Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kirk Jennifer M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ [OXY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2015
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77046		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Long-term incentive units (1) 05/13/2015   J(2)     673   (3)   (3) Common stock 673 $ 76.17 (2) 0 I By spouse
Long-term incentive units (1) 05/13/2015   J(2)     464   (4)   (4) Common stock 464 $ 76.17 (2) 0 I By spouse
Long-term incentive units (1) 05/13/2015   J(2)     208   (5)   (5) Common stock 208 $ 76.17 (2) 0 I By spouse
Long-term incentive units (1)               (6)   (6) Common stock 499   499 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kirk Jennifer M
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110
HOUSTON, TX 77046		       Vice President and Controller  

Signatures

 /s/ Kelly A. Gaide, Attorney-in-Fact for Jennifer M. Kirk   05/14/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Long-term incentive units ("LTIs") are settleable 50% in shares of stock and 50% in cash based on the value of a share of stock on the applicable vesting date.
(2) The reporting person's spouse terminated his employment with the registrant on May 13, 2015. Accordingly, the LTIs set forth in rows 1-3 of Table II were forfeited in accordance with the terms of the underlying agreement.
(3) On July 9, 2014, the reporting person's spouse was granted 638 LTIs, the unvested portion of which was adjusted upward in connection with the spin-off of California Resources Corporation on November 30, 2014 (the "Spin-Off") as disclosed on the Form 4 filed on behalf of the reporting person on December 4, 2014 (the "Spin-Off Form 4"), which vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(4) On July 10, 2013, the reporting person's spouse was granted 661 LTIs, the unvested portion of which was adjusted upward in connection with the Spin-Off as disclosed in the Spin-Off Form 4, which vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5) On July 11, 2012, the reporting person's spouse was granted 592 LTIs, the unvested portion of which was adjusted upward in connection with the Spin-Off as disclosed in the Spin-Off Form 4, which vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(6) On July 11, 2012, the reporting person was granted 1,419 LTIs, the unvested portion of which was adjusted upward in connection with the Spin-Off as disclosed in the Spin-Off Form 4, which vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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