Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Brown Oscar K	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/10/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ [OXY]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President /
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77046        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	106228	D
Common Stock	655   (1)	I	by OPC Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	8519	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Based on a plan statement dated May 10, 2019.
(2)	The award of phantom stock units vests in two equal annual installments beginning on September 27, 2019.
(3)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of the issuer's common stock.

Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown Oscar K OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110 HOUSTON, TX 77046			Senior Vice President

Signatures
Jenarae N. Garland, Attorney-in-Fact for Oscar K. Brown		5/17/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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