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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-19-012763
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190710

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000797468
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				954035997
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7132157000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center;">5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">(713) 215-7000</div>
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    <div>Via EDGAR</div>
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    <div>United States Securities and Exchange Commission</div>
    <div>Division of Corporation Finance</div>
    <div>100 F Street, N.E.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: right;">July 10, 2019</div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><u>Occidental Petroleum Corporation</u></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><u>Registration Statement on Form S-4&#160;</u></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><u>File No. 333-</u><u>232001</u></div>
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    <div>Dear Sir or Madam:</div>
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    <div>In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;<u>Securities Act</u>&#8221;), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the &#8220;<u>Company</u>&#8221;) hereby respectfully requests that the above
      referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendment No. 1 (the &#8220;<u>Registration Statement</u>&#8221;), be declared effective at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 11, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</div>
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    <div>The Company hereby affirms that it is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act. In connection with the foregoing request, the Company further acknowledges that:</div>
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            <div>should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<u>Commission</u>&#8221;) or the staff of the Commission (the &#8220;<u>Staff</u>&#8221;), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from
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            <div>the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
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            <div>the Company may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">* * *</div>
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    <div>It would be appreciated if, as soon as the Registration Statement is declared effective, you would so inform the Company&#8217;s counsel, Faiza J. Saeed at (212) 474-1454, George F. Schoen at (212) 474-1740 or Allison M. Wein at (212) 474-1918, and then
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION</div>
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          <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">/s/ Nicole E. Clark</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Nicole E. Clark</div>
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