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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP DE

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 12, 2024.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Nov 12, 2024

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Consolidated Results of Operations

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY

The following table sets forth earnings of each operating segment and corporate items:

millionsThree months ended September 30, 2024% ChangeThree months ended June 30, 2024
Net income
Oil and gas (a)$1,165(29)%$1,639
Chemical3043%296
Midstream and marketing (a)631444%116
Total2,1002%2,051
Unallocated Corporate Items (a)
Interest expense, net(312)(24)%(252)
Income tax expense(454)2%(465)
Corporate and other items, net(194)(18)%(164)
Income from continuing operations1,140(3)%1,170
Net income1,140(3)%1,170
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(7)13%(8)
Less: Preferred stock dividends and redemption premiums(169)1%(170)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$964(3)%$992
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted$0.98(5)%$1.03
millionsNine months ended September 30, 2024% ChangeNine months ended September 30, 2023
Net income
Oil and gas (a)$4,042(13)%$4,668
Chemical (a)854(33)%1,281
Midstream and marketing (a)714552%(158)
Total5,610(3)%5,791
Unallocated Corporate Items (a)
Interest expense, net(848)(21)%(698)
Income tax expense(1,223)11%(1,372)
Corporate and other items, net(523)(135)%(223)
Income from continuing operations3,016(14)%3,498
Discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)182—
Net income3,198(9)%3,498
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(15)—
Less: Preferred stock dividends and redemption premiums(509)32%(754)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$2,674(3)%$2,744
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted$2.77(2)%$2.83

(a)Refer to the Items Affecting Comparability table which sets forth items affecting Occidental's earnings that vary widely and unpredictably in nature, timing and amount.

ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY

The following table sets forth items affecting the comparability of Occidental's earnings that vary widely and unpredictably in nature, timing and amount:

Three months ended · Nine months ended
millionsSeptember 30, 2024June 30, 2024September 30, 2024September 30, 2023
Oil and gas
Gains (losses) on sales of assets and other, net$(572)$—$(572)$142
Legal settlements—(10)(54)26
Asset impairments———(209)
Total oil and gas(572)(10)(626)(41)
Chemical
Legal settlements——(6)—
Total Chemical——(6)—
Midstream and marketing
Asset sales gains and other, net (a)4903564751
TerraLithium fair value gain—2727—
Asset impairments and other charges (b)(21)—(21)(60)
Derivative gains (losses), net (b)142556(41)
Total midstream and marketing61167709(50)
Corporate
Acquisition-related costs (c)(56)(29)(141)—
Maxus receivable———260
Total corporate(56)(29)(141)260
Income tax impact on items affecting comparability4(9)2(37)
Income tax impact on Algeria contract renewal—(20)(20)(65)
Income (loss)(13)(1)(82)67
Preferred redemption premiums———(187)
Discontinued operations, net of taxes——182—
Total$(13)$(1)$100$(120)

(a)Included amounts from gains (losses) on sales of assets and other, net and income from equity investments and other in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations.

(b)Included amounts from income from equity investments and other in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations.

(c)The three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 included $7 million and $66 million of financing costs, respectively, and the three months ended June 30, 2024 included $15 million of financing costs related to the CrownRock Acquisition. The remaining amounts for each period are related to CrownRock transaction costs.

Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability, net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 decreased, driven by lower crude oil commodity prices in the oil and gas segment, higher interest expense due to increase in long-term debt for the acquisition of CrownRock, and lower earnings in the midstream and marketing results due to lower equity method investment income from WES, partially offset by increased crude oil and NGL sales volumes, primarily from the CrownRock Acquisition, and other production increases in the Permian Basin.

Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability, net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, decreased, driven by lower realized pricing across most product lines, primarily caustic soda in the chemical segment and lower domestic gas prices in the oil and gas segment, partially offset by increased sales volumes in the oil and gas segment and higher gas marketing margins due to transportation capacity optimization in the midstream and marketing segment.

SELECTED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS ITEMS

Three months ended · Nine months ended
millionsSeptember 30, 2024June 30, 2024September 30, 2024September 30, 2023
Net sales$7,173$6,817$19,965$21,085
Interest, dividends and other income$60$34$130$107
Gains (losses) on sales of assets and other, net$(79)$28$(52)$197
Oil and gas operating expense$1,207$1,179$3,547$3,400
Transportation and gathering expense$407$405$1,165$1,122
Chemical and midstream cost of sales$806$821$2,369$2,218
Purchased commodities$83$89$258$1,508
Selling, general and administrative expenses$268$259$786$776
Other operating and non-operating expense$334$344$1,088$646
Taxes other than on income$256$265$756$862
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,926$1,775$5,394$5,142
Asset impairments and other charges$21$—$21$209
Acquisition-related costs$49$14$75$—
Exploration expense$57$83$206$329
Interest and debt expense, net$312$252$848$698
Income from equity investments and other$166$242$709$391
Income tax expense$(454)$(465)$(1,223)$(1,372)
Discontinued operations, net of taxes$—$—$182$—

Net sales increased for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, due to higher domestic crude oil and NGL volumes in the oil and gas segment, primarily from the CrownRock Acquisition, and other production increases in the Permian Basin.

Net sales decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to lower realized prices across most products in the chemical segment and lower domestic natural gas prices in the oil and gas segment, partially offset by higher oil prices in the oil and gas segment.

Gains (losses) on sales of assets and other, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included the sale of non-core assets in the Powder River Basin with near to intermediate term lease expirations and certain Delaware Basin assets in Texas and New Mexico for combined net proceeds of $779 million. Occidental recognized a pre-tax loss of $479 million on the asset sales. In addition, Occidental sold 19.5 million of its limited partner units in WES for proceeds of $697 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of $489 million.

Purchased commodities decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, due to lower volumes on third-party crude purchases as certain crude supply contracts expired in 2023 in the midstream and marketing segment.

Other operating and non-operating expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, due to the $260 million remeasurement of the valuation allowance for the Maxus Liquidating Trust recorded in 2023 and higher legal settlement costs and increases in compensation costs in 2024.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily related to increased sales volumes in the Permian Basin and Rockies.

Income from equity investments and other increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to gains on sales of assets and higher operating income recognized by WES.

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 resulted from a legal settlement related to the Andes Arbitration. For further information on the Andes Arbitration, see Note 9 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies.

SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Occidental’s principal businesses consist of three reporting segments: oil and gas, chemical and midstream and marketing. The oil and gas segment explores for, develops and produces oil and condensate, NGL and natural gas. The chemical segment is operated by our subsidiary Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), which mainly manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. The midstream and marketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil (which includes condensate), NGL, natural gas, CO 2 and power. It also optimizes its transportation and storage capacity and invests in entities that conduct similar activities such as WES.

The midstream and marketing segment also includes Occidental's low-carbon ventures businesses. Occidental's low-carbon ventures businesses seek to leverage Occidental’s legacy of carbon management experience to develop carbon capture, utilization and storage projects, including the commercialization of direct air capture technology, invest in other low-carbon technologies intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Occidental's operations and strategically partner with other industries to help reduce their emissions.

OIL AND GAS SEGMENT

The following table sets forth the average sales volumes per day for oil and NGL in Mbbl and for natural gas in MMcf:

Three months ended · Nine months ended
September 30, 2024June 30, 2024September 30, 2024September 30, 2023
Sales Volumes per Day
Oil (Mbbl)
United States611553551535
International100104104107
NGL (Mbbl)
United States307249266248
International37393834
Natural Gas (MMcf)
United States1,6081,3711,4231,300
International525518516473
Total Sales Volumes (Mboe) (a)1,4111,2601,2821,220

(a)Natural gas volumes have been converted to Boe based on energy content of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil. Conversion to Boe does not necessarily result in price equivalency.

The following table presents information about Occidental's average realized prices and index prices:

Three months ended · Nine months ended
September 30, 2024June 30, 2024September 30, 2024September 30, 2023
Average Realized Prices
Oil ($/Bbl)
United States$74.81$79.79$76.68$75.93
International$78.54$80.40$79.07$77.50
Total Worldwide$75.33$79.89$77.06$76.19
NGL ($/Bbl)
United States$19.50$20.19$20.22$20.43
International$28.48$28.11$28.31$29.03
Total Worldwide$20.47$21.23$21.22$21.45
Natural Gas ($/Mcf)
United States$0.40$0.54$0.81$2.09
International$1.90$1.91$1.89$1.89
Total Worldwide$0.76$0.92$1.10$2.04
Average Index Prices
WTI oil ($/Bbl)$75.09$80.56$77.54$77.41
Brent oil ($/Bbl)$78.41$84.95$81.73$82.10
NYMEX gas ($/Mcf)$2.37$1.99$2.24$2.92
Average Realized Prices as Percentage of Average Index Prices
Worldwide oil as a percentage of average WTI100%99%99%98%
Worldwide oil as a percentage of average Brent96%94%94%93%
Worldwide NGL as a percentage of average WTI27%26%27%28%
Domestic natural gas as a percentage of average NYMEX17%27%36%72%

Oil and gas segment earnings decreased to $1.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared with segment earnings of $1.6 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability, oil and gas segment earnings increased due to higher domestic crude oil and NGL sales volumes primarily related to the CrownRock Acquisition and other production increases in the Permian Basin, partially offset by lower domestic crude oil prices.

The increase in average daily sales volumes of 151 Mboe/d for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, was primarily due to the CrownRock Acquisition and other production increases in the Permian Basin.

Oil and gas segment earnings were $4.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $4.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability, oil and gas segment earnings slightly decreased primarily due to lower domestic gas prices, partially offset by higher sales volumes.

Average daily sales volumes increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily related to increased U.S. onshore production, including volumes from the CrownRock

Acquisition, and higher Al Hosn Gas production, as the Al Hosn Gas expansion project was completed in the three months ended June 30, 2023.

The following table presents an analysis of the impacts of changes in average realized prices and sales volumes with regard to Occidental's domestic and international oil and gas revenue:

Increase (Decrease) Related to
millionsThree months ended June 30, 2024 (b)Price RealizationsNet Sales VolumesThree months ended September 30, 2024 (b)
United States Revenue
Oil$4,011$(281)$474$4,204
NGL403—92495
Natural gas67(11)460
Total$4,481$(292)$570$4,759
International Revenue
Oil (a)$761$(13)$(22)$726
NGL972(2)97
Natural gas91(1)191
Total$949$(12)$(23)$914
Increase (Decrease) Related to
millionsNine months ended September 30, 2023 (b)Price RealizationsNet Sales VolumesNine months ended September 30, 2024 (b)
United States Revenue
Oil$11,093$116$355$11,564
NGL1,2314791,314
Natural gas737(494)71314
Total$13,061$(374)$505$13,192
International Revenue
Oil (a)$2,255$36$(32)$2,259
NGL266(5)32293
Natural gas246(5)28269
Total$2,767$26$28$2,821

(a)Includes the impact of international production sharing contracts.

(b)Excludes "other" oil and gas revenue. See Note 2 - Revenue in the notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding other revenue.

CHEMICAL SEGMENT

Chemical segment earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $304 million, compared to $296 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, remained essentially flat as market conditions remained relatively unchanged.

Chemical segment earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $854 million, compared to $1.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in segment earnings was due to lower realized pricing across most product lines, primarily caustic soda, partially offset by improved demand across most product lines and favorable energy and ethylene costs.

MIDSTREAM AND MARKETING SEGMENT

Midstream and marketing segment earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $631 million, compared to segment earnings of $116 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability, midstream and marketing third quarter results decreased due to lower equity method investment income from WES and decreased ownership after the sale of limited partner units in August 2024.

Midstream and marketing segment earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $714 million, compared to segment losses of $158 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability, midstream and marketing results increased due to higher gas marketing margin from transportation capacity optimization and higher equity method investment income from WES.

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