The issue of climate change has caused considerable attention to be directed towards initiatives to reduce global GHG emissions. The Paris Agreement and COP26 have resulted in commitments from many countries to reduce GHG emissions and have called for parties to eliminate certain fossil fuel subsidies and pursue further action on non-carbon dioxide GHGs. In addition, the federal government could issue various executive orders that may result in additional laws, rules and regulations in the area of climate change. It is possible that the Paris
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Agreement, COP26, government executive orders and other such initiatives, including foreign, federal and state laws, rules or regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, may reduce the demand for crude oil and natural gas globally. In addition to regulatory risk, other market and social initiatives such as public and private initiatives that aim to subsidize the development of non-fossil fuel energy sources, may reduce the competitiveness of carbon-based fuels, such as oil and gas. While the magnitude of any reduction in hydrocarbon demand is difficult to predict, such a development could adversely impact the Company and other companies engaged in the exploration and production business. With or without renewable-energy subsidies, the unknown pace and strength of technological advancement of non-fossil-fuel energy sources creates uncertainty about the timing and pace of effects on our business model. The Company continually monitors the global climate change agenda initiatives and plans accordingly based on its assessment of such initiatives on its business.
Lawsuits against Murphy and its subsidiaries could adversely affect its operating results.
The Company or certain of its consolidated subsidiaries are involved in numerous legal proceedings, including lawsuits for alleged personal injuries, property damages and other business-related matters. Certain of these claims may take many years to resolve through court and arbitration proceedings or negotiated settlements. In the opinion of management and based upon currently known facts and circumstances, the currently pending legal proceedings are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s operations or financial condition.
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
The Company had no unresolved comments from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as of December 31, 2021.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. PROPERTIES
Descriptions of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties are included in Item 1 of this Form 10-K report beginning on page 1. Information required by the Securities Exchange Act Industry Guide No. 2 can be found in the Supplemental Oil and Gas Information section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K on pages 110 to 126 and in Note D - Property, Plant and Equipment beginning on page 81.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings are included in Note R - Environmental and Other Contingencies beginning on page 103.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
Information about our Executive Officers
Present corporate office, length of service in office and age at February 1, 2022 of each of the Company’s executive officers are reported in the following listing. Executive officers are elected annually, but may be removed from office at any time by the Board of Directors.
Roger W. Jenkins - Age 60; President and Chief Executive Officer since 2013. Mr. Jenkins served as Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2013.
David R. Looney - Age 65; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2018.
Eric M. Hambly - Age 47; Executive Vice President, Operations since 2020. Mr. Hambly served as Executive Vice President, Onshore from 2018 to 2020 and Senior Vice President, U.S. Onshore of Murphy Exploration & Production Company from 2016 to 2018.
E. Ted Botner - Age 57; Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2020. Mr. Botner was Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary from 2015 to 2020 and Manager, Law and Corporate Secretary from 2013 to 2015.
Thomas J. Mireles - Age 49; Senior Vice President, Technical Services (Health, Safety and Environment, Sustainability, Information Technology and Supply Chain) since 2018. Mr. Mireles also served as the Senior Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere of Murphy Exploration & Production Company from 2016 to 2018.
John B. Gardner - Age 53; Vice President and Treasurer since 2015. Mr. Gardner served as Treasurer from 2013 to 2015.
Christopher D. Hulse - Age 43, Vice President and Controller since 2017. Mr. Hulse was Vice President, Finance, Onshore from 2015 to 2017.
Maria A. Martinez - Age 47; Vice President, Human Resources and Administration since 2018. Ms. Martinez was Vice President, Human Resources of Murphy Exploration & Production Company from 2013 to 2018.
Louis W. Utsch - Age 56; Vice President, Tax since 2018.
Kelly L. Whitley - Age 56; Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications since 2015.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange using “MUR” as the trading symbol. There were 2,237 stockholders of record as of December 31, 2021. Information on dividends per share by quarter for 2021 and 2020 are reported on page 127 of this Form 10-K report.
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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities - Continued
SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION
The following graph presents a comparison of cumulative five-year shareholder returns (including the reinvestment of dividends) as if a $100 investment was made on December 31, 2016 in the Company, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500 Index), and the Company’s peer group. This performance information is “furnished” by the Company and is not considered as “filed” with this Form 10-K report and it is not incorporated into any document that incorporates this Form 10-K report by reference. The companies in the peer group included:
APA Corporation Hess Corporation PDC Energy, Inc.
Coterra Energy Inc. Kosmos Energy Ltd. Range Resources Corporation
CNX Resources Corporation Marathon Oil Corporation Southwestern Energy Company
Devon Energy Corporation Ovintiv Inc. Talos Energy Inc.
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Murphy Oil Corporation 100 103 81 96 45 101
Peer Group 100 90 65 71 55 99
S&P 500 Index 100 122 116 153 181 233
XOP Index 100 91 65 59 38 63
In 2021, the Company elected to include the S&P Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Index (XOP) in its shareholder return performance presentation as XOP reports a comprehensive view of the oil and gas exploration and production segment of the S&P Total Market Index which is more comparable for the Company than the S&P 500 Index.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table contains select financial data which highlight certain trends in Murphy’s results of operations and financial condition for the last five years. The income statement data for the last three years excludes Malaysia as the Malaysia operations were classified as discontinued operations effective January 1, 2019. See Note E - Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations and Note D - Property, Plant and Equipment for more information regarding the sale of Malaysia.
(Thousands of dollars except per share data)
Results of Operations for the Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Revenue from sales to customers $ 2,801,215 1,751,709 2,817,111 1,806,473 1,300,464
Net cash provided by continuing operations 1,422,163 802,708 1,489,105 749,395 613,351
Income (loss) from continuing operations 48,753 (1,255,294) 188,815 169,138 (553,015)
Net income (loss) attributable to Murphy (73,664) (1,148,777) 1,149,732 411,094 (311,789)
Cash dividends - diluted 77,204 95,989 163,669 173,044 172,565
Per Common share - diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations (0.47) (7.43) 0.52 0.92 (3.21)
Net income (loss) attributable to Murphy (0.48) (7.48) 6.98 2.36 (1.81)
Average common shares outstanding (thousands) - diluted 154,291 153,507 164,812 174,209 172,524
Cash dividends per Common share $ 0.50 0.625 1.00 1.00 1.00
Capital Expenditures for the Year 1
Continuing operations
Exploration and production $ 690,100 $ 813,300 2,683,200 1,818,800 942,500
Corporate and other 21,100 13,300 15,000 22,700 10,300
Total capital expenditures - continuing operations 711,200 826,600 2,698,200 1,841,500 952,800
Discontinued operations - - 64,400 145,800 22,891
Total capital expenditures 711,200 826,600 2,762,600 1,987,300 975,691
Financial Condition at December 31
Current ratio 0.76 1.40 1.03 1.04 1.64
Working capital (deficit) (283,416) 283,971 31,538 33,756 537,396
Net property, plant and equipment 8,127,852 8,269,038 9,969,743 8,432,133 8,220,031
Total assets 10,304,940 10,620,852 11,718,504 11,052,587 9,860,942
Long-term debt 2
2,465,414 2,988,067 2,803,381 3,109,318 2,906,520
Murphy shareholders’ equity 4,157,311 4,214,337 5,467,460 4,829,299 4,620,191
Per share 26.91 27.44 35.75 27.91 26.77
Long-term debt - percent of capital employed 3
37.2 41.5 33.9 39.2 38.6
Stockholder and Employee Data at December 31
Common shares outstanding (thousands) 154,463 153,599 152,935 173,059 172,573
Number of stockholders of record 2,237 2,379 2,265 2,324 2,506
1 Capital expenditures include accruals for incurred but unpaid capital activities, while property additions and dry holes in the Statements of Cash Flows are cash-based capital expenditures and do not include capital accruals and geological, geophysical and certain other exploration expenses that are not eligible for capitalization under oil and natural gas accounting rules. 2021 Corporate and other Capital Expenditures includes capitalized interest costs of $16.1 million. 2019 includes $1,261.1 million for proved property acquisitions, primarily related to the LLOG transaction. 2018 includes $794.6 million capital expenditures in relation to the MP GOM transaction.
2 Long-term debt includes non-current finance lease obligations (see Note G - Financing Arrangements and Debt).
3 Long-term debt - percent of capital employed is calculated as total long-term debt at the balance sheet date divided by the sum of total long-term debt plus total Murphy shareholders’ equity at that date.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Murphy Oil Corporation is a worldwide oil and natural gas exploration and production company. A more detailed description of the Company’s significant assets can be found in Item 1 of this Form 10-K report.
In 2021, a combination of the global availability of vaccines and a relaxation of certain government-imposed lockdowns in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to an improving global economic outlook and subsequently increased demand for oil and gas. Several COVID-19 variants, such as Delta and Omicron, temporarily created uncertainty in the outlook; however, vaccines remained effective and therefore demand for oil and gas has remained resilient in the second half of 2021 and early 2022. The demand resilience has revealed an oil supply shortage, and hence is applying upward pressure to current and future oil and gas prices.
The OPEC+ group continues to target increasing supply by 0.4 million barrels per day (bpd) a month, with aims to fully phase out prior cuts by September 2022, at the current rate of OPEC+ supply increases. In 2020, OPEC+ cut production by 10 million bpd following the COVID-19 demand reduction. It has gradually reinstated supply so that the curtailments were approximately 5.8 million bpd at the end of 2021. However, some members of the OPEC+ are not meeting their commitments to reinstate supply.
Overall, the combination of OPEC+ supply constraints and the increase in demand driven by the global COVID-19 vaccine roll out and the relaxation of certain government-imposed lockdowns has provided upward pressure to the oil price which directly impacts the Company’s product revenue from sales compared to one year ago.
Significant Company operating and financial highlights during and at the end of 2021 were as follows:
•Produced 167 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day (158 thousand excluding noncontrolling interest, NCI)
•Maintained capital discipline with full year accrued capital expenditures of $711.2 million, including noncontrolling interest ($23.0 million) and King’s Quay Floating Production System (FPS) of $17.3 million (which was sold in the first quarter of 2021)
•Generated $1,422.2 million of net cash provided by operating activities and $734.0 million of adjusted cash flow 1, which includes a working capital inflow of $118.5 million
•Reduced Lease operating expense per barrel of oil equivalent by 5% year-over-year
•Preserved liquidity of $2.1 billion, including $521.2 million of cash as of December 31, 2021 and $1.6 billion available on an unsecured revolving credit facility
•Decreased full year Selling, general and administrative costs by 13% from 2020
•Repaid approximately $530 million of total debt, a 17% debt reduction in the year
•Achieved 103% total proved reserve replacement with year-end proved reserves of 716.9 million barrels of oil equivalent
Throughout this section, the term, ‘excluding noncontrolling interest’ or ‘excluding NCI’ refers to amounts attributable to Murphy. Unless noted, amounts include noncontrolling interest.
Murphy’s continuing operations generate revenue by producing crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas in the United States, Gulf of Mexico and Canada and then selling these products to customers. The Company’s revenue is affected by the prices of crude oil, natural gas and NGL. In order to make a profit and generate cash in its exploration and production business, revenue generated from the sales of oil and natural gas produced must exceed the combined costs of producing these products and expenses related to exploration, administration, and for capital borrowed from lending institutions and note holders.
1 Adjusted cash flow is calculated as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures ($688.2 million).
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Changes in the price of crude oil and natural gas have a significant impact on the profitability of the Company. In 2021, liquids from continuing operations represented 62% of total hydrocarbons produced on an energy equivalent basis. In 2022, the Company’s ratio of hydrocarbon production represented by liquids is expected to be 59%. If the prices for crude oil and natural gas are lower in 2022 or beyond, this will have an unfavorable impact on the Company’s operating profits; likewise, if prices are higher, this will have a favorable impact. The Company, from time to time, may choose to use a variety of commodity hedge instruments to reduce commodity price risk, including forward sale fixed financial swaps and long-term fixed-price physical commodity sales.
Oil prices recovered in 2021 compared to the 2020 period and were higher compared to 2019. The sales price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil averaged $67.91 in 2021, $39.40 in 2020, and $57.03 in 2019. In 2022, the WTI price has thus far been above those in the comparable period in 2021.
The WTI index increased 72% over the prior year principally as a result of OPEC+ supply constraints and the increase in demand driven by the global COVID-19 vaccine roll out as discussed above.
The most common crude oil indices used to price the Company’s crude include WTI Houston (MEH), Heavy Louisiana Sweet (HLS), Mars and Brent.
The NYMEX natural gas price per million British Thermal Units (MMBTU) averaged $3.84 in 2021, $1.99 in 2020 and $2.52 in 2019. The 2021 NYMEX natural gas price was higher compared to the 2020 price and natural gas prices in North America in 2022 have thus far been above those in the comparable period in 2021.
Results of Operations
Murphy Oil’s results of operations, with associated diluted earnings per share (EPS), for the last three years are presented in the following table.
Years Ended December 31,
(Millions of dollars, except EPS)
2021 2020 2019
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 42.9 (1,549.0) 203.5
Net (loss) income attributable to Murphy (73.7) (1,148.8) 1,149.7
Diluted EPS (0.48) (7.48) 6.98
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Murphy (72.4) (1,141.6) 85.2
Diluted EPS (0.47) (7.43) 0.52
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (1.2) (7.2) 1,064.5
Diluted EPS (0.01) (0.05) 6.46
For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company produced 167 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (including noncontrolling interest) from continuing operations. The Company invested $711.2 million in capital expenditures (on a value of work done basis) for the year ended December 31, 2021, which included $23.0 million attributable to noncontrolling interest and $17.3 million to fund the development of the King’s Quay FPS (which was subsequently sold). The Company reported net income from continuing operations of $48.8 million (which included post tax impairment charges of $151.5 million and income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $121.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company produced 175 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (including noncontrolling interest) from continuing operations. The Company invested $826.6 million in capital expenditures (on a value of work done basis) for the year ended December 31, 2020, which included $21.7 million attributable to noncontrolling interest and $92.8 million to fund the development of the King’s Quay FPS. The Company reported net loss from continuing operations of $1,255.3 million (which included post tax impairment charges of $854.2 million and loss attributable to noncontrolling interest of $113.7 million) for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Other Key Performance Metrics
The Company uses other operational performance and income metrics to review operational performance. The table below presents Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA. Management uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate the Company’s operational performance and trends between periods and relative to its industry competitors. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered a substitute for Net income (loss) or Cash provided by operating activities as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also presented below is adjusted EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalent sold. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalent sold to evaluate the Company’s profitability of one barrel of oil equivalent sold in the period. Adjusted EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalent sold is a non-GAAP financial metric.
Year Ended December 31,
(Millions of dollars, except per barrel of oil equivalents sold) 2021 2020 2019
Net (loss) income attributable to Murphy (GAAP) $ (73.7) (1,148.8) 1,149.7
Income tax expense (benefit) (5.9) (293.7) 14.7
Interest expense, net 221.8 169.4 219.3
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense ¹ 760.6 932.6 1,076.5
EBITDA attributable to Murphy (Non-GAAP) 902.8 (340.5) 2,460.2
Impairment of assets ¹ 196.3 1,072.5 -
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on crude oil derivative contracts 112.1 69.3 33.4
Asset retirement obligation (gains) losses (71.8) (2.8) -
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on contingent consideration 63.2 (13.8) 8.7
Accretion of asset retirement obligations ¹ 41.1 42.1 40.5
Unutilized rig charges 8.7 16.0 -
Discontinued operations loss (income) 1.2 7.2 (1,064.5)
Foreign exchange losses (gains) (1.0) 0.7 6.4
Restructuring expenses - 50.0 -
Inventory loss - 8.3 -
Seal insurance proceeds - (1.7) (8.0)
Business development transaction costs - - 24.4
Write-off of previously suspended exploration wells - - 13.2
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Murphy (Non-GAAP) $ 1,252.6 907.3 1,514.3
Total barrels of oil equivalents sold from continuing operations attributable to Murphy (thousands of barrels) 57,476 60,189 63,128
Adjusted EBITDA per barrel of oil equivalents sold $ 21.79 15.07 23.99
1 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense, impairment of assets and accretion of asset retirement obligations used in the computation of adjusted EBITDA exclude the portion attributable to the non-controlling interest.
Segment Results - In the following table, the Company’s results of operations for the three years ended December 31, 2021, are presented by segment. More detailed reviews of operating results for the Company’s exploration and production and other activities follow the table.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
A summary of Net (loss) income is presented in the following table.
(Millions of dollars)
2021 2020 2019
Exploration and production - continuing operations
United States $ 766.3 (1,014.3) 518.4
Canada (16.1) (35.0) (4.3)
Other International (33.5) (85.6) (53.5)
Total exploration and production - continuing operations 716.7 (1,134.9) 460.6
Corporate and other (668.0) (120.3) (271.8)
Income (loss) from continuing operations 48.7 (1,255.2) 188.8
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (1.2) (7.2) 1,064.5
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest 47.5 (1,262.4) 1,253.3
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 121.2 (113.7) 103.6
Net (loss) income attributable to Murphy $ (73.7) (1,148.7) 1,149.7
A summary of oil and natural gas revenues is presented in the following table.
(Millions of dollars)
2021 2020 2019
United States Oil and natural gas liquids $ 2,199.7 1,335.8 2,285.8
Natural gas 121.7 69.4 73.9
Canada Oil and natural gas liquids 228.9 174.0 287.4
Natural gas 245.9 170.6 158.4
Other Oil 4.9 1.8 11.6
Total oil and natural gas revenues $ 2,801.1 1,751.6 2,817.1
Exploration and Production
Please refer to Schedule 6 - Results of Operations for Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities in the Supplemental Oil and Natural Gas Information section for supporting tables.
2021 vs 2020
All amounts include amounts attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM (a subsidiary of Murphy Expro USA, operating and developing properties in the Gulf of Mexico) and exclude discontinued operations, unless otherwise noted.
Exploration and production (E&P) from continuing operations recorded earnings of $716.7 million in 2021 compared to a loss of $1,134.9 million in 2020. Results were favorable $1,851.6 million in 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to higher oil, natural gas liquid and natural gas prices, lower impairment charges, lower depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A), lower lease operating expenses (LOE), lower exploration expenses and lower general and administrative (G&A) expenses, partially offset by higher transportation, gathering and processing and income tax charges. See below for further details.
Crude oil price realizations averaged $66.80 per barrel in the current year compared to $38.02 per barrel in 2020, a price increase of 76% year over year. U.S. natural gas realized price per thousand cubic feet (MCF) averaged $3.71 in the current year compared to $2.02 per MCF in 2020, a price increase of 84% year over year. Canada natural gas realized price per MCF averaged U.S. $2.43 in the current year compared to U.S. $1.79 per MCF in 2020, a price increase of 36% year over year. Oil and natural gas production costs, including associated production taxes, on a per-unit basis, were $9.53 in 2021 excluding transportation, gathering and processing (TGP) (2020: $9.81). The favorable decrease in per-unit production costs in 2021 was primarily attributable to reduced costs associated with well workovers and concerted efficiency efforts.
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Exploration and Production (Contd.)
United States E&P operations reported earnings of $766.3 million in 2021 compared to a loss of $1,014.3 million in 2020. Results were favorable $1,780.6 million in 2021 compared to the 2020 period primarily due to no impairment charges in 2021 (2020: $1,152.5 million), higher total revenues ($925.7 million), lower DD&A ($132.9 million), and lower LOE ($70.5 million), partially offset by higher income tax expense ($428.1 million) and higher other operating expense ($77.9 million). The impairment charge in the prior year was primarily the result of lower forecast future prices as of March 31, 2020, as a result of lower oil demand (COVID-19 impact) and abundant oil supply at the time of the assessment.
