Murphy Oil: Appraisal Wins and Lower Unit Costs Set Up a Measured Long Trade
Murphy Oil is progressing multiple growth projects while trimming operating costs. Recent production beats, a $125M FPSO purchase with a two-year payback, and $306M in free cash flow support a constructive trade. Valuation metrics (EV/EBITDA ~3.9, P/E ~19, price-to-book ~1.06) leave room for re-rating if commodity tailwinds persist. We outline an a…