UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 7, 2006

 

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-9210

95-4035997

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

10889 Wilshire Boulevard
 Los Angeles, California


90024

(Address of principal executive offices)

(ZIP code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(310) 208-8800

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Section 2 – Financial Information

 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 7, 2006, Occidental Petroleum Corporation released information regarding its results of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2005. The exhibits to this Form 8-K and the information set forth in this Item 2.02 are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The full text of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. The full text of the speeches given by Dr. Ray R. Irani and Stephen I. Chazen are attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2. Investor Relations Supplemental Schedules are attached to this report as Exhibit 99.3.

 

Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

On February 7, 2006, Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced net income for the fourth quarter 2005 of $1.152 billion ($2.84 per share), compared with $742 million ($1.86 per share) for the fourth quarter 2004. Core earnings for the fourth quarter were $1.158 billion ($2.86 per share), compared with $680 million ($1.70 per share) for the same period in 2004.

 

Net income for the twelve months 2005 was $5.281 billion ($13.09 per share), compared with $2.568 billion ($6.49 per share) for the twelve months 2004. Core income was $3.964 billion ($9.83 per share) for 2005, compared with $2.499 billion ($6.32 per share) for 2004. See the attached schedules for a reconciliation of net income to core earnings for the fourth quarter and twelve months.

 

Oil and Gas

 

Oil and gas segment earnings were $1.859 billion for the fourth quarter 2005, compared with $1.179 billion for the fourth quarter 2004, an increase of over 57 percent. The fourth quarter 2005 included a $9 million insurance premium increase related to Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico. After adjusting for the impact of this increase, core earnings were $1.868 billion for the quarter. The improvement in the fourth quarter 2005 core earnings included $759 million from higher worldwide crude oil and gas prices and $148 million from higher crude oil and natural gas sales volumes, partially offset by higher operating, exploration, and other costs, and increased DD&A rates.

 

Chemicals

 

Chemical segment earnings were $165 million for the fourth quarter 2005, compared with $125 million for the fourth quarter 2004. The fourth quarter 2005 included a $6 million charge due to higher insurance premiums directly related to Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico. After adjusting for the impact of this increase, core earnings were $171 million for the fourth quarter 2005, compared with $125 million for last year's fourth quarter, an increase of 37 percent.

 

The improvement in the fourth quarter 2005 core earnings was due to contributions from the chlor-alkali operations acquired from Vulcan, higher margins in chlorine, caustic soda and

 

 

polyvinyl chloride resulting from higher sales prices, partially offset by higher energy and feedstock costs.

 

Twelve-Month Results

 

Net income for the twelve months of 2005 was $5.281 billion and core income was $3.964 billion. Oil and gas core income of $6.337 billion increased 48 percent from the preceding year. The increase was due to higher worldwide crude oil and gas prices and sales volumes; partially offset by higher exploration expense, operating costs and increased DD&A rates. Chemical core income of $777 million increased 88 percent from the preceding year. The increase was due to higher margins resulting from higher prices in chlorine, caustic soda and polyvinyl chloride; partially offset by higher energy and feedstock costs.

 

The 2005 net income includes the effects of several significant items related to investments – a $463 million after-tax gain resulting from Valero's acquisition of Premcor and subsequent sale of Valero shares received, and an $89 million after-tax gain from the sale of 11 million shares of Lyondell Chemical Company stock; taxes -- a $619 million tax benefit related to the resolution of certain IRS tax issues and a $335 million tax benefit due to the reversal of tax reserves no longer required; and a $98 million after-tax charge from the write-off of certain chemical plants.

 

Net income for the twelve months of 2004 was $2.568 billion and core income was $2.499 billion. The 2004 net income included two significant items -- $77 million after-tax income due to the increase in the carrying value of the investment in Lyondell, resulting from Lyondell's issuing additional shares pursuant to their acquisition of Millennium Chemical Company, and $47 million of tax benefits related to the resolution of certain IRS tax issues.

 

Production

 

Worldwide production for the fourth quarter of 2005 averaged 589,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day, compared with 558,000 BOE per day for the fourth quarter of 2004. Daily production in the fourth quarter of 2005 increased by 5.6 percent over last year. December 2005 production averaged 596,000 BOE per day. The fourth quarter of 2005 included production of 29,000 BOE per day from the 2005 Permian acquisitions and 24,000 BOE per day from Libya. Compared to a year ago, production under the company’s production-sharing contracts in Oman, Qatar, Yemen and Long Beach was negatively impacted by higher prices. If prices had remained at the fourth quarter 2004 levels, production in the fourth quarter of 2005 would have been about 9,000 BOE per day higher.

 

Worldwide production for the twelve months of 2005 averaged 568,000 BOE per day, slightly higher than the 566,000 BOE per day for the twelve months of 2004. Horn Mountain's daily production for the twelve months of 2005 was 14,000 BOE per day, compared with 21,000 BOE per day in 2004; 3,000 BOE per day of the decline was the result of weather in the Gulf of Mexico and scheduled maintenance downtime. The impact of higher prices resulted in lower production under the company's production-sharing contracts in Oman, Qatar, Yemen and Long Beach of about 11,000 BOE per day. The twelve months of 2005 included production of 17,000 BOE per day from the 2005 Permian acquisitions and 8,000 BOE per day from Libya.

 

 

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Statements in this release that contain words such as "will," "expect" or "estimate," or otherwise relate to the future, are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results. Factors that could cause results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: exploration risks such as drilling of unsuccessful wells, global commodity pricing fluctuations, changes in tax rates, and supply/demand consideration for oil, gas and chemicals; higher-than-expected costs; and not successfully completing (or any material delay in) any expansion, capital expenditure, acquisition, or disposition. Occidental disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

 

 

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SUMMARY OF SEGMENT NET SALES AND EARNINGS

 

   

Fourth Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

(In millions, except

 

----------------

 

----------------

 

 per-share amounts)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

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SEGMENT NET SALES

                 

 Oil and Gas

 

$ 3,027

 

$ 2,073

 

$10,416

 

$ 7,582

 

 Chemical

 

1,262

 

985

 

4,641

 

3,675

 

 Other

 

41

 

24

 

151

 

111

 
   

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-------

 

-------

 

 Net sales

 

$ 4,330

 

$ 3,082

 

$15,208

 

$11,368

 

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SEGMENT EARNINGS

                 

 Oil and Gas

 

$ 1,859

 

$ 1,179

 

$ 6,293

 

$ 4,290

 

 Chemical

 

165

 

125

 

607

 

414

 
   

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-------

 

-------

 

-------

 
   

2,024

 

1,304

 

6,900

 

4,704

 

Unallocated Corporate Items

                 

 Interest expense, net (a)

 

(23

)

(53

)

(201

)

(240

)

 Income taxes (b)

 

(764

)

(466

)

(2,020

)

(1,708

)

 Other (c)

 

(89

)

(11

)

593

 

(150

)

   

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-------

 

-------

 

-------

 
                   

Income from Continuing Operations

 

1,148

 

774

 

5,272

 

2,606

 

 Discontinued operations, net

 

4

 

(32

)

6

 

(38

)

 Cumulative effect of accounting

                 

  changes, net

 

--

 

--

 

3

 

--

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

NET INCOME

 

$ 1,152

 

$   742

 

$ 5,281

 

$ 2,568

 
   

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BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

                 

 Income from continuing

                 

   operations

 

$  2.83

 

$  1.94

 

$ 13.07

 

$  6.59

 

 Discontinued operations, net

 

0.01

 

(0.08

)

0.01

 

(.10

)

 Cumulative effect of accounting

                 

  changes, net

 

--

 

--

 

0.01

 

--

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 
   

$  2.84

 

$  1.86

 

$ 13.09

 

$  6.49

 
   

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DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

                 

 Income from continuing

                 

   operations

 

$  2.79

 

$  1.91

 

$ 12.89

 

$  6.50

 

 Discontinued operations, net

 

0.01

 

(0.08

)

0.01

 

(.10

)

 Cumulative effect of accounting

                 

  changes, net

 

--

 

--

 

0.01

 

--

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 
   

$  2.80

 

$  1.83

 

$ 12.91

 

$  6.40

 
   

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AVERAGE BASIC COMMON SHARES

                 

 OUTSTANDING

 

405.5

 

399.1

 

403.3

 

395.6

 

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See footnotes on following page.

 

 

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(a) The fourth quarter of 2005 includes a $1 million interest charge to redeem an unsecured subsidiary note and purchase in the open market various amounts of Occidental's medium term notes. The twelve months of 2005 includes $41 million of interest charges to redeem all of the outstanding 5.875-percent senior notes, 4.1-percent medium term notes and 7.65-percent senior notes and to purchase in the open market and retire various amounts of Occidental senior notes and unsecured subsidiary notes. The fourth quarter 2004 includes a $1 million interest charge to purchase in the open market and retire various amounts of Occidental's notes. The twelve months of 2004 includes a $16 million interest charge to redeem all of the outstanding Trust Preferred Redeemable Securities and purchase various amounts of Occidental notes.

 

(b) The twelve months of 2005 includes a $335 million tax benefit due to the reversal of tax reserves no longer required as U.S. federal corporate returns for tax years 1998-2000 became closed by lapsing of the statute of limitations, a $619 million tax benefit resulting from a closing agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) resolving certain foreign tax credit issues and a $10 million charge related to a state income tax issue. The twelve months of 2004 includes a $47 million credit related to settlements with the IRS.

 

(c) The twelve months of 2005 includes a $726 million pre-tax gain from Valero's acquisition of Premcor and the subsequent sale of the Valero shares received and a $140 million pre-tax gain from the sale of 11 million shares of Lyondell Chemical Company stock, which represented approximately 27 percent of Occidental's investment. The twelve months of 2004 includes $121 million of equity income resulting from Lyondell's issuing additional shares pursuant to their acquisition of Millennium Chemical Company. Under SEC SAB No. 51, Occidental was required to record its share of the increase in Lyondell's net equity resulting from the issuance.

 

SUMMARY OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DD&A EXPENSE

 

   

Fourth Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 
   

----------------

 

----------------

 

($ millions)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

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=======

 
                   

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

 

$   762

 

$   573

 

$ 2,423

 

$ 1,843

 
   

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DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND

                 

AMORTIZATION OF ASSETS

 

$   409

 

$   334

 

$ 1,485

 

$ 1,303

 

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SUMMARY OF OPERATING STATISTICS

 

   

Fourth Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 
   

----------------

 

----------------

 
   

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

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NET OIL, GAS AND LIQUIDS

                 

  PRODUCTION PER DAY

                 
                   

United States

                 

 Crude oil and liquids (MBBL)

                 

   California

 

78

 

81

 

76

 

78

 

   Permian

 

170

 

152

 

161

 

154

 

   Horn Mountain

 

14

 

13

 

13

 

19

 

   Hugoton and other

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

3

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

     Total

 

265

 

249

 

253

 

254

 
                   

 Natural Gas (MMCF)

                 

   California

 

247

 

242

 

242

 

237

 

   Hugoton and other

 

139

 

125

 

133

 

127

 

   Permian

 

180

 

125

 

170

 

130

 

   Horn Mountain

 

6

 

7

 

8

 

13

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

     Total

 

572

 

499

 

553

 

507

 
                   

Latin America

                 

 Crude oil and liquids (MBBL)

                 

   Colombia

 

36

 

37

 

36

 

37

 

   Ecuador

 

43

 

44

 

42

 

46

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

     Total

 

79

 

81

 

78

 

83

 
                   

Middle East / North Africa

                 

 Crude oil and liquids (MBBL)

                 

   Oman

 

13

 

13

 

17

 

13

 

   Qatar

 

42

 

48

 

42

 

45

 

   Yemen

 

24

 

30

 

28

 

32

 

   Libya

 

24

 

--

 

8

 

--

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

     Total

 

103

 

91

 

95

 

90

 
                   

 Natural Gas (MMCF)

                 

   Oman

 

25

 

66

 

44

 

55

 
                   

Other Eastern Hemisphere

                 

 Crude oil and liquids (MBBL)

                 

   Pakistan

 

5

 

6

 

5

 

7

 
                   

 Natural Gas (MMCF)

                 

   Pakistan

 

77

 

79

 

77

 

75

 
                   

Barrels of Oil Equivalent (MBOE)

                 

 Subtotal consolidated subsidiaries

 

564

 

534

 

543

 

540

 

 Other Interests

                 

   Colombia-minority interest

 

(4

)

(5

)

(4

)

(4

)

   Russia-Occidental net interest

 

28

 

27

 

28

 

29

 

   Yemen-Occidental net interest

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

1

 
   

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

 

Total Worldwide Production (MBOE)

 

589

 

558

 

568

 

566

 

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SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS AND EVENTS AFFECTING EARNINGS

 

Occidental's results of operations often include the effects of significant transactions and events affecting earnings that vary widely and unpredictably in nature, timing and amount. Therefore, management uses a measure called "core earnings," which excludes those items. This non-GAAP measure is not meant to disassociate those items from management's performance, but rather is meant to provide useful information to investors interested in comparing Occidental's earnings performance between periods. Reported earnings are considered representative of management's performance over the long term. Core earnings is not considered to be an alternative to operating income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

The following tables set forth the core earnings and significant items affecting earnings for each operating segment and corporate:

 

 

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SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS AND EVENTS AFFECTING EARNINGS (continued)

 

   

Fourth Quarter

 

($ millions, except

 

----------------------------------

 

 per-share amounts)

 

2005

 

EPS

 

2004

 

EPS

 

================================

 

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TOTAL REPORTED EARNINGS

 

$ 1,152

 

$  2.84

 

$   742

 

$  1.86

 
   

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Oil and Gas

                 

 Segment Earnings

 

$ 1,859

     

$ 1,179

     

 Less:

                 

    Hurricane insurance charge

 

(9

)

   

--

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

 Segment Core Earnings

 

1,868

     

1,179

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

Chemicals

                 

 Segment Earnings

 

165

     

125

     

 Less:

                 

    Hurricane insurance charge

 

(6

)

   

--

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

 Segment Core Earnings

 

171

     

125

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

Total Segment Core Earnings

 

2,039

     

1,304

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

Corporate

                 

 Corporate Results --

                 

   Non Segment*

 

(872

)

   

(562

)

   

 Less:

                 

   Gain on Lyondell stock

                 

     issuance

 

--

     

121

     

   Settlement of tax issues

 

--

     

27

     

   Debt purchase expense

 

(1

)

   

--

     

   Hurricane insurance charge

 

--

     

(15

)

   

   Tax effect of pre-tax

                 

     adjustments

 

6

     

(39

)

   

   Discontinued operations, net**

 

4

     

(32

)

   
   

-------

     

-------

     

 Corporate Core Results --

                 

   Non Segment

 

(881

)

   

(624

)

   
   

-------

     

-------

     

TOTAL CORE EARNINGS

 

$ 1,158

 

$  2.86

 

$   680

 

$  1.70

 

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 *Interest expense, income taxes, G&A expense and other, and non-core items

**Amounts shown after tax.

 

 

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SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS AND EVENTS AFFECTING EARNINGS (continued)

   

Twelve Months

 

($ millions, except

 

----------------------------------

 

 per-share amounts)

 

2005

 

EPS

 

2004

 

EPS

 

================================

 

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TOTAL REPORTED EARNINGS

 

$ 5,281

 

$ 13.09

 

$ 2,568

 

$  6.49

 
   

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Oil and Gas

                 

 Segment Earnings

 

$ 6,293

     

$ 4,290

     

 Less:

                 

   Contract settlement

 

(26

)

   

--

     

   Hurricane insurance charge

 

(18

)

   

--

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

 Segment Core Earnings

 

6,337

     

4,290

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

Chemicals

                 

 Segment Earnings

 

607

     

414

     

 Less:

                 

   Write-off of plants

 

(159

)

   

--

     

   Hurricane insurance charge

 

(11

)

   

--

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

 Segment Core Earnings

 

777

     

414

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

Total Segment Core Earnings

 

7,114

     

4,704

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

Corporate

                 

 Corporate Results --

                 

   Non Segment*

 

(1,619

)

   

(2,136

)

   

 Less:

                 

   Debt purchase expense

 

(42

)

   

--

     

   Trust preferred redemption charge

 

--

     

(11

)

   

   Gain on sale of Lyondell shares

 

140

     

--

     

   Gain on Premcor-Valero shares

 

726

     

--

     

   Gain on Lyondell stock issuance

 

--

     

121

     

   State tax issue charge

 

(10

)

   

--

     

   Settlement of federal

                 

     tax issues

 

619

     

47

     

   Reversal of tax reserves

 

335

     

--

     

   Equity investment impairment

 

(15

)

   

--

     

   Equity investment hurricane

                 

     insurance charge

 

(2

)

   

--

     

   Hurricane insurance charge

 

(10

)

   

(15

)

   

   Tax effect of pre-tax

                 

     adjustments

 

(219

)

   

(35

)

   

   Discontinued operations, net**

 

6

     

(38

)

   

   Cumulative effect of accounting

                 

     changes, net**

 

3

     

--

     
   

-------

     

-------

     

 Corporate Core Results --

                 

   Non Segment

 

(3,150

)

   

(2,205

)

   
   

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-------

     

TOTAL CORE EARNINGS

 

$ 3,964

 

$  9.83

 

$ 2,499

 

$  6.32

 

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 *Interest expense, income taxes, G&A expense and other, and non-core items.

**Amounts shown after tax.

 

 

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ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY OF CORE EARNINGS BETWEEN PERIODS

 

   

Fourth Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 
   

----------------

 

----------------

 

($ millions)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

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PRE-TAX

                 

INCOME / (EXPENSE)

                 
                   

Oil & Gas

                 

 Exploration impairments

 

(32

)

(42

)

(118

)

(101

)

                   

Chemicals

                 

 Production process write-off

 

--

 

(12

)

--

 

(12

)

 Insurance reserves

 

--

 

(2

)

--

 

(2

)

                   

Corporate

                 

 Environmental remediation

 

(33

)

(59

)

(62

)

(59

)

 Insurance and litigation reserves

 

--

 

(16

)

--

 

(16

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

DATE: February 7, 2006

/s/ Jim A. Leonard                                                               

 
 

Jim A. Leonard, Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting and Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

99.1

Press release dated February 7, 2006.

 

99.2

Full text of speeches given by Dr. Ray R. Irani and Stephen I. Chazen

 

99.3

Investor Relations Supplemental Schedules