Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> September 9, 1998

Harvey Doerr – Murphy Oil Company Ltd (mur)

HARVEY DOERR is the President of Murphy Oil Company Ltd., which is the Canadian based subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, of El Dorado, Arkansas. He has been with the company since 1989 and has held various positions during his tenure. These include General Manager-Foreign Operations & Special Projects from 1995 to 1997, Manager-Foreign Operations from 1994 to 1995, Senior Engineer where he worked on special projects including Syncrude, Hibernia, and Terra Nova from 1993 to 1994, Manager of District Operations from 1990 to 1993, and his first assignment as Senior Engineer during 1989. Prior to joining Murphy in 1989, Mr. Doerr was a Senior Project Engineer for Husky Oil Operations Ltd., in Lloydminster, Alberta, and also worked for Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas (formerly Dome Petroleum Ltd.) as a Petroleum Engineer in Calgary. Mr. Doerr received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1981, and has a total of 17 years of industry experience. Him affiliations include: APEGGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta); Board Member of Syncrude Canada; represents Murphy on the Hibernia Executive Committee and Terra Nova Management Committee. Profile
TWST: What are the most significant trends, developments and changes and

so forth you can anticipate in your sector of the energy market over the

next several years?

Mr. Doerr: We think that