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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form10-K
Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 20192021
For the transition period from                to

Commission File Number 1-9210
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organizationDelaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.95-4035997
Address of principal executive offices5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110Houston,Texas
Zip Code77046
RegistrantsRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code
(713)215-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.20 par valueOXYNew York Stock Exchange
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, $0.20 par valueOXY WSNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated FilerAccelerated FilerEmerging Growth Company
Non-Accelerated FilerSmaller Reporting Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes    No  

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant was approximately $45.0$29.2 billion computed by reference to the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape of $50.28$31.27 per share of Common Stock on June 28, 2019. 30, 2021.

AtAs of January 31, 2020,2022, there were 895,224,961934,063,989 shares of Common Stock outstanding, par value $0.20 per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement, relating to its 20202022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.











TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGE
Part I
Items 1 and 2.
Human Capital Resources
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Part II
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 7A.
Item 8.
Item 9.
Item 9A.
Item 9B.
Part IIIItem 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevented Inspections
Part III
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
Part IV
Item 15.
Item 16.


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Part I
ITEMS 1 AND 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES

In this report, “Occidental” means, “we” and “our” refers to Occidental Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (OPC) incorporated in 1986, or OPCOccidental and one or more entities in which it owns a controlling interest (subsidiaries). Occidental conducts its operations through its various subsidiaries and affiliates. Occidental’s executive offices are located at 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77046; telephone (713) 215-7000.
On August 8, 2019, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 9, 2019, among Occidental, Baseball Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental (Merger Subsidiary), and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), Occidental acquired all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko through a transaction in which Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Anadarko (the Acquisition), with Anadarko continuing as the surviving entity and as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental.

GENERAL

Occidental’s principal businesses consist of three reporting segments: oil and gas, chemical and marketingmidstream and midstream.marketing. The oil and gas segment explores for, develops and produces oil and condensate,(which includes condensate), natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas. The chemical segment (OxyChem) mainlyprimarily manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. The marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil condensate,(which includes condensate), NGL, natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) and power. It also trades aroundoptimizes its assets, including transportation and storage capacity, and invests in entities that conduct similar activities, such as Western Midstream Partners, L.P. (WES).
The marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment also includes Oxy Low Carbon VenturesOccidental’s low carbon ventures (OLCV). businesses. OLCV seeks to capitalize onleverage Occidental’s enhanced oil recovery (EOR) leadership by developinglegacy of carbon management expertise to develop carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects, that source anthropogenic CO2including the commercialization of direct air capture (DAC) technology, and promote innovativeinvests in other low-carbon technologies that drive cost efficienciesintended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our operations and economically grow Occidental’s business while reducingstrategically partner with other industries to help reduce their emissions.
On August 8, 2019, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 9, 2019, Occidental acquired all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), through a transaction in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental merged with and into Anadarko (the Acquisition). The Acquisition added to Occidental's oil and gas portfolio, primarily in the Permian Basin, DJ Basin, Gulf of Mexico and Algeria, and an interest in WES.
For further information regarding Occidental’s segments, geographic areas of operation and current developments, see the “Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (MD&A)Operations section under Part II, Item 7, of this reportForm 10-K and Note 1816 - Industry Segments and Geographic Areas in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES

Occidental’s culture is built upon the following core values, and our employees are evaluated relative to these values:

Lead with Passion
Outperform Expectations
Deliver Results Responsibly
Unleash Opportunities
Commit to Good

With this foundation, Occidental’s human capital resources and programs are managed by our human resources department, with support from business leaders across the company. Occidental’s senior management team plays a key role in setting and monitoring Occidental’s culture, values and broader human capital management practices, with oversight by our Board of Directors. Senior management and the Board of Directors also engage frequently on workforce-related topics.

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING
Occidental’s culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB) supports an environment where employees’ differences are not only appreciated, but also celebrated and encouraged, with the goal that all employees are included and everyone feels that they belong. Occidental conducted a robust survey across the organization in 2020, the results of which were reviewed with our Board of Directors and became a basis for our company’s core values.


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EMPLOYEES
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Occidental’s human capital resources extend across several regions. Occidental has attracted, and continues to recruit, a diverse workforce of exceptional talent, including employees from many nations. This diversity enriches our culture, our employees' experiences on the job and contributes to an innovative and effective business model that encourages local communities to thrive. DIB powers our innovation and spirit of excellence, as well as our knowledge and results. Embedding DIB into our culture enhances Occidental’s collaboration, performance and growth and helps uphold our organizational values.
In the first quarter of 2021, Occidental established the DIB Advisory Board and the DIB Ambassador Committee. The DIB Advisory Board, which is chaired by Occidental’s President and CEO and includes members of senior leadership, provides DIB governance and oversight to ensure that Occidental’s integrated DIB strategy is executed and properly aligns with the organization’s mission, vision and strategic objectives. The DIB Ambassador Committee, which is chaired by Occidental’s Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, consists of a diverse group of employee representatives from all business segments, domestic and international. This committee leads company-wide initiatives to raise DIB awareness through educational resources and programs. Robust educational sessions are available to our entire workforce for continued growth and development on topics such as inclusive leadership, diversity advocacy, recognizing and addressing micro aggressions, overcoming unconscious bias and psychological safety at work.
Occidental’s senior management, together with the support of Occidental’s DIB Advisory Board and the DIB Ambassador Committee, works to leverage employees’ varied backgrounds, unique experiences and points of view to spark innovation, empower growth, outperform expectations and maximize results. In October 2021, Occidental’s DIB team hosted its inaugural company-wide DIB live event.

COVID-19 RESPONSE
Occidental employed approximately 14,400 people at December 31, 2019,and the communities in which included approximately 1,000we operate continue to be impacted by the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergence and spread of new variants of the virus. Throughout the pandemic, Occidental has remained committed to ensuring the safety of our employees whoand communities while continuing to operate critical national infrastructure and supply essential products.
Senior management and the Human Resources department have been secondedactively monitoring federal, state and local guidance and public health data. In March 2020, Occidental announced a work-from-home (WFH) program for certain domestic office-based employees. On November 2, 2021, employees returned to WES.in-office work on a regular basis with COVID-19 safety measures in place, including a mandatory face covering requirement in common areas and enhanced office cleanings. However, given the surge in COVID-19 cases with the Omicron variant, Occidental has 10,000announced the re-implementation of a WFH schedule for certain domestic office-based employees locatedeffective December 21, 2021, through March 1, 2022.
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 illnesses on our employees and their families, Occidental also instituted “pandemic pay” benefits, which provide employees with up to 14 days of paid leave if unable to work due to COVID-19 related issues.

TALENT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION
Occidental is dedicated to attracting and retaining top talent. In 2021, Occidental expanded source channels for employee candidates to include three historically black colleges and universities.
During COVID-19 outbreaks in our local communities, Occidental also efficiently conducted interviews, job fairs and campus recruiting virtually. Similarly, all college interns participated in virtual internships for health and safety reasons during 2020 and 2021. For 2022, our university relations team will work with universities and their staff to ensure that any in-person interviews and events are conducted safely. In addition, all college internships are currently set to be in-person later this year though we will continue to monitor federal, state and local guidance and public health data.
Despite the challenges introduced by COVID-19 to interact in-person with others, management continues to encourage employee engagement and feedback. For example, in late 2020, senior management began hosting Quarterly Executive Virtual Conversations, which provide employees the opportunity to hear directly from leadership regarding financial and operational updates and submit questions for management to answer.
In response to employee feedback received by the Human Resources department, Occidental implemented the Balanced Workplace Program under which eligible office-based employees may opt to work three days in the United States.office and two days at home each week. The program affords employees more flexibility and promotes increased work/life balance.
In 2021, Occidental employed approximately 10,400 people inimplemented its global Strategic Technical Excellence Program (STEP) to recruit, develop and retain highly skilled and valued geoscientists, engineers, scientists and other petrotechnical professionals who will collectively drive innovation, advance performance and inspire the oilfuture of energy. STEP drives a competitive advantage and gasincreased profitability for Occidental through the optimum application of technology; STEP is a highly valued program for technical contributors to focus and marketingadvance on a technical, non-managerial career path. The Chief Petrotechnical Officer leads all aspects of STEP and midstream segmentsreports directly to Occidental’s President and 3,000 people in the chemical segment. An additional 1,000 people were employedin administrativeCEO.
Occidental also offers employees development opportunities, competitive compensation and corporate functions. Approximately 500 U.S.-based employees and 900 international-based employees are represented by labor unions.attractive benefits, as discussed further below.


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DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
Occidental employees have access to extensive development and training opportunities and programs to expand their personal and professional skills and knowledge. Occidental’s approach to education includes:

Leadership/management training to develop leadership skills at all levels;
Self-directed learning and development, including web-based and instructor-led training;
An employee development library;
Mentoring programs;
Employee resource groups; and
Educational assistance to support employees’ continuing education.

EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
In addition to prioritizing employee engagement and development, Occidental’s compensation and benefits program is designed to attract and retain the talent necessary to achieve our business strategy. Our program recognizes and rewards strong company and individual performance with competitive base salaries, short-term performance incentives consisting of an annual bonus program and recognition awards, long-term performance incentives and advancement opportunities. Our compensation and benefits program is routinely reviewed and benchmarked to ensure competitiveness and to provide the benefits that matter most to current and future employees.
Occidental strives to give employees the tools and resources they need to succeed both professionally and personally and foster a safe and collaborative work environment. To that end, Occidental offers, and regularly evaluates, its comprehensive health, welfare and retirement and savings benefits plans, professional memberships, work/life balance benefits and provides programs to enhance and support employees’ overall well-being, including their physical, mental, social and financial health.
In 2021, Occidental launched a global Commit to You program to educate employees and leaders about how our benefits can support them under the four pillars of well-being: mental, physical, social and financial. Occidental also joined One Mind at Work, an employer coalition dedicated to implementing a gold standard for workplace mental health by combating stigma, improving access to treatment and prevention services and fostering a psychologically safe culture. In 2022, Occidental will focus on mental health and continue focusing programs and education to train leaders and support employees around the area of mental health and well-being. In January 2022, Occidental introduced a new benefit service provider that provides a health care concierge service to help families manage and navigate medical, in-home care, housing, and social/emotional support, for their own or their families’ complex care needs.

HEALTH AND SAFETY
The health and safety of our workforce and communities is a top priority of Occidental. Under our LiveSAFE culture, Occidental endeavors to continuously improve our workplace and contractor safety, prevent and mitigate incidents, and safeguard people and the environment in the communities where we operate. Employees and contractors are empowered and expected to uphold the LiveSAFE commitments, including to stop any job or activity if they observe conditions that may give rise to a safety or environmental incident, and they are often recognized for doing so.

WORKFORCE COMPOSITION
The below table approximates regional distribution of Occidental’s employees:

North AmericaMiddle EastLatin America
Other (a)
Total (b)
Union42380050— 1,273
Non-Union7,6792,49911411310,405
Total8,1023,29916411311,678

(a)Other headcount includes North Africa, Europe and Asia.
(b)Includes approximately 2,800 employees in OxyChem.

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The below table approximates the self-reported gender and ethnicity, excluding non-specified ethnicities, of Occidental’s domestic leadership and other employees. Executive and senior officials and managers are considered top leadership while first- and mid-level officials and managers are considered junior leadership. Individual contributors are excluded from the leadership categories but included in all employee percentages:

MaleFemaleWhitenon-White
All employees78 %22 %67 %33 %
All leadership79 %21 %77 %23 %
Top leadership84 %16 %86 %14 %
Junior leadership79 %21 %76 %24 %

We have also publicly disclosed the Consolidated EEO-1 Report that Occidental submitted in 2021 to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the 2020 fiscal year, which can be found on the sustainability section of our website.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Occidental’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports are available free of charge on its website, www.oxy.com,, as soon as reasonably practicable after Occidental electronically files the material with, or furnishes it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, copies of ourOccidental’s annual report will be made available, free of charge, upon written request.
Information contained on Occidental’s website is not part of this report or any other filings with the SEC.

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OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS

GENERAL
Occidental’s oil and gas assets are located in some of the world’s highest-margin basins and are characterized by an advantaged mix of short-short-cycle and long-cycle high-return development opportunities. Occidental primarily conducts its ongoing exploration and production activities in the United States, the Middle East and Latin America.North Africa. Within the United States, Occidental has operations in Texas, New Mexico Colorado, Wyoming and Utah,Colorado, as well as offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Internationally, Occidental primarily conducts operations in Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Colombia.Algeria. Refer to the Oil and Gas Acreage section in Supplemental Oil and Gas Information - Oil and Gas Acreage under Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further disclosure of Occidental’s holdings of developed and undeveloped oil and gas acreage.
In connection with the Acquisition, Occidental agreed to sell to TOTAL S.A. (Total) all of the assets, liabilities, businesses and operations of Anadarko’s operations in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa (collectively, the Africa Assets). Occidental completed the sale of Mozambique LNG assets for approximately $4.2 billion in September 2019. The remaining Africa Assets are classified as held-for-sale and not considered part of Occidental’s ongoing international operations as of December 31, 2019. In January 2020, Occidental completed the sale of South Africa assets to Total. The closing of the sale of the remaining Africa Assets is conditioned on the receipt of required regulatory and government approvals, as well as other customary closing conditions.

COMPETITION
As a producer of oil, condensate, NGL and natural gas, Occidental competes with numerous other domestic and international public, private and government producers. Oil, NGL and natural gas are sensitive to prevailing global and local current andmarket conditions, as well as anticipated market conditions. Occidental competes for capacity and infrastructure for the gathering, processing, transportation, storage and delivery of its products, which are sold at current market prices or on a forward basis to refiners, end users and other market participants. Occidental’s competitive strategy relies on increasingmaintaining production in a capital efficient manner through developing conventional and unconventional fields, and utilizing primary and EORenhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques and strategic acquisitions in areas where Occidental has a competitive advantage as a result of its successful operations or investments in shared infrastructure. Occidental also competes to develop and produce its worldwide oil and gas reserves safely, sustainably and cost-effectively, maintain a skilled workforce and obtain quality services. We believe that Occidental’s core competencies in CO2 separation, transportation, use, recycling and storage in EOR provide a competitive advantage over our peers as the world transitions to a lower carbon intensive economy and seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

PROVED RESERVES AND SALES VOLUMES
The table below shows Occidental’s year-end oil, NGL and natural gas proved reserves, including reserves acquired inreserves. See the Acquisition, but excluding reserves related to the Africa Assets. Year-to-date sales volumes exclude Anadarko sales prior to the date of the Acquisition and all sales related to the Africa Assets. See “MD&A —information under Oil and Gas Segment in the Management's Discussion and the informationAnalysis section under the caption “Supplemental Oil and Gas Information”Part II, Item 7, of this report for details regarding Occidental’s proved reserves, the reserves estimation process, sales and production volumes, production costs and other reserves-related data.

COMPARATIVE OIL AND GAS PROVED RESERVES AND SALES VOLUMES
Oil (which includes condensate) and NGL areis in millions of barrels;barrels (MMbbl); natural gas is in billions of cubic feet (Bcf); .

202120202019
OilNGLGasBoe(a)OilNGLGasBoe(a)OilNGLGasBoe(a)
Proved Reserves (b,c)
United States1,466 564 3,419 2,600 1,144 384 2,446 1,936 1,570 540 4,128 2,798 
International305 202 2,431 912 331 215 2,573 975 469 208 2,572 1,106 
Total1,771 766 5,850 3,512 1,475 599 5,019 2,911 2,039 748 6,700 3,904 
Sales Volumes (c)
United States182 79 477 341 205 81 561 380 155 52 326 261 
International44 12 172 85 59 13 195 104 64 13 204 111 
Total226 91 649 426 264 94 756 484 219 65 530 372 
(a)Natural gas volumes are converted to barrels of oil equivalent (BOE)(Boe) at six thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of gas per one barrel of oil. Conversion to Boe does not necessarily result in price equivalency.
(b)The detailed proved reserves information presented in accordance with Item 1202(a)(2) to Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is provided in the Supplemental Oil and Gas Information section in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Proved reserves are in millions.stated on a net basis after applicable royalties.
(c)Excludes reserves and sales volumes related to Occidental’s discontinued operations.
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 2019 2018 2017 
 Oil
NGL
Gas
BOE
(a) 
Oil
NGL
Gas
BOE
(a) 
Oil
NGL
Gas
BOE
(a) 
Proved Reserves (b)
               
United States1,570
540
4,128
2,798
 1,186
284
1,445
1,711
 1,107
247
1,205
1,555
 
International (c)
400
200
2,572
1,029
 397
202
2,650
1,041
 408
198
2,626
1,043
 
Total1,970
740
6,700
3,827

1,583
486
4,095
2,752

1,515
445
3,831
2,598
 
Sales Volumes               
United States155
52
326
261
 91
25
119
136
 73
20
108
111
 
International (c)
56
12
204
102
 62
11
189
104
 66
11
188
109
 
Total211
64
530
363
 153
36
308
240
 139
31
296
220
 
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(b)BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
The detailed proved reserves information presented in accordance with Item 1202(a)(2) to Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is provided under the heading “Supplemental Oil and Gas Information”. Proved reserves are stated on a net basis after applicable royalties.
(c)
Excluded reserves of 125 MMBOE and sales of 12 MMBOE related to the Africa Assets.

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CHEMICAL OPERATIONS

GENERAL
OxyChem owns and operates manufacturing plants at 2221 domestic sites in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas and at two international sites in Canada and Chile.

COMPETITION
OxyChem competes with numerous other domestic and international chemical producers. OxyChem’s market position was first or second in the United States in 20192021 for the principal basic chemical products it manufactures and markets as well as for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). OxyChem ranks in the top three producers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in the United States. OxyChem’s competitive strategy is to be a low-cost producer of its products in order to compete on price.
OxyChem produces the following products:

Principal ProductsMajor UsesAnnual Capacity
Basic Chemicals
ChlorineRaw material for ethylene dichloride (EDC), water treatment and pharmaceuticals3.43.2 million tons
Caustic sodaPulp, paper and aluminum production3.53.3 million tons
Chlorinated organics
Refrigerants(a), silicones and pharmaceuticals
1.0 billion pounds
Potassium chemicalsFertilizers, batteries, soaps, detergents and specialty glass0.4 million tons
EDCRaw material for VCM2.1 billion pounds
Chlorinated isocyanuratesSwimming pool sanitation and disinfecting products131 million pounds
Sodium silicatesCatalysts, soaps, detergents and paint pigments0.6 million tons
Calcium chlorideIce melting, dust control, road stabilization and oil field services0.7 million tons
Vinyls
VCMPrecursor for PVC6.2 billion pounds
PVCPiping, building materials and automotive and medical products3.7 billion pounds
EthyleneRaw material for VCM
1.21.3 billion pounds(b)
(a)Includes 4CPe, a raw material used in making next generation, climate friendly refrigerants with low global warming and zero ozone depletion potential.
(b)Amount is gross production capacity for 50/50 joint venture with Orbia (formerly Mexichem).

