Murphy Oil has announced results from the Caracal-1X exploration well in Block CI-102 offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The well, which reached a total depth of 8,534 feet (2,601 meters), will be plugged and abandoned as a dry hole after encountering hydrocarbon shows. Results from Caracal‑1X will inform Murphy’s ongoing assessment of remaining prospectivity across its Côte d’Ivoire acreage.

Murphy, together with its partner Société Nationale d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI), remains committed to moving forward with the Bubale-1X well in Block CI-709. This well targets a geological play independent from Civette-1X and Caracal-1X, the initial two wells in the three-well exploration campaign in Côte d’Ivoire.

Murphy holds a 90 percent working interest in Block CI-102 and serves as operator. PETROCI holds the remaining 10 percent.

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