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Thursday, July 31, 2014

BRIEF-Murphy Oil says UK refinery sale to close by Oct. 31, (NYSE: MUR)

Murphy Oil Corp : * Murco Petroleum Ltd, has signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets to Klesch Refinery* Pending regulatory approval and subject to other material conditions, this transaction is scheduled to close no later than October 31, 2014* Separate transaction for sale of Murco's UK Retail business is at an advanced stage Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

Murphy Oil Corporation is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company with retail and wholesale gasoline marketing operations in the United States and refining and marketing operations in the United Kingdom. Shares of MUR fell by 0.76% or $-0.51/share to $66.72. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $54.67 and as high as $68.43. On average, 1248490 shares of MUR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1433575.



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