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MARKETING AND MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS

GENERAL
Occidental’s marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing operations primarily support and enhance its oil and gas and chemical businessesbusinesses. The midstream and also provide similar services for third parties. The marketing and midstream segment strives to maximize realized value by optimizingoptimize the use of its gathering, processing, transportation, storage and terminal commitments and by providingto provide access to domestic and international markets. To generate returns, the segment evaluates opportunities across the value chain and uses its assets to provide services to Occidental subsidiaries, as well as third parties. The marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment operates or contracts for services on gathering systems, gas plants, co-generation facilities and storage facilities and invests in entities that conduct similar activities. Also included in the marketingactivities, such as WES and midstream segment is OLCV.
Included in the marketing and midstream segment is Occidental’sDolphin Energy Limited (DEL), which are accounted for as equity method investment in WES.investments. WES owns gathering systems, plants and pipelines and earns revenue from fee-based and service-based contracts with Occidental and third parties. DEL owns and operates a pipeline that connects its gas processing and compression plant in Qatar and its receiving facilities in the UAE, and uses its network of DEL-owned and other existing leased pipelines to supply natural gas across the UAE and to Oman. The midstream and marketing segment also includes OLCV businesses.

LOW-CARBON BUSINESS
Leveraging Occidental’s carbon management expertise, OLCV primarily focuses on advancing carbon removal and CCUS projects, including developing and commercializing DAC technology. OLCV also invests in third-party entities that are developing technologies that advance other low-carbon initiatives.

COMPETITION
Occidental’s marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing businesses operate in competitive and highly regulated markets. FromOccidental competes for capacity and infrastructure for the dategathering, processing, transportation, storage and delivery of the Acquisitionits products, which are sold at current market prices or on a forward basis to December 31, 2019, WES was a consolidated subsidiary in Occidental’s financial statements.refiners, end users and other market participants. Occidental’s marketing business competes with other market participants on exchange platforms and through other bilateral transactions with direct counterparties.

Occidental’s marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing operations are conducted in the locations described below as of December 31, 2019:2021:

LocationDescription
Capacity(a)
Gas Plants
Texas, New Mexico and Colorado
Occidental and third-party-operated natural gasgas/CO2 gathering, compression and processing systems and CO2 processing and capturing
2.7 Bcf per day2.9 Bcf/d
Texas, Rocky Mountains Pennsylvania, Texas and New MexicoOtherEquity investment in WES - gas processing facilities5.7 Bcf per day5.0 Bcf/d
UAENatural gas processing facilities for Al Hosn Gas1.3 Bcf of natural gas per dayBcf/d
Pipelines and Gathering Systems
Texas, New Mexico and Colorado
CO2 fields and pipeline systems transporting CO2 to oil and gas producing locations
2.8 Bcf per dayBcf/d
Qatar, UAE and OmanEquity investment in the Dolphin Energy LtdDEL natural gas pipeline3.2 Bcf of natural gas per dayBcf/d
United StatesEquity investment in WES involved in gathering and transportation
15,81915,389 miles of pipeline(a)
Power Generation
Texas and LouisianaOccidental-operated power and steam generation facilities1,218 megawatts of electricity and 1.6 million pounds of steam per hour
OLCV
TexasOccidental-owned solar generation facility16.8 megawatts of electricity
TexasEquity investment in a zero-emission natural gas generation demonstration facilityup to 50 megawatts of electricity
Canada
Equity investment in developing DAC technology, which captures CO2 directly from the atmosphere
(a)Amounts are gross, including interests held by third parties. Gas capacities are expressed in billions of cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)

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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

For environmental regulation information, including associated costs, see the information under the heading “EnvironmentalEnvironmental Liabilities and Expenditures”Expenditures in the MD&AManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section under Part II, Item 7, of this reportForm 10-K and “Risk Factors.”
Risk Factors under Part I, Item 1A.

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Risks related to government regulations and the environment

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our business and the ultimate effect on our operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain.

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains and created significant volatility in the financial markets. While the worldwide economy continues to be impacted by the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergence and spread of new variants of the virus, demand for oil and gas products has increased with the lifting of certain restrictions, including certain travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders. Current crude oil, NGL and natural gas demand and prices could be negatively impacted by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, slow vaccine distribution in certain large international economies or the recurrence or tightening of travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders. If reduced demand for and lower prices of crude oil, NGL and natural gas persist for a prolonged period, our operations, financial condition, cash flows, level of expenditures and the quantity of estimated proved reserves that may be attributed to our properties may be materially and adversely affected. Our operations also may be adversely affected if significant portions of our workforce are unable to work, or work effectively, including because of illness, quarantines, government actions, vaccine mandates or other restrictions in connection with the pandemic. As a result of higher vaccination rates and lower infection rates in 2021 we lifted certain workplace restrictions implemented in the initial stages of the pandemic and implemented new workplace safety protocols and procedures in our offices and work sites to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 amongst our workforce. We continue to monitor national, state and local government directives where we have operations and/or offices and have reinstituted a WFH schedule effective December 21, 2021, through March 1, 2022, for certain domestic office-based employees in light of the Omicron variant. Occidental has not experienced any significant disruptions as a result of any new COVID-19 variants. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic may also materially adversely affect our operating and financial results in a manner that is not currently known to us or that we do not currently consider to present significant risks to our operations. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to adversely affect our business, operations, financial condition and operating results, it may also have the effect of heightening the other risks described herein.

Governmental actions and political instability may affect Occidental’s results of operations.

Occidental’s businesses are subject to the actions and decisions of many federal, state, local and international governments and political interests. As a result, Occidental faces risks of:

New or amended laws and regulations, or new or different applications or interpretations of existing laws and regulations, including those related to drilling, manufacturing or production processes (including flaring and well stimulation techniques such as hydraulic fracturing and acidization), pipelines, labor and employment, taxes, royalty rates, permitted production rates, entitlements, import, export and use of raw materials, equipment or products, use or increased use of land, water and other natural resources, air emissions, water recycling and disposal, waste minimization and disposal, safety, the manufacturing of chemicals, asset integrity management, the marketing or export of commodities, security, environmental protection, and climate change-related and sustainability initiatives, all of which may restrict or prohibit activities of Occidental or its contractors, increase Occidental’s costs or reduce demand for Occidental’s products. In addition, violation of certain governmental laws and regulations may result in strict, joint and several liability and the imposition of significant civil and criminal fines and penalties;
Refusal of, or delay in, the extension or grant of exploration, development or production contracts; and
Development delays and cost overruns due to approval delays for, or denial of, drilling, construction, environmental and other regulatory approvals, permits and authorizations.

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In November 2021, Congress passed and President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This law reinstates the federal Superfund excise taxes on various chemicals that OxyChem manufactures. These excise taxes could lead to higher costs and impact margins.
In November 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBB), which contains several climate-related provisions. While the BBB was not enacted in 2021, renewed efforts are expected in 2022 to legislate BBB or portions thereof. Provisions, if any, that reduce demand for oil and gas could negatively affect Occidental’s revenue.
In November 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released its Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program, recommending increasing royalty rates and rents for drilling programs on federal public lands and in federal offshore waters, in addition to prioritizing leasing in areas with known resource potential and in proximity to existing oil and gas infrastructure and avoiding leasing in areas with competing uses such as recreation, wildlife habitat, conservation and historical and cultural resources. If enacted, the regulations could increase royalties payable to the federal government and limit future potential drilling sites.
In January 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision to invalidate the results of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, of which Occidental was the high bidder on 30 additional new blocks located nearby to its existing host platforms, ruling that the environmental analysis of GHG emissions was inadequate under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The DOI, which oversees federal oil and gas development, is currently reviewing the decision. The decision does not affect Occidental’s existing leases or operations, but restrictions or uncertainty regarding federal lease sales and associated NEPA requirements could impact the ability to develop resources in areas outside of existing leases.
In January 2021, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) adopted new regulations that impose siting requirements or “setbacks” on certain oil and gas drilling locations based on the distance of a proposed well pad to occupied structures. Pursuant to the regulations, well pads cannot be located within 500 feet of an occupied structure without the consent of the property owner. As part of the permitting process, the COGCC will consider a series of siting requirements for all drilling locations located between 500 feet and 2,000 feet of an occupied structure. Alternatively, the operator may seek a waiver from each owner and tenant within the designated distance. Occidental has a dedicated, multidisciplinary stakeholder relations team that conducts regulatory and community outreach with respect to its permit applications and operations in Colorado. While Occidental has not been denied any permits, and received its first approved Oil and Gas Development Plan permit under the new state regulations in the fourth quarter of 2021, any significant delays could result in changes to our development program in the DJ Basin and our ability to establish new proved undeveloped (PUD) locations by meeting the SEC’s “reasonably certain” threshold for adding PUD reserves.
Texas and New Mexico have experienced an increase in seismic activity, with events measuring magnitude 3 or greater in each state. In the fourth quarter of 2021, both states issued new guidelines for operators to prevent or mitigate seismic activity, focused on produced water disposal wells. These guidelines also require operators to implement response plans for activities within agency-designated seismic response areas. These states have curtailed water disposal and suspended permits in seismic response areas, particularly in deep disposal wells. Occidental does not operate deep disposal wells in the seismic response areas established by the state agencies to date, and its shallow disposal wells have been authorized to operate at agency-approved volume limits. Occidental also has central water treatment and recycling facilities that reduce the need for disposal of produced water. While Occidental’s ability to drill and complete wells or to dispose of surplus produced water has not been impacted by these seismic guidelines to date, increased seismicity, or regulatory responses to seismic events, could impact the location, timing and cost of Occidental’s development program and existing operations in seismic response areas.
In addition, Occidental has experienced and may continue to experience adverse consequences, such as risk of loss or production limitations, because certain of its international operations are located in countries affected by political instability, nationalizations, corruption, armed conflict, terrorism, insurgency, civil unrest, security problems, labor unrest, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) production restrictions, equipment import restrictions and sanctions. Exposure to such risks may increase if a greater percentage of Occidental’s future oil and gas production or revenue comes from international sources.

Climate change and further regulation of GHG and other air emissions may adversely affect Occidental’s operations or results.

Continuing political, social and industry attention to climate change has resulted in both existing and pending international agreements and national, regional and local legislation and regulatory programs to reduce GHG emissions. In December 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that CO2, methane and other GHG emissions endanger public health and the environment because they contribute to warming of the Earth’s atmosphere and other climatic changes. Based on these findings, the EPA began adopting and implementing regulations to restrict GHG emissions under existing provisions of the Clean Air Act. The EPA issued regulations in 2012 and 2016 to address methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from certain new or modified oil and gas sources, the methane provisions of which were rescinded by the Trump Administration’s 2020 methane policy rule. The Biden Administration has identified climate change as a priority and has identified a variety of avenues to prohibit or restrict oil and gas development activities in certain areas. In June 2021, Congress and President Biden rescinded the 2020 policy rule under the Congressional Review Act, reinstating the methane provisions of EPA’s 2012 and 2016 regulations, an action that Occidental supported. In November 2021, the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy issued a U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan that solicited public comment on the EPA’s proposed framework for expanding federal regulations. The proposal would regulate
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methane and VOC emissions from a broader set of new upstream and midstream operations, as well as various existing operations. The EPA is expected to issue proposed regulations in 2022 based on this framework.
Several state governments have also established rules aimed at reducing GHG emissions, some including GHG cap and trade programs and others directly regulating equipment that emits GHG, including methane, and other compounds. Most of these cap and trade programs work by requiring major sources of emissions, such as electric power plants, or major producers of fuels, including refineries and natural gas processing plants, to acquire and surrender emission allowances. Other U.S. states where Occidental operates, including Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, adopted or proposed new regulations, policies or strategies in 2021 that increase inspection, recordkeeping, reporting, enforcement and controls on flaring, venting and equipment that emit methane and other compounds at oil and gas facilities. In certain instances, these states anticipate tying the processing and active status of oil and gas permits, including drilling permits, to air emissions and compliance. For example, Colorado has established GHG intensity targets for DJ Basin operators in 2025, 2027 and 2030, which Occidental currently meets.
These and other government actions relating to GHG and other air emissions could require Occidental to incur increased operating and maintenance costs including higher rates charged by service providers, costs to purchase, operate and maintain emissions control systems, to acquire emission allowances, pay carbon taxes or comply with new regulatory or reporting requirements or prevent Occidental from conducting oil and gas development activities in certain areas, or they could promote the use of alternative sources of energy and thereby decrease demand for oil, NGL and natural gas and other products that Occidental’s businesses produce. Any such legislation or regulatory programs could also increase the cost of consuming, and thereby reduce demand for, oil, NGL, natural gas or other products produced by Occidental’s businesses and lower the value of its reserves. Consequently, government actions designed to reduce GHG emissions could have an adverse effect on Occidental’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and reserves.
It is difficult to predict the timing, certainty and scope of such government actions and their ultimate effect on Occidental, which could depend on, among other things, the type and extent of GHG emissions reductions required, the availability and price of emission allowances or credits, the availability and price of alternative fuel sources, the energy sectors covered and Occidental’s ability to recover the costs incurred through its operating agreements or the pricing of its oil, NGL, natural gas and other products and whether service providers are able to pass increased costs through to Occidental.
There also have been efforts in the investment community, including investment advisers and certain sovereign wealth, pension and endowment funds, as well as political actors and other stakeholders, promoting divestment of fossil fuel equities, reducing access to capital markets and pressuring lenders to limit funding or increase the cost of lending to companies engaged in the extraction of fossil fuel reserves. Additionally, institutional lenders who provide financing to oil and gas companies have become more attentive to sustainable lending practices, and some of them may substantially reduce, or elect not to provide, funding for oil and gas companies. Such environmental initiatives aimed at limiting climate change and reducing air pollution could adversely affect our business activities, operations and ability to access capital, and could cause the market value of our securities to decrease, our cost of capital to increase and adversely affect our reputation. Finally, increasing attention to climate change risks has resulted in an increased possibility of governmental investigations and additional private litigation against Occidental without regard to causation or our contribution to the asserted damage, which could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business.

Occidental’s businesses may experience catastrophic events.

The occurrence of severe weather events such as hurricanes, floods, freezes and heat waves, droughts, earthquakes or other acts of nature, pandemics, well blowouts, fires, explosions, pipeline ruptures, chemical releases, oil releases, including maritime releases, releases into navigable waters and groundwater contamination, material or mechanical failure, power outages, industrial accidents, physical or cyber attacks, abnormally pressured or structured formations and other events that cause operations to cease or be curtailed may negatively affect Occidental’s businesses and the communities in which it operates. Coastal operations are particularly susceptible to disruption from severe weather events. Any of these risks could adversely affect our ability to conduct operations or result in substantial losses to us as a result of:

Damage to and destruction of property and equipment, including property and equipment owned by third-parties which our operations rely upon;
Damage to natural resources;
Pollution and other environmental damage, including spillage or mishandling of recovered chemicals or fluids;
Regulatory investigations, fines and penalties;
Loss of well location, acreage, expected production and related reserves;
Suspension or delay of our operations;
Substantial liability claims; and
Significant repair and remediation costs that increase our break-even economics.

Third-party insurance may not provide adequate coverage or Occidental may be self-insured with respect to the related losses. In addition, under certain circumstances, we may be liable for environmental damage caused by previous owners or operators of properties that we own, lease or operate. As a result, we may incur substantial liabilities to third parties or governmental entities for environmental matters for which we do not have insurance coverage, which could reduce or
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eliminate funds available for exploration, development, acquisitions or other investments in our business, or cause us to incur losses.

Risks related to Occidental’s business and operations

Volatile global and local commodity pricing strongly affect Occidental’s results of operations.

Occidental’s financial results correlate closely to the prices it obtains for its products, particularly oil and, to a lesser extent, NGL, natural gas and NGL, and its chemical products.
Prices for oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL fluctuate widely. Historically, the markets for oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL have been volatile and may continue to be volatile in the future. If the prices of oil, NGL or natural gas or NGL continue to be volatile or decline, Occidental’s operations, financial condition, cash flows, level of expenditures and the quantity of estimated proved reserves that may be attributed to our properties may be materially and adversely affected. Prices are set by global and local market forces which are not in Occidental’s control. These factors include, among others:

ØWorldwide and domestic supplies of, and demand for, oil, natural gas, NGL and refined products;
ØThe cost of exploring for, developing, producing, refining and marketing oil, natural gas, NGL and refined products;
ØOperational impacts such as production disruptions, technological advances and regional market conditions, including available transportation capacity and infrastructure constraints in producing areas;
ØChanges in weather patterns and climate;
ØThe impacts of the members of OPEC and other non-OPEC member-producing nations that may agree to and maintain production levels;
ØThe worldwide military and political environment, including uncertainty or instability resulting from an escalation or outbreak of armed hostilities or acts of terrorism in the United States, or elsewhere;
ØThe price and availability of alternative and competing fuels;
ØTechnological advances affecting energy consumption and supply;
ØDomestic and foreign governmental regulations and taxes;
ØShareholder activism or activities by non-governmental organizations to restrict the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL;
ØAdditional or increased nationalization and expropriation activities by foreign governments;
ØThe impact and uncertainty of world health events;
ØVolatility in commodity futures markets;
ØThe effect of energy conservation efforts; and
ØGlobal inventory levels and general economic conditions.
Worldwide and domestic supplies of, and demand for, oil, NGL, natural gas and refined products;
The cost of exploring for, developing, producing, refining and marketing oil, NGL, natural gas and refined products;
Operational impacts such as production disruptions, technological advances and regional market conditions, including available transportation capacity and infrastructure constraints in producing areas;
Changes in weather patterns and climate;
The impacts of the members of OPEC and other non-OPEC member-producing nations that may agree to and maintain production levels;
The worldwide military and political environment, including uncertainty or instability resulting from an escalation or outbreak of armed hostilities or acts of terrorism in the United States or elsewhere;
The price and availability of and demand for alternative and competing fuels and emissions reducing technology;
Technological advances affecting energy consumption and supply;
Government policies and support and market demand for low-carbon technologies;
Domestic and international governmental regulations and taxes, including those that restrict the export of hydrocarbons;
Shareholder activism or activities by non-governmental organizations to restrict the exploration, development and production of oil, NGL and natural gas;
Additional or increased nationalization and expropriation activities by international governments;
The impact and uncertainty of world health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of new variants;
The effect of releases from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
Volatility in commodity markets;
The effect of energy conservation efforts; and
Global inventory levels and general economic conditions.

