Company Website: http://www.oxy.com
LOS ANGELES -- (Business Wire)

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) today announced that Melissa E. Schoeb has been named Vice President, Corporate Communications.

Ms. Schoeb, 43, has led Occidental’s communications function since July 2011, with responsibility for directing corporate communications for the company and its worldwide operations. She joined Occidental in 2007 as Senior Director of Corporate Communications. Previously, she was a Senior Vice President, Senior Partner and General Manager at Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.

Ms. Schoeb holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

About Oxy

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions.Oxy is the third-largest U.S. oil and gas company, based on equity market capitalization. Oxy's wholly owned subsidiary OxyChem manufactures and markets chlor-alkali products and vinyls. Oxy is committed to safeguarding the environment, protecting the safety and health of employees and neighboring communities and upholding high standards of social responsibility in all of the company's worldwide operations.

Contacts:

Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Media
Melissa E. Schoeb
melissa_schoeb@oxy.com
310-443-6504
or
Investors
Chris Stavros
chris_stavros@oxy.com
212-603-8184
Or on the web: www.oxy.com

Source: Occidental Petroleum Corporation