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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HAMMOCK KELLI M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MURPHY OIL CORP /DE [MUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 PEACH STREET, P.O. BOX 7000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/08/2014 (Street) EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/08/2014   M   13,837 (1) A $ 51.6305 21,321 D   Common Stock 05/08/2014   F(2)   12,419 D $ 61.18 8,902 D   Common Stock 05/12/2014   S   1,418 D $ 60.3903 7,484 D   Common Stock               180 I By Spouse Common Stock               684 I Trustee Of Company Thrift Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (3)

$ 51.6305

05/08/2014

M

13,837 (1)

01/31/2014

01/31/2019

Common Stock

13,837

$ 0

13,838 (1)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAMMOCK KELLI M 200 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000 EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Walter K. Compton, attorney-in-fact		05/12/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Original award of 25,000 stock options was adjusted by a ratio of 1.1070 on September 6, 2013 as a result of the spin-off of Murphy USA Inc.
(2)	Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. These shares were withheld by the Company for payment of the exercise price and applicable taxes, using the average high and low price on May 7, 2014 of $61.1800.
(3)	Award granted under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

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