The long-term effects of these and other conditions on the prices of oil, NGL, natural gas NGL and refinedchemical products are uncertain and there can be no assurance that the demand or pricing for Occidental’s products will follow historic patterns or recover meaningfully in the near term.near-term. Prolonged or substantial decline, or sustained market uncertainty, in these commodity prices may have the following effects on Occidental’s business:

ØAdversely affect Occidental’s financial condition, liquidity, ability to reduce debt, pay dividends, finance planned capital expenditures, ability to repurchase shares and results of operations;
ØReduce the amount of oil, natural gas and NGLs that Occidental can produce economically;
ØCause Occidental to delay or postpone some of its capital projects;
ØReduce Occidental’s revenues, operating income or cash flows;
ØReduce the amounts of Occidental’s estimated proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves;
ØReduce the carrying value of Occidental’s oil and natural gas properties due to recognizing impairments of proved properties, unproved properties and exploration assets;
ØReduce the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to oil, natural gas and NGL reserves;
ØLimit Occidental’s access to, or increase the cost of, sources of capital such as equity and long-term debt; and
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Adversely affect the ability of Occidental’s partners to fund their working interest capital requirements
Adversely affect Occidental’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to reduce debt, access to and cost of capital, and ability to finance planned capital expenditures, pay dividends and repurchase shares;
Reduce the amount of oil, NGL and natural gas that Occidental can produce economically;
Cause Occidental to delay or postpone some of its capital projects;
Reduce Occidental’s revenues, operating income or cash flows;
Reduce the amounts of Occidental’s estimated proved oil, NGL and natural gas reserves;
Reduce the carrying value of Occidental’s oil and natural gas properties due to recognizing impairments of proved properties, unproved properties and exploration assets;
Reduce the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to oil, NGL and natural gas reserves; and
Adversely affect the ability of Occidental’s partners to fund their working interest capital requirements.

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Generally, Occidental’s historical practice has been to remain exposed to the market prices of commodities. In 2019, Occidental entered into 2020 Brent-priced 3-way collars combined with 2021 call options on the same volume to manage its near-term exposure to cash flow variability from oil price risks in 2020. The 2021 call options were sold to enhance the upside retention in 2020. In 2020, management elected to hedge a portion of Occidental’s expected 2020 oil2021 natural gas production to enhance cash flow stability following the Acquisition. Instability. As of December 31, 2021, there are no active commodity hedges in place.
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Management may choose to put hedges in place in the future management may elect to hedge some of the risk offor oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL price fluctuations. Past or future commoditycommodities. Commodity price risk management activities may prevent us from fully benefiting from price increases and may expose us to regulatory, counterparty credit and other risks.
The prices obtained for Occidental’s chemical products correlate to the healthstrength of the United States and global economies, as well as chemical industry expansion and contraction cycles. Occidental also depends on feedstocks and energy to produce chemicals, which are commodities subject to significant price fluctuations.


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Occidental may experience delays, cost overruns, losses or other unrealized expectations in development efforts and exploration activities.

Oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL exploration and production activities are subject to numerous risks beyond our control, including the risk that drilling will not result in commercially viable oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL production. In its development and exploration activities, Occidental bears the risks of:

ØEquipment failures;
ØConstruction delays;
ØEscalating costs or competition for services, materials, supplies or labor;
ØProperty or border disputes;
ØDisappointing drilling results or reservoir performance;
ØTitle problems and other associated risks that may affect its ability to profitably grow production, replace reserves and achieve its targeted returns;
ØActions by third-party operators of our properties;
ØDelays and costs of drilling wells on lands subject to complex development terms and circumstances; and
ØOil, natural gas or NGL gathering, transportation and processing availability, restrictions or limitations.
Equipment failures;
Construction delays;
Escalating costs or competition for services, materials, supplies or labor;
Property or border disputes;
Disappointing drilling results or reservoir performance;
Title problems and other associated risks that may affect its ability to profitably grow production, replace reserves and achieve its targeted returns;
Actions by third-party operators of our properties;
Permit delays and costs of drilling wells on lands subject to complex development terms and circumstances; and
Oil, NGL and natural gas gathering, transportation and processing availability, restrictions or limitations.

Exploration is inherently risky and is subject to delays, misinterpretation of geologic or engineering data, unexpected geologic conditions or finding reserves of disappointing quality or quantity, which may result in significant losses.
Governmental actions and political instability may affect Occidental’s results of operations.
Occidental’s businesses are subject to the actions and decisions of many federal, state, local and foreign governments and political interests. As a result, Occidental faces risks of:
ØNew or amended laws and regulations, or new or different applications or interpretations of existing laws and regulations, including those related to drilling, manufacturing or production processes (including well stimulation techniques such as hydraulic fracturing and acidization), pipelines, labor and employment, taxes, royalty rates, permitted production rates, entitlements, import, export and use of raw materials, equipment or products, use or increased use of land, water and other natural resources, safety, the manufacturing of chemicals, asset integrity management, the marketing or export of commodities, security and environmental protection, all of which may restrict or prohibit activities of Occidental or its contractors, increase Occidental’s costs or reduce demand for Occidental’s products. In addition, violation of certain governmental laws and regulations may result in strict, joint and several liability and the imposition of significant civil and criminal fines and penalties;
ØRefusal of, or delay in, the extension or grant of exploration, development or production contracts; and
ØDevelopment delays and cost overruns due to approval delays for, or denial of, drilling, construction, environmental and other regulatory approvals, permits and authorizations.
As an example of local governmental actions, some counties in Colorado have amended their land use regulations to impose new requirements on oil and gas development while other local governments have entered memoranda of agreement with oil and gas producers to accomplish the same objective. Further, voters in Colorado have proposed or advanced ballot initiatives restricting or banning oil and gas development in Colorado. In the event that these ballot initiatives are adopted or the county-level regulations are implemented in areas where we conduct operations, we may incur significant costs to comply with such requirements or may experience delays or curtailment in the permitting or pursuit of exploration, development or production activities.
In addition, Occidental has and may continue to experience adverse consequences, such as risk of loss or production limitations, because certain of its international operations are located in countries affected by political instability, nationalizations, corruption, armed conflict, terrorism, insurgency, civil unrest, security problems, labor unrest, OPEC production restrictions, equipment import restrictions and sanctions. Exposure to such risks may increase if a greater percentage of Occidental’s future oil and gas production or revenue comes from international sources.

Occidental’s oil and gas business operates in highly competitive environments, which affect, among other things, its ability to make acquisitions to growsource production and replace reserves.

Results of operations, reserves replacement and growth inthe level of oil and gas production depend, in part, on Occidental’s ability to profitably acquire additional reserves. Occidental has many competitors (including national oil companies), some of which: (i) are larger and better funded; (ii) may be willing to accept greater risks; (iii) have greater access to capital; (iv) have substantially larger staffs; or (v) have special competencies. Competition for access to reserves may make it more difficult to find attractive investment opportunities or require delay of reserve replacement efforts. Further, during periods of low product prices, any cash conservation efforts may delay production growth and reserve replacement efforts. Also, there is substantial competition for capital available for investment in the oil and natural gas industry. Our failure to acquire properties, potentially grow production, replace reserves and attract and retain qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows and results of operations.

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In addition, Occidental’s acquisition activities carry risks that it may: (i) not fully realize anticipated benefits due to less-than-expected reserves or production or changed circumstances, such as declines in oil, NGL and natural gas prices; (ii) bear unexpected integration costs or experience other integration difficulties; (iii) experience share price declines based on the market’s evaluation of the activity; or (iv) be subject to liabilities that are greater than anticipated.

Occidental’s oil and gas reserves are estimates based on professional judgments and may be subject to revision.

Reported oil and gas reserves are an estimate based on periodic review of reservoir characteristics and recoverability, including production decline rates, operating performance and economic feasibility at the prevailingprescribed weighted average commodity prices, assumptions concerning future oil and natural gas prices, future operating costs and capital expenditures, workover and remedial costs, assumed effects of regulation by governmental agencies, the quantity, quality and interpretation of relevant data, taxes and availability of funds. The procedures and methods for estimating the reserves by our internal engineers were reviewed by independent petroleum consultants; however, there are inherent uncertainties in estimating reserves. Actual production, revenues, expenditures, oil, NGL and natural gas prices and taxes with respect to our reserves may vary from estimates and the variance may be material. Additional regulation around GHG emissions and future costs related to a lower carbon intensive economy could result in a shortened oil and gas reservoir reserve life as the underlying reserves become uneconomical. If Occidental were required to make significant negative reserve revisions, its results of operations and stock price could be adversely affected.
In addition, the discounted cash flows included in this Form 10-K should not be construed as the fair value of the reserves attributable to our properties. The estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves are based on an unweighted 12-montharithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month pricesprice for each month within the year in accordance with SEC regulations. Actual future prices and costs may differ materially from SEC regulation-compliant prices and costs used for
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purposes of estimating future discounted net cash flows from proved reserves. Also, actual future net cash flows may differ from these discounted net cash flows due to the amount and timing of actual production, availability of financing for capital expenditures necessary to develop our undeveloped reserves, supply and demand for oil, NGL and natural gas, increases or decreases in consumption of oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL and changes in governmental regulations or taxation.

Climate change and further regulation of greenhouse gas emissions mayOccidental’s future results could be adversely affect Occidental’s operations or results.affected if it is unable to execute new business strategies effectively.

Continuing political and social attention to the issue of climate change has resulted in both existing and pending international agreements and national, regional and local legislation and regulatory programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In December 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and the environment because emissions of such gases are, according to the EPA, contributing to warming of the Earth’s atmosphere and other climatic changes. Based on these findings, the EPA began adopting and implementing regulations to restrict emissions of greenhouse gases under existing provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA). For example, the EPA issued rules restricting methane emissions from hydraulically fractured and refractured gas wells, compressors, pneumatic controls, storage vessels, and natural gas processing plants. In addition, in August 2019, the EPA issued the Affordable Clean Energy rule that designates heat rate improvement, or efficiency improvement, as the best system of emissions reduction for carbon dioxide from existing coal-fired electric utility generating units.
In the absence of federal legislation to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to date, many state governments have established rules aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including greenhouse gas cap and trade programs. Most of these cap and trade programs work by requiring major sources of emissions, such as electric power plants, or major producers of fuels, including refineries and natural gas processing plants, to acquire and surrender emission allowances. In the future, the United States may also choose to adhere to international agreements targeting greenhouse gas reductions. These and other government actions relating to greenhouse gas emissions could require Occidental to incur increased operating and maintenance costs, such as costs to purchase and operate emissions control systems, to acquire emissions allowances, pay carbon taxes, or comply with new regulatory or reporting requirements, or they could promote the use of alternative sources of energy and thereby decrease demand for oil, natural gas, NGL and other products that Occidental’s businesses produce. Any such legislation or regulatory programs could also increase the cost of consuming, and thereby reduce demand for, oil, natural gas, NGL and other products produced by Occidental’s businesses and lower the value of its reserves. Consequently, government actions designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases could have an adverse effect on Occidental’s business, financial condition, results of operations cash flowsdepend on the extent to which it can execute new business strategies effectively relative to both the larger transition to sustainable energy and reserves.government regulation regarding the environment and climate change. Occidental’s strategies, which include the goal of reaching net-zero emissions in its operations and energy use before 2040, are subject to business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond its control. Additionally, Occidental may be forced to develop or implement new technologies at substantial costs to achieve its strategies. Effective execution of these goals may require substantial new capital, which might not be available to Occidental in the amounts or at the times expected. In addition, raising such capital may increase our leverage or overall costs of doing business. These uncertainties and costs could cause Occidental to not be able to fully implement or realize the anticipated results and benefits of its business strategies.
ItCertain of Occidental’s emissions goals are dependent upon the successful implementation of new and existing technology on an industrial scale. These technologies are in various stages of development or implementation and may require more capital, or take longer to develop, than currently expected. Further, these carbon management technologies are in competition with technology being developed by other companies. The carbon management solutions are not well established and, while Occidental believes it has access to the technology and the expertise necessary to develop these on an industrial scale, Occidental may not ultimately succeed in achieving its GHG emissions reduction and net-zero goals.
Occidental’s strategy to include carbon management in its product line is difficultalso dependent upon demand for carbon sequestration and related carbon offsets and attributes. If this market does not develop, or if the regulatory environment does not support carbon management activities, Occidental may not be successful in entering this industry.

Occidental’s aspirations, goals and initiatives related to predictcarbon management and overall sustainability expose it to numerous risks.

We continue to develop new technology and strategies to meet our emissions goals. Our efforts to research, establish, accomplish and accurately report on our emissions goals, targets and strategies expose Occidental to numerous operational, reputational, financial, legal and other risks. Our ability to reach our target emissions is subject to a multitude of factors and conditions, many of which are out of our control. Examples of such factors include evolving government regulation, the pace of changes in technology, the successful development and deployment of existing or new technologies and business solutions on a commercial scale, the availability, timing and certaintycost of such government actionsequipment, manufactured goods and their ultimate effect on Occidental, which could depend on, among other things, the typeservices, and extent of greenhouse gas reductions required, the availability of requisite financing and price of emissions allowances or credits, the availabilityfederal and price of alternative fuel sources, the energy sectors covered, and Occidental’s ability to recover the costs incurred through its operating agreements or the pricing of its oil, natural gas, NGL and other products.state incentive programs.
There also have been efforts inOccidental may face increased scrutiny from the investment community, includingother stakeholders and the media related to its emissions goals and strategies. If Occidental’s emissions goals and strategies to achieve them do not meet evolving investor or other stakeholder expectations or standards, Occidental’s reputation, ability to attract and retain employees and attractiveness as an investment, advisersbusiness partner or acquirer could be negatively impacted. Similarly, Occidental’s failure or perceived failure to fulfill its emissions goals and certain sovereign wealth, pensiontargets, to comply with ethical, environmental, social, governance or other standards, regulations, or expectations, or to satisfy various reporting standards with respect to these matters effectively could have the same negative impacts and endowment funds,further expose Occidental to government enforcement actions and private litigation. Even if Occidental achieves its goals, targets and objectives, it may not realize all of the benefits that it expected at the time the goals were established.

Occidental has previously recorded impairments of its proved and unproved oil and gas properties and will continue to assess further impairments in the future.

We have recorded impairments of our proved and unproved oil and gas properties resulting from prolonged declines in oil and gas prices and may record such impairments in the future. Past impairments included pre-tax impairment and related charges to both proved and unproved oil and gas properties and a lower of cost or net realizable value adjustment for crude inventory. If there is an adverse downturn of the macroeconomic conditions and if such downturn is expected to or does persist for a prolonged period of time, Occidental’s oil and gas properties may be subject to further testing for impairment, which could result in additional non-cash asset impairments. Such impairments could be material to the financial statements.
Future costs associated with reducing emissions and carbon impacts, as well as impacts resulting from other stakeholders, promoting divestment of fossil fuel equities and pressuring lendersrisk factors described herein, could lead to limit funding to companies engagedimpairments in the extraction of fossil fuel reserves. Such environmental activism and initiatives aimed at limiting climate change and reducing air pollution could interfere withfuture, if such costs significantly increase our business activities, operations and ability to access capital. Such initiatives could cause the market value of our securities to decrease, our cost of capital to
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increase and adversely affect our reputation. Finally, increasing attention to climate change risks has resulted in an increased possibility of governmental investigations and additional private litigation against Occidental without regard to causation or our contribution to the asserted damage, which could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business. Occidental has been named in certain private litigation relating to these matters.
Occidental’s businesses may experience catastrophic events.
The occurrence of events such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, earthquakes or other acts of nature, well blowouts, pandemics, fires, explosions, pipeline ruptures, chemical releases, oil releases, including maritime releases, releases into navigable waters, and groundwater contamination, material or mechanical failure, industrial accidents, physical attacks, abnormally pressured or structured formations and other events that cause operations to cease or be curtailed may negatively affect Occidental’s businesses and the communities in which it operates. Coastal operations are particularly susceptible to disruption from extreme weather events. Any of these risks could adversely affect our ability to conduct operations or result in substantial losses to us as a result of:
ØDamage to and destruction of property and equipment;
ØDamage to natural resources;
ØPollution and other environmental damage, including spillage or mishandling of recovered chemicals or fluids;
ØRegulatory investigations and penalties;
ØLoss of well location, acreage, expected production and related reserves;
ØSuspension or delay of our operations;
ØSubstantial liability claims; and
ØRepair and remediation costs.
Third-party insurance may not provide adequate coverage or Occidental may be self-insured with respect to the related losses. In addition, under certain circumstances, we may be liable for environmental damage caused by previous owners or operators of properties that we own, lease or operate. As a result, we may incur substantial liabilities to third parties or governmental entities for environmental matters for which we do not have insurance coverage, which could reduce or eliminate funds available for exploration, development or acquisitions or cause us to incur losses.
Occidental uses CO2 for its enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations, and itsEOR operations. Occidental’s production from these operations may decline if Occidental is not able to obtain sufficient amounts of CO2.

Occidental’s CO2 EOR operations are critical to Occidental’s long-term strategy. Oil production from Occidental’s CO2 EOR projects depends largely on having access to sufficient amounts of naturally occurring or anthropogenic (human-made) CO2. Occidental’s ability to produce oil from its CO2 EOR projects would be hindered if the supply of CO2 was limited due to, among other things, problems with current CO2 producing wells and facilities, including compression equipment, catastrophic pipeline failure or the ability to economically purchase naturally occurring or anthropogenic CO2. This could have a material adverse effect on Occidental’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Future oil production from its CO2 EOR operations is dependent on the timing, volumes and location of CO2 injections and, in particular, Occidental’s ability to obtain sufficient volumes of CO2. Market conditions may cause the delay or cancellation of the development of naturally occurring CO2 sources or construction of plants that produce anthropogenic CO2 as a byproduct that can be purchased, thus limiting the amount of CO2 available for use in Occidental’s CO2 EOR operations.