Higher revenues were primarily due to higher realized prices (oil and condensate, natural gas and NGLs) year over year, partially offset by lower sales volume (7,514 barrels of oil equivalent per day lower) as a result of lower capital expenditures in 2020. Lower DD&A is a result of the prior year impairment charge reducing the depreciable asset base. Lower lease operating expenses were primarily due to higher GOM workover costs in the prior year at Cascade ($51.3 million) and Dalmatian ($20.5 million). Higher income tax expense is a result of higher pre-tax income principally due to higher oil price and lower DD&A and LOE. Higher other operating expense is primarily due to an unfavorable mark-to-market revaluation on contingent consideration ($63.2 million; as a result of higher commodity prices) from prior GOM acquisitions.
Canadian E&P operations reported a loss of $16.1 million in 2021 compared to a loss of $35.0 million in 2020. Results were favorable $18.9 million compared to 2020 primarily due to higher revenue ($130.5 million) and lower DD&A ($49.4 million), partially offset by an impairment charge ($171.3 million), higher lease operating expense ($14.7 million), transportation, gathering and processing ($15.8 million) and income tax charges ($19.7 million). 2021 results include an impairment charge ($171.3 million) recorded in the first quarter following notice from the operator of asset abandonment at Terra Nova at the time of the assessment and a partially offsetting credit of $71.8 million as of September 30, 2021 reported in ‘other operating expense’ as a result of the deferral of an asset retirement obligation at Terra Nova following the sanction of an asset life extension project and reversal of the asset abandonment decision.
Higher revenue is primarily attributable to higher natural gas prices and volumes at Tupper Montney and higher oil prices at Hibernia and Kaybob Duvernay. Lower DD&A is primarily due to lower production volumes at Kaybob Duvernay following reduced capital expenditures throughout 2020. Higher lease operating expenses and transportation, gathering and processing costs are due to higher gas processing and downstream transportation capacity, which are expected to be utilized by growth at Tupper Montney in the future.
Other international E&P operations reported a loss from continuing operations of $33.5 million in 2021 compared to a loss of $85.6 million in 2020. Results were favorable $52.1 million in 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to lower impairment charges ($21.7 million), lower income tax charges ($11.6 million), lower exploration expenses ($5.9 million) primarily in Brazil and Mexico and lower LOE ($4.8 million).
2020 vs 2019
All amounts include amounts attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM (a subsidiary of Murphy Expro USA, operating and developing properties in the Gulf of Mexico) and exclude discontinued operations, unless otherwise noted.
E&P from continuing operations recorded a loss of $1,134.9 million in 2020 compared to earnings of $460.6 million in 2019. The results for 2020 were unfavorably impacted by impairment charges and lower oil and natural gas liquid prices and volumes, partially offset by lower depreciation and accretion expenses, G&A expenses, exploration expenses and taxes.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and certain major global suppliers announcing crude oil supply increases in the first quarter of 2020, commodity prices were generally lower in 2020 vs 2019. Crude oil price realizations averaged $38.02 per barrel in 2020 compared to $60.27 per barrel in 2019, a price decrease of 37% year over year. U.S. natural gas realized price per MCF averaged $2.02 in 2020 compared to $2.45 per MCF in 2019, a price decrease of 18% year over year. Canada natural gas realized price per MCF averaged U.S. $1.79 in 2020 compared to U.S. $1.60 per MCF in 2019, a price increase of 12% year over year. Oil and natural gas production costs, including associated production taxes, on a per-unit basis, were $9.81 in 2020 excluding TGP (2019: $9.66). The increase in production costs in 2020 was primarily attributable to costs associated with well workovers at Cascade and Dalmatian in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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Exploration and Production (Contd.)
United States E&P operations reported a loss of $1,014.3 million in 2020 compared to earnings of $518.4 million in 2019. Results were $1,532.7 million unfavorable in 2020 compared to the 2019 period primarily due to higher impairment charges ($1,152.5 million), lower revenues ($955.2 million) and higher lease operating expenses ($15.4 million), partially offset by lower income tax expense ($359.8 million), depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) ($129.3 million), G&A ($49.7 million), other operating expenses ($27.2 million) and transportation, gathering, and processing ($13.1 million). The impairment charge was primarily the result of lower future prices at the time of calculation, as a result of decreased oil demand.
Lower revenues were primarily due to lower commodity prices year over year and lower volumes in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (as a result of shut-ins related to hurricanes and storms and lower capital expenditures). Higher lease operating expenses were due primarily to Gulf of Mexico well workovers at Cascade ($51.3 million) and Dalmatian ($20.5 million). Lower income tax expense was a result of pre-tax losses driven by the impairment charge and lower commodity prices. Lower other operating expense was primarily due to a favorable mark-to-market revaluation on contingent consideration (as a result of lower commodity prices) from prior Gulf of Mexico (GOM) acquisitions ($13.8 million). Lower G&A was due to cost reductions and lower headcount as a result of restructuring (primarily closing the El Dorado and Calgary offices).
Canadian E&P operations reported a loss of $35.0 million in 2020 compared to income of $4.3 million in 2019. Results were unfavorable $30.7 million compared to 2019 primarily due to lower revenue ($101.2 million) partially offset by lower DD&A ($29.8 million), lease operating expense ($20.8 million), income tax charges ($18.5 million) and G&A ($12.9 million). Lower revenues were due to lower oil and condensate prices versus the prior year and a shut-in at Terra Nova for Asset Integrity work (starting in December 2019 and expected to continue until 2022). Lower DD&A and lease operating expenses were a result of lower sales. Lower income tax expense was a result of pre-tax losses. Lower G&A was due to cost reductions and lower headcount as a result of restructuring.
Other international E&P operations reported a loss from continuing operations of $85.6 million in 2020 compared to a loss of $53.5 million in the prior year. The 2020 results included an impairment charge of $39.7 million and lower revenues of $9.8 million in Brunei.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Cost per equivalent barrel sold for these production-related expenses are shown by geographical area in the following table.
(Dollars per equivalent barrel)
2021 2020 2019
Continuing operations
United States - Eagle Ford Shale
Lease operating expense $ 8.96 9.08 8.70
Severance and ad valorem taxes 2.91 2.06 2.82
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) expense 27.59 26.22 24.19
United States - Gulf of Mexico
Lease operating expense 10.63 11.95 10.89
Severance and ad valorem taxes 0.07 - -
DD&A expense 9.51 13.48 16.43
Canada - Onshore
Lease operating expense 6.20 4.63 5.49
Severance and ad valorem taxes 0.09 0.07 0.07
DD&A expense 7.64 9.93 10.94
Canada - Offshore
Lease operating expense 13.04 17.86 14.95
DD&A expense 12.80 12.01 13.07
Total oil and natural gas continuing operations
Lease operating expense 8.86 9.34 8.95
Severance and ad valorem taxes 0.68 0.44 0.71
DD&A expense 13.05 15.36 16.98
Total oil and natural gas continuing operations - excluding noncontrolling interest
Lease operating expense
8.65 9.10 8.81
Severance and ad valorem taxes 0.71 0.47 0.76
DD&A expense 13.23 15.49 17.05
Discontinued Operations
Malaysia
Lease operating expense - - 16.49
DD&A expense - - 4.60
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Corporate
2021 vs 2020
Corporate activities, which include interest expense and income, foreign exchange effects, realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments (forward swaps and collars to hedge the price of oil sold) and corporate overhead not allocated to Exploration and Production, reported a loss of $668.0 million in 2021 compared to a loss of $120.3 million in 2020. The $547.7 million unfavorable variance is principally due to higher net losses on derivative instruments in 2021 compared to the 2020 period (2021: $525.9 million loss; 2020: $202.7 million gain) and higher interest expense ($53.0 million), partially offset by a higher tax benefit ($148.3 million), lower restructuring charges ($48.8 million), lower G&A expenses ($12.9 million), and lower impairment charges ($7.1 million). Realized and unrealized losses on derivative instruments are due to an increase in market pricing in future periods whereby the swap contracts provide the Company with a fixed price and the collar contracts provide for a minimum (floor) and a maximum (ceiling) price, with variability in between the floor and ceiling. Higher interest costs are principally due to debt redemption costs on the 2022 notes and $550.0 million issuance of new notes in March 2021 that bear interest at a rate of 6.375% and mature on July 15, 2028. Higher income tax benefit is a result of higher pre-tax loss driven by the higher realized and unrealized losses on derivative instruments. Lower restructuring charges and G&A are due to the 2020 cost reduction efforts which included closing the Company’s previous headquarters office in El Dorado, Arkansas, its office in Calgary, Alberta, and consolidating all worldwide staff activities to its existing office location in Houston, Texas.
2020 vs 2019
In 2020, the Company announced that it was closing its headquarters office in El Dorado, Arkansas, its office in Calgary, Alberta, and consolidating all worldwide staff activities to its existing office location in Houston, Texas. As a result, certain directly attributable costs and charges were recognized and reported as Restructuring charges as part of net loss in 2020. These costs included severance, relocation, IT costs, pension curtailment and a write-off of the right of use asset lease associated with the Canada office. Further, the office building in El Dorado was classified as held for sale.
Corporate activities, which include interest expense and income, foreign exchange effects, realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments and corporate overhead not allocated to Exploration and Production, reported a loss of $120.3 million in 2020 compared to a loss of $271.8 million in 2019. The $151.5 million favorable variance was primarily due to higher realized gains on forward swap commodity contracts ($239.5 million), lower interest charges ($50.2 million), lower G&A ($14.5 million), and partially offset by higher tax charges ($55.3 million), restructuring charges ($48.8 million) related to the closure of the El Dorado and Calgary offices, and impairment charges ($14.1 million). Higher realized gains on forward swap commodity contracts were due to lower market pricing whereby the contract provides the Company with a fixed price. Interest charges were lower primarily due to 2019 temporary borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility (RCF) to fund the LLOG acquisition (the RCF borrowings were repaid in the third quarter 2019 following the divestment of the Malaysia business) and gains from the buy-back of debt in the second quarter 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the average forward NYMEX WTI prices for 2021 and 2022 were $48.34 and $46.76, respectively (versus fixed hedge prices of $42.77 and $44.88).
