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Is UBS’s Côte d’Ivoire Focus Reframing Murphy Oil’s (MUR) Risk‑Reward Profile in Deepwater Exploration?
Earlier in December 2025, UBS reiterated its Neutral rating on Murphy Oil while highlighting the company’s preparation for a major 2026 exploration program across Côte d’Ivoire, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Mexico, alongside recent outperformance versus production guidance and lower operating costs.
The broker’s focus on Murphy Oil’s high risk/reward Côte d’Ivoire exploration campaign underscores how frontier deepwater success could materially reshape the company’s long-term resource base and...