Occidental
Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) said today that its Board of
Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.72 per share on
common stock payable on April 15, 2015, to stockholders of record as of
March 10, 2015.
Occidental has paid quarterly dividends continuously since 1975. The
current annual rate is $2.88 per share.
About Occidental Petroleum
Occidental
Petroleum Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration
and production company with operations in the United States, Middle
East/North Africa and Latin America. Headquartered in Houston,
Occidental is one of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies, based on
equity market capitalization. Occidental’s midstream and marketing
segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases and markets
hydrocarbons and other commodities in support of Occidental’s
businesses. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary OxyChem manufactures
and markets chlor-alkali products and vinyls.
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