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Production Volumes and Prices
2021 vs 2020
Total hydrocarbon production from all E&P continuing operations averaged 167,356 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021, which represented a 4% decrease from the 174,636 barrels per day produced in 2020.
Average crude oil and condensate production from continuing operations was 95,705 barrels per day in 2021 compared to 103,966 barrels per day in 2020. The decrease of 8,261 barrels per day was principally due to lower volumes in the Gulf of Mexico (2,703 barrels per day primarily due to reservoir decline), lower volumes at Kaybob Duvernay (2,272 barrels per day due to well decline) and lower Eagle Ford Shale production (765 barrels per day). On a worldwide basis, the Company’s crude oil and condensate prices averaged $66.80 per barrel in 2021 compared to $38.02 per barrel in the 2020 period, an increase of 76% year over year.
Total production of natural gas liquids (NGL) from continuing operations was 10,385 barrels per day in 2021 compared to 11,541 barrels per day in the 2020 period. The average sales price for U.S. NGL was $27.97 per barrel in 2021 compared to $11.29 per barrel in 2020. The average sales price for NGL in Canada was $40.18 per barrel in 2021 compared to $18.54 per barrel in 2020. NGL prices are higher in Canada due to the higher value of product produced at the Kaybob and Placid assets.
Natural gas sales volumes from continuing operations averaged 368 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) in 2021 compared to 355 MMCFD in 2020. The increase of 13 MMCFD was primarily the result of higher volumes in Canada. Higher natural gas volumes in Canada are primarily due to bringing online 14 new wells at Tupper Montney in 2021. Higher volumes at Tupper Montney were partially offset by lower gas volumes in the Gulf of Mexico.
Natural gas prices for the total Company averaged $2.74 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) in 2021, versus $1.85 per MCF average in the same period of 2020. Average realized natural gas prices in the US and Canada in 2021 were $3.71 and $2.43 per MCF, respectively.
2020 vs 2019
Total hydrocarbon production from continuing operations averaged 174,636 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020, which represented a 6% decrease from the 185,649 barrels per day produced in 2019. Production in the Gulf of Mexico was significantly impacted by a record breaking hurricane year which resulted in shut-ins and loss of approximately 6.4 MBOED of production in 2020. Lower volumes in the Eagle Ford Shale volumes were due to lower capital expenditures.
Average crude oil and condensate production from continuing operations was 103,966 barrels per day in 2020 compared to 114,742 barrels per day in 2019. The decrease of 10,776 barrels per day was principally due to lower Eagle Ford Shale production (8,158 barrels per day) and lower volumes in the Gulf of Mexico (2,143 barrels per day) as stated above. On a worldwide basis, the Company’s crude oil and condensate prices averaged $38.02 per barrel in 2020 compared to $60.27 per barrel in 2019, a decrease of 37% year over year, resulting from the global downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total production of natural gas liquids (NGL) from continuing operations was 11,541 barrels per day in 2020 compared to 11,888 per day in 2019. The average sales price for U.S. NGL was $11.29 per barrel in 2020 compared to $14.85 per barrel in 2019. The average sales price of NGL in Canada was $18.54 per barrel in 2020 compared to $26.04 per barrel in 2019. NGL prices are higher in Canada due to the higher value of product produced at the Kaybob Duvernay and Placid Montney assets.
Natural gas sales volumes from continuing operations averaged 355 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) in 2020 compared to 354 MMCFD in 2019. The increase of 1 MMCFD was a primarily the result of higher volumes in the Gulf of Mexico (14 MMCFD) due to a full year contribution from the assets associated with the LLOG transaction.
Natural gas prices for the total Company averaged $1.85 per thousand cubic feet (MCF) in 2020, versus $1.8 per MCF average in 2019. Average prices in the U.S. and Canada in 2020 were $2.02 and $1.79 respectively.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
The following table contains hydrocarbons produced during the three years ended December 31, 2021.
Barrels per day unless otherwise noted 2021 2020 2019
Continuing operations
Net crude oil and condensate
United States Onshore 25,655 26,420 34,578
Gulf of Mexico 1
60,717 64,680 66,823
Canada Onshore 5,312 7,888 6,329
Offshore 3,765 4,893 6,543
Other 256 85 469
Total net crude oil and condensate - continuing operations 95,705 103,966 114,742
Net natural gas liquids
United States Onshore 5,092 5,248 5,731
Gulf of Mexico 1
4,176 4,978 4,894
Canada Onshore 1,117 1,315 1,263
Total net natural gas liquids - continuing operations 10,385 11,541 11,888
Net natural gas - thousands of cubic feet per day
United States Onshore 28,565 27,985 30,692
Gulf of Mexico 1
61,240 66,105 52,068
Canada Onshore 277,790 260,683 271,355
Total net natural gas - continuing operations 367,595 354,773 354,115
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations including NCI 2,3
167,356 174,636 185,649
Noncontrolling interest
Net crude oil and condensate - barrels per day (8,623) (9,962) (11,226)
Net natural gas liquids - barrels per day (303) (416) (507)
Net natural gas - thousands of cubic feet per day 2
(3,236) (3,843) (3,965)
Total noncontrolling interest (9,465) (11,019) (12,394)
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations excluding NCI 2,3
157,891 163,617 173,255
Discontinued operations
Net crude oil and condensate - barrels per day - - 12,215
Net natural gas liquids - barrels per day - - 325
Net natural gas - thousands of cubic feet per day 2
- - 50,758
Total discontinued operations - - 21,000
Total net hydrocarbons produced excluding NCI 2,3
157,891 163,617 194,255
Estimated net hydrocarbon reserves - million equivalent barrels 3,4
716.9 714.9 825.0
1 Includes net volumes attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
2 Natural gas converted on an energy equivalent basis of 6:1.
3 NCI - noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
4 December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, include 18.4 MMBOE, 17.4 MMBOE and 24.6 MMBOE, respectively, relating to noncontrolling interest.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
The following table contains hydrocarbons sold during the three years ended December 31, 2021.
Barrels per day unless otherwise noted 2021 2020 2019
Continuing operations
Net crude oil and condensate
United States Onshore 25,655 26,420 34,578
Gulf of Mexico 1
60,544 65,621 66,272
Canada Onshore 5,312 7,888 6,329
Offshore 3,559 4,958 6,722
Other 195 78 427
Total net crude oil and condensate - continuing operations 95,265 104,965 114,328
Net natural gas liquids
United States Onshore 5,092 5,248 5,731
Gulf of Mexico 1
4,176 4,978 4,894
Canada Onshore 1,117 1,315 1,263
Total net natural gas liquids - continuing operations 10,385 11,541 11,888
Net natural gas - thousands of cubic feet per day
United States Onshore 28,565 27,985 30,692
Gulf of Mexico 1
61,240 66,105 52,068
Canada Onshore 277,790 260,683 271,355
Total net natural gas - continuing operations 367,595 354,773 354,115
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations including NCI 2,3
166,916 175,635 185,235
Noncontrolling interest
Net crude oil and condensate - barrels per day (8,605) (10,127) (11,115)
Net natural gas liquids - barrels per day (303) (416) (507)
Net natural gas - thousands of cubic feet per day 2
(3,236) (3,843) (3,965)
Total noncontrolling interest (9,447) (11,184) (12,283)
Total net hydrocarbons - continuing operations excluding NCI 2,3
157,469 164,451 172,952
Discontinued operations
Net crude oil and condensate - barrels per day - - 12,100
Net natural gas liquids - barrels per day - - 296
Net natural gas - thousands of cubic feet per day 2
- - 50,758
Total discontinued operations - - 20,856
Total net hydrocarbons sold excluding NCI 2,3
157,469 164,451 193,808
1 Includes net volumes attributable to a noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
2 Natural gas converted on an energy equivalent basis of 6:1.
3 NCI - noncontrolling interest in MP GOM.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
The following table contains the weighted average sales prices excluding transportation cost deduction for the three years ended December 31, 2021. Comparative periods are conformed to current presentation.
2021 2020 2019
Weighted average Exploration and Production sales prices
Continuing operations
Crude oil and condensate - dollars per barrel
United States Onshore $ 66.90 36.54 59.45
Gulf of Mexico 1
66.93 39.15 61.09
Canada 2
Onshore 61.79 32.42 50.29
Offshore 71.39 39.40 64.91
Other 69.21 63.51 74.70
Natural gas liquids - dollars per barrel
United States Onshore 26.97 11.67 14.60
Gulf of Mexico 1
29.14 10.84 15.10
Canada 2
Onshore 40.18 18.54 26.04
Natural gas - dollars per thousand cubic feet
United States Onshore 3.83 1.95 2.47
Gulf of Mexico 1
3.67 2.04 2.43
Canada 2
Onshore 2.43 1.79 1.60
Discontinued operations
Crude oil and condensate - dollars per barrel
Malaysia 3
Sarawak - - 70.39
Block K - - 65.75
Natural gas liquids - dollars per barrel
Malaysia 3
Sarawak - - 48.23
Natural gas - dollars per thousand cubic feet
Malaysia 3
Sarawak - - 3.60
Block K - - 0.24
1 Prices include the effect of noncontrolling interest share for MP GOM.
2 U.S. dollar equivalent.
3 Prices are net of payments under the terms of the respective production sharing contracts.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Financial Condition
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $1,422.2 million in 2021 compared to $802.7 million in 2020. The increased cash provided by continuing operating activities of $619.5 million is primarily attributable to higher revenue from sales to customers ($1,049.5 million), positive effect of movements on payable and receivable working capital balances ($118.5 million), lower lease operating expenses ($60.5 million), lower general and administrative and cash restructuring expenses ($50.7 million), partially offset by higher cash payments made on forward swap commodity contracts (2021: realized loss of $413.7 million; 2020: realized gain of $272.0 million). Higher revenues were primarily due to higher commodity prices driven by OPEC+ supply constraints and the increase in demand.