Occidental is exposed to cyber-related risks.

The oil and gas industry is increasingly dependent on digital and industrial control technologies to conduct certain exploration, development and production activities. Occidental relies on digital and industrial control systems, related infrastructure, technologies and networks to run its business and to control and manage its oil and gas, chemicals, marketing and pipeline operations. Use of the internet, cloud services, mobile communication systems and other public networks exposes Occidental’s business and that of other third parties with whom Occidental does business to cyber-attacks. Cyber-attackscyber attacks. Cyber attacks on businesses have escalated in recent years.
Information and industrial control technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches of data security could disrupt our operations by causing delays, impeding processing of transactions and reporting financial results, resulting inleading to the unintentional disclosure of company, partner, customer or employee information or could damage our reputation. A cyber-attackcyber attack involving our information or industrial control systems and related infrastructure, or that of our business associates, could negatively impact our operations in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, the following:
ØUnauthorized access to seismic data, reserves information, strategic information, or other sensitive or proprietary information could have a negative impact on our ability to compete for oil and natural gas resources;
ØData corruption, communication or systems interruption or other operational disruption during drilling activities could result in delays and failure to reach the intended target or cause a drilling incident;


Unauthorized access to seismic data, reserves information, strategic information or other sensitive or proprietary information could have a negative impact on our ability to compete for oil and natural gas resources;
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Data corruption, communication or systems interruption or operational disruptions of production-related infrastructure could result in a loss of production or accidental discharge;

A cyber attack on our chemical operations could result in a disruption of the manufacturing and marketing of our products or a potential environmental hazard;

A cyber attack on a vendor or service provider could result in supply chain disruptions, which could delay or halt our construction and development projects;
ØData corruption, communication or systems interruption or operational disruptions of production-related infrastructure could result in a loss of production or accidental discharge;
ØA cyber-attack on our chemical operations could result in a disruption of the manufacturing and marketing of our products or a potential environmental hazard;
ØA cyber-attack on a vendor or service provider could result in supply chain disruptions, which could delay or halt our construction and development projects;
ØA cyber-attack on third-party gathering, pipeline, processing, or other infrastructure systems could delay or prevent us from transporting, processing and marketing our production;
ØA cyber-attack involving commodities exchanges or financial institutions could slow or halt commodities trading, thus preventing us from marketing our production or engaging in hedging activities;
ØA cyber-attack that halts activities at a power generation facility or refinery using natural gas as feedstock could have a significant impact on the natural gas market;
ØA cyber-attack on a communications network or power grid could cause operational disruption;
ØA cyber-attack on our automated and surveillance systems could cause a loss in production and potential environmental hazards;
ØA deliberate corruption of our financial or operating data could result in events of non-compliance which could then lead to regulatory fines or penalties; and
ØA cyber-attack resulting in the loss or disclosure of, or damage to, our or any of our customer’s or supplier’s data or confidential information could harm our business by damaging our reputation, subjecting us to potential financial or legal liability, and requiring us to incur significant costs, including costs to repair or restore our systems and data or to take other remedial steps.
A cyber attack on third-party gathering, pipeline, processing, terminal or other infrastructure systems could delay or prevent us from producing, transporting, processing and marketing our production;
Even thoughA cyber attack involving commodities exchanges or financial institutions could slow or halt commodities trading, thus preventing us from marketing our production or engaging in hedging activities;
A cyber attack that halts activities at a power generation facility or refinery using natural gas as feedstock could have a significant impact on the natural gas market;
A cyber attack on a communications network or power grid could cause operational disruption;
A cyber attack on our automated and surveillance systems could cause a loss in production and potential environmental hazards;
A deliberate corruption of our financial or operating data could result in events of non-compliance which could then lead to regulatory fines or penalties; and
A cyber attack resulting in the loss or disclosure of, or damage to, our or any of our customer’s or supplier’s data or confidential information could harm our business by damaging our reputation, subjecting us to potential financial or legal liability and requiring us to incur significant costs, including costs to repair or restore our systems and data or to take other remedial steps.

Although Occidental has implemented controls and multiple layers of security to mitigate the risks of a cyber-attackcyber attack that it believes are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such cyber security measures will be sufficient to prevent security breaches of its systems from occurring, and if a breach occurs, it may remain undetected for an extended period of time. Further, Occidental has no control over the comparable systems of the third parties with whom it does business. While Occidental has experienced cyber-attackscyber attacks in the past, Occidental has not suffered any material losses. However, if in the future Occidental’s cyber security measures are compromised or prove insufficient, the potential consequences to Occidental’s businesses and the communities in which it operates could be significant. As cyber-attackscyber attacks continue to evolve
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in magnitude and sophistication, Occidental may be required to expend additional resources in order to continue to enhance Occidental’s cyber security measures and to investigate and remediate any digital and operational systems, related infrastructure, technologies and network security vulnerabilities, which would increase our costs. A system failure or data security breach, or a series of such failures or breaches, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Occidental’s oil and gas reserve additions may not continue at the same rate and a failure to replace reserves may negatively affect Occidental’s business.

Producing oil and natural gas reservoirs generally are characterized by declining production rates that vary depending upon reservoir characteristics and other factors. Unless Occidental conducts successful exploration or development activities, acquires properties containing proved reserves, or both, proved reserves will generally decline and negatively impact our business. The value of our securities and our ability to raise capital will be adversely impacted if we are not able to replace reserves that are depleted by production or replace our declining production with new production. Managementproduction by successfully allocating annual capital to maintain our reserves and production base. Occidental expects infill development projects, extensions, discoveries and improved recovery extensions and discoveries to continue as main sources for reserve additions but factors such as geology, government regulations and permits, the effectiveness of development plans and the ability to make the necessary capital investments or acquire capital are partially or fully outside management’s control and could cause results to differ materially from expectations.
Occidental’s commodity-price risk management may prevent us from fully benefiting from price increases and may expose us to regulatory and other risks.
To the extent that we engage in activities to protect Occidental’s cash flows from commodity-price declines, we may be prevented from realizing the full benefits of price increases above the levels of the derivative instruments used to manage price risk. In addition, Occidental’s commodity-price risk management may expose us to the risk of financial loss in certain circumstances, including instances in which the following occur:
ØOccidental’s production is less than the notional volume;
ØThe counterparties to Occidental’s hedging or other price risk management contracts fail to perform under those arrangements; or
ØA sudden, unexpected event materially impacts oil, natural gas or NGL prices.

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Occidental’s operations and financial results could be significantly negatively impacted by its offshore operations.

Occidental is vulnerable to risks associated with our offshore operations that could negatively impact our operations and financial results. Occidental conducts offshore operations primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and Ghana. Occidental’sits operations and financial results could be significantly impacted by conditions in some of these areas and are also vulnerable to certain unique risks associated with operating offshore, including thoseconditions relating to the following:

Ø Hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions;
Ø Geological complexities and water depths associated with such operations;
Ø Limited number of partners available to participate in projects;
Ø Oilfield service costs and availability;
Ø Compliance with environmental, safety and other laws and regulations;
Ø Terrorist attacks or piracy;
Ø Remediation and other costs and regulatory changes resulting from oil spills, emissions or releases of hazardous materials;
Ø Failure of equipment or facilities; and
Ø Response capabilities for personnel, equipment or environmental incidents.

In addition, Occidental conducts some of its exploration in deep waters (greater than 1,000 feet) where operations, support services and decommissioning activities are more difficult and costly than in shallower waters. The deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as international deepwaterdeep-water locations, lack the physical and oilfield service infrastructure present in shallower waters. As a result, deepwaterdeep-water operations may require significant time between a discovery and the time that Occidental can market its production, thereby increasing the risk involved with these operations.

Additional domestic and international deepwater drilling laws, regulations and other restrictions, delaysOccidental’s operations in the processingGulf of Mexico were negatively impacted by Hurricane Ida in 2021, which reduced production by approximately 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe), associated with safely shutting in production, evacuating and approval of drilling permits and exploration, development, oil spill response and decommissioning plans and other offshore-related developments may have a material adverse effect on Occidental’s business, financial condition or results of operations.then restarting the platforms.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have imposed more stringent permitting procedures and regulatory safety and performance requirements for new wells to be drilled in federal waters. In addition, these governmental agencies are continuing to evaluate, develop and implement new, more restrictive regulatory requirements, which could result in additional costs, delays, restrictions or obligations with respect to oil exploration and production operations conducted offshore. For example, the BOEM has considered, and may adopt, supplemental bonding procedures for the decommissioning of offshore wells, platforms, pipelines and other facilities, which may be material. Compliance with these more stringent regulatory requirements and with existing environmental and oil spill regulations, together with any uncertainties or inconsistencies in decisions and rulings by governmental agencies, delays in the processing and approval of drilling permits or exploration, development, oil spill-response and decommissioning plans, and possible additional regulatory initiatives could result in difficult and more costly actions and adversely affect or delay new drilling and ongoing development efforts.

Occidental’s indebtedness may make it more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments in its business. A downgradeDowngrades in Occidental’s credit ratings or future increases in interest rates may negatively impact Occidental’s cost of capital, and ability to access the capital markets.

Occidental incurred indebtedness and other payment obligations in connection with the Acquisition. Occidental’s higher level of indebtedness could increase Occidental’s vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic and industry conditions, economic downturns and adverse developments in its business and/or limit Occidental’s flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in its business and the industries in which it operates. From time to time, Occidental has relied on access to the capital markets for funding, including in connection with the Acquisition. There can be no assurance that additional debt or equity financing will be available to Occidental in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. Occidental’s ability to obtain additional financing or refinancing will be subject to a number of factors, including general economic and market conditions, Occidental’s performance, investor sentiment and its ability to meet existing debt compliance requirements. If Occidental is unable to generate sufficient funds from its operations to satisfy its capital requirements, including its existing debt obligations, or to raise additional capital on acceptable terms, Occidental’s business could be
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adversely affected. In addition, aAs of the date of this filing, Occidental’s long-term debt was rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings, Ba2 by Moody’s Investors Service and BB+ by Standard and Poor’s. Any downgrade in the credit ratingratings of Occidental could negatively impact its cost of, and ability to access, capital and to effectively execute aspects of its strategy and may require Occidental to provide cash collateral, letters of credit or other forms of security under certain contractual agreements, which would increase Occidental’s operating costs. Ascosts and reduce liquidity.

One of Occidental’s subsidiaries acts as the general partner of WES, a result,publicly traded master limited partnership, which may involve potential legal liability.

One of Occidental’s subsidiaries acts as the general partner of WES, a downgrade below investment gradepublicly traded master limited partnership. Our general partner interest in Occidental’s credit ratingsWES may increase the possibility that we could be subject to claims of breach of duties owed to WES, including claims of conflict of interest. Any such claims could increase our costs and any liability resulting from such claims could have a material adverse impact on Occidental’s financial condition, operating results, or liquidity.
Further, a portion of Occidental’s indebtedness bears interest at fluctuating interest rates, some of which is tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR tends to fluctuate based on general interest rates, rates set by the Federal Reserve and other central banks, the supply of and demand for credit in the London interbank market and general economic conditions. In July 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop compelling banks

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to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a newly created index, calculated based on repurchase agreements backed by treasury securities. It is not possible to predict the effect of these changes, other reforms or the establishment of alternative reference rates in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere. These reforms and other pressures may cause LIBOR to disappear entirely or to perform differently than in the past. The consequences of these developments cannot be entirely predicted, but may include an increase in the cost of Occidental’s variable rate indebtedness, including floating rate notes and interest rate swaps, which may have an adverse effect on Occidental’s financial condition, operating results or cash flows.
Risks related to Occidental’s Acquisition of Anadarko
Occidental may not be able to integrate Anadarko successfully, and many of the anticipated benefits of combining Occidental and Anadarko may not be realized.
Occidental acquired Anadarko with the expectation that the Acquisition will result in various benefits, including, among other things, operating efficiencies. Achieving those anticipated benefits is subject to a number of uncertainties, including whether Occidental can integrate the business of Anadarko in an efficient and effective manner. Occidental cannot ensure that those benefits will be realized as quickly as expected or at all. If Occidental does not achieve anticipated benefits, costs could increase, expected net income could decrease, the stock price could decline, and future business, financial condition, operating results and prospects could suffer.
The integration process could take longer than anticipated and involve unanticipated costs. Disruptions of each company’s ongoing businesses, processes and systems or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures, practices, policies and compensation arrangements could adversely affect the combined company. Occidental may also have difficulty addressing differences in corporate cultures and management philosophies and harmonizing other systems and business practices. Although Occidental expects that the elimination of certain duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the two businesses, will over time offset the substantial incremental transaction and Acquisition-related costs, Occidental may not achieve this net benefit in the near term, or at all.
Moreover, even if the integration of Anadarko is successful, the integration process places a significant burden on Occidental’s management and internal resources. The diversion of management’s attention away from day-to-day business concerns and any difficulties encountered in the integration process could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Future results will be negatively impacted if Occidental does not effectively manage its expanded operations.
With completion of the Acquisition, the size of Occidental’s business has increased significantly. Occidental’s continued success depends, in part, upon its ability to manage this expanded business, which poses substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of new operations and associated increased costs and complexity. Occidental cannot assure that it will be successful or that it will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings and other benefits from the combination currently anticipated.

Anadarko’s Tronox settlement may not be deductible for income tax purposes, andpurposes; Occidental may be required to repay the tax refund Anadarko received in 2016 related to the deduction of the Tronox settlement payment, which may have a material adverse effect on Occidental’s results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

In April 2014, Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, Kerr-McGee) entered into a settlement agreement for $5.15$5.2 billion, resolving, among other things, all claims that were or could have been asserted in connection with the May 2009 lawsuit filed by Tronox against Anadarko and Kerr-McGee Corporation (and certain of its subsidiaries) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. After the settlement became effective in January 2015, Anadarko paid $5.2 billion and deducted this payment on its 2015 federal income tax return. Due to the deduction, Anadarko had a net operating loss carryback for 2015, which resulted in a tentative tax refund of $881 million in 2016. Occidental’s consolidated financial statements include an uncertain tax position greater than the amount of the tentative tax refund received.
The IRSInternal Revenue Service (IRS) has audited Anadarko’s tax position regarding the deductibility of the payment and in September 2018 issued a statutory notice of deficiency rejecting Anadarko’s refund claim. Anadarko disagreed and filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowance in November 2018. It is possible thatThe case was in the IRS appeals process until the second quarter of 2020; however, it has since been returned to the U.S. Tax Court, where a trial date has been set for July 2022 and Occidental may not ultimately succeed in defending this deduction.expects to continue pursuing resolution. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740’s guidance on the accounting for uncertain tax positions, as of December 31, 2021, Occidental has recorded no tax benefit on the tentative cash tax refund. If the payment is ultimately determined not to be deductible, Occidental would be required to repay the tentative refund received plus interest totaling approximately $1.1$1.3 billion as of December 31, 2019,2021, which could have a material adverse effect on our statement of operations, liquidity and consolidated balance sheets. Occidental’s consolidated financial statements include an uncertain tax position for the approximate repayment of $1 billion ($1 billion federal and $27 million in state taxes) plus accrued interest of approximately $314 million. This amount is not covered by insurance. For additional information on income taxes, see Note 1110 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 3.
ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On July 17, 2019, an Occidental subsidiary received a draft consent agreement and final order from the EPA regarding alleged violations under the CAA and various sections of the EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions at the Convent, Louisiana facility. The EPA’s order includes allegations associated with process reviews, procedures and recordkeeping. The EPA’s revised draft settlement proposal includes a civil penalty of $121,457. Occidental is currently negotiating a resolution of this matter with the EPA.
On September 13, 2019, an Occidental subsidiary received a draft consent agreement and final order from the EPA regarding alleged violations under the CAA and various sections of the EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions at the Geismar, Louisiana facility. The EPA’s order includes allegations associated with operating procedures, inspections, contractor reviews, medical protocols in the emergency response plan, administrative updates and four historical on-site incidents. The EPA’s revised draft settlement proposal includes a civil penalty of $734,182. Occidental is currently negotiating a resolution of this matter with the EPA.
For information regarding legal proceedings, see the information under the caption “Lawsuits,Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies”Contingencies in the MD&AManagement’s Discussion and Analysis section of this reportForm 10-K and in Note 1113 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Each executive officer holds his or her office from the date of election by the Board of Directors until the first board meeting held after the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her removal or departure or a successor is duly elected, if earlier.
The following table sets forth the executive officers of Occidental as of February 27, 2020:24, 2022:

Name
Current Title
Age atas of February 27, 202024, 2022Positions with Occidental and Employment History
Marcia E. Backus
Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
6567Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer since December 2016;2016.
Peter J. Bennett
Vice President
54President, Commercial Development U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management since October 2020; President and General Manager of Permian Resources and the Rockies, 2020; Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, 2015-2016; Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 2014-2015; VicePermian Resources, 2018-2020; President and General Counsel, 2013-2014; Vinson & Elkins: Partner, 1990-2013.Manager - Permian Resources New Mexico, 2017-2018; Chief Transformation Officer, 2016-2017.
Oscar K. Brown
Senior Vice President
49Senior Vice President - Strategy, Business Development and Supply Chain since November 2018; Senior Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Development, 2017 - 2018; Senior Vice President - Business Development, 2016 - 2017; Bank of America Merrill Lynch: Managing Director and co-head of Americas Energy Investment Banking, 2010 - 2016.
Cedric W. Burgher
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
59Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2017; EOG Resources: Senior Vice President, Investor and Public Relations, 2014-2017; QR Energy L.P.: Chief Financial Officer, 2010-2014.
Christopher O. Champion
Vice President,
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
5052Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since August 2019; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, 2017-2019;2017-2019, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, 2015-2017; KPMG LLP: Audit Partner, 2003-2015.2015-2017.
Kenneth Dillon
Senior Vice President
6062Senior Vice President since December 2016; President - International Oil and Gas Operations since June 2016; Senior Vice President - Operations and Major Projects, 2014-2016; Senior Vice President - Major Projects, 2012-2014.2016.
Vicki Hollub
President and Chief Executive Officer

6062President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since April 2016; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, 2015-2016; Senior Executive Vice President and President, Oxy Oil and Gas, 2015; Executive Vice President and President Oxy Oil and Gas - Americas, 2014-2015; Vice President and Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations, Oxy Oil and Gas, 2013-2014.2016.
EdwardRichard A. “Sandy” Lowe
Executive Vice President
68Executive Vice President since 2015; Group Chairman - Middle East since 2016; Senior Vice President, 2008-2015; President - Oxy Oil & Gas International, 2009-2016.
Robert PalmerJackson
Senior Vice President
6446President Operations U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management since October 2020; President and General Manager, EOR and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC, 2020; President Low Carbon Ventures, 2019-2020; Senior Vice President, Operation Support, 2018-2019; Vice President, Investor Relations, 2017-2018; President and General Manager Permian Resources Delaware Basin, 2014-2017.
Robert L. Peterson
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
51Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 2017; President - Domestic Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Oxy Oil and Gas since June 2019;April 2020; Senior Vice President, - Technical Support, 2017-2019; President and General Manager - Colombia, 2012-2017.
Glenn M. Vangolen
Senior Vice President
61SeniorPermian EOR, 2019-2020; Vice President Permian Strategy, 2018-2019; Director Permian Business Support since February 2015; Executive ViceArea, 2017-2018; President Business Support, 2014-2015; Senior Vice President - Oxy Oil & Gas Middle East, 2010-2014.OxyChem, 2014-2017.

