May 2 (Reuters) - Murphy Oil Corp:
* ORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2018 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.23 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.97 FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.27 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE FULL YEAR PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
* PRODUCTION IN Q1 2018 AVERAGED 168,000 BARRELS OF OIL EQUIVALENT PER DAY
* FULL YEAR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE IS BEING INCREASED BY FIVE PERCENT FROM $1.06 BILLION TO $1.11 BILLION
* QTRLY TOTAL REVENUE $606.95 MILLION VERSUS $664.6 MILLION REPORTED LAST YEAR
* PRODUCED 168,000 BOEPD IN QUARTER, ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE FULL YEAR PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
* UPDATED FULL YEAR 2018 PRODUCTION GUIDANCE IN RANGE OF 167 TO 170 MBOEPD
* NORTH AMERICAN ONSHORE BUSINESS PRODUCED 92 THOUSAND BARRELS OF OIL EQUIVALENT PER DAY (MBOEPD) IN Q1, WITH 47 PERCENT LIQUIDS
* LOW END OF FULL YEAR PRODUCTION GUIDANCE IS BEING INCREASED BY 1,000 BOEPD FROM PREVIOUS GUIDANCE
* PRODUCTION FOR Q2 2018 IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN RANGE OF 166 TO 169 MBOEPD
* FOLLOWING SPRING BREAK-UP, CO WILL BE RESUMING OUR DRILLING AND COMPLETIONS ACTIVITIES IN DUVERNAY
* Q1 REVENUE VIEW $580.1 MILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QTRLY ADJUSTED INCOME EXCLUDES AFTER-TAX GAIN OF $120 MILLION ASSOCIATED WITH 2017 U.S. TAX REFORM Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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