Cash flow provided by continuing operations was $686.4 million lower in 2020 than in 2019 primarily due to lower revenues, partially offset by higher cash payments received on forward swap commodity contracts. Lower revenues were primarily due to lower commodity prices resulting from lower demand triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and lower volumes (due to reduced capital expenditures).
The total reductions of operating cash flows for interest paid (which excludes debt redemption costs reported in Financing activities) during the three years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were $165.7 million, $191.6 million, and $179.7 million, respectively. Lower cash interest paid in 2021 was due to the repayment of the $200 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility, the early redemption of the 2022 notes and the early redemption of $300 million of the 2024 notes, partially offset by interest paid on the issuance of 2028 notes in the first quarter of 2021. Higher cash interest paid in 2020 was due to the new 2027 notes paying interest at 5.875% and revolver borrowing during the year.
Cash Used for Investing Activities
Cash used for property additions and dry holes, which includes amounts expensed, were $688.2 million and $872.8 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts include $17.7 million and $113.0 million used to fund the development of the King’s Quay FPS in 2021 and 2020. In March 2021, the King’s Quay FPS was sold to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (ArcLight) for proceeds of $267.7 million, which reimbursed the Company for previously incurred capital expenditures. 2021 also includes proved property acquisitions for an additional interest in the Lucius property of $19.9 million. Lower property additions in 2021 are principally due to lower capital spending at Eagle Ford Shale and lower spend on King’s Quay.
In 2019, property additions included $1,261.1 million for the LLOG acquisition.
The accrual (value of work done) basis of capital expenditures were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(Millions of dollars) 2021 2020 2019
Capital Expenditures
Exploration and production $ 690.1 813.3 2,683.2
Corporate 21.1 13.3 15.0
Total capital expenditures $ 711.2 826.6 2,698.2
Total capital expenditures excluding proved property acquisitions $ 711.2 826.6 1,437.1
Total capital expenditures excluding proved property acquisitions and NCI $ 688.2 804.9 1,402.3
A reconciliation of property additions and dry hole costs in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to total capital expenditures for continuing operations follows.
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Financial Condition (Contd.)
Year Ended December 31,
(Millions of dollars) 2021 2020 2019
Property additions and dry hole costs per cash flow statements $ 670.5 759.8 1,244.1
Property additions King's Quay per cash flow statements 17.7 113.0 100.2
Geophysical and other exploration expenses 26.9 32.3 48.5
Capital expenditure accrual changes and other (3.9) (78.5) 93.1
Acquisition of oil properties per the cash flow statements - - 1,212.3
Total capital expenditures $ 711.2 826.6 2,698.2
Capital expenditures in the exploration and production business in 2021 compared to 2020 have decreased as a result of capital expenditure reductions to support generating free cash flow.
Cash Used by and Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash required by financing activities was $794.5 million in 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $39.7 million during 2020. In 2021, the cash required by financing activities was principally due to the repayment of the balance outstanding on the revolving credit facility ($200.0 million), the early redemption of the remainder of the 2022 notes ($576.4 million), the early redemption of a portion of the 2024 notes ($300.0 million), costs associated with early redemption ($39.3 million), dividends paid ($77.2 million) and distributions to noncontrolling interest ($137.5 million), partially offset by issuance of 2028 notes ($541.9 million).
The primary sources of the Company’s liquidity are internally generated funds, access to outside financing and working capital. The Company generally uses its internally generated funds to finance its capital and operating expenditures, but it also maintains lines of credit with banks and will borrow as necessary to meet spending requirements. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has a $1.6 billion senior unsecured guaranteed credit facility (RCF) with a major banking consortium, which expires in November 2023. As of December 31, 2021 and in the event it is required to fund investing activities from borrowings, the Company has approximately $1.6 billion available on its committed revolving credit facility.
In 2020, net cash provided by financing activities of $39.7 million was principally from borrowings on the Company’s RCF ($200.0 million), partially offset by dividends paid ($96.0 million) and distributions to noncontrolling interest ($43.7 million).
In 2019, net cash required by financing activities of $1,130.0 million consisted of $548.0 million to redeem a portion of the 2022 notes, $499.9 million to buy back issued ordinary shares, $325.0 million to repay the RCF, $163.7 million to pay dividends, and $128.2 million to cover distributions to noncontrolling interest, net of proceeds of $542.4 million from the issuance of the 2027 notes.
Working Capital
At the end of 2021, working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities, excluding assets and liabilities held for sale) amounted to a net working capital liability of $298.9 million (2020: net working capital liability of $29.4 million). The total working capital liability increase of $269.5 million in 2021 is primarily attributable to higher accounts payable ($216.0 million) and higher other accrued liabilities ($210.3 million), partially offset by higher cash and cash equivalents ($210.6 million). The higher accounts payable is due to the increase in unrealized losses on derivative instruments (commodity swap and collar) maturing in the next 12 months. The higher other accrued liabilities are principally due to higher liabilities associated with current asset retirement obligations, and contingent consideration liabilities related to prior GOM acquisitions.
Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021 totaled $521.2 million (2020: $310.6 million). There were no borrowings from the RCF outstanding at the end of the year (2020: $200.0 million). Cash in the year benefited from a positive working capital inflow of $118.5 million principally due to increasing liabilities associated with a major U.S. Offshore capital project expected to begin production mid-2022.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Financial Condition (Contd.)
Cash and invested cash are maintained in several operating locations outside the U.S. As of December 31, 2021, Cash and cash equivalents held outside the U.S. included U.S dollar equivalents of approximately $242.9 million (2020: $119.3 million), the majority of which was held in Canada ($175.0 million). In addition, approximately $26.2 million and $14.0 million of cash was held in Brazil and the U.K., respectively. In certain cases, the Company could incur cash taxes or other costs should these cash balances be repatriated to the U.S. in future periods. Canada currently collects a 5% withholding tax on any earnings repatriated to the U.S. See Note I - Income Taxes for further information regarding potential tax expense that could be incurred upon distribution of foreign earnings back to the United States.
Capital Employed
As of December 31, 2021, long-term debt of $2,465.4 million had decreased by $522.7 million compared to December 31, 2020, as a result the net repayment of the $200.0 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility December 31, 2020, the early redemption of the 2022 notes and the early redemption of $300.0 million of the 2024 notes, partially offset by issuance of 2028 notes. The fixed-rate notes had a weighted average maturity of 7.5 years and a weighted average coupon of 6.2%.
A summary of capital employed as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 follows.
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars) Amount % Amount %
Capital employed
Long-term debt $ 2,465.4 37.2 % $ 2,988.1 41.5 %
Murphy shareholders' equity 4,157.3 62.8 % 4,214.3 58.5 %
Total capital employed $ 6,622.7 100.0 % $ 7,202.4 100.0 %
Murphy shareholders’ equity was $4.16 billion at the end of 2021 (2020: $4.21 billion). Shareholders’ equity decreased in 2021 primarily due to dividends paid ($77.2 million) and a 2021 net loss ($73.7 million), partially offset by a favorable revaluation of pension assets and liabilities ($59.8 million). A summary of transactions in stockholders’ equity accounts is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity on page 72 of this Form 10-K report.
Other Balance Sheet Activity - Long-Term Assets and Liabilities
Other significant changes in Murphy’s balance sheet at the end of 2021, compared to 2020 are discussed below.
Property, plant and equipment, net of depreciation decreased $141.2 million principally due to an annual charge of depreciation, depletion and amortization ($795.1 million) of these balances and impairment charges ($196.3 million), offset by capital expenditures in the year. Capital expenditures are discussed above in the ‘Cash Used for Investing Activities’ section. An impairment charge of $171.3 million was triggered when the operator at Terra Nova provided notice of abandonment in the first quarter of 2021, before a commercial resolution in the third quarter of 2021 led Murphy to acquire an additional 7.525% in a commercial settlement with the other partners. The commercial resolution would have meant the Terra Nova impairment charge was not required. In the fourth quarter of 2021, a further impairment charge of $25.0 million was recorded on non-core assets.
Murphy had commitments for capital expenditures of approximately $520.1 million at December 31, 2021 (2020: $747.0 million). This amount includes $175.9 million for approved expenditure for capital projects relating to non-operated interests in deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, principally at St. Malo ($173.0 million), non-operated Canada interests, mainly offshore ($84.7 million), non-operated Eagle Ford Shale ($18.1 million), Brazil ($16.3 million), Vietnam ($6.1 million), and Brunei ($2.6 million).
Assets held for sale of $15.5 million decreased $312.3 million due to the March 2021 sale of King’s Quay FPS to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (ArcLight) for proceeds of $267.7 million.
Operating lease assets ($881.4 million) and liabilities ($900.6 million) decreased $46.3 million principally due to an annual charge of depreciation, depletion and amortization and 2021 annual payments reducing the operating lease liabilities.
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Financial Condition (Contd.)
Long-term asset retirement obligations increased $23.5 million to $839.8 million, principally due to inflationary pressures from higher oil prices and associated demand for services.
Deferred credits and other liabilities decreased $110.0 million primarily as a result of the pension fair value remeasurement and cash pension contributions to the plan in 2021.
