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Divestitures and Other Transactions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups and Equity Method And Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Divestitures and Other Transactions |
NOTE 4 - DIVESTITURES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
DIVESTITURES In November 2021, Occidental entered into an agreement to sell certain non-strategic assets in the Permian Basin. The transaction closed in January 2022 for net cash proceeds of approximately $190 million. The difference in the proved assets' net book value and adjusted purchase price was treated as a normal retirement, which resulted in no gain or loss being recognized. The difference in the unproved assets' net book value and adjusted purchase price resulted in a gain on sale of approximately $123 million. The gain has been presented within gains on sales of assets and equity investments, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.

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