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Part II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET INFORMATION, HOLDERS AND DIVIDEND POLICY

Occidental’s common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “OXY.” The common stock was held by approximately 27,70026,800 stockholders of record atas of January 31, 2020,2022, which does not include beneficial owners for whom Cede and Co. or others act as nominees.
Occidental’s current annualized dividend rate of $3.16is $0.04 per share has increased by over 500% since 2002.share. The declaration of future dividends is a business decision made by the Board of Directors from time to time and will depend on Occidental’s financial condition and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.Board of Directors.

SHARE REPURCHASE ACTIVITIES

Occidental’s share repurchase activities for the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, were as follows:

PeriodTotal
Number
of Shares Purchased
(a)Average
Price
Paid
per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
First Quarter 2021148,296 $22.62 
Second Quarter 2021 $ 
Third Quarter 2021 $ 
October 1 - 31, 2021148,464 $32.77 
November 1 - 30, 2021 $ 
December 1 - 31, 2021 $ 
Fourth Quarter 2021148,464 $32.77 
Total 2021296,760 $27.70 44,206,787 (b)
(a)All 2021 purchases were from the trustee of Occidental’s defined contribution savings plan.
(b)Represents the total number of shares remaining at year end under Occidental’s previous share repurchase program of 185 million shares. The program was initially announced in 2005. The program did not obligate Occidental to acquire any specific number of shares and could be discontinued at any time. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section under Part II, Item 7, of this Form 10-K for more information on Occidental’s recently announced share repurchase program.

Period Total
Number
of Shares Purchased
 
Average
Price
Paid
per Share
  
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
  
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
First Quarter 2019 2,690,000
   $66.94
  2,690,000
    
Second Quarter 2019 
   $
  
    
Third Quarter 2019 
   $
  
    
Fourth Quarter 2019 
(a) 
  $
  
    
Total 2019 2,690,000
(a) 
  $66.94
  2,690,000
  44,206,787
(b) 
(a)
There were no purchases from the trustee of Occidental’s defined contribution savings plan in the fourth quarter of 2019.
(b)
Represents the total number of shares remaining at year end under Occidental’s share repurchase program of 185 million shares. The program was initially announced in 2005. The program does not obligate Occidental to acquire any specific number of shares and may be discontinued at any time.


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OTHER INFORMATIONPERFORMANCE GRAPH



PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares the yearly percentage change in Occidental’s cumulative total return on its common stock with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500), which includes Occidental, and with that of Occidental’s peer group over the five-year period ended December 31, 2019.2021. The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the beginning of the five-year period shown in the graph below in: (i) Occidental common stock, (ii) the stock of the companies in the S&P 500 and (iii) each of the peer group companies’ common stock weighted by their relative market capitalization within the peer group and that all dividends were reinvested. The cumulative total return of the peer group companies’ common stock includes the cumulative total return of Occidental’s common stock.
Occidental’s peer group consists of Apache Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources Limited,BP p.l.c., Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy Corporation, EOG Resources, Inc., ExxonMobil Corporation, Hess Corporation, Marathon Oil Corporation, Total S.A.Shell, TotalEnergies SE (Total) and Occidental.
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31,201620172018201920202021
Occidental$100 $109 $94 $68 $31 $53 
Peer Group$100 $111 $101 $108 $72 $106 
S&P 500$100 $122 $116 $153 $181 $233 

Fiscal Year Ended December 312014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Occidental$100
 $87
 $96
 $104
 $91
 $65
Peer Group$100
 $83
 $104
 $107
 $95
 $103
S&P 500$100
 $101
 $113
 $138
 $132
 $174
The information provided in this Performance Graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Exchange Act, other than as provided in Item 201 to Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except to the extent Occidental specifically requests that it be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporates it by reference.

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ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

millions, except per-share amounts
2019 (a)

 2018
 2017
 2016
 2015
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (b,c)
         
Net sales$20,393
 $17,824
 $12,508
 $10,090
 $12,480
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(507) $4,131
 $1,311
 $(1,002) $(8,146)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(985) $4,131
 $1,311
 $(574) $(7,829)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders - basic per common share$(1.20) $5.40
 $1.71
 $(1.31) $(10.64)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic per common share$(1.22) $5.40
 $1.71
 $(0.75) $(10.23)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted per common share$(1.22) $5.39
 $1.70
 $(0.75) $(10.23)
          
FINANCIAL POSITION (b)
         
Total assets$109,330
 $43,854
 $42,026
 $43,109
 $43,409
Long-term debt, net$38,537
 $10,201
 $9,328
 $9,819
 $6,855
Stockholders’ equity$34,232
 $21,330
 $20,572
 $21,497
 $24,350
          
MARKET CAPITALIZATION (d)
$36,846
 $45,998
 $56,357
 $54,437
 $51,632
          
CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (b,c)
         
Operating:         
Cash flow from continuing operations$7,203
 $7,669
 $4,861
 $2,520
 $3,251
Investing:         
Capital expenditures$(6,355) $(4,975) $(3,599) $(2,717) $(5,272)
Payments for purchases of assets and businesses$(28,088) $(928) $(1,064) $(2,044) $(109)
Sales of assets, net$6,143
 $2,824
 $1,403
 $302
 $819
Cash provided (used) by all other investing activities, net$(573) $(127) $181
 $(284) $(858)
Financing:         
Cash dividends paid$(2,624) $(2,374) $(2,346) $(2,309) $(2,264)
Purchases of treasury stock$(237) $(1,248) $(25) $(22) $(593)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net - Occidental$21,557
 $978
 $
 $4,203
 $1,478
Payment of long-term debt, net - Occidental$(6,959) $(500) $
 $(2,710) $
Proceeds from issuance of common and preferred stock$10,028
 $33
 $28
 $36
 $37
Cash provided (used) by all other financing activities, net$431
 $9
 $
 $
 $
          
DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE$3.14
 $3.10
 $3.06
 $3.02
 $2.97
          
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE BASIC SHARES OUTSTANDING810
 762
 765
 764
 766
(a)
Summary financial information included the impact of the Acquisition, see Note 3 - The Acquisitionin the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Summary results of operations from the date of the Acquisition to December 31, 2019 included the results of WES, a previously consolidated subsidiary. The summary results of operations also included a loss as a result of no longer consolidating WES of approximately $1 billion. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b)
See the MD&A section of this report and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding acquisitions and dispositions, discontinued operations and other charges affecting comparability.
(c)
The 2019 results include results of operations and cash flows related to the Acquisition for the period beginning August 8, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
(d)
Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the year-end total shares of common stock outstanding, net of shares held as treasury stock, by the year-end closing stock price.


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ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (MD&A)
ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (MD&A)

The following discussion should be read together with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included in this Form 10-K in Item 8 and the information set forth in Risk Factors under Part 1, Item 1A.

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Current Business Outlook and Strategy
Segment Results of Operations and Items Affecting Comparability
Income Taxes
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Segment Results of Operations and Items Affecting Comparability
Income Taxes
Commitments and Obligations


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STRATEGY

GENERAL
Occidental’s operations, financial condition, cash flows and levels of expenditures are highly dependent on oil prices and, to a lesser extent, NGL and natural gas prices, the Midland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads and the prices it receives for its chemical products. During 2021, as compared to 2020, the average annual price per barrel ($/Bbl) of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude increased to $67.91 from $39.40 and the average annual Brent price per barrel increased to $70.78 from $43.21. While the worldwide economy continues to be impacted by the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergence and spread of new variants of the virus, demand for oil has returned to near pre-pandemic levels. Current uncertainty of whether oil supply will be able to sustain a continued supply response, as well as geopolitical risks, have resulted in a significant increase to benchmark oil prices. In addition, current oil prices could be negatively impacted by the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, slow vaccine distribution in developing economies or the recurrence or tightening of travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders.

STRATEGY
Occidental is focused on delivering a unique shareholder value proposition through continual enhancementswith its integrated portfolio of oil and gas, chemicals and midstream and marketing assets and its commitment to its asset quality, organizational capabilityimplement carbon management and innovative technical applications that provide competitive advantages. Occidental’s integrated business provides conventionalstorage solutions and unconventional opportunities through which to grow value. Occidental aims to maximize shareholder returns through a combination of:
ØMaintaining a sustainable and sector-leading dividend;
ØAllocating capital to high-return, short-cycle and long-cycle, cash-flow generating opportunities across its integrated business;
ØGenerating free cash flow growth to reduce debt and return cash to shareholders;
ØAchieving production growth rates of up to 5% over the long-term; and
ØMaintaining a strong balance sheet to secure business and enhance shareholder value.
reduce GHG emissions. Occidental conducts its operations with a focus on sustainability, health, safety, and environmental and social responsibility. Capital is employedOccidental aims to operatemaximize shareholder returns through a combination of:

Enhancing capital and operational efficiency to sustain 2021 production levels and free cash flow;
Reducing financial leverage while maintaining a robust liquidity position;
Returning additional capital to shareholders while continuing to reduce debt and improve Occidental’s financial position; and
Advancing technologies and business solutions to help drive a sustainable low-carbon future.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND CAPITAL EFFICIENCY
Occidental's operational priorities for 2021 were to sustain production in-line with its 2020 fourth quarter rate by investing $2.9 billion in capital and maintaining a majority of the cost savings achieved in 2020. Occidental adhered to its capital budget and exceeded its original 2021 production guidance by 27 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (Mboe/d). Occidental set new operational records and efficiency benchmarks in the Permian, Rockies, Gulf of Mexico and Oman. Additionally, OxyChem recorded its highest earnings in 30 years, largely as a result of stronger realized pricing and margins across most product lines with improved demand. With the increase in commodity prices and Occidental’s focus on its cash costs and operational efficiencies, Occidental’s higher cash flow allowed it to reduce its leverage and improve its liquidity position.

DEBT AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS
Occidental used its excess cash flow generated during 2021, coupled with divestiture proceeds, to continue to strengthen its balance sheet by reducing its debt and other financial obligations. In 2021, Occidental reduced total borrowings at face value of over $6.7 billion and retired interest rate swaps with a notional value of $750 million. The 2021 balance sheet improvement efforts have significantly reduced debt maturities in the near and medium terms, which will allow Occidental more operational flexibility and the ability to pay down additional debt in the future with a more opportunistic approach. As of December 31, 2021, Occidental had debt maturities of approximately $101 million in 2022, $465 million in 2023 and $1.7 billion in 2024. In January 2022, Occidental paid off its last 2022 maturity for $101 million.
Occidental’s $2.3 billion Zero Coupon senior notes due 2036 (Zero Coupons) can be put to Occidental in October of each year, in whole or in part, for the then accreted value of the outstanding Zero Coupons. The Zero Coupons can next be put to Occidental in October 2022, which, if put in whole, would require a payment of approximately $1.1 billion at such date. Occidental currently has the intent and ability to meet this obligation, including, if necessary, using amounts available under the revolving credit facility (RCF) should the put right be exercised.
The remaining interest rate swaps with a fair value of $428 million, net of collateral, as of December 31, 2021, have mandatory termination dates in September 2022 and 2023. The interest rate swaps’ fair value, and cash required to settle them on their termination dates, will continue to fluctuate with changes in interest rates through the mandatory termination dates.
As of December 31, 2021, all assetsof Occidental’s Brent-priced sold calls and two way natural gas collars have expired. See Note 8 - Derivatives in a safethe Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion.

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DEBT RATINGS
As of the date of this filing, Occidental’s long-term debt was rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings, Ba2 by Moody’s Investors Service and environmentally sound manner. Price volatility is inherentBB+ by Standard and Poor’s. In January, 2022, Standard and Poor’s upgraded Occidental’s credit rating to BB+. Any downgrade in credit ratings could impact Occidental's ability to access capital markets and increase its cost of capital. Occidental’s non-investment grade debt rating may require Occidental to provide financial assurance in the form of cash, letters of credit, surety bonds or other acceptable support under certain contractual arrangements.
As of the date of this filing, Occidental has provided required financial assurance through a combination of cash, letters of credit and surety bonds. Occidental has not issued any letters of credit under the RCF or other committed facilities. For additional information, see Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K.

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP STRATEGY
In 2020, Occidental was the first U.S. oil and gas business,company to announce goals to achieve net-zero GHG emissions for its total emissions inventory including use of sold products. These goals include achieving net-zero GHG emissions (i) from its operations and Occidental’s strategy isenergy use before 2040, with an ambition to positiondo so before 2035, and (ii) from the businessuse of its sold products with an ambition to thrive in an up- or down-cycle commodity price environment.
On August 8, 2019,do so before 2050. In 2020, Occidental closed on its acquisition of Anadarko. The Acquisition added to Occidental’salso set various interim targets, including 2025 carbon and methane intensity targets, and Occidental was also the first U.S. oil and gas portfolio, primarilycompany to endorse the World Bank’s initiative for zero routine flaring by 2030. In 2021, Occidental made progress on these sustainability commitments and established additional interim targets toward its net-zero goals to advance a low-carbon future.
Occidental seeks to meet its sustainability and environmental goals through its development and commercialization of technologies that lower both GHG emissions from industrial processes and existing atmospheric concentrations of CO2. Occidental believes that carbon removal technologies, including DAC and CCUS, can, with incentives necessary for their development and deployment, provide essential CO2 reductions in the Permian Basin, DJ Basinmedium term, while the world transitions to a lower carbon intensive economy. Occidental has undertaken the following actions, among others, toward advancing its low-carbon strategy:

Incorporated specific GHG emissions reduction targets in its RCF and Gulfreceivables securitization facility, which can impact its costs related to its borrowing facilities;
Invested in a third party to develop a zero-emission natural gas generation demonstration facility and license the underlying technology;
Initiated a front end engineering and design study on an industrial scale DAC facility;
Implemented multiple programs to reduce emissions and the routine flaring of Mexico,gas;
Delivered the world’s first cargo of carbon-neutral oil in January 2021;
Formed teams to specifically advance Occidental’s environmental, social and governance goals and associated accounting, and report to executive management; and
Provided technical advisory services to third parties regarding their CCUS projects.

In 2022, OLCV plans to invest approximately $300 million in the development and commercialization of new technologies and low-carbon business models. In addition, Occidental plans to invest approximately $83 million in emissions reduction capital projects at its existing oil and gas, chemical and other midstream operations in 2022, such as retrofitting facilities to reduce CO2, methane and other air emissions. The future costs associated with emissions reduction, carbon removal and CCUS to meet its long-term net-zero GHG goals may be substantial and execution of its plans depends on securing financing. Occidental is pursuing multiple pathways to finance these projects including:

Project financing with long-term carbon removal or CCUS agreements;
Identifying business opportunities with stakeholders in carbon-intensive industries; and
Occidental self-funding with excess cash flow.

LIQUIDITY
Occidental exited 2021 with cash and cash equivalents of $2.8 billion and total borrowings at face value of $28.5 billion. Occidental undertook the following actions to improve its liquidity position beyond the improvements provided by 2021’s strong cash flows:

Maintained its 2021 capital budget of $2.9 billion while exceeding production guidance;
Maintained the majority of cost savings achieved in prior years;
Completed its large-scale asset divestiture program;
Amended and extended the RCF to June 2025 with a fully committed borrowing capacity of $4.0 billion. The amended facility is now a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) priced, sustainability linked loan with no material change to existing covenants; and
Amended and extended the receivables securitization facility to December 2024 with a borrowing capacity as of the date of this filing of $400 million. The amended facility is now a SOFR-priced, sustainability linked loan.

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In the current commodity price environment, Occidental intends to continue strengthening its financial position while returning additional cash to shareholders through an increase in the common dividend and a reactivated share repurchase program. Occidental expects to fund its return of capital to shareholders as well as a significantits operational and capital requirements with cash flows from operations. Occidental will continue to evaluate the economic interest in WES. Post-Acquisition, Occidental’s diversified portfolio provides numerous competitive advantages. Occidental is nowenvironment, as well as the largestcommodity price environment, and may make further adjustments to its future levels of capital expenditures and operating and corporate costs. However, lower oil and gas leaseholderprices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or reduced demand may result in the United States onshort or long-term reduction of Occidental’s capital expenditures and production profile. Occidental believes the long-term sustainability of the increased dividend rate, even in a net acreage basis with ample opportunities in the Permian Basin, DJ Basin, Powder River Basinlower oil and gas price environment, will be enhanced by continued deleveraging and the Gulf of Mexico with the ability to selectively deploy capital in a way that optimizes capital intensity. As the acquired assets are integrated and developed, Occidental will utilize its subsurface and operating expertise to improve productivity and reduce full cycle costs.reactivated share repurchase program.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Occidental seeks to meet its strategic goals by continually measuring its success against key performance metricsindicators that drive total stockholder return. In addition to efficient capital allocation and deployment discussed below in the section titled Oil and Gas Segment - Business Strategy,Occidental believes the following are its most significant metrics:
ØHealth, safety and environmental and sustainability-related performance measures;
ØAchieving debt reduction targets;
ØTotal shareholder return, including dividends;
ØMaintaining investment grade credit metrics;
ØReturn on capital employed (ROCE) and cash return on capital employed (CROCE);
ØSpecific measures such as earnings per share, per-unit profit, production cost, cash flow, finding and development costs and reserves replacement percentages; and
ØAcquisition-related synergy and divestiture targets.
performance indicators:

SAFETY
Injury Incidence Rate (IIR) and Days Away Restricted Transfer (DART) rate - Occidental’s combined employee and contractor IIR is determined by multiplying the total number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable injuries and illnesses by 200,000 and dividing that result by the total number of hours worked by all employees and contractors. The DART rate is calculated in the same manner as IIR, but uses the number of incidents that resulted in days away from work, job transfer or restricted job duties instead of the number of recordable injuries or illnesses.