At December 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the RCF and $31.4 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the borrowing capacity of the RCF. Borrowings under the RCF bear interest at rates, based, at the Company’s option, on the “Alternate Base Rate” of interest in effect plus the “ABR Spread” or the “Adjusted LIBOR Rate,” which is a periodic fixed rate based on LIBOR with a term equivalent to the interest period for such borrowing, plus the “Eurodollar Spread.” The “Alternate Base Rate” of interest is the highest of (i) the Wall Street Journal prime rate, (ii) the New York Federal Reserve Bank Rate plus 0.50%, and (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%. Note that in July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority in the U.K. announced a desire to phase out LIBOR as a benchmark by the end of 2021. Some USD LIBOR tenors (overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month) will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. See “Risk Factors - Financial Risk Factors - Capital Financing” for further discussion. The “Eurodollar Spread” ranges from 1.075% to 2.10% per annum based upon the Corporation’s senior unsecured long-term debt securities credit ratings (the “Credit Ratings”). A facility fee accrues and is payable quarterly in arrears at a rate ranging from 0.175% to 0.40% per annum (based upon the Company’s Credit Ratings) on the aggregate commitments under the 2018 facility. At December 31, 2021, the interest rate in effect on borrowings under the facility was 1.78%. At December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the RCF.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters
Murphy faces various environmental, health and safety risks that are inherent in exploring for, developing and producing hydrocarbons. To help manage these risks, the Company has established a robust health, safety and environmental governance program comprised of a worldwide policy, guiding principles, annual goals and a management system incorporating oversight at each business unit, senior leadership and board levels. The Company strives to minimize these risks by continually improving its processes through design, operation and implementation of a comprehensive asset integrity plan, and through emergency and oil spill response planning to address any credible risks. These plans are presented to, reviewed and approved by a Health, Safety, Environmental and Corporate Responsibility Committee consisting of certain members of Murphy’s Board of Directors.
The oil and natural gas industry is subject to numerous international, foreign, national, state, provincial and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. Murphy allocates a portion of both its capital expenditures and its general and administrative budget toward compliance with existing and anticipated environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. These requirements affect virtually all operations of the Company and increase Murphy’s overall cost of business, including its capital costs to construct, maintain and upgrade equipment and facilities as well as operating costs for ongoing compliance.
The principal environmental, health and safety laws and regulations to which Murphy is subject address such matters as the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and remediation of petroleum products, wastewater and hazardous materials; the emission and discharge of such materials to the environment, including GHG emissions; wildlife, habitat and water protection; the placement, operation and decommissioning of production equipment; and the health and safety of our employees, contractors and communities where our operations are located. These laws and regulations also generally require permits for existing operations, as well as the construction or development of new operations and the decommissioning facilities once production has ceased. Violations can give rise to sanctions including significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions, construction bans and delays.
Further information on environmental, health and safety laws and regulations applicable to Murphy are contained in the Business section beginning page 11.
Climate Change and Emissions
The world’s population and standard of living is growing steadily along with the demand for energy. Murphy recognizes that this may generate increasing amounts of greenhouse gases, which raise important climate change concerns. Murphy works to assess the Company’s governance, strategy, risk identification, and management and measurement of climate risks and opportunities in order to remain in alignment with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) core elements. The TCFD was created by the Financial Stability Board to focus on climate-related financial disclosures to improve and increase reporting of climate-related financial information. Murphy’s disclosures related to its alignment with the TCFD are included in the Company’s 2021 Sustainability Report issued on August 5, 2021, which is not incorporated by reference hereto.
During 2021 the Company made significant strides in our sustainability efforts, including:
•Setting a goal to achieve zero routine flaring by 2030;
•Obtaining third-party assurance of our 2020 Scope 1 and 2 gross-operated GHG emissions;
•Decreasing our 2020 Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by 10% from our 2019 baseline;
•Publishing our estimated Scope 3, Category 11 - Use of Sold Products GHG emissions;
•Updating our 2008 established climate change position;
•Adding an annual GHG emissions intensity goal as a performance metric, to the already established safety and spills metrics, in our Company’s renumeration policy; and
•Including processes to stress-test our GHG emissions under various portfolio scenarios.
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Environmental, Health and Safety Matters (Contd.)
During 2020, the Company:
•Established a goal of reducing our GHG emissions intensity 15% to 20% by 2030 from our 2019 levels, excluding divested assets from the 2019 baseline, for an aggregate of 35% to 40% reduction from our reported 2019 levels;
•Expanded our GHG, air quality, climate risk management and biodiversity management public disclosures;
•Expanded the purview of our Health, Safety, Environmental and Corporate Responsibility Committee to include sustainability issues; and
•Created a Director of Sustainability role
Other Matters
Impact of inflation - In 2021, data indicates a sharp rise in inflation globally in most countries where the Company operates (this follows a sustained period of relatively low inflation prior to 2021). In the U.S. (and other parts of the globe), inflation has been triggered by constrained supplies and increasing demand of certain goods and services as recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic begins. The Company’s revenues, capital and operating costs are influenced to a larger extent by specific price changes in the oil and natural gas industry and allied industries rather than by changes in general inflation. Crude oil prices generally reflect the balance between supply and demand, with crude oil prices being particularly sensitive to OPEC+ production levels and/or attitudes of traders concerning supply and demand in the future. Prices for oil field goods and services are usually affected by the worldwide prices for crude oil.
As a result of increasing commodity prices for oil and natural gas, in 2021 and at the start of 2022, higher costs for goods and services in the oil and gas natural gas industry are being observed. Murphy has a dedicated procurement department focused on managing supply chain and input costs. Murphy also has certain transportation, processing and production handling services costs fixed through long-term contracts and commitments and therefore is partly protected from increasing price of services. However, from time to time, Murphy will seek to enter new commitments, exercise options to extend contracts and retender contracts for rigs and other industry services which could expose Murphy to the impact of higher prices. Murphy continues to strive toward safely executing our work in an ever increasing efficient manner to mitigate possible inflationary pressures in our business.
In 2020, some downward service cost relief was observed during a year of depressed commodity prices.
Natural gas prices are also affected by supply and demand, which are often affected by the weather and by the fact that delivery of natural gas can be restricted to specific geographic areas. Natural gas demand is also impacted by demand driven by lower carbon emission and a view that natural gas is one option to transition from higher carbon emitting fuels.
As a result of the overall volatility of oil and natural gas prices, it is not possible to predict the Company’s future cost of oil field goods and services.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Critical Accounting Estimates - In preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management must make a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Application of certain of the Company’s accounting policies requires significant estimates. The most significant of these accounting policies and estimates are described below.
Oil and natural gas proved reserves - Oil and natural gas proved reserves are defined by the SEC as those quantities of oil and natural gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations before the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire (unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain). Proved developed reserves of oil and natural gas can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared with the cost of a new well, or through installed extraction equipment and infrastructure operational at the time of the reserves estimate if the extraction is by means not involving a well.
Although the Company’s engineers are knowledgeable of and follow the guidelines for reserves as established by the SEC, the estimation of reserves requires the engineers to make a significant number of assumptions based on professional judgment. SEC rules require the Company to use an unweighted average of the oil and natural gas prices in effect at the beginning of each month of the year for determining quantities of proved reserves. These historical prices often do not approximate the average price that the Company expects to receive for its oil and natural gas production in the future. The Company often uses significantly different oil and natural gas price and reserve assumptions when making its own internal economic property evaluations. Changes in oil and natural gas prices can lead to a decision to start-up or shut-in production, which can lead to revisions to reserves quantities.
Estimated reserves are subject to future revision, certain of which could be substantial, based on the availability of additional information, including reservoir performance, new geological and geophysical data, additional drilling, technological advancements, price changes and other economic factors. Reserves revisions inherently lead to adjustments of the Company’s depreciation rates and the timing of settlement of asset retirement obligations. Downward reserves revisions can also lead to significant impairment expense. The Company cannot predict the type of oil and natural gas reserves revisions that will be required in future periods.
The Company’s proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas are presented on pages 110 to 119 of this Form 10-K report. Murphy’s estimations for proved reserves were generated through the integration of available geoscience, engineering, and economic data, and commercially available technologies, to establish ‘reasonable certainty’ of economic producibility. As defined by the SEC, reasonable certainty of proved reserves describes a high degree of confidence that the quantities will be recovered. In estimating proved reserves, Murphy uses familiar industry-accepted methods for subsurface evaluations, including performance, volumetric, and analog-based studies.
Where appropriate, Murphy includes reliable geologic and engineering technology to estimate proved reserves. Reliable geologic and engineering technology is a method or combination of methods that are field-tested and have demonstrated to provide reasonably certain results with consistency and repeatability in the formation being evaluated or in an analogous formation. This integrated approach increases the quality of and confidence in Murphy’s proved reserves estimates. It was utilized in certain undrilled acreage at distances greater than the directly offsetting development spacing areas, and in certain reservoirs developed with the application of improved recovery techniques. Murphy utilized a combination of 3D seismic interpretation, core analysis, wellbore log measurements, well test data, historic production and pressure data, and commercially available seismic processing and numerical reservoir simulation programs. Reservoir parameters from analogous reservoirs were used to strengthen the reserves estimates when available.
See further discussion of proved reserves and changes in proved reserves during the three years ended December 31, 2021 beginning on pages 4 and 110 of this Form 10-K report.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Critical Accounting Estimates (Contd.)
Property, Plant & Equipment - impairment of long-lived assets - The Company continually monitors its long-lived assets recorded in Property, plant and equipment (PPE) in the Consolidated Balance Sheet to make sure that they are fairly presented. The Company must evaluate its PPE for potential impairment when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from future cash flows.
A significant amount of judgment is involved in performing these evaluations since the results are based on estimated future events. Such events include a projection of future oil and natural gas sales prices, an estimate of the amount of oil and natural gas that will be produced from a field, the timing of this future production, future costs to produce the oil and natural gas, future capital, operating and abandonment costs, and future inflation levels.
The need to test a long-lived asset for impairment can be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, a significant reduction in sales prices for oil and/or natural gas, unfavorable revisions of oil or natural gas reserves, or other changes to contracts, environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, tax laws or other regulatory changes. All of these factors must be considered when evaluating a property’s carrying value for possible impairment.
Due to the volatility of world oil and natural gas markets, the actual sales prices for oil and natural gas have often been different from the Company’s projections.
Estimates of future oil and natural gas production and sales volumes are based on a combination of proved and risked probable and possible reserves. Although the estimation of reserves and future production is uncertain, the Company believes that its estimates are reasonable; however, there have been cases where actual production volumes were higher or lower than projected and the timing was different than the original projection. The Company adjusts reserves and production estimates as new information becomes available.
The Company generally projects future costs by using historical costs adjusted for both assumed long-term inflation rates and known or expected changes in future operations. Although the projected future costs are considered to be reasonable, at times, costs have been higher or lower than originally estimated.
