secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     MURPHY OIL CORP (MUR)
CIK:        0000717423
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-13T10:25:25+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-065580
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Murphy Oil reports Côte d'Ivoire appraisal success, Vietnam discovery and first oil at Lac Da Vang
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Bubale West-1X in Block CI-103 offshore Côte d'Ivoire hit ~88 ft (27 m) of net oil pay in the Turonian, plus deeper Albian hydrocarbons; drilled to 19,357 ft in 9,039 ft water.
- Murphy CI-103 Oil Co. holds 85% working interest and operatorship of Block CI-103; PETROCI holds the remaining 15%.
- Lac Da Trang North-1X in Vietnam's Block 15-1/05 encountered 131 ft (40 m) of net oil pay; Murphy operates with 40% WI, PetroVietnam 35%, SK Earthon 25%.
- First oil at Lac Da Vang field (Block 15-1/05) on Sept. 27, 2026; net peak production of ~10-15 MBOEPD expected in 2028-2029 as wells ramp through 2028.
- Chinook #8 in Walker Ridge Block 425 is online through the Pioneer FPSO at ~15 MBOEPD initial gross; Murphy holds 86.7% WI, Petrobras America 13.3%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026065580/0001628280-26-065580-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026065580/mur-20261012.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065580

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer