EXHIBIT 23



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
Murphy Oil Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
2-82818, 2-86749, 2-86760, and 333-27407) on Form S-8 and (No. 33-55161) on Form
S-3 of Murphy Oil Corporation of our report dated March 1, 1999, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998, which
report is included in the December 31, 1998, annual report on Form 10-K of
Murphy Oil Corporation.



KPMG LLP



Shreveport, Louisiana
March 24, 1999

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