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, and 2-86760) on Form S-8 of Murphy Oil Corporation of our
reports dated March 4, 1994, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and
1992, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity,
and cash flows and related financial statement schedules for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 1993, which reports are included in
the December 31, 1993, annual report on Form 10-K of Murphy Oil Corporation. Our
report refers to changes in the methods of accounting for income taxes and 
postretirement benefits other than pensions in 1993.




KPMG PEAT MARWICK



Shreveport, Louisiana
March 29, 1994

    

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