Proposed Consent Order with Murphy Oil Corporation, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and Murphy Exploration & Production Company

Résumé

The Economic Regulatory Administration (ERA) announces a proposed Consent Order between the Department of Energy (DOE) and Murphy Oil Corporation, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and Murphy Exploration & Production Company (Murphy). The agreement proposes to resolve matters relating to Murphy's compliance with the federal petroleum price and allocation regulations for the period January 1, 1973 through January 28, 1981. If this Consent Order is approved, Murphy will pay $10,700,000.00 to DOE. To distribute these monies, DOE's Office of Hearings and Appeals will be petitioned to implement Special Refund Procedures pursuant to 10 CFR Part 205, Subpart V, in which proceedings any persons who claim to have suffered injury from the alleged overcharges would have the opportunity to submit claims for payment. Pursuant to 10 CFR Sec. 205.199J, ERA will receive written comments on the proposed Consent Order and will consider all comments received from the public in determining whether to accept the settlement and issue a final Order, renegotiate the agreement and issue a modified agreement as a final Order, or reject the settlement. DOE's final decision will be published in the Federal Register, along