OPERATIONAL
Total spend per barrel - In 2022, Occidental will continue to focus on controlling total costs from a per-barrel perspective. Total spend per barrel is the sum of capital spending, general and administrative expenses, other operating and non-operating expenses and oil and gas lease operating costs divided by global oil, NGL and natural gas sales volumes.
Daily production - Occidental seeks to maintain 2021 production levels.

FINANCIAL
Cash returns on capital employed (CROCE) - CROCE is calculated as (i) the cash flows from operating activities, before changes in working capital, plus distributions from WES classified as investing cash flows, divided by (ii) the average of the opening and closing balances of total equity plus total debt.
Reduce financial leverage.

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
Specific emissions reduction, emissions intensity and zero routine flaring targets to advance our goal of net-zero operational and energy use emissions before 2040, with an ambition to achieve before 2035.
Milestones in specific carbon removal and CCUS projects that advance our net-zero total emissions inventory, including use of sold products, with an ambition to achieve before 2050.
Water recycling targets to reduce the use of fresh water resources and the disposal of surplus produced water.
Facilitate deployment of carbon removal, CCUS and other solutions to advance total carbon impact past 2050.

IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Occidental continues to focus on protecting the health and safety of its employees and contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic. New workplace safety protocols and procedures were implemented by Occidental for its offices and work sites in response to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and any related variants. Occidental has not incurred material costs or significant disruptions to its day-to-day operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic to date; however, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect Occidental's business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which remain uncertain.

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OIL AND GAS SEGMENT

BUSINESS STRATEGY
Occidental’s oil and gas segment focuses on long-term value creation and leadership in sustainability, health, safety and the environment. In each core operating area, Occidental’s operations benefit from scale, technical expertise, decades of high-margin inventory, environmental and safety leadership and commercial and governmental collaboration. These attributes allow Occidental to bring additional production quickly to market, extend the life of older fields at lower costs and provide low-cost returns-driven growth opportunities with advanced technology.
With the completion of the Acquisition, Occidental became one of the largest U.S. producerproducers of liquids, which includes oil and liquids in the second half of 2019,NGL, allowing Occidental to maximize cash margins on a BOEBbl basis. ThroughSince the Acquisition, Occidental acquired modern 3D seismic data pertaininginitially focused on its divestiture program to approximately 450,000 square miles of core domestic development areas. This resulted in a 40% increase in Occidental’s Permian seismic inventory. Thepay down near-term debt maturities; however, the advantages that Occidental’s diversified portfolio provides, coupled with unmatched subsurface characterization ability and the proven ability to execute, ensures thatposition Occidental is positioned for full-cycle success in the years ahead. The oil and gas segment continues to focus on integration of the newly acquired assets and efforts to realizehas realized synergies at an early stage to deliver lower breakeven costs and generate excess free cash flow.
flow and, with the late 2021 sale of the Ghana assets, Occidental has completed its large scale asset divestiture program.

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As a result of Occidental’s strategic positioning, Occidental’s assets are strategically positioned to provide current production and a future portfolio of projects that are flexible and have a mix of short-cycle and mid-cycle investment paybacks. Together with Occidental’s technical capabilities, the oil and gas segment strives to achieve low development and operating costs to maximize full-cycle value of the assets.
The oil and gas business implements Occidental’s strategy primarily by:
Ø
Operating and developing areas where reserves are known to exist and optimizing capital intensity in core areas, primarily in the Permian Basin, DJ Basin, Gulf of Mexico, UAE, Oman Qatar and Colombia;Algeria;
ØMaintaining a disciplined and prudent approach to capital expenditures with a focus on high-return, short-cycle, cash-flow-generating opportunities and an emphasis on creating value and further enhancing Occidental’s existing positions;
ØFocusing Occidental’s subsurface characterization and technical activities on unconventional opportunities, primarily in the Permian Basin;
ØUsing enhanced oil recoveryEOR techniques, such as CO2, water and steam floods in mature fields; and
ØFocusing on cost-reduction efficiencies and innovative technologies to reduce carbon emissions.

In 2019,2021, oil and gas capital expenditures were approximately $5.5$2.4 billion and primarily focused on Occidental’s assets in the Permian Basin, the DJ Basin, Gulf of Mexico and Oman.

BUSINESSOIL AND GAS PRICE ENVIRONMENT
Oil and gas prices are the major variables that drive the industry’s financial performance. The following table presents the average daily West Texas Intermediate (WTI),WTI and Brent prices for oil and New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) natural gas prices for 20192021 and 2018:2020:

  2019
 2018
 % Change
WTI oil ($/barrel) $57.03
 $64.77
 (12)%
Brent oil ($/barrel) $64.18
 $71.53
 (10)%
NYMEX gas ($/Mcf) $2.67
 $2.97
 (10)%
20212020% Change
WTI Oil ($/Bbl)$67.91 $39.40 72 %
Brent Oil ($/Bbl)$70.78 $43.21 64 %
NYMEX Natural Gas ($/Mcf)$3.61 $2.11 71 %

The following table presents Occidental’s average realized prices for continuing operations as a percentage of WTI, Brent and NYMEX for 20192021 and 2018:2020:

 2019
 2018
20212020
Worldwide oil as a percentage of average WTI 98% 94%Worldwide oil as a percentage of average WTI97 %95 %
Worldwide oil as a percentage of average Brent 87% 85%Worldwide oil as a percentage of average Brent93 %86 %
Worldwide NGL as a percentage of average WTI 30% 41%Worldwide NGL as a percentage of average WTI44 %32 %
Worldwide NGL as a percentage of average Brent 27% 37%Worldwide NGL as a percentage of average Brent42 %29 %
Domestic natural gas as a percentage of NYMEX 49% 54%Domestic natural gas as a percentage of NYMEX91 %56 %
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Prices and differentials can vary significantly, even on a short-term basis, making it difficult to predict realized prices with a reliable degree of certainty.
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DOMESTIC INTERESTS
BUSINESS REVIEW
Occidental conducts its domestic operations through land leases, subsurface mineral rights it owns, or a combination of both. Occidental’s domestic oil and gas leases have a primary term ranging from one to ten10 years, which is extended through the end of production once it commences. Occidental has leasehold and mineral interests in 14.49.5 million net acres, of which approximately 39%52% is leased, 55%24% is owned subsurface mineral rights and 6%24% is owned land with mineral rights. Included in Occidental’s total net acres is approximately 7 million net acres of primarily undeveloped minerals that pass through Colorado, Wyoming and into Utah. Occidental holds fee ownership of oil and gas, mineral and hardrock mineral rights in this area.


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The following chart shows Occidental’s domestic production volumes for the last five years:
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Note: Operations sold include South Texas (sold in April 2017), Piceance (sold in March 2016) and Williston (sold in November 2015).

DOMESTIC ASSETS
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1. Powder River Basin

2. DJ Basin

3. Greater Natural Buttes
4. Permian Basin
5.
4.
Gulf of Mexico


(a)Map represents geographic outlines of the respective basins.

The Permian Basin
The Permian Basin extends throughout West Texas and southeastSoutheast New Mexico and is one of the largest and most active oil basins in the United States, accounting for more than 30%41% of total United States oil production in 2019.2021. Overall in 2021, Occidental’s share of production in the Permian Basin was approximately 487 Mboe/d.
Occidental manages its Permian Basin operations through two business units: Permian Resources, which includes growth-oriented unconventional opportunities, and Permian EOR, which utilizes enhanced oil recoveryEOR techniques such as CO2 floods and waterfloods. Occidental has a leading position in the Permian Basin, producing approximately 11%9% of total oil in
the basin.Occidental’s position in the Texas Delaware sub-basin was further enhanced through assets acquired as part of the Acquisition.basin throughout 2021. By exploiting the natural synergies between Permian Resources and Permian EOR, Occidental is able to deliver unique short- and long-term advantages, efficiencies and expertise across its Permian Basin operations. Occidental expects to decrease its Permian Basin full-cycle breakeven costs, while continuing to expand its high-quality, low-cost

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breakeven inventory. Occidental expects the combined technical advancements, infrastructure utilization opportunities and operations across over 3.1 million net acres will provide sustainability of Occidental’s low-cost position in the Permian Basin.
In the next few years, growth within Occidental’s Permian Basin portfolio is expected to be focused in the Permian Resources unconventional assets. In 2019, Occidental spent approximately $3.8 billion of capital in the Permian Basin, of which over 85% was spent on Permian Resources assets. In 2020, Occidental expects to allocate approximately 40% of its worldwide capital budget to Permian Resources for development and approximately 8% to Permian EOR for the expansion of existing facilities to increase CO2 production and injection capacity.
In November 2019, Occidental and Ecopetrol formed a joint venture to explore and develop approximately 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland sub-basin properties in the Permian Basin. Occidental owns a 51% interest in the joint venture and is the operator. In exchange for its 49% interest, Ecopetrol paid $750 million in cash to Occidental at closing and will carry 75% of Occidental’s share of capital expenditures, up to $750 million. The joint venture allows Occidental to accelerate its development plans in the Midland Basin, where it currently has minimal activity. Occidental will retain production and cash flow from its existing operations in the Midland Basin.
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1. Delaware Basin
2. Central Basin Platform
3. Midland Basin


Permian Resources
Permian Resources unconventional oil development projects provide very short-cycle investment payback, averaging less than two years, and generate some of the highest margin and returns of any oil and gas projects in the world.years. These investments contribute cash flow, and production growth, while increasing long-term value and sustainability through higher return on capital employed.
As part of the Acquisition, Occidental acquired Anadarko’s Occidental’s oil and gas operations in Permian Resources which includedinclude approximately 370,0001.5 million net acres, including 240,000 net acres located primarily within Loving and Reeves Counties. A newacres. In 2021, well design processes, technologies and flowback method will be implemented in 2020,logistics improvements drove increased operational efficiencies, which is expected tohelped lower the overall well cost while improving completion efficiency. The 2020 plan contemplates the continued development of the newly acquired acreage. Occidental’s share of production from the acquired assets in Permian Resources was approximately 159 thousand BOE per day (MBOE/d) from the Acquisition date through December 31, 2019.recovery. Overall in 2019,2021, Permian Resources produced approximately 355 MBOE/d from approximately 7,6006,000 gross wells. In 2019, Permian Resourceswells and added 173 MMBOE222 MMboe to Occidental’s proved reserves for improved recovery additions.

Permian EORthrough development and extensions of proved area.
The Permian Basin’s concentration of large conventional reservoirs, favorable CO2 flooding performance and the proximity to naturally occurringexpansive CO2 supplytransportation and processing infrastructure has resulted in decades of high-value enhanced oil production. With 3435 active CO2 floods and over 4050 years of experience, Occidental is the industry leader in Permian Basin CO2 flooding, which can increase ultimate oil recovery by 10% to 25%. Technology improvements, such as the recent trend toward vertical expansion of the CO2 flooded interval into residual oil zone targets, continue to yield more recovery from existing projects. Occidental utilizes workover rigs to drill extra depth into additional CO2 floodable sections of the reservoir. Occidental completed 72 well workovers in 2019projects, and has plans to complete 81 well workovers in 2020. In 2019, Permian EOR added 14 MMBOE to Occidental’s proved

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reserves for improved recovery additions, primarily as a result of executing CO2 flood development projects and expansions. Occidental’s share of productionproduced from Permian EOR was approximately 154 MBOE/d14,100 gross wells in 2019.2021.
Significant opportunities also remain to gain additional recovery by expanding Occidental’s existing CO2 projects into new portions of reservoirs that have only been water-flooded. Permian EOR has a large inventory of future CO2 projects,
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which could be developed over the next 20 years or accelerated, depending on market conditions. In addition, OLCV continues making progress towards supplying anthropogenic or man-made, CO2 for the purpose of carbon capture, utilization and storageCCUS in Occidental’s Permian EOR operations.

In 2021, Occidental spent approximately $1.1 billion of capital in the Permian Basin, of which approximately 93% was spent on Permian Resources assets. Also in 2021, Occidental divested of certain non-strategic assets in the Permian Resources business unit, as well as acquired additional working interests in certain assets in our Permian EOR business unit. In 2022, Occidental expects to allocate approximately $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion, or almost half of its worldwide capital budget to the Permian Basin.
DJ Basin
Through the Acquisition, Rockies and Other Domestic
Occidental iswas Colorado’s top oil and gas producer in 2021, with interestinterests in approximately 650,000600,000 net acres.acres and net production of approximately 302 Mboe/d in 2021 in our Rockies and Other Domestic locations. Production in Colorado is derived from 2,7002,200 operated vertical wells and 2,0002,300 operated horizontal wells primarily focused in 460,000400,000 net acres in the Niobrara and Codell formations. The DJ Basin provides competitive economics, low breakeven costs and free cash-flow generation.cash flow generation through Occidental’s contiguous acreage position and royalty uplift.
Occidental’s share of production fromIn the DJ Basin, was approximately 303 MBOE/d from the Acquisition date through December 31, 2019. Horizontalhorizontal drilling results in the field continue to be strong, with improved operational efficiencies in drilling and completions. In 2021, Occidental drilled 72 operated horizontal wells and completed 163 operated horizontal wells. Also, in 2021, Occidental divested of certain non-operated assets in the DJ Basin. In 2022, Occidental plans to deploy approximately $0.4 billion in total net capital spending in the Rockies and Other Domestic.
LicenseIn January 2021, the COGCC adopted new regulations that impose siting requirements, or “setbacks,” on certain oil and gas drilling locations based on the distance of a proposed well pad to operate continuesoccupied structures. Other state agencies, including the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, have also updated their regulations regarding oil and gas operations. As of December 31, 2021, Occidental is fully permitted, or has submitted permit applications to be a key focus moving into 2020.applicable regulatory agencies, for all planned 2022 drilling and completions activity in the DJ Basin. As of year-end 2021, Occidental had not been denied any permits and received its first Oil & Gas Development Plan permit approval under the new COGCC regulations in the fourth quarter of 2021. Occidental has a majority ofdedicated, multidisciplinary stakeholder relations team that conducts regulatory and community outreach with respect to its planned 2020 completions activity permitted.permit applications and operations in Colorado. Occidental maintainscontinues to have development optionality by flexing resources between the DJ Basin and another emergingother high rate- of-returnrate-of-return projects in the Permian or Powder River Basin. Occidental’s focus for 2022 in Colorado is continuing to proactively implement Colorado’s new and updated regulatory processes and build operational inventory.
Occidental has gained efficiencies in the permitting process and will continue to look for additional opportunities to do so. As discussed above, Occidental does not anticipate significant near-term changes to our development program in the Powder River Basin.DJ Basin based on these regulations. However, if Occidental is unable to obtain new drilling permits to develop a significant portion of the company’s undeveloped acreage in the DJ Basin, the company’s DJ Basin assets may be subject to testing for impairment, and if deemed to be impaired, such impairment could be material to our financial statements.

Powder River
InOccidental holds approximately 5.0 million net acres in other domestic locations, which includes the southern Powder River Basin, Occidental acquired through the Acquisition approximately 400,000 net acres mainly located in Converse County,North DJ Basin and Wyoming. The field contains the Turner, Niobrara, Mowry and Parkman formations that hold both liquids and natural gas.

Greater Natural Buttes
The Greater Natural Buttes area in eastern Utah is a tight-gas asset producing primarily from the Mesa Verde, Wasatch and Blackhawk formations. Occidental uses cryogenic and refrigeration processing facilities in this area to extract NGLs from the natural-gas stream. There was no development activity in this field during 2019 due to capital being allocated to higher-margin projects.

OFFSHORE DOMESTIC ASSETS
Gulf of Mexico
Occidental ownsis the fourth-largest oil and gas producer in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, operating 10 strategically located deep-water floating platforms, producing from 17 active fields while owning a working interest in 230180 blocks – one of the largest portfolios in the Gulf of Mexico,Mexico. Occidental further operates 10 active floating platformsmarine shore-bases in Galveston, Texas, and holds interestsPort Fourchon, Louisiana, as well as two helicopter bases in 18 active fields. In 2020, Occidental will take advantage of its extensive infrastructureLouisiana that are configured to support the western and eastern Gulf operations, which are located across the Gulf of Mexico600-mile platform spread as well as providing back up and redundancy to executeeach other. A central supply chain base, with a training center, is located in Broussard, Louisiana, and the operations are supported and managed with engineering and technical staff from The Woodlands, Texas, offices.
In 2021, Occidental increased net production to 144 Mboe/d from approximately 78 gross wells, investing over $300 million in capital, primarily directed towards drilling activity in its long-term plan forHorn Mountain West subsea development, Lucius and exploration. It will operateHolstein facilities, using one floating drillshipdrill ship and threeone platform rigsrig. Occidental also progressed and accelerated key infrastructure facility projects for Horn Mountain West, Caesar-Tonga Subsea Expansion as well as initiating a major subsea-pumping project supporting the K2 Complex.
Operational excellence and efficiency was a prime initiative in 2021 for both drilling and well performance, including the implementation of several stimulations and artificial lift projects, together with optimum sequencing of platform turn-arounds, to reduce both planned and unplanned downtime for a floating well service rig to cost effectively develop known resourcesthird consecutive year. Hazard and perform exploration activities to identify tie-back opportunities nearoperability studies of all 10 platforms were completed in 2021 and implementation of the resulting risk reduction projects was commenced. During 2021, all necessary regulatory permits for new wells and for existing facilities. operations were obtained timely.
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The following table shows areas of continuing development in the Gulf of Mexico, along with the corresponding working interest in those areas. Acquired assets

Working Interest
Horn Mountain100 %
Holstein100 %
Marlin100 %
Lucius64 %
K2 Complex42 %
Caesar Tonga34 %
Constellation33 %

In 2022, Occidental expects to allocate approximately $0.5 billion in capital expenditures to continue to leverage its strategically advantaged infrastructure across the Gulf of Mexico produced approximately 147 MBOE/dto deliver high-margin production while seeking expansion and exploration opportunities. Occidental plans to conduct production adding activities with one floating drillship, one-to-two platform rigs with several other well service vessels. Horn Mountain West first production is scheduled for summer 2022, with Caesar-Tonga Subsea Expansion ready for first production before spring 2023. Several seismic acquisition programs are planned in 2022 to delineate and de-risk development opportunities as well as generate new opportunities that support the strategy of continued long-term production from the Acquisition date through December 31, 2019. In addition to its portfolio of undeveloped leases, Occidental’s Gulf of Mexico exploration assets are primarily related to a deepwater discovery located with tie-back proximity to the Horn Mountain platform.Mexico.
Development AreaWorking Interest
Horn Mountain100%
Marlin100%
Holstein100%
Caesar Tonga34%
Constellation33%
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INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS
BUSINESS REVIEW
Occidental conducts its ongoing international operations in two sub-regions: the Middle East and Latin America.North Africa. Its activities include oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL production through direct working-interestworking-interests, production sharing agreements (PSA) and production sharing contracts (PSC).

