<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-22-026895.txt : 20220725
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-22-026895
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220721
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220725
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220725

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OXY USA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000728399
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35753
		FILM NUMBER:		221104693

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(713) 215-7000

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

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OXY OIL & GAS USA INC/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920717

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CITIES SERVICE CO/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000773910
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35753
		FILM NUMBER:		221104690

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-215-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046

REPORTING-OWNER:	

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35753
		FILM NUMBER:		221104694

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OXY Oil Partners, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001785615
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35753
		FILM NUMBER:		221104692

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-215-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ANADARKO HOLDING Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001570992
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			UT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35753
		FILM NUMBER:		221104689

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-215-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001785593
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35753
		FILM NUMBER:		221104691

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-215-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Western Midstream Partners, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001423902
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
		IRS NUMBER:				261075656
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9950 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 2800
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380-7046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		346-786-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9950 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 2800
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380-7046

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Western Gas Equity Partners, LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20121023

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WGR Holdings LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080115
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                <value>COMMON UNITS (LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS)</value>
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                    <value>25.25</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On July 17, 2022, Western Midstream Partners, LP (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) entered into a unit purchase agreement with WGR Asset Holding Company LLC (&quot;WGRAH&quot;) pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to purchase 10,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Issuer (the &quot;Common Units&quot;) from WGRAH at a price of $25.25 per Common Unit. WGRAH and the Issuer completed the sale of such Common Units on July 21, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Following the transaction reported herein, Western Gas Resources, Inc. (&quot;WGR&quot;) holds 161,319,520 Common Units, WGRAH holds 14,139,260 Common Units, APC Midstream Holdings, LLC (&quot;APCMH&quot;) holds 457,849 Common Units and Anadarko USH1 Corporation (&quot;Anadarko USH1&quot;) holds 14,364,949 Common Units. WGR also is the sole member of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, the 2% economic general partner of the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">OXY USA Inc. (&quot;OXY USA&quot;) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (&quot;Occidental&quot;). OXY USA owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of OXY Oil Partners, Inc. (&quot;OOP&quot;). OOP owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. (&quot;BMS&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (&quot;APC&quot;) is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMS. APC owns (i) 100% of Anadarko Holding Company (&quot;AHC&quot;) and (ii) indirectly, 100% of the common stock of WGR and Kerr-McGee Corporation (&quot;KMG&quot;). WGR is the sole member of APCMH, and APCMH is the sole member of WGRAH. KMG and AHC together own 100% of the common stock of Kerr-McGee Worldwide Corporation (&quot;KMWW&quot;), and APC and KMWW together indirectly own 100% of the common stock of Anadarko USH1. Accordingly, OXY USA, OOP, BMS, APC, AHC, WGR, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, WGRAH and KMWW are all direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Occidental.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Due to the limitations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system, each of Occidental, WGR, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, KMWW and WGRAH are concurrently filing a Form 4 to report the transaction disclosed herein.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Nicole E. Clark of Occidental Petroleum Corporation</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-07-25</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Nicole E. Clark of OXY USA Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-07-25</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Nicole E. Clark of OXY Oil Partners, Inc.</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Nicole E. Clark of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Nicole E. Clark of Anadarko Holding Company</signatureName>
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