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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossPeriodIncreaseDecrease_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossPeriodIncreaseDecrease" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Period Increase (Decrease)</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_mur_NaturalGassMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_mur_NaturalGassMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Natural Gass [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_mur_NaturalGassMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_mur_NaturalGassMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Natural Gas [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber_464dc732-373e-4da4-98ff-122d67487be6_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Options exercisable, no. of options (in shares)</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_mur_NotesPayableCategorySevenMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_mur_NotesPayableCategorySevenMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Notes Payable Category Seven [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_mur_NotesPayableCategorySevenMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_mur_NotesPayableCategorySevenMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Notes Payable, Category Seven [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_mur_NotesPayableCategorySevenMember" xlink:href="mur-20221231.xsd#mur_NotesPayableCategorySevenMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsAccretionOfAssetRetirementObligations_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsAccretionOfAssetRetirementObligations" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Results of Operations, Accretion of Asset Retirement Obligations</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsAccretionOfAssetRetirementObligations" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsAccretionOfAssetRetirementObligations"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_mur_CashFlowLesseeAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_mur_CashFlowLesseeAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Flow, Lessee [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_mur_CashFlowLesseeAbstract_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_mur_CashFlowLesseeAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Flow, Lessee [Abstract]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember_23c168ee-9972-4dd3-887f-b422e7630df7_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Commodity derivative contracts</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember_b3f8569f-f712-46fd-a40c-9c8f25981f63_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Commodity swaps</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Commodity Contract [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_CommodityContractMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2022/elts/us-gaap-2022.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract"/>
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