Was Murphy Oil / Amerada Hess / Hess Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Murphy Oil / Amerada Hess / Hess Corporation — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Murphy Oil / Amerada Hess / Hess Corporation — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Murphy Oil / Amerada Hess / Hess Corporation — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

Murphy Oil / Hess Corporation U.S. Refineries and Petroleum Operations

⚖ Litigation Record1907-present (Murphy Oil); Hess predecessors back to 1930s; asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pipe covering on refinery process piping; asbestos refractory on FCCUs and process heaters; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Murphy Oil Corporation (founded 1907, headquartered El Dorado AR; today an independent E&P company after 2013 downstream spin-off as Murphy USA) and Hess Corporation (founded 1933 as Amerada Petroleum, headquartered New York NY; today an independent E&P company after 2013 refining exit) operated through the asbestos era U.S. refining and petroleum operations including:

Murphy Oil:

Meraux Refinery (Meraux LA) — Louisiana refinery (sold to Valero 2011)
Superior Refinery (Superior WI) — Great Lakes refinery (sold to Calumet 2018, later Husky/Cenovus)
El Dorado AR — corporate operations
Milford Haven UK — international operations

Amerada Hess / Hess:

Port Reading Refinery (Port Reading NJ) — New Jersey refinery (closed 2013)
St. Croix Refinery (Hovensa, US Virgin Islands) — 50/50 JV with PDVSA (closed 2012)
Purvis MS, Woodbridge NJ — additional operations
Corporate operations New York NY

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing refinery infrastructure.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Murphy Oil / Hess Corporation — as premises owner — exposed refinery operator workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Murphy Oil / Hess Corporation / Amerada Hess has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

OCAW / USW refinery operators at Murphy / Hess refineries
Refinery pipefitters (UA Local members) working Murphy / Hess turnarounds
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Murphy / Hess construction and turnaround crews
Refinery boilermakers (IBB Local members) at Murphy / Hess refineries

If You Worked at a Murphy Oil / Hess / Amerada Refinery

If you worked at a Murphy Oil Corporation, Hess Corporation, or Amerada Hess refinery during the asbestos era — at Meraux LA, Superior WI, Port Reading NJ, Hovensa St. Croix, or any other site — as an employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameMurphy Oil / Hess Corporation U.S. Refineries and Petroleum Operations

Years Produced1907-present (Murphy Oil); Hess predecessors back to 1930s; asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering on refinery process piping; asbestos refractory on FCCUs and process heaters; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Refinery operatorsPipefittersInsulatorsRefinery boilermakers

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