In 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized pretax noncash impairment charges of $196.3 million and $1,206.3 million, respectively, to reduce the carrying values at select properties. In 2021, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $171.3 million for Terra Nova due to the status, including agreements with the partners, of operating and production plans and $25.0 million for assets reported as Assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In 2020, declines in future oil and natural gas prices (principally driven by reduced commodity demand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased supply in the first quarter of 2020 from foreign oil producers) led to impairments in certain of the Company’s U.S. Offshore and Other Foreign properties and assets.
See also Note D - Property, Plant and Equipment for further discussion of impairment charges.
Income taxes - The Company is subject to income and other similar taxes in all areas in which it operates. When recording income tax expense, certain estimates are required because: (a) income tax returns are generally filed months after the close of its annual accounting period; (b) tax returns are subject to audit by taxing authorities and audits can often take years to complete and settle; (c) future events often impact the timing of when income tax expenses and benefits are recognized by the Company; and (d) changes to regulations may be subject to different interpretations and require future clarification from issuing authorities or others.
The Company has deferred tax assets mostly relating to U.S net operating losses, liabilities for dismantlement, retirement benefit plan obligations and net deferred tax liabilities relating to tax and accounting basis differences for property, plant & equipment.
The Company routinely evaluates all deferred tax assets to determine the likelihood of their realization and reduce such assets to the expected realizable amount by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the need for valuation allowances, we consider all available positive and negative evidence. Positive evidence includes projected future taxable income and assessment of future business assumptions, a history of utilizing tax assets before expiration, significant proven and probable reserves and reversals of taxable temporary differences. Negative evidence includes losses in recent years.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Critical Accounting Estimates (Contd.)
As of December 31, 2021 the Company had a U.S. deferred tax asset associated with net operating losses of $577.5 million. In reviewing the likeliness of realizing this asset the Company considered the reversal of taxable temporary differences, carryforward periods, and future taxable income estimates based on projected financial information which, based on currently available evidence, we believe to be reasonably likely to occur. Certain estimates and assumptions are used in the estimation of future taxable income, including (but not limited to) (a) future commodity prices for crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas, (b) estimated reserves for crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas, (c) expected timing of production, (d) estimated lease operating costs, and (e) future capital requirements. In the future, the underlying actual assumptions utilized in estimating future taxable income could be different and result in different conclusions about the likelihood of the future utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards.
Accounting for retirement and postretirement benefit plans - Murphy and certain of its subsidiaries maintain defined benefit retirement plans covering certain full-time employees. The Company also sponsors health care and life insurance benefit plans covering most retired U.S. employees. The expense associated with these plans is estimated by management based on a number of assumptions and with consultation assistance from qualified third-party actuaries. The most important of these assumptions for the retirement plans involve the discount rate used to measure future plan obligations and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. For the retiree medical and insurance plans, the most important assumptions are the discount rate for future plan obligations and the health care cost trend rate. Discount rates are based on the universe of high-quality corporate bonds that are available within each country. Cash flow analyses are performed in which a spot yield curve is used to discount projected benefit payment streams for the most significant plans. The discounted cash flows are used to determine an equivalent single rate which is the basis for selecting the discount rate within each country. Expected plan asset returns are based on long-term expectations for asset portfolios with similar investment mix characteristics. Anticipated health care cost trend rates are determined based on prior experience of the Company and an assessment of near-term and long-term trends for medical and drug costs.
Based on bond yields as of December 31, 2021, the Company has used a weighted average discount rate of 2.83% at year-end 2021 for the primary U.S. plans. This weighted average discount rate is 0.4% higher than prior year, which decreased the Company’s recorded liabilities for retirement plans compared to a year ago. The Company presently assumes a return on plan assets of 5.25% for the primary U.S. plan, it periodically reconsiders the appropriateness of this and other key assumptions. The Company’s retirement and postretirement plan (health care and life insurance benefit plans) expenses in 2022 are expected to be $9.9 million lower than 2021 primarily due to the increase in expected return assumptions for the US pension plan from 5.25% in 2021 to 6.60% in 2022, coupled with the impact of 2021 pension plan gain on reducing the amount of accumulated loss to be amortized as expense. Cash contributions to all plans are anticipated to be $5.5 million higher in 2022.
In 2021, the Company paid $36.5 million into various retirement plans and $1.1 million into postretirement plans. In 2022, the Company is expecting to fund payments of approximately $38.2 million into various retirement plans and $4.9 million for postretirement plans. The Company could be required to make additional and more significant funding payments to retirement plans in future years. Future required payments and the amount of liabilities recorded on the balance sheet associated with the plans could be unfavorably affected if the discount rate declines, the actual return on plan assets falls below the assumed return, or the health care cost trend rate increase is higher than expected.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note B - New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements our Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the impact or potential impact of recent accounting pronouncements upon our financial position and results of operations.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Contractual obligations and guarantees - The Company is obligated to make future cash payments under borrowing arrangements, operating leases, purchase obligations primarily associated with existing capital expenditure plans, and other long-term liabilities. Total payments due after 2021 under such contractual obligations and arrangements are shown in the table below. Amounts are undiscounted and therefore may differ to those presented in the financial statements.
(Millions of dollars) Amount of Obligations
Total 2022 2023 - 2024 2025 - 2026 After 2026
Debt, excluding interest $ 2,483.3 - 242.4 548.7 1,692.2
Operating leases and other leases ¹ 1,258.5 185.9 272.5 148.9 651.2
Capital expenditures, drilling rigs and other ² 1,572.9 704.2 340.1 172.2 356.4
Other long-term liabilities, including debt interest ³ 2,747.2 195.7 353.8 456.0 1,741.7
Total $ 8,061.9 1,085.8 1,208.8 1,325.8 4,441.5
1 Other leases refers to a finance lease in Brunei (see Note U - Leases to the financial statements).
2 Capital expenditures, drilling rigs and other includes $175.9 million, $84.7 million, $24.9 million, and $18.1 million in 2022 for approved capital projects in non-operated interests in U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Canada Offshore, Other Foreign Offshore, and U.S. Onshore, respectively.
Also includes $72.0 million (2022), $129.5 million (2023 - 2024), $98.2 million (2025 - 2026) and $227.7 million (After 2026) for pipeline transportation commitments in Canada.
Also includes $4.5 million (2022), $10.7 million (2023 - 2024), $10.3 million (2025 - 2026) and $32.3 million (After 2026) for long term take or pay commitments relating to gas processing in Canada.
3 Other long-term liabilities, including debt interest includes future cash outflows for asset retirement obligations.
The Company has entered into agreements to lease production facilities for various producing oil fields as well as other arrangements that call for future payments as described in the following section. The Company’s share of the contractual obligations under these leases and other arrangements has been included in the table above.
In the normal course of its business, the Company is required under certain contracts with various governmental authorities and others to provide letters of credit that may be drawn upon if the Company fails to perform under those contracts. Total outstanding letters of credit were $223.5 million as of December 31, 2021.
Material off-balance sheet arrangements - Certain U.S. transportation contracts require minimum monthly payments through 2045, while Western Canada processing contracts call for minimum monthly payments through 2051. Future required minimum annual payments under these arrangements are included in the contractual obligation table above.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Outlook
Prices for the Company’s primary products are often volatile. The price of crude oil is primarily affected by the levels of supply and demand for energy. Anticipated future variances between the predicted demand for crude oil and the projected available supply can lead to significant movement in the price of crude oil. As of close on February 24, 2022, the NYMEX WTI forward curve price for the remainder of 2022 and 2023 were $86.31 and $77.72 per barrel, respectively; however we cannot predict what impact economic factors (including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and OPEC+ decisions) may have on future commodity pricing. Lower prices, should they occur, will result in lower profits and operating cash-flows.
The Company’s capital expenditure spend for 2022 is expected to be between $840.0 million and $890.0 million, excluding the amount attributable to noncontrolling interest. Capital and other expenditures are routinely reviewed and planned capital expenditures may be adjusted to reflect differences between budgeted and forecast cash flow during the year. Capital expenditures may also be affected by asset purchases or sales, which often are not anticipated at the time a budget is prepared. The Company will primarily fund its capital program in 2022 using operating cash flow and available cash. If oil and/or natural gas prices weaken, actual cash flow generated from operations could be reduced such that capital spending reductions are required and/or borrowings under available credit facilities might be required during the year to maintain funding of the Company’s ongoing development projects.
The Company currently expects average daily production in 2022 to be between 172,600 and 180,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day (including noncontrolling interest of 8,600 BOEPD). If significant price declines occur, the Company will review the option of production curtailments to avoid incurring losses on certain produced barrels.
The Company plans to utilize surplus cash (not planned to be used by operations, investing activities, or payment to noncontrolling interests) to repay outstanding debt and return to shareholders through dividends.
The Company continues to monitor the impact of commodity prices on its financial position and is currently in compliance with the covenants related to the revolving credit facility (see Note G - Financing Arrangements and Debt). The Company continues to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and is encouraged by the increase in oil and natural gas demand through 2021 and into 2022.
