Murphy Oil Corp., Houston, has appointed Eric M. Hambly, the operator’s current president and chief operating officer, to succeed Roger W. Jenkins as the company's president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Hambly also will become a member of the board of directors.
Jenkins will retire from the board on Dec. 31, 2024. He will remain with Murphy in a non-executive role as an advisor until his retirement on Dec. 31, 2025. Jenkins joined Muphy Oil in 2001. He was elected president, chief executive officer, and board member in 2013 (OGJ Online, Aug. 8, 2013).
Hambly holds over 26 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, joining Murphy in 2006. He became executive vice-president, operations, in 2020, and assumed his current position as president and chief operating officer in February 2024.