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MUR vs PTR

Side-by-side comparison of Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) and PetroChina Company Limited (PTR): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MUR and PTR operate in Oil & Gas Production (Energy), so they compete in similar markets.
  • PTR is the larger of the two at $90.94B, about 18.8x MUR ($4.85B).
  • MUR has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while PTR has been quiet.
  • MUR has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for PTR).
MetricMURPTR
Company
Murphy Oil Corporation
PetroChina Company Limited
Price
$39.02-1.38%
$46.77-0.74%
Market cap
$4.85B
$90.94B
1M return
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-
1Y return
-
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Industry
Oil & Gas Production
Oil & Gas Production
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
1
0
Recent ratings
25
8
MUR

Murphy Oil Corporation

Murphy Oil Corporation operates as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964. Murphy Oil Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

PTR

PetroChina Company Limited

PetroChina Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in a range of petroleum related products, services, and activities in Mainland China and internationally. It operates through Exploration and Production, Refining and Chemicals, Marketing, and Natural Gas and Pipeline segments. The Exploration and Production segment engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. The Refining and Chemicals segment refines crude oil and petroleum products; and produces and markets primary petrochemical products, derivative petrochemical products, and other chemical products. The Marketing segment is involved in marketing of refined products and trading business. The Natural Gas and Pipeline segment engages in the transmission of natural gas, crude oil, and refined products; and sale of natural gas. As of December 31, 2020, the company had a total length of 31,151 km, including 22,555 km of natural gas pipelines, 7,190 km of crude oil pipelines, and 1,406 km of refined product pipelines. The company is also involved in the exploration, development, and production of oil sands and coalbed methane; trading of crude oil and petrochemical products; storage, chemical engineering, storage facilities, service station, and transportation facilities and related businesses; and production and sales of basic and derivative chemical, and other chemical products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. PetroChina Company Limited is a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation.