| Promoting Excellence in Education and Community
Spirit |
 Nowhere is the idea of progress through excellence more
evident than in Murphy's wide-ranging, company-wide efforts to strengthen the
communities in which it operates. Murphy has carefully, thoughtfully and
successfully built partnerships with educational, civic and charitable
initiatives in these communities.
Murphy recognizes and applauds the
positive impact its employees have in working within their own communities. From
volunteering as coaches of youth sports to working at battered women's shelters
to serving on city government commissions, school boards, or city and state
chambers of commerce, individual Murphy employees give enthusiastically of
themselves, and of their time, to strengthen their communities.
El
Dorado Promise
El Dorado Promise is a unique scholarship program funded
by Murphy Oil Corporation. The Promise provides graduates of El Dorado High
School a tuition scholarship that can be used at any accredited Arkansas public
university or community college, or any accredited private or out-of-state
university. For more information visit: www.eldoradopromise.com.
 The Murphy Education Program awarded $1000 to each of
these First Grade Award Winners at an August 2006
reception.
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| Murphy has historically
allocated the majority of its contributions to educational institutions and
programs. Through its Murphy Lecture Series, high school and college students in
the South Arkansas area are exposed to nationally recognized
speakers.
The Murphy Education Program, established in 1997 by Claiborne
P. Deming, President and CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation, is designed to promote
academic excellence in the El Dorado, Arkansas, public school system. The
Program provides direct financial awards to students in grades 1 - 12 who score
high on standardized tests. Since its inception, $220,000 has been paid to
students winning 715 awards.
 Carl Zornes and Jimmy Starr of the Meraux refinery help
out with the Day of Caring at the Triste
school.
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| Claiborne P. Deming was the
driving force behind the creation of the El Dorado Education Foundation, a $1.6
million endowment fund established to improve the quality of teaching and
learning in El Dorado public schools. Through a partnership with the El Dorado
School District, the Foundation has established Chairs in Math, Science, and
Foreign Language.
Murphy supports the ongoing educational needs of its
employees through an Employee Educational Assistance Program. The program
encourages employees interested in extending their knowledge and capability
through outside study and participation in educational programs. The Company
reimburses the cost of tuition, textbooks and some required fees employees incur
at accredited schools, colleges, universities or trade schools.
 Members of the Superior Tree Board and Superior Mayor
Sharon Kotter present Murphy Refinery Manager Dave Podratz with a certificate
commemorating the planting of Murphy's trees as part of the Tribute Tree
Program.
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| Employees at all four of
Murphy's major U.S. locations teamed up to contribute more than $335,000 to
local United Way Campaigns and the Company matched their generosity. Total
contributions from Murphy and its employees to local United Way agencies in 2001
was around $700,000.
Murphy is proud to sponsor its own recognition of
volunteerism, the Community Spirit Award, held in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana,
the location of the Company's Meraux refinery. The event honors a volunteer from
either the community at large or from within the Company and includes a $5,000
award to the winner's charity of choice.
Murphy refineries actively
support local environmental preservation initiatives such as Community Clean Up
Programs and Earth Day activities, raising public awareness of the environmental
importance of trees.
In Canada, Murphy has developed a Murphy Oil
Scholarship Program, which grants annual awards to the sons and daughters of
Murphy employees who meet academic excellence criteria. Murphy's Canadian
operations have also been recognized and honored as having one of the highest
United Way employee participation levels.
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