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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-23-044014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230912
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230914
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230914

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:		231256122

	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:		231256119

	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:		231256123

	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:		231256121

	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:		231256118

	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:		231256120

	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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        <footnote id="F1">On September 7, 2023, Western Midstream Partners, LP (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) entered into a unit purchase agreement with Western Gas Resources, Inc. (&quot;WGRI&quot;) pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to purchase 5,100,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Issuer (the &quot;Common Units&quot;) from WGRI at a price of $25.00 per Common Unit. WGRI and the Issuer completed the sale of such Common Units on September 12, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Following the transaction reported herein, WGRI holds 156,219,520 Common Units, WGR Asset Holding Company LLC (&quot;WGRAH&quot;) 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. WGRI 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 WGRI and Kerr-McGee Corporation (&quot;KMG&quot;). WGRI 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, WGRI, 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, WGRI, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, KMWW and WGRAH are concurrently filing a Form 4 to report the transaction disclosed herein.</remarks>

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