EnergyReader · 2026-08-09 12:44

Murphy Oil profit jumps sixfold as crude rally offsets lower US volumes

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 9, 2026

Murphy Oil Corp reported $225.8 million in adjusted net income for the second quarter ended June 2026, nearly six times the $38 million it earned a year earlier, as crude prices surged while the company's production fell and natural gas prices weakened.

This piece has moved into our archive. We keep the full historical record — pricing, storage, weather, positioning — for our own research, and license access to it separately. Contact us about archive access →

What to watch Track the live series behind this story — history, latest readings and our coverage.

US Lower-48 working gas storage (EIA weekly) → EIA weekly US commercial crude inventories (ex-SPR) → Crude implied volatility (OVX-type) →

Connected coverage Stories linked to United States through the market graph: same hub, spread, route or driver.

Rystad Puts U.S. Retail Diesel at 2026 High as Fed Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023 3h ago · United States same market First Student and Con Edison Complete Phase One of $9 Million New York Electric Bus Pilot 7h ago · United States same market Grid bottlenecks and supply chains threaten to delay the AI power surge 1h ago · Henry Hub via US EIA Natural Gas Storage Hormuz Flows Halved as WTI Holds Near $90 and U.S. Crude Stocks Draw 17h ago · WTI via Cushing Crude Stocks Bearish RBOB Consensus Collides With Deepening Physical Supply Squeeze 4h ago · RBOB via US Gasoline, Diesel and Jet… ULSD Flat as China's Houthi Diplomacy Stops Short of Tehran Leverage 1d ago · ULSD via US Gasoline, Diesel and Jet…

Get this in your inbox

Daily briefings for commodity traders

Related Markets

Crude Oil Natural Gas