Production Sharing Contracts
Occidental’s interest in Oman and Dolphin are subject to PSCs. Under such contracts,the PSCs, Occidental records a share of production and reserves to recover certain development and production costs and an additional share for profit. In addition, certain contracts in Colombia are subject to contractual arrangements similar to a PSC. These contracts do not transfer any right of ownership to Occidental and reserves reported from these arrangements are based on Occidental’s economic interest as defined in the contracts. Occidental’s share of production and reserves from these contracts decreases when product prices rise and increases when prices decline. Overall, Occidental’s net economic benefit from these contracts is greater when product prices are higher.
The following chart shows Approximately $0.5 billion of Occidental’s worldwide capital budget is expected to be allocated to its international production volumes for the last five years:
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Note:
Operations sold, exited or held for sale include the Africa Assets (sold in 2019 or held for sale at December 31, 2019), Qatar (exited in 2019) and other Middle East and North Africa operations exited in 2016 and 2015.

MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA ASSETS
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1.Algeria

2.Oman

3.Qatar

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Algeria
Operations in Algeria involve production and development activities in 18 fields within Blocks 404A and 208, which are located in the Berkine Basin in Algeria’s Sahara Desert and are governed by an agreement between Occidental, Sonatrach and other partners. Occidental is responsible for 24.5% of the development and production costs. The El Merk Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Block 208 processes produced oil and NGL, while the Hassi Berkine South and Ourhoud CPFs in Block 404A processes produced oil. The rights to produce from the Block 404 fields expire between December 2022 and 2036 and the rights to produce from the Block 208 fields expire in 2032. In 2021, net production in Algeria was 43 Mbbl/d. Also, in 2021, Occidental signed a Heads of Agreement with Sonatrach and other partners to discuss a new 25-year PSA that would align the expiration date for all 18 fields. Discussions regarding the potential new PSA are ongoing. In the first quarter of 2022, the joint venture plans to commence a drilling program of four wells.

Oman
In Oman, Occidental is the operator of Block 9 with a 50% working interest, Block 27 with a 65% working interest, Block 53 (Mukhaizna Field) with a 45%47% working interest and Block 62 with a 100% working interest. In 2018 and 2019, Occidental entered into Exploration and Production Sharing Agreements foradditionally has interests in Blocks 30, 51, 65 and 72, which increased the acreage that72. Occidental holds in Oman from 2.3 million to 6.0 million gross acres and thehas 10,000 potential well inventory locations to approximately 10,000.locations. In 2019, Occidental’s2021, Occidentals share of production was 89 MBOE/74 Mboe/d.
The Block 9 contract expires in 2030 and the Block 27 contract expires in 2035. Occidental’s share of production for Blocks 9 and 27 was 27 MBOE/25 Mboe/d and 7 MBOE/6 Mboe/d, respectively, in 2019, respectively.2021. Occidental has produced over 718 million gross barrels from Block 9 since the beginning of its operation through successful exploration, continuous drilling improvements and EOR projects. The Block 53 (Mukhaizna Field)Mukhaizna Field contract expires in 2035 and is a major world-class pattern steam flood project for enhanced oil recoveryEOR that utilizes some of the largest mechanical vapor compressors ever built. Since assuming operations in the Mukhaizna Field in 2005, Occidental has drilled over 3,4503,560 new wells and has increased gross production by over 15 fold.15-fold. Occidental’s share of production for Block 53Mukhaizna Field was 33 MBOE/30 Mboe/d in 2019. Subject to declaration of commerciality,2021. The Block 62 will expirecontract expires in 2028.2028 and Occidental delivered production of 12 Mboe/d in 2021. Block 65 is under the exploration phase with a 73% working interest and Occidental’s share of production for Block 62in 2021 was 22 MBOE/one Mboe/d in 2019.

United Arab Emirates
based on three oil discoveries. In 2011,2021, Occidental acquired a 40% participating interest in Al Hosn Gas, joining with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in a 30-year joint venture agreement. In 2019, Occidental’s shareinvested capital of production from Al Hosn Gas was 251 MMcf per day of natural gas$363 million to drill 111 wells and 40,000 barrels per day of NGLexecute facilities projects to support development and condensate. Al Hosn Gas includes gas processing facilities which are discussed further in “Marketing and Midstream Segment - Gas Processing, Gathering and CO2 .”EOR activities.
In 2019,2022, Occidental acquired a 9-yearplans to invest over $0.3 billion of capital to drill 128 wells and execute required facilities projects. Occidental will continue to enhance production by adding extended and dual laterals, stimulating wells with OXY JETTING, an in-house developed stimulation technique, and expanding thermal conformance. Occidental will continue to execute projects in Oman targeting emissions reductions. Based on the successful exploration concession and, subject to a declarationresults in Block 65 for 2021, the block’s Declaration of commerciality, a 35-year production concessionCommerciality is planned for onshore Block 3 which covers an area of approximately 1.5 million acres and is adjacent to Al Hosn Gas. Occidental conducts a majority of its Middle East business development activities through its office in Abu Dhabi, which also provides various support functions for Occidental’s Middle East oil and gas operations.2022.

Qatar
In Qatar, Occidental partners in the Dolphin Energy project,Project, an investment that is comprised of two separate economic interests. Occidental has a 24.5% interest in the upstream operations (Dolphin) to develop and produce NGL, natural gas NGL and condensate from Qatar’s North Field through mid-2032. Occidental also has a 24.5% interest in Dolphin Energy Limited,DEL, which operates a pipeline and is discussed further in “Marketingthe midstream and Midstream Segment –marketing segment section in this Form 10-K under Pipeline. In 2021, Occidental’s net share of production from the Dolphin upstream operations was 42 MBOE/d in 2019.40 Mboe/d.

UAE
In 2019, Occidental’s contract for Idd El Shargi North Dome (ISND) expired, and there was2011, Occidental acquired a mutually agreed early termination of its Idd El Shargi South Dome (ISSD) contract.

LATIN AMERICA ASSETS
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1. La Cira-Infantas Waterflood Area
2. Llanos Norte Basin
3. Teca Heavy Oil Area
4. Putumayo Basin


Colombia
Occidental has working interests40% participating interest in the La Cira-Infantas and Teca areas and has operations withinShah gas field (Al Hosn Gas), joining with the Llanos Norte Basin.Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, which expires in 2041. In 2021, Occidental’s interests range from 39% to 61% and certain interests expire between 2023 and 2038, while others extend through the economic limit of the areas.

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In 2019, Occidental and Ecopetrol initiated Teca steam flood project second phase development activities. During 2019, 17 new wells were drilled, and the initial facility upgrade project began.
Occidental also farmed into two additional blocks in the prospective Putumayo Basin, consolidating a position of 1.6 million gross acres in the basin.
Occidental’s net share of production from ColombiaAl Hosn Gas was 33 MBOE/234 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of natural gas and 37 Mbbl/d of NGL and condensate. Al Hosn Gas includes gas processing facilities which are discussed further in the midstream and marketing segment section in this Form 10-K under Gas Processing, Gathering and CO2.
In 2019 and 2020, Occidental acquired 9-year exploration concessions and, subject to a declaration of commerciality, 35-year production concessions for Onshore Block 3 and Block 5, which cover an area approximately 1.5 million acres and 1.0 million acres, respectively, and are adjacent to Al Hosn Gas. In 2021, Occidental announced a multi-zone oil and gas discovery in Block 3.
In 2022, Occidental plans to continue work on an expansion project that will increase the production capacity of the Al Hosn Gas processing facilities from the current 1.28 Bcf/d to 1.45 Bcf/d in 2019.2023 and continue further exploration activities in Onshore Block 3 and Block 5.

AFRICA ASSETSGhana - Discontinued Operations
In September 2019,October 2021, Occidental completed the sale of Mozambique LNG assetsits Ghana assets. Prior to Total for approximately $4.2 billion. In January 2020, Occidental completed the sale of South Africa assets to Total. Occidental and Total continue to work toward completing the sales of the remaining Africa Assets during 2020. The results of the Africa Assets are presented as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows. The remaining Africa Assets are classified as held-for-sale and not considered part of Occidental’s ongoing international operations as of December 31, 2019. Operations in Algeria involve production and development activities in Blocks 404A and 208 of Algeria’s Sahara Desert. The El Merk Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Block 208 processed produced oil and NGL, while the Hassi Berkine South and Ourhoud CPFs in Block 404A processed only produced oil.divestiture, Ghana operations includeincluded production and development activities located offshore in the West Cape Three Point Block and the Deepwater Tano Block. Occidental’s net share of production in 2021 was 16 Mboe/d.

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PROVED RESERVES
Proved oil, NGL and natural gas reserves were estimated using the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the year, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements. Oil, NGL and natural gas prices used for this purpose were based on posted benchmark prices and adjusted for price differentials including gravity, quality and transportation costs.
The following table shows the 2021, 2020 and 2019 2018 and 2017 calculated first-day-of-the-month average prices for both WTI and Brent oil prices, as well as the NYMEXHenry Hub gas prices:prices measured in million British thermal units (MMbtu):

  2019
 2018
 2017
WTI oil ($/barrel) $55.69
 $65.56
 $51.34
Brent oil ($/barrel) $63.03
 $72.20
 $54.93
NYMEX gas ($/Mcf) $2.58
 $3.10
 $2.98
202120202019
WTI Oil ($/Bbl)$66.56 $39.57 $55.69 
Brent Oil ($/Bbl)$69.24 $43.41 $63.03 
Henry Hub Natural Gas ($/MMbtu)$3.60 $1.98 $2.58 
Mt. Belvieu NGL ($/Bbl) (a)
$44.22 $18.74 N/A
(a)Mt. Belvieu pricing was added as an NGL benchmark beginning in 2020. Prior to 2020, WTI oil was used as a benchmark for NGL.

Occidental had proved reserves from continuing operations at year-end 20192021 of 3,827 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) (excluding the Africa Assets),3,512 MMboe, compared to the year-end 20182020 amount of 2,752 MMBOE.2,911 MMboe. Proved developed reserves represented approximately 76%75% and 73%78% of Occidental’s total proved reserves at year-end 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively. The following table shows the breakout of Occidental’s proved reserves from continuing operations by commodity as a percentage of total proved reserves:

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 2018
20212020
Oil 52% 57%Oil50 %51 %
NGLNGL22 %20 %
Natural gas 29% 25%Natural gas28 %29 %
NGL 19% 18%

Occidental does not have any reserves from non-traditional sources. For further information regarding Occidental’s proved reserves, see “Supplementalthe Supplemental Oil and Gas Information.”Information section in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
The following table details the proved developed and undeveloped reserves related to the Africa Assets that were presented as held for sale at December 31, 2019:
  Oil (MMbbl)
 NGL(MMbbl)
 Natural Gas (Bcf)
 Total (MMBOE)
Proved developed reserves 99
 7
 19
 109
Proved undeveloped reserves 14
 
 11
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CHANGES IN PROVED RESERVES
Occidental’s total proved reserves from continuing operations increased 1,075 MMBOE601 MMboe in 2019,2021, which was primarily driven by additionsprice and other revisions of 1,311 MMBOE primarily from the Acquisition829 MMboe and 356 MMBOE from Occidental’s development program.extensions and discoveries of 145 MMboe. These increases were partially offset by production of 426 MMboe and asset divestitures of 11 MMboe. Changes in reserves were as follows:

MMBOEMMboe2019
2021
Revisions of previous estimates(200829)
Improved recovery29320
Extensions and discoveries63145
Purchases1,31144
Sales(29(11))
Production(363(426))
Total1,075601

Occidental’s ability to add reserves, other than through purchases, depends on the success of infill development, extension, discovery and improved recovery extension and discovery projects, each of which depends on reservoir characteristics, technology improvements and oil and natural gas prices, as well as capital and operating costs. Many of these factors are outside management’s control and may negatively or positively affect Occidental’s reserves.

Purchases of Proved Reserves
In 2019, Occidental purchased proved reserves of 1,311 MMBOE primarily as part of the Acquisition, including proved reserves in the Permian Delaware Basin, the DJ Basin and Gulf of Mexico. As part of smaller asset purchases separate from the Acquisition, Occidental purchased proved reserves in Permian Resources New Mexico.

Revisions of Previous Estimates
Revisions can include upward or downward changes to previous proved reserve estimates for existing fields due to the evaluation or interpretation of geologic, production decline or operating performance data. In addition, product price changes affect proved reserves recorded by Occidental. For example, lower prices may decrease the economically recoverable reserves, particularly for domestic properties, because the reduced margin limits the expected life of the operations. Offsetting this effect, lower prices increase Occidental’s share of proved reserves under PSCs because more oil is required to recover costs. Conversely, when prices rise, Occidental’s share of proved reserves decreases for PSCs and economically
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recoverable reserves may increase for other operations. Reserve estimation rules require that estimated ultimate recoveries be much more likely to increase or remain constant than to decrease, as changes are made due to increased availability of technical data.
In 2019, Occidental had negative2021, Occidental’s revisions of 200 MMBOE,previous estimates of proved reserves were positive 829 MMboe, of which approximately 421 MMboe were positive price revisions. The positive price revisions were primarily related toassociated with the Permian Basin (380 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (51 MMboe), which were partially offset by negative price revisions changesof 35 MMboe on international PSCs.
An additional 208 MMboe of positive revisions were related to additions associated with infill development plans and reservoir performanceprojects, primarily in the Permian Basin.Basin (103 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (90 MMboe).
Further positive revisions of 101 MMboe were associated with updates based on reservoir performance.
The remaining revisions were associated with various other cost related revisions (57 MMboe) and management changes in development plans primarily due to higher average commodity prices compared to the prior year (42 MMboe).

Improved Recovery
In 2019,2021, Occidental added proved reserves of 293 MMBOE20 MMboe related to improved recovery primarily due to secondary and tertiary projects, mainly associated within certain international assets which accounted for approximately two-thirds of the Permian Basin.reserve additions. These properties comprise both conventional projects, which are characterized by the deployment of EOR development methods, largely employing application of CO2flood, waterflood or steam flood, and unconventional projects.flood. These types of conventional EOR development methods can be applied through existing wells, though additional drilling is frequently required to fully optimize the development configuration. Waterflooding is the technique of injecting water into the formation to displace the oil to the offsetting oil production wells. The use of either CO2 or steam flooding depends on the geology of the formation, the evaluation of engineering data, availability and cost of either CO2 or steam and other economic factors. Both techniques work similarly to lower viscosity causing the oil to move more easily to the producing wells. Many of Occidental’s projects, including unconventional projects, rely on improving permeability to increase flow in the wells. In addition, some improved recovery comes from drilling infill wells that allow recovery of reserves that would not be recoverable from existing wells.

Extensions and Discoveries
Occidental also added proved reserves from extensions and discoveries, which are dependent on successful exploration and exploitation programs. In 2019,2021, extensions and discoveries added 63 MMBOE145 MMboe primarily related to the recognition of proved undeveloped reserves due to post-Acquisition activities for acquired properties in the Permian Basin (120 MMboe) and Gulf of Mexico.Mexico (10 MMboe).

Purchases of Proved Reserves
In 2021, Occidental purchased proved reserves of 44 MMboe primarily consisting of proved reserves in the Permian EOR.

Sales of Proved Reserves
In 2019,2021, Occidental sold 29 MMBOE11 MMboe in proved reserves, mainlyprimarily related to non-corethe divestitures of certain non-strategic assets in the Permian Basin.

Proved Undeveloped Reserves
Occidental had PUD reserves at year-end 2021 of 865 MMboe, compared to the year-end 2020 amount of 645 MMboe.

Changes in PUD reserves were as follows:

MMboe2021
Revisions of previous estimates280
Improved recovery10
Extensions and discoveries60
Purchases6
Sales
Transfer to proved developed reserves(136)
Total220

Revisions of previous estimates were a positive 280 MMboe. Approximately 203 MMboe of the positive revisions were related to additions associated with infill development projects, primarily in the Permian Basin acreage.(99 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (90 MMboe). Additionally, the revisions included positive price revisions of 50 MMboe. The positive price revisions were primarily associated with the Permian Basin (48 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (8 MMboe). Further, 38 MMboe of positive revisions were related to management changes in development plans. The remaining revisions were associated with various updates based on reservoir performance.


