# Eric Hambly

> Eric M. Hambly is the Houston-based president, chief executive officer and a director of Murphy Oil Corporation. A chemical engineer educated at Brigham Young University, he joined Murphy in 2006 in corporate reserves, worked across international and North American operations, and became CEO in January 2025. His career includes encouraging employee-built digital tools and overseeing a portfolio spanning onshore production, offshore development and international exploration.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Murphy Oil Corporation
- **Organizations:** Murphy Oil Corporation
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Advanced Management Program (executive education), Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Progressed from corporate reserves to CEO over a career at Murphy beginning in 2006., Helped initiate an employee-led digital innovation effort that became mLabs., Coauthored published coal-chemistry research.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Completed his BYU chemical engineering master’s thesis.
- **2000** — Coauthored a paper on NMR characterization of coal tars and chars.
- **2006** — Joined Murphy in corporate reserves.
- **2017** — Initiated an employee innovation exercise that helped lead to mLabs.
- **2018** — Became Executive Vice President, Onshore.
- **2020** — Appointed Executive Vice President, Operations.
- **2024-02** — Became President and Chief Operating Officer, effective February 1.
- **2024-10** — Named the next CEO on October 2.
- **2025-01** — Became President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, effective January 1.

## Achievements

- Progressed from corporate reserves to CEO over a career at Murphy beginning in 2006.
- Helped initiate an employee-led digital innovation effort that became mLabs.
- Coauthored published coal-chemistry research.
- Led Murphy during the September 2026 first-oil milestone at Lac Da Vang; the project had been sanctioned in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 12 Murphy announced first oil from Lac Da Vang, achieved September 27, plus Côte d’Ivoire appraisal success and a Vietnam discovery.
- **2026-08** — Hambly discussed mixed Vietnam appraisal outcomes and an updated Hai Su Vang gross recoverable resource estimate of 200-300 million BOE.
- **2026-01** — Murphy reported successful Hai Su Vang-2X appraisal results; later wells changed the resource assessment.
- **2025-10** — Met Party General Secretary To Lam in Hanoi on October 15 to discuss investment and energy cooperation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.murphyoilcorp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-hambly-a021366

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