The Company has entered into derivative or forward fixed-price delivery contracts to manage risk associated with certain future oil and natural gas sales prices as follows:
Volumes
(MMcf/d) Price/Mcf Remaining Period
Area Commodity Type Start Date End Date
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 186 C$2.36 1/1/2022 1/31/2022
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 176 C$2.34 2/1/2022 4/30/2022
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 205 C$2.34 5/1/2022 5/31/2022
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 247 C$2.34 6/1/2022 10/31/2022
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 266 C$2.36 11/1/2022 12/31/2022
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 269 C$2.36 1/1/2023 3/31/2023
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 250 C$2.35 4/1/2023 12/31/2023
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 162 C$2.39 1/1/2024 12/31/2024
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 45 US$2.05 1/1/2022 12/31/2022
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 25 US$1.98 1/1/2023 10/31/2024
Montney Natural Gas Fixed price forward sales 15 US$1.98 11/1/2024 12/31/2024
Commodity Type Volumes
(Bbl/d) Price
(USD/Bbl) Remaining Period
Area Start Date End Date
United States WTI ¹ Fixed price derivative swap 20,000 $44.88 1/1/2022 12/31/2022
Volumes
(Bbl/d) Average
Put
(USD/Bbl) Average
Call
(USD/Bbl) Remaining Period
Area Commodity Type Start Date End Date
United States WTI ¹ Derivative collars 25,000 $63.24 $75.20 1/1/2022 12/31/2022
1 West Texas Intermediate
PART II
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Continued
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which express management’s current views concerning future events or results, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. 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 or results, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause one or more of these future events or results not to occur as implied by any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to: macro conditions in the oil and gas industry, including supply/demand levels, actions taken by major oil exporters and the resulting impacts on commodity prices; 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 or economies in general. 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 Item 1A. Risk Factors, which begins on page 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Murphy undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company is exposed to market risks associated with interest rates, prices of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products, and foreign currency exchange rates. As described in Note L - Financial Instruments and Risk Management, Murphy makes use of derivative financial and commodity instruments to manage risks associated with existing or anticipated transactions.
There were commodity transactions in place as of December 31, 2021, covering certain future U.S. crude oil sales volumes in 2022. A 10% increase in the respective benchmark price of these commodities would have increased the net payable associated with these derivative contracts by approximately $100.9 million, while a 10% decrease would have decreased the recorded payable by a similar amount, resulting in a receivable.
There were no derivative foreign exchange contracts in place as of December 31, 2021.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Information required by this item appears on pages 63 through 128 of this Form 10-K report.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None
PART II

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the direction of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, controls and procedures have been established by Murphy to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.
Based on their evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, as of December 31, 2021, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Murphy Oil Corporation have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Murphy Oil Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.
Murphy’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Management has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the results of this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021. KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has made an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 and their report is included on page 67 of this Form 10-K report.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Certain information regarding executive officers of the Company is included on page 28 of this Form 10-K report. Other information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022 under the captions “Election of Directors” and “Committees.”
Murphy Oil has adopted a Code of Ethical Conduct, which can be found under the Corporate Governance and Responsibility tab at www.murphyoilcorp.com. Stockholders may also obtain, free of charge, a copy of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Executive Management by writing to the Company’s Secretary at 9805 Katy Fwy, Suite G-200, Houston, TX 77024. Any future amendments to or waivers of the Company’s Code of Ethical Conduct for Executive Management will be posted on the Company’s Website.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to Murphy’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022 under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Compensation of Directors” and in various compensation schedules.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to Murphy’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022 under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners,” “Security Ownership of Management,” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to Murphy’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022 under the caption “Election of Directors.”

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Houston, TX, Auditor Firm ID: 185.
Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to Murphy’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2022 under the caption “Audit Committee Report.”
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) 1. Financial Statements - The consolidated financial statements of Murphy Oil Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries are located or begin on the pages of this Form 10-K report as indicated below.
Page No.
Report of Management - Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Management - Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements
(KPMG LLP , Houston, TX, Auditor Firm ID: 185)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (KPMG LLP, Houston, TX, Auditor Firm ID: 185)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note A - Significant Accounting Policies
Note B - New Accounting Principles and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Note C - Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Note D - Property, Plant and Equipment
Note E - Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
Note F - Inventories
Note G - Financing Arrangements and Debt
Note H- Asset Retirement Obligations
Note I - Income Taxes
Note J - Incentive Plans
Note K - Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans
Note L - Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Note M - Earnings per Share
Note N - Other Financial Information
Note O - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Note P - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
Note Q - Commitments
Note R - Environmental and Other Contingencies
Note S - Common Stock Issued and Outstanding
Note T - Business Segments
Note U - Leases
Note V - Restructuring Charges
Supplemental Oil and Natural Gas Information (unaudited)
Supplemental Quarterly Information (unaudited)
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule II - Valuation Accounts and Reserves
All other financial statement schedules are omitted because either they are not applicable or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
3. Exhibits - The following is an index of exhibits that are hereby filed as indicated by asterisk (*), that are considered furnished rather than filed, or that are incorporated by reference. Exhibits other than those listed have been omitted since they either are not required or are not applicable.
Exhibit
No. Incorporated by Reference to the Indicated Filing by
Murphy Oil Corporation
2.1 Purchase and sale agreement dated as of April 19, 2019 between LLOG Bluewater Holdings, LLC and LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC, as seller, and Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA, as purchaser.
Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed June 5, 2019
2.2 First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of May 31, 2019 among Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA, LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C. and LLOG Bluewater Holdings, L.L.C.
Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K filed June 5, 2019
2.3 Contribution Agreement dated as of October 10, 2018 among Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA, Petrobras America Inc. and MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC
Exhibit 2.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
2.4 Share Sale and Purchase Agreement between Canam Offshore Limited and PTTEP HK Offshore Limited for the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of Murphy Sarawak Oil Co., Ltd. and Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd., dated March 21, 2019
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q filed May 2, 2019
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Murphy Oil Corporation, as amended effective May 11, 2005
Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
3.2 By-Laws of Murphy Oil Corporation, as amended effective February 3, 2016
Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed February 5, 2016
4.1 Indenture dated as of May 4, 1999 between Murphy Oil Corporation and SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A., as trustee
Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
4.2 Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 4, 1999 between Murphy Oil Corporation and SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A., as trustee, relating to 7.05% Notes due 2029
Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
4.3 Indenture dated as of May 18, 2012 between Murphy Oil Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed May 18, 2012
4.4 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 18, 2012, between Murphy Oil Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to 4.00% Notes due 2022
Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed May 18, 2012
4.5 Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 30, 2012, between Murphy Oil Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to 3.70% Notes due 2022 and 5.125% notes due 2042
Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed November 30, 2012
4.6 Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2016, between Murphy Oil Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to 6.875% Notes due 2024
Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed August 17, 2016
4.7 Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2017, between Murphy Oil Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to 5.75% Notes due 2025
Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed August 18, 2017
4.8 Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 27, 2019, between Murphy Oil Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as series trustee, relating to 5.875% Notes due 2027
Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed November 27, 2019
4.9 Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Exhibit 4.9 to Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020
10.1 Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 among Murphy Oil Corporation, Murphy Exploration & Production Company - International, and Murphy Oil Company Ltd., as borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto
Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
10.2 Murphy Oil Corporation 2017 Annual Incentive Plan
Exhibit A to definitive proxy statement filed March 28, 2016
*10.3 Murphy Oil Corporation Annual Incentive Plan
10.4 Murphy Oil Corporation 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Exhibit A to definitive proxy statement filed March 29, 2012
10.5 Amendment to the Murphy Oil Corporation 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020
10.6 Form of employee stock option (2012 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 99.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013
10.7 Form of employee performance-based restricted stock unit grant agreement (2012 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 99.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014
10.8 Form of stock appreciation right (2012 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 99.3 to Form 10-Q filed May 7, 2014
10.9 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit grant agreement (2012 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 99.1 to Form 10-Q filed May 7, 2014
10.10 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit-cash grant agreement (2012 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 99.2 to Form 10-Q filed May 7, 2014
10.11 Murphy Oil Corporation 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Exhibit B to definitive proxy statement filed March 23, 2018
10.12 Amendment to the Murphy Oil Corporation 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Exhibit 10.15 to Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020
10.13 Form of employee performance-based restricted stock unit - stock settled grant agreement (2018 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
10.14 Form of employee performance-based restricted stock unit - stock settled grant agreement (2018 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020
10.15 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit - stock settled 3-year grant agreement (2018 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 10.15 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
10.16 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit - stock settled 5-year grant agreement (2018 Long-Term Plan)
Exhibit 10.16 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
10.17 Murphy Oil Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Exhibit A to definitive proxy statement filed March 30, 2020
10.18 Form of employee performance-based restricted stock unit - stock settled grant agreement (2020 LTI Plan)
Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2021
10.19 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit - stock settled 3-year grant agreement (2020 LTI Plan)
Exhibit 10.22 to Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2021
10.20 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit - stock settled 5-year grant agreement (2020 LTI Plan)
Exhibit 10.23 to Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2021
10.21 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit - cash settled 3-year grant agreement (2020 LTI Plan)
Exhibit 10.24 to Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2021
10.22 Form of employee time-based restricted stock unit - cash settled 5-year grant agreement (2020 LTI Plan)
Exhibit 10.25 to Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2021
10.23 Murphy Oil Corporation 2013 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Exhibit A to definitive proxy statement filed March 22, 2013
10.24 Form of non-employee director restricted stock unit award (2013 NED Plan)
Exhibit 99.2 to Form 10-Q filed November 6, 2013
10.25 Murphy Oil Corporation 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Exhibit A to definitive proxy statement filed March 23, 2018
10.26 First Amendment to the 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed April 25, 2018
10.27 Second Amendment to the 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Exhibit 10.24 to Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020
10.28 Form of non-employee director restricted stock unit award - stock settled grant agreement (2018 NED Plan)
Exhibit 10.20 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
10.29 Form of non-employee director restricted stock unit award - stock settled grant agreement (2018 NED Plan)
Exhibit 10.26 to Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2020
10.30 Murphy Oil Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015
10.31 Tax Matters Agreement dated as of August 30, 2013, between Murphy Oil Corporation and Murphy USA Inc.
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed September 5, 2013
10.32 Employee Matters Agreement dated as of August 30, 2013, between Murphy Oil Corporation and Murphy USA Inc.
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed September 5, 2013
10.33 Trademark License Agreement dated as of August 30, 2013, between Murphy Oil Corporation and Murphy USA Inc.
Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed September 5, 2013
*21.1 Subsidiaries of Murphy Oil Corporation
*23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
*23.2 Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
*23.3 Consent of McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd.
*31.1 Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*31.2 Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*32.1 Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*99.1 Ryder Scott reserves audit report for Eagle Ford Shale and Gulf of Mexico
*99.2 Ryder Scott reserves audit report for MP GOM JV
*99.3 McDaniel independent audit report for Canada Onshore and Offshore proved crude oil and natural gas reserves
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase