Occidental Petroleum Corporation

 

 

 

 

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) October 9, 2008

 

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):

 

[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.02(b) and (c). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced the election of Roy Pineci, 45, to the position of Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective November 14, 2008. Mr. Pineci replaces Jim Leonard, 58, who elected to retire from these positions effective November 14, 2008. Mr. Pineci joined Occidental in June 2005 as Vice President - Internal Audit and also served as Senior Vice President, Finance for Oil and Gas. Prior to working with Occidental, Mr. Pineci had over 20 years of public accounting industry experience, most recently as a partner at KPMG LLP.

 

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

 

99.1

Press release dated October 14, 2008.

 

 

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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:  October 14, 2008

/s/ DONALD P. DE BRIER

 

Donald P. de Brier, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated October 14, 2008.