Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY)

10889 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201 (Map)
Phone: 310-208-8800
Fax: 310-443-6690
http://www.oxy.com

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Overview

Harnessing its heritage of Western technical know-how, Occidental Petroleum engages in oil and gas exploration and production and makes basic chemicals, plastics, and petrochemicals. In 2008 the oil giant reported proved reserves of 3 billion barrels of oil equivalent in the US, the Middle East, North Africa, and Latin America. Subsidiary Occidental Chemical (OxyChem) produces acids, chlorine, and specialty products; it also owns OxyVinyls, the #1 producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin in North America. Occidental Petroleum's midstream and marketing operations gather, treat, process, transport, store, trade, and market crude oil, natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and CO2, and generate and market electricity.

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Key financials for Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY)

Company Type Public (NYSE: OXY)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £16,905.9
1-Year Sales Growth 22.3%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £4,735.4
1-Year Net Income Growth 27.0%
2008 Employees 10,400
1-Year Employee Growth 7.2%
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Chairman and CEO Ray R. Irani
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President and CFO Stephen I. (Steve) Chazen
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VP and CIO Donald L. Moore Jr.
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  • #98 in FORTUNE 500
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  • #79 in FT Global 500
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