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Commission File Number 1-9210

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

Delaware

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

95-4035997

Address of principal executive offices

5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110

Houston,

Texas

Zip Code

77046

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(713)

215-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol			Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.20 par value			OXY			New York Stock Exchange
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, $0.20 par value			OXY WS			New York Stock Exchange