while the 2011 prices of wti crude oil rose almost 20 % compared to the prior year , crude oil sold based on other worldwide benchmark prices , such as brent and tapis , rose even more than wti in that year . the 2011 rise in prices of wti crude oil , which is only used as a benchmark in north america , was held back compared to other worldwide benchmark price increases due to a somewhat temporary crude oil dislocation discount and a bit of supply/demand disparity in the continental u.s. during 2011. the disparity between crude oil and natural gas prices in north america continued to widen during both 2012 and 2011 on an energy equivalent basis due to gas production growth that exceeded demand . u.s. crude oil prices in early 2013 have been similar to 2012 average prices , while natural gas prices in north america in 2013 have thus far been slightly above the 2012 levels due to cold temperatures across much of the northern u.s. during the early winter season . 27 results of operations murphy oil 's results of operations , with associated diluted earnings per share ( eps ) , for the last three years are presented in the following table . replace_table_token_13_th murphy oil 's net income in 2012 increased 11 % compared to 2011 primarily due to higher earnings for continuing exploration and production ( e & p ) operations , partially offset by lower earnings for continuing refining and marketing operations ( r & m ) , lower income from discontinued operations , and higher net costs of corporate activities that were not allocated to operating segments . net income in 2011 was 9 % higher than 2010 , with the improvement primarily attributable to better earnings for r & m continuing operations , higher income from discontinued operations , which was essentially attributable to strong u.s. refining results prior to sale of these assets , and lower net costs for corporate activities . lower e & p earnings for continuing operations in 2011 , primarily associated with a large impairment charge in republic of the congo , somewhat offset these favorable results in other areas . further explanations of each of these variances are found in more detail in the following sections . 2012 vs. 2011  net income in 2012 was $ 970.9 million ( $ 4.99 per diluted share ) compared to $ 872.7 million ( $ 4.49 per diluted share ) in 2011. income from continuing operations was $ 964.1 million ( $ 4.95 per diluted share ) in 2012 , up from $ 729.5 million ( $ 3.75 per diluted share ) in 2011. earnings for 2012 increased primarily due to a combination of lower impairment charges , income tax benefits , higher crude oil sales volumes , lower exploration expenses and higher u.k. r & m earnings . these were partially offset by lower north american natural gas sales prices , lower u.s. retail marketing margins , and unfavorable effects of foreign exchange compared to the prior year . net income in 2012 and 2011 included income from discontinued operations of $ 6.8 million ( $ 0.04 per diluted share ) and $ 143.2 million ( $ 0.74 per diluted share ) , respectively . the stronger results for discontinued operations in 2011 were primarily associated with operating income and a net gain on disposal of two u.s. refineries ( meraux , louisiana and superior , wisconsin ) and associated marketing assets which were sold in 2011. by business unit , e & p income from continuing operations improved $ 290.8 million in 2012 , primarily due to higher crude oil production , lower impairment expense in republic of the congo , income tax benefits associated with exploration activities in republic of the congo and suriname , and lower exploration expenses . e & p operating results were unfavorably affected in 2012 compared to the prior year by lower north american natural gas sales prices and higher expenses for production , depreciation and administration . income from r & m continuing operations was $ 32.7 million lower in 2012 , with the reduction mostly attributable to lower earnings , including an impairment charge , for u.s. ethanol production operations , plus lower u.s. retail fuel margins , with these more than offsetting significantly better u.k. refining margins in the current year . the net costs of corporate activities were higher by $ 23.5 million in 2012 , mostly attributable to unfavorable effects of transactions denominated in foreign currencies . to a lesser degree , the 2012 corporate net costs were unfavorably affected by lower interest income and higher administrative expenses . sales and other operating revenues grew $ 1.0 billion in 2012 compared to 2011 due to higher crude oil sales volumes for the e & p business , plus slightly larger sales volumes for both the u.s. and u.k. r & m continuing operations . gain ( loss ) on sale of assets was $ 23.9 million less in 2012 than 2011 because the earlier year 28 included a $ 23.1 million gain on sale of natural gas storage assets in spain . interest and other operating income was unfavorable by $ 22.0 million in 2012 compared to 2011 mostly due to an $ 18.4 million unfavorable pretax variance from the effects of transactions denominated in foreign currencies , plus interest income in 2011 of $ 2.7 million associated with a recovery of federal royalties for certain deepwater gulf of mexico fields . story_separator_special_tag natural gas sales volumes for continuing operations increased 29 % in 2011 and the improvement was primarily attributable to higher gas volumes produced during 2011 at the tupper west area in western canada following start-up in the first quarter of the year . natural gas sales volumes also improved in 2011 at the tupper area in canada and at fields offshore sarawak ; both of these areas had active development programs during 2011. natural gas sales volumes were lower during 2011 at the kikeh field principally due to less volumes produced because of mechanical issues with wells . the results of operations for oil and gas producing activities for each of the last three years are shown by major operating areas on pages f-51 and f-52 of this form 10-k report . average daily production and sales rates and weighted average sales prices are shown on page 5 of the 2012 annual report . a summary of oil and gas revenues , including intersegment sales that are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements , is presented in the following table . replace_table_token_15_th the company 's total crude oil , condensate and natural gas liquids production averaged 112,591 barrels per day in 2012 , compared to 103,160 barrels per day in 2011 and 126,927 barrels per day in 2010 . 32 united states crude oil production averaged 26,090 barrels per day in 2012 , an annual record for the company in the u.s. , and an increase from 17,148 barrels per day in 2011. the u.s. increase was primarily attributable to an ongoing development drilling program in the eagle ford shale area in south texas . heavy oil production in the western canada sedimentary basin of 7,241 barrels per day in 2012 was about flat with 2011. crude oil production offshore canada fell from 9,204 barrels per day in 2011 to 6,986 barrels per day in 2012 essentially due to more downtime for maintenance at the terra nova field and well decline at the hibernia field . synthetic oil production of 13,830 barrels per day in 2012 slightly exceeded 2011 volumes of 13,498 per day . crude oil and liquids production in malaysia averaged 52,663 barrels per day in 2012 , up from 48,551 barrels per day in 2011 , with the increase mainly due to additional wells brought on production at the kikeh field . oil production in republic of the congo fell to 2,078 barrels per day in 2012 after averaging 4,989 barrels per day in 2011 , with the reduction due to a well that went off production during 2012 and normal decline at other wells in the field . crude oil production in the u.k. was 3,458 barrels per day in 2012 compared to 2,423 barrels per day in 2011. the u.k. increase in 2012 was primarily at schiehallion , where better overall performance more than offset lower volumes at mungo/monan . expected sales of all u.k. oil and natural gas operations in early 2013 led the company to report these u.k. e & p activities as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements . united states oil production decreased from 20,114 barrels per day in 2010 to 17,148 barrels per day in 2011 with the lower volumes mostly caused by field decline at thunder hawk that was primarily due to a delay in development drilling operations in 2010 and 2011 following the macondo incident in april 2010. the production decline at thunder hawk was partially offset by higher oil volumes produced in 2011 at the eagle ford shale area in south texas . production of heavy oil in western canada was 7,264 barrels per day in 2011 , up from 5,988 barrels per day in 2010 , primarily due to ongoing drilling operations at the seal area in alberta . oil production offshore canada fell from 11,497 barrels per day in 2010 to 9,204 barrels per day in 2011 primarily due to field decline at terra nova and a reduction of the company 's working interest at this field from 12.0 % in 2010 to 10.475 % in 2011. synthetic oil operations at syncrude had net production of 13,498 barrels per day in 2011 , up from 13,273 barrels per day in 2010 , with the increase caused by a lower royalty rate in 2011 due to higher costs incurred for the operations . oil production in malaysia decreased from 66,897 barrels per day in 2010 to 48,551 barrels per day in 2011 , primarily due to lower production at the kikeh field . mechanical issues at kikeh led to certain wells being down for a portion of 2011. oil production in malaysia was favorably affected in 2011 by higher condensate and other gas liquids produced at gas fields offshore sarawak . the azurite field offshore republic of the congo averaged 4,989 barrels per day in 2011 , down from 5,820 barrels per day in 2010 due to faster than expected well decline . oil production from discontinued operations in the u.k. was 2,423 barrels per day in 2011 , down from 3,295 barrels per day in 2010 , with the decline primarily due to more downtime at the schiehallion and mungo/monan fields during the later year . worldwide sales of natural gas were a company record 490.1 million cubic feet ( mmcf ) per day in 2012 , after averaging 457.4 mmcf per day in 2011 and 356.8 mmcf per day in 2010. natural gas sales volumes in the u.s. were 53.0 mmcf per day in 2012 , up from 2011 production of 47.2 mmcf per day as higher production in the eagle ford shale area more than offset declines at fields in the gulf of mexico . natural gas volumes in western canada increased from 188.8 mmcf per day in 2011 to 217.0 mmcf per day in 2012 essentially due to higher gas volumes produced at the tupper area , as more wells were on production at tupper west during

cash flows operating activities  cash provided by operating activities was $ 3.06 billion in 2012 , $ 2.15 billion in 2011 and $ 3.13 billion in 2010. cash flows associated with formerly owned u.s. refineries and the held for sale u.k. oil and gas production business have been classified as discontinued operations in the company 's consolidated financial statements . cash provided by operating activities included cash from these discontinued operations of $ 61.1 million in 2012 , $ 185.5 million in 2011 and $ 159.5 million in 2010. cash provided by continuing operations in 2012 was $ 1.04 billion more than 2011 primarily due to a lower use of cash to build working capital other than cash , higher income from continuing operations in the current year , and higher non-cash expenses for depreciation and deferred taxes in 2012. cash provided by continuing operations in 2011 was 41 $ 1.01 billion less than 2010 primarily due to timing of cash collected and disbursed associated with changes in other working capital balances . cash was primarily used in 2011 to pay down accounts payable for crude oil feedstocks at formerly owned u.s. petroleum refineries and to pay income taxes in the u.s. and malaysia . cash flow from continuing operations in 2010 included cash receipts of $ 286.4 million related to recovery of u.s. federal royalties and associated interest income . the income associated with the royalty recovery was recorded in 2009 , but the cash proceeds were collected in early 2010. cash provided by operating activities was reduced by expenditures for abandonment of oil and gas properties totaling $ 40.4 million in 2012 , $ 21.5 million in 2011 and $ 36.5 million in 2010. operating cash flows were reduced by payments of income taxes of $ 567.0 million in 2012 , $ 938.9 million in 2011 and $ 585.8 million in 2010. the total reductions of operating cash flows for interest paid during the three years ended december 31 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 were $ 48.7 million , $ 53.3 million and $ 53.9 million , respectively .


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     ```cash flows operating activities  cash provided by operating activities was $ 3.06 billion in 2012 , $ 2.15 billion in 2011 and $ 3.13 billion in 2010. cash flows associated with formerly owned u.s. refineries and the held for sale u.k. oil and gas production business have been classified as discontinued operations in the company 's consolidated financial statements . cash provided by operating activities included cash from these discontinued operations of $ 61.1 million in 2012 , $ 185.5 million in 2011 and $ 159.5 million in 2010. cash provided by continuing operations in 2012 was $ 1.04 billion more than 2011 primarily due to a lower use of cash to build working capital other than cash , higher income from continuing operations in the current year , and higher non-cash expenses for depreciation and deferred taxes in 2012. cash provided by continuing operations in 2011 was 41 $ 1.01 billion less than 2010 primarily due to timing of cash collected and disbursed associated with changes in other working capital balances . cash was primarily used in 2011 to pay down accounts payable for crude oil feedstocks at formerly owned u.s. petroleum refineries and to pay income taxes in the u.s. and malaysia . cash flow from continuing operations in 2010 included cash receipts of $ 286.4 million related to recovery of u.s. federal royalties and associated interest income . the income associated with the royalty recovery was recorded in 2009 , but the cash proceeds were collected in early 2010. cash provided by operating activities was reduced by expenditures for abandonment of oil and gas properties totaling $ 40.4 million in 2012 , $ 21.5 million in 2011 and $ 36.5 million in 2010. operating cash flows were reduced by payments of income taxes of $ 567.0 million in 2012 , $ 938.9 million in 2011 and $ 585.8 million in 2010. the total reductions of operating cash flows for interest paid during the three years ended december 31 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 were $ 48.7 million , $ 53.3 million and $ 53.9 million , respectively .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : while the 2011 prices of wti crude oil rose almost 20 % compared to the prior year , crude oil sold based on other worldwide benchmark prices , such as brent and tapis , rose even more than wti in that year . the 2011 rise in prices of wti crude oil , which is only used as a benchmark in north america , was held back compared to other worldwide benchmark price increases due to a somewhat temporary crude oil dislocation discount and a bit of supply/demand disparity in the continental u.s. during 2011. the disparity between crude oil and natural gas prices in north america continued to widen during both 2012 and 2011 on an energy equivalent basis due to gas production growth that exceeded demand . u.s. crude oil prices in early 2013 have been similar to 2012 average prices , while natural gas prices in north america in 2013 have thus far been slightly above the 2012 levels due to cold temperatures across much of the northern u.s. during the early winter season . 27 results of operations murphy oil 's results of operations , with associated diluted earnings per share ( eps ) , for the last three years are presented in the following table . replace_table_token_13_th murphy oil 's net income in 2012 increased 11 % compared to 2011 primarily due to higher earnings for continuing exploration and production ( e & p ) operations , partially offset by lower earnings for continuing refining and marketing operations ( r & m ) , lower income from discontinued operations , and higher net costs of corporate activities that were not allocated to operating segments . net income in 2011 was 9 % higher than 2010 , with the improvement primarily attributable to better earnings for r & m continuing operations , higher income from discontinued operations , which was essentially attributable to strong u.s. refining results prior to sale of these assets , and lower net costs for corporate activities . lower e & p earnings for continuing operations in 2011 , primarily associated with a large impairment charge in republic of the congo , somewhat offset these favorable results in other areas . further explanations of each of these variances are found in more detail in the following sections . 2012 vs. 2011  net income in 2012 was $ 970.9 million ( $ 4.99 per diluted share ) compared to $ 872.7 million ( $ 4.49 per diluted share ) in 2011. income from continuing operations was $ 964.1 million ( $ 4.95 per diluted share ) in 2012 , up from $ 729.5 million ( $ 3.75 per diluted share ) in 2011. earnings for 2012 increased primarily due to a combination of lower impairment charges , income tax benefits , higher crude oil sales volumes , lower exploration expenses and higher u.k. r & m earnings . these were partially offset by lower north american natural gas sales prices , lower u.s. retail marketing margins , and unfavorable effects of foreign exchange compared to the prior year . net income in 2012 and 2011 included income from discontinued operations of $ 6.8 million ( $ 0.04 per diluted share ) and $ 143.2 million ( $ 0.74 per diluted share ) , respectively . the stronger results for discontinued operations in 2011 were primarily associated with operating income and a net gain on disposal of two u.s. refineries ( meraux , louisiana and superior , wisconsin ) and associated marketing assets which were sold in 2011. by business unit , e & p income from continuing operations improved $ 290.8 million in 2012 , primarily due to higher crude oil production , lower impairment expense in republic of the congo , income tax benefits associated with exploration activities in republic of the congo and suriname , and lower exploration expenses . e & p operating results were unfavorably affected in 2012 compared to the prior year by lower north american natural gas sales prices and higher expenses for production , depreciation and administration . income from r & m continuing operations was $ 32.7 million lower in 2012 , with the reduction mostly attributable to lower earnings , including an impairment charge , for u.s. ethanol production operations , plus lower u.s. retail fuel margins , with these more than offsetting significantly better u.k. refining margins in the current year . the net costs of corporate activities were higher by $ 23.5 million in 2012 , mostly attributable to unfavorable effects of transactions denominated in foreign currencies . to a lesser degree , the 2012 corporate net costs were unfavorably affected by lower interest income and higher administrative expenses . sales and other operating revenues grew $ 1.0 billion in 2012 compared to 2011 due to higher crude oil sales volumes for the e & p business , plus slightly larger sales volumes for both the u.s. and u.k. r & m continuing operations . gain ( loss ) on sale of assets was $ 23.9 million less in 2012 than 2011 because the earlier year 28 included a $ 23.1 million gain on sale of natural gas storage assets in spain . interest and other operating income was unfavorable by $ 22.0 million in 2012 compared to 2011 mostly due to an $ 18.4 million unfavorable pretax variance from the effects of transactions denominated in foreign currencies , plus interest income in 2011 of $ 2.7 million associated with a recovery of federal royalties for certain deepwater gulf of mexico fields . story_separator_special_tag natural gas sales volumes for continuing operations increased 29 % in 2011 and the improvement was primarily attributable to higher gas volumes produced during 2011 at the tupper west area in western canada following start-up in the first quarter of the year . natural gas sales volumes also improved in 2011 at the tupper area in canada and at fields offshore sarawak ; both of these areas had active development programs during 2011. natural gas sales volumes were lower during 2011 at the kikeh field principally due to less volumes produced because of mechanical issues with wells . the results of operations for oil and gas producing activities for each of the last three years are shown by major operating areas on pages f-51 and f-52 of this form 10-k report . average daily production and sales rates and weighted average sales prices are shown on page 5 of the 2012 annual report . a summary of oil and gas revenues , including intersegment sales that are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements , is presented in the following table . replace_table_token_15_th the company 's total crude oil , condensate and natural gas liquids production averaged 112,591 barrels per day in 2012 , compared to 103,160 barrels per day in 2011 and 126,927 barrels per day in 2010 . 32 united states crude oil production averaged 26,090 barrels per day in 2012 , an annual record for the company in the u.s. , and an increase from 17,148 barrels per day in 2011. the u.s. increase was primarily attributable to an ongoing development drilling program in the eagle ford shale area in south texas . heavy oil production in the western canada sedimentary basin of 7,241 barrels per day in 2012 was about flat with 2011. crude oil production offshore canada fell from 9,204 barrels per day in 2011 to 6,986 barrels per day in 2012 essentially due to more downtime for maintenance at the terra nova field and well decline at the hibernia field . synthetic oil production of 13,830 barrels per day in 2012 slightly exceeded 2011 volumes of 13,498 per day . crude oil and liquids production in malaysia averaged 52,663 barrels per day in 2012 , up from 48,551 barrels per day in 2011 , with the increase mainly due to additional wells brought on production at the kikeh field . oil production in republic of the congo fell to 2,078 barrels per day in 2012 after averaging 4,989 barrels per day in 2011 , with the reduction due to a well that went off production during 2012 and normal decline at other wells in the field . crude oil production in the u.k. was 3,458 barrels per day in 2012 compared to 2,423 barrels per day in 2011. the u.k. increase in 2012 was primarily at schiehallion , where better overall performance more than offset lower volumes at mungo/monan . expected sales of all u.k. oil and natural gas operations in early 2013 led the company to report these u.k. e & p activities as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements . united states oil production decreased from 20,114 barrels per day in 2010 to 17,148 barrels per day in 2011 with the lower volumes mostly caused by field decline at thunder hawk that was primarily due to a delay in development drilling operations in 2010 and 2011 following the macondo incident in april 2010. the production decline at thunder hawk was partially offset by higher oil volumes produced in 2011 at the eagle ford shale area in south texas . production of heavy oil in western canada was 7,264 barrels per day in 2011 , up from 5,988 barrels per day in 2010 , primarily due to ongoing drilling operations at the seal area in alberta . oil production offshore canada fell from 11,497 barrels per day in 2010 to 9,204 barrels per day in 2011 primarily due to field decline at terra nova and a reduction of the company 's working interest at this field from 12.0 % in 2010 to 10.475 % in 2011. synthetic oil operations at syncrude had net production of 13,498 barrels per day in 2011 , up from 13,273 barrels per day in 2010 , with the increase caused by a lower royalty rate in 2011 due to higher costs incurred for the operations . oil production in malaysia decreased from 66,897 barrels per day in 2010 to 48,551 barrels per day in 2011 , primarily due to lower production at the kikeh field . mechanical issues at kikeh led to certain wells being down for a portion of 2011. oil production in malaysia was favorably affected in 2011 by higher condensate and other gas liquids produced at gas fields offshore sarawak . the azurite field offshore republic of the congo averaged 4,989 barrels per day in 2011 , down from 5,820 barrels per day in 2010 due to faster than expected well decline . oil production from discontinued operations in the u.k. was 2,423 barrels per day in 2011 , down from 3,295 barrels per day in 2010 , with the decline primarily due to more downtime at the schiehallion and mungo/monan fields during the later year . worldwide sales of natural gas were a company record 490.1 million cubic feet ( mmcf ) per day in 2012 , after averaging 457.4 mmcf per day in 2011 and 356.8 mmcf per day in 2010. natural gas sales volumes in the u.s. were 53.0 mmcf per day in 2012 , up from 2011 production of 47.2 mmcf per day as higher production in the eagle ford shale area more than offset declines at fields in the gulf of mexico . natural gas volumes in western canada increased from 188.8 mmcf per day in 2011 to 217.0 mmcf per day in 2012 essentially due to higher gas volumes produced at the tupper area , as more wells were on production at tupper west during

