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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 * BLUE FRANK W   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 _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Retired Director (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 PEACH STREET, P.O. BOX 7000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/13/2015 (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 05/13/2015   M   12,119 (1) (2) (3) A $ 0 43,515 D

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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

Restricted Stock Unit (4)

(5)

05/13/2015

M

4,052 (1) (2)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

4,052

$ 0

7,722

D

Restricted Stock Unit (6)

(5)

05/13/2015

M

3,654 (3)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

3,654

$ 0

4,068

D

Restricted Stock Unit (6)

(5)

05/13/2015

M

4,068 (3)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

4,068

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLUE FRANK W 200 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000 EL DORADO, AR 71731-7000				Retired Director

Signatures

/s/ E. Ted Botner, attorney-in-fact		05/14/2015
**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 3,660 time-based restricted stock units were adjusted by a ratio of 1.1070 on September 6, 2013 as a result of the spin-off of Murphy USA Inc.
(2)	Represents Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that have vested and settled in shares of the Company's stock on a one-for-one basis due to the retirement of the reporting person on May 13, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the time-based grant awarded under the 2008 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the total includes 100% of the original award, plus shares equivalent in value to accumulated dividends.
(3)	Represents Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that have vested and settled in shares of the Company's stock on a one-for-one basis due to the retirement of the reporting person on May 13, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the time-based grant awarded under the 2013 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the total includes 100% of the original award, plus shares equivalent in value to accumulated dividends.
(4)	Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the 2008 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(5)	These Securities generally do not carry a Conversion Price, Exercisable Date, or Expiration Date
(6)	Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the 2013 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

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