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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP DE

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 14, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 14, 2024

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

☑Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934☐Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2023For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-9210

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organizationDelaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.95-4035997
Address of principal executive offices5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110Houston,Texas
Zip Code77046
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(713)215-7000

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

Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.20 par valueOXYNew York Stock Exchange
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, $0.20 par valueOXY WSNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer☑Accelerated Filer☐Emerging Growth Company☐
Non-Accelerated Filer☐Smaller Reporting Company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☑

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐ No ☑

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant was approximately $51.7 billion computed by reference to the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange of $58.80 per share of Common Stock on June 30, 2023.

As of January 31, 2024, there were 879,499,439 shares of Common Stock outstanding, par value $0.20 per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement, relating to its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGE
Part I
Items 1 and 2.Business and Properties3
General3
Human Capital Resources3
Environmental Regulation6
Available Information6
Oil and Gas Operations7
Chemical Operations8
Midstream and Marketing Operations9
Item 1A.Risk Factors10
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments24
Item 1C.Cybersecurity24
Item 3.Legal Proceedings25
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures25
Information about Executive Officers26
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities27
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations29
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk62
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data64
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure131
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures131
Item 9B.Other Information131
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevented Inspections131
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance132
Item 11.Executive Compensation132
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters132
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence132
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services133
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules133
ABBREVIATIONS USED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT
AAPGAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists
AOCAdministrative Order on Consent
AnadarkoAnadarko Petroleum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Anadarko AcquisitionA transaction pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 9, 2019, in which Occidental acquired all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko on August 8, 2019, and in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental merged with and into Anadarko
AndesAndes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd.
AROasset retirement obligations
Bcfbillions of cubic feet
Bcf/dbillions of cubic feet per day
Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Hathaway Inc.
BlackRockBlackRock Inc., which has formed a joint venture with Occidental on the construction of STRATOS
BLMU.S. Bureau of Land Management
the BoardOccidental Board of Directors
Boebarrels of oil equivalent
BOEMU.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
CCUScarbon capture, utilization and storage
CERCLAComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CEOChief Executive Officer
CO2carbon dioxide
Common Stock Warrantsa distribution of warrants to holders of Occidental common stock
CROCEcash return on capital employed
CROCEIcash return on capital employed incentive
CrownRock AcquisitionA pending transaction pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in which Occidental seeks to acquire all of the outstanding partnership interests of CrownRock, L.P.
DACdirect air capture
DASSDiamond Alkali Superfund Site
DD&Adepreciation, depletion and amortization
DELDolphin Energy Limited
DIBdiversity, inclusion and belonging
DOJU.S. Department of Justice
DSCCDiamond Shamrock Chemicals Company
ECMCColorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission, formerly the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
EDCethylene dichloride
EORenhanced oil recovery
EPAU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPSearnings per share
ERGEmployee Resource Group
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934
FTCFederal Trade Commission
GAAPGenerally accepted accounting principles
GHGgreenhouse gas
HLBVHypothetical Liquidation at Book Value
HSEhealth, safety and environmental
HSRHart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”)
IRAInflation Reduction Act
IRSInternal Revenue Service
Kerr-McGeeKerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries
LIFOlast-in, first-out
MaxusMaxus Energy Corporation
Mbblthousands of barrels
Mbbl/dthousands of barrels per day
Mboethousands of barrels equivalent
Mboe/dthousands of barrels equivalent per day
ABBREVIATIONS USED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT
Mcfthousand cubic feet
MMbblmillions of barrels
MMbtumillion British thermal units
MMcfmillions of cubic feet
MMcf/dmillion cubic feet per day
NAVnet asset value
NCINon-controlling interest
NEPANational Environmental Policy Act
NGLnatural gas liquids
NPLNational Priorities List
NYMEXNew York Mercantile Exchange
NYSENew York Stock Exchange
OccidentalOccidental Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation and one or more entities in which it owns a controlling interest (subsidiaries)
OCIother comprehensive income
OECDOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEPCOccidental Exploration and Production Company
OLCVOccidental’s low-carbon ventures businesses
OPECOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Optionsstock options
OTCover-the-counter
OUoperable unit
OxyChemOccidental Chemical Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries
the Plansthe stockholder-approved 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, for certain employees and directors and the Phantom Share Unit Award Plan
PP&Eproperty, plant & equipment
PSCproduction sharing contracts
PUDproved undeveloped
Purchase AgreementThe Partnership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2023, by and among Occidental Petroleum Corporation, CrownRock Holdings, L.P., CrownRock GP, LLC, Coral Holdings LP, LLC and Coral Holdings GP, LLC
PVCpolyvinyl chloride
RCFrevolving credit facility
Reserves CommitteeCorporate Reserves Review Committee
RODRecord of Decision
RSUsrestricted stock units
Ryder ScottRyder Scott Company, L.P.
S&P 500Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index
SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Second RequestOccidental and CrownRock each received a request for additional information and documentary material from the FTC in connection with the FTC’s review of the CrownRock Acquisition
SellersCrownRock Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and CrownRock GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Sellers under the Purchase Agreement
SOFRSecured Overnight Financing Rate
SonatrachThe national oil and gas company of Algeria
STEPStrategic Technical Excellence Program
STRATOSOccidental’s first large-scale DAC facility in Ector County, Texas
the TrustMaxus Liquidating Trust
TSRItotal shareholder return incentive
UAEUnited Arab Emirates
VCMvinyl chloride monomer
WESWestern Midstream Partners, LP
WTIWest Texas Intermediate
Zero CouponsZero Coupon senior notes due 2036

BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES

Part I

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