Extensions and discoveries added 60 MMboe primarily related to the recognition of proved reserves in the Permian Basin (45 MMboe) and Gulf of Mexico (10 MMboe). Total improved recovery additions of 10 MMboe were primarily the result
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Proved Undeveloped Reserves
Occidental had proved undeveloped reserves at year-end 2019 of 904 MMBOE, compared to the year-end 2018 amount of 750 MMBOE. Changes in proved undeveloped reserves were as follows:
MMBOE
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2019
Revisions of previous estimates(166)
Improved recovery192
Extensions and discoveries36
Purchases317
Sales(29)
Transfer to proved developed reserves(196)
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of secondary and tertiary projects in international assets (9 MMboe). The 2021 additions to PUD reserves were offset by transfers to proved developed reserves. Transfers to proved developed reserves were a total of 136 MMboe. The transfers were primarily associated with the DJ Basin (70 MMboe), the Permian Basin (41 MMboe), and Gulf of Mexico (18 MMboe).
PUD reserves are supported by a five-year detailed field-level development plan, which includes the timing, location and capital commitment of the wells to be drilled. Only PUD reserves which are reasonably certain to be drilled within five years of booking and are supported by a final investment decision to drill them are included in the development plan. A portion of the PUD reserves associated with international operations are expected to be developed beyond the five years and are tied to approved long-term development projects.
In 2021, Occidental incurred approximately $1.8$0.6 billion in 2019 to convert proved undevelopedPUD reserves to proved developed reserves. Permian Basin addedreserves, and in 2021 Occidental converted approximately 500 MMBOE through improved recovery and purchases.
The 2019 additions to proved undeveloped15% of its PUD reserves were partially offset by 196 MMBOE transfers to proved developed, when adjusted for revisions and sales. As of December 31, 2021, Occidental had 865 MMboe of PUD reserves primarily in the Permian Basin, 166 MMBOE of negative revisionswhich 60% were associated with domestic onshore, 8% with Gulf of previous estimates primarily related to negative price revisions, changes to development plansMexico and reservoir performance in the Permian Basin.
32% with international assets. Occidental’s highest-return projects and most active development areas are located in the Permian Basin, which represented 44%45% of the proved undevelopedPUD reserves as of December 31, 2019. Nearly2021. Almost half of Occidental’s 20202022 capital program of $5.3$3.9 billion to $4.3 billion is allocated to the development program in the Permian Basin. Overall, Occidental plans to spend approximately $3.6$3.0 billion over the next five years to develop its proved undevelopedPUD reserves in the Permian Basin.
Occidental’s proved undevelopedAs of December 31, 2021, Occidental had 192 MMboe of pre-2017 PUD reserves in international locationsthat remained undeveloped. These PUD reserves relate to approved long-term development plans, 187 MMboe of which are associated with international development projects with physical limitations in existing gas processing capacity. Occidental remains committed to these projects and continues to actively progress the development of these volumes. In addition to the above, Occidental has 112 MMboe of PUD reserves that are scheduled to be developed more than five years from their initial date of booking. These PUD reserves are primarily related to approved long-term development plans with physical limitations in existing gas processing capacity, 63 MMboe of which are associated with other Permian EOR projects and 38 MMboe associated with international development projects.

RESERVES EVALUATION AND REVIEW PROCESS
Occidental’s estimates of proved reserves and associated future net cash flows as of December 31, 2019,2021, were made by Occidental’s technical personnel and are the responsibility of management. The estimation of proved reserves is based on the requirement of reasonable certainty of economic producibility and funding commitments by Occidental to develop the reserves. This process involves reservoir engineers, geoscientists, planning engineers and financial analysts. As part of the proved reserves estimation process, all reserve volumes are estimated by a forecast of production rates, operating costs and capital expenditures. Price differentials between benchmark prices (the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the year) and realized prices and specifics of each operating agreement are then used to estimate the net reserves. Production rate forecasts are derived by a number of methods, including estimates from decline curve analysis, type curve analysis, material balance calculations that take into account the volumes of substances replacing the volumes produced and associated reservoir pressure changes, seismic analysis and computer simulation of the reservoir performance. These reliable field-tested technologies have demonstrated reasonably certain results with consistency and repeatability in the formation being evaluated or in an analogous formation. Operating and capital costs are forecast using the current cost environment applied to expectations of future operating and development activities.
Net proved developed reserves are those volumes that are expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods for which the incremental cost of any additional required investment is relatively minor.
Net proved undevelopedPUD reserves are those volumes that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. Proved undevelopedPUD reserves are supported by a five-year, detailed, field-level development plan, which includes the timing, location and capital commitment of the wells to be drilled. The development plan is reviewed and approved annually by senior management and technical personnel. Annually, a detailed review is performed by Occidental’s Worldwide Reserves Group and its technical personnel on a lease-by-lease basis to assess whether proved undevelopedPUD reserves are being converted on a timely basis within five years from the initial disclosure date. Any leases not showing timely transfers from proved undevelopedPUD reserves to proved developed reserves are reviewed by senior management to determine if the remaining reserves will be developed in a timely manner and have sufficient capital committed in the development plan. Only proved undevelopedPUD reserves that are reasonably certain to be drilled within five years of booking and are supported by a final investment decision to drill them are included in the development plan. A portion of the proved undevelopedPUD reserves associated with international operations are expected to be developed beyond the five years and are tied to approved long-term development plans.
The current Senior Vice President, Reserves for Oxy Oil and Gas is responsible for overseeing the preparation of reserve estimates, in compliance with U.S. SEC rules and regulations, including the internal audit and review of Occidental’s oil and gas reserves data. He has over 3540 years of experience in the upstream sector of the exploration and production business and has held various assignments in North America, Asia and Europe. He is a three-time past Chair of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Oil and Gas Reserves Committee. He is an American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Certified Petroleum Geologist and currently serves on the AAPG Committee on Resource Evaluation. He is a member of the Society

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Economic Commission for Europe Expert Group on Resource Management. He has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in geology from Emory University in Atlanta.
Occidental has a Corporate Reserves Review Committee (Reserves Committee), consisting of senior corporate officers, to review and approve Occidental’s oil and gas reserves. The Reserves Committee reports to the Audit Committee of Occidental’s Board of Directors during the year. Since 2003, Occidental has retained Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (Ryder Scott), independent petroleum engineering consultants, to review its annual oil and gas reserve estimation processes. In addition, Occidental utilized Miller and Lents, Ltd. (M&L), independent petroleum engineering consultants who were previously retained by Anadarko, to review the annual oil and gas reserve estimation processes associated with the Anadarko reserves. For additional reserves information, see Supplemental Oil and Gas Information under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
In 2019, both2021, Ryder Scott and M&L conducted a process review of the methods and analytical procedures utilized by Occidental’s engineering and geological staff for estimating the proved reserves volumes, preparing the economic evaluations and determining the reserves classifications as of December 31, 2019,2021, in accordance with SEC regulatory standards. Ryder Scott and M&L reviewed the specific application of such methods and procedures for selected oil and gas properties considered to be a valid representation of Occidental’s 20192021 year-end total proved reserves portfolio. In 2019,2021, Ryder Scott reviewed approximately 20%36% of legacy Occidental’s proved oil and gas reserves. Since being engaged in 2003, Ryder Scott has reviewed the specific application of Occidental’s reserve estimation methods and procedures for approximately 80%91% of legacy Occidental’s existing proved oil and gas reserves. M&L reviewed approximately 90% of the Anadarko proved oil and gas reserves.
Management retained Ryder Scott and M&L to provide objective third-party input on its methods and procedures and to gather industry information applicable to Occidental’s reserve estimation and reporting process. Neither Ryder Scott nor M&L has not been engaged to render an opinion as to the reasonableness of reserves quantities reported by Occidental. Occidental has filed Ryder Scott’s and M&L’s independent reportsreport as exhibitsan exhibit to this Form 10-K.
Based on its reviews, including the data, technical processes and interpretations presented by Occidental, Ryder Scott and M&L havehas concluded that the overall procedures and methodologies Occidental utilized in estimating the proved reserves volumes, documenting the changes in reserves from prior estimates, preparing the economic evaluations and determining the reserves classifications for the reviewed properties are appropriate for the purpose thereof and comply with current SEC regulations.

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
The petroleumoil and gas exploration and production industry is highly competitive, andis subject to significant volatility due to various market conditions.conditions and operations are highly dependent on oil prices and, to a lesser extent, NGL and natural gas prices. Oil prices increased significantly in 2021. During 2021, as compared to 2020, the average annual $/Bbl of WTI crude increased to $67.91 from $39.40 and the average annual Brent oil price indexes increased throughout 2019 closing at $61.06 per barrel and $66.00 per barrel, respectively, as of December 31, 2019.increased to $70.78 from $43.21.
Oil prices will continue to be affected by: (i) global supply and demand, which are generally a function of global economic conditions, inventory levels, production or supply chain disruptions, technological advances, regional market conditions and the actions of OPEC, other significant producers and governments; (ii) transportation capacity, infrastructure constraints, and costs in producing areas; (iii) currency exchange rates and inflation rates; and (iv) the effect of changes in these variables on market perceptions.
NGL prices are related to the supply and demand for the components of products making up these liquids. Some of them more typically correlate to the price of oil while others are affected by natural gas prices as well as the demand for certain chemical products for which they are used as feedstock. In addition, infrastructure constraints magnify the pricing volatility from region to region.
Domestic natural gas prices and local differentials are strongly affected by local supply and demand fundamentals, as well as government regulations, global LNG demand and availability of transportation capacity from producing areas.
We expect that oil prices in the near-term will continue to be influenced by the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting impact on oil and gas supply and demand.
These and other factors make it difficult to predict the future direction of oil, NGL and domestic gas prices reliably. For purposes of the current capital plan, Occidental will continue to focus on allocating capital to its highest-return assets with the flexibility to adjust based on fluctuations in commodity prices. International gas prices are generally fixed under long-term contracts. Occidental continues to adjust capital expenditures in line with current economic conditions with the goal of keeping returns well above its cost of capital.

The timing, process and ultimate cost to transition to a lower carbon intensive economy remains largely unknown; various industry forecasts indicate a growing demand for hydrocarbons for the remainder of the current decade. Occidental believes its operational flexibility regarding its mix of short-cycle and mid-cycle projects and its knowledge and experience in CO2 separation, transportation, use, recycling and storage means that its oil and gas segment is well positioned to support Occidental’s transition to net zero as well as create opportunities in a low-carbon future.

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CHEMICAL SEGMENT

BUSINESS STRATEGY
OxyChem seeks to generate cash flow in excess of its normal capital expenditure requirements and achieve above-cost-of-capital returns. The chemical segment focuses on being a low-cost producer in order to maximize cash flow generation. OxyChem concentrates on the chlorovinyls chain, beginning with the co-production of caustic soda and chlorine. Caustic soda and chlorine are marketed to external customers. In addition, chlorine, together with ethylene, is converted through a series of intermediate products into polyvinyl chloride (PVC).PVC. OxyChem seeks to be a low-cost producer in order to generate cash flow in excess of its normal capital expenditure requirements and achieve above-cost-of-capital returns. OxyChem’s focus on chlorovinyls allows it to maximize the benefits of integration and take advantage of economies of scale. Capital is employed to sustain production capacity and to focus on projects and developments designed to improve the competitiveness of segment assets. Acquisitions and plant development opportunities may be pursued when they are expected to enhance the existing core chlor-alkali and PVC businesses or take advantage of other specific opportunities. In 2019,2021, capital expenditures for OxyChem totaled $267$308 million.

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
In 2019,2021, the United States economic growth, rate, estimated to be 2.3%5.6%, was lowersignificantly higher than the 2.9%3.4% contraction experienced in 2018,2020, which resulted in lowerhigher demand for most products including caustic soda and PVC. Ethylene prices trended downward in the first half of 2019 before increasing in the second half of the year with the total year average ethylene price being less than that of 2018. Pricing for causticPVC continued to remain strong in 2021 due to increased domestic demand and record high pricing in global markets. Caustic soda and PVC was lowerprices were significantly higher in 2019,2021, partially offset by lowerhigher energy and feedstock costs. Domestic demand for caustic soda and PVC was negatively impacted by slower or no growth in manufacturing, automotive and construction markets as well as a weaker pulp and paper market.

BUSINESS REVIEW
BASIC CHEMICALS
The lower U.S. economic growth rate resulted in lowerhigher domestic demand as the industry chlor-alkali operating rates decreased by 3%increased compared to 2018.2020. Liquid caustic soda pricesand chlorine prices/margins were lower both domestically and globallyhigher in 20192021 due to weakerstrong demand in the alumina and pulp and papermost market segments, which was partially offset by lowerhigher energy prices thanprices. Increases in 2018. Exports of downstreamprices/margins for caustic, chlorine and chlorine derivatives into the vinyls chain decreased in 2019 as2021 versus 2020 was driven by strong demand, for PVC lagged year-over-year.weather events and other supply disruptions.

VINYLS
Demand for PVC in 2019 decreased year-over-year in total as domesticStrong demand was down 3% from 2018 while export demand increased by less than 1%. Domestic demand was weaker in the first half of 2019 due to lower construction demand caused by weather conditions and demand did not fully recover in the second half of 2019. Export2020 continued into 2021, resulting in an 11% increase in domestic PVC demand. Housing starts, construction projects and low mortgage rates were the main catalyst driving the growth. During 2021, PVC producers were confronted with extended production outages, weather events and supply chain interruptions while PVC converters also experienced challenges due to shortages of labor, parts and raw materials. As with 2020, higher U.S. demand growthlimited PVC availability for export markets. 2021 PVC export volume was driven by emerging economy growth and competitive North American feedstock costs. Export volume remains a significant portion ofdown 32% year over year. PVC sales representing over 34%exports represented 19% of total North American producer’s production. PVC industry operating rates decreased by 1%production in 2021 compared to 2018. Industry PVC margins decreased28% in 2019 due to lower PVC prices partially offset by lower ethylene prices in the first half of 2019 and lower energy prices than in 2018.2020.

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Industry performance will depend on the health of the global economy specifically inand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The housing, construction automotive and durable goods markets. The housing and constructionautomotive markets are expected to strengthen over the next year while the automotive and durable goods markets look to remain flat or decrease slightly. Margins alsostrong throughout 2022. Product margins will depend on market supply and demand balances, and feedstock and energy prices. Weakeningprices, supply chain interruptions, labor constraints and rising inflation rates. Further recovery in the petroleum industry may negatively affectshould strengthen the demand and pricing of a numberdemand/margins for some of Occidental’s products that are consumed by industry participants. U.S. commodity export markets will continue tocould be impacted by the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.

BASIC CHEMICALS
ContinuedDemand for basic chemicals is expected to further improve in 2022 over 2021 levels. Improvement in most market segments is expected with the anticipated improvement in the United Statesoverall economy and recovering supply chains. Demand for chlorine and derivatives will improve with continued growth in the housing, market, offset by flat to weakeninggeneral construction and automotive and durable goods markets, are expected to result in a flattening to a moderate increase in demandmarkets. Demand for basic chemicalalkali products, in 2020. Export demand forparticularly caustic soda, is expected to be similar to 2019 levels driven by limited demand improvement intowill improve with growth in the pulp and paper, industrial and alumina market.markets. Chlor-alkali operating rates should improve moderately with higher demand and continued competitive energy and raw material pricing as compared to global feedstock costs. Businesses such as calcium chloride and muriatic acid may be affected by flatter U.S. oil growth trends, as well as shifts in drilling technology.

VINYLS
North American demand forDomestic PVC is expected to improve in 2020 over 2019 levels, as growth in residential construction spending is expected to rebound along with upside potential driven by new infrastructure projects. Although overall demand is expected to increaseremain strong with further year-over-year growth in North America, operating rates2022. Residential construction spending and expected new infrastructure projects are anticipatedforecasted to remain relatively flatdrive domestic growth in 2020 as new2022. New domestic PVC capacity is expected to fully enter the market. Growthmarket in the2022 but is not expected to have a material impact on PVC production rates due to domestic and export market is likely along with favorable ethylene costs continuing in 2020.growth expectations.


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MARKETING AND MIDSTREAM SEGMENT

BUSINESS STRATEGY
The marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment strives to maximize realized value by optimizing the use of its gathering, processing, transportation, storage and terminal commitments and by providing the oil and gas segment access to domestic and international markets. To generate returns, the segment evaluates opportunities across the value chain and uses its assets to provide services to Occidental’s subsidiaries, as well as third parties. The marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment operates or contracts for services on gathering systems, gas plants, co-generation facilities and storage facilities and invests in entities that conduct similar activities. From August 8, 2019, to December 31, 2019, WES’s operating results were consolidated in the marketing and midstream segment. As of December 31, 2019, Occidental will account for its ownership investment in WES under the equity method of accounting. See Note 16 - Investments and Related-Party Transactions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Also within the marketing and midstream segment is OLCV. OLCV seeks to capitalize on Occidental’s EOR leadership by developing carbon capture, utilization and storage projects that source anthropogenic CO2 and promote innovative technologies that drive cost efficiencies and economically grow Occidental’s business while reducing emissions.
This segment also seeks to minimize the costs of gas power and other commoditiespower used in Occidental’s various businesses. Capital is employed to sustain or expand assets to improve the competitiveness of Occidental’s businesses. In 2019,2021, capital expenditures related to the marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment totaled $461 million (including $365 million related$106 million.
Also included in the midstream and marketing segment is OLCV. OLCV seeks to WES).leverage Occidental’s carbon management expertise through the development of CCUS projects, and invests in innovative low-carbon technologies that are expected to reduce our carbon footprint and enable others to do the same.

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
MarketingMidstream and midstreammarketing segment earnings are affected by the performance of its various businesses, including its marketing, gathering and transportation, gas processing and power-generation assets. The marketing business aggregates, markets and stores Occidental and third-party volumes. Marketing performance is affected primarily by commodity price changes and margins in oil and gas transportation and storage programs. The marketing business results can experience significant volatility depending on commodity price changesprices and the MidlandMidland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads. In 2021, Permian to Gulf Coast spreads. In 2019, the Permian takeawaytransportation capacity increased as several new third-party pipelines were completed, whichcompleted. This, along with reduction in turnPermian Basin production, reduced the MidlandMidland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads. The Midland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads have decreased from an average of $1.43 per barrel in 2020 to Gulf Coast spreads.$0.48 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2021. A $0.25 change in the Midland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads impacts total year operating cash flows by approximately $65 million. Gas gathering, processing and transportation results are affected by fluctuations in commodity prices and the volumes that are processed and transported through the segment’s plants, as well as the margins obtained on related services from investments in which Occidental has an equity interest. The 2019 declines2021 increases in NGL prices and sulfur prices negativelypositively impacted the gas processing business.

BUSINESS REVIEW
MARKETING
The marketing group markets substantially all of Occidental’s oil, NGL and natural gas production as well as trades aroundand optimizes its assets, including contracted transportation and storage capacity. Occidental’s third-party marketing activities focus on purchasing oil, NGL and gas for resale from parties whose oil and gas supply is located near its transportation and storage assets. These purchases allow Occidental to aggregate volumes to better utilize and optimize its assets. In 2019,2021, compared to the prior year, marketing results were negatively impacted byfavorable due to the decline inrising crude oil price environment and its impact on export sales.

DELIVERY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITMENTS
Occidental has made long-term commitments to certain refineries and other buyers to deliver oil, NGL and natural gas. The total amount contracted to be delivered is approximately 92 MMbbl of oil through 2025, 731 MMbbl of NGL through 2029 and 764 Bcf of gas through 2029. The price for these deliveries is set at the Midland-to-Gulftime of delivery of the product.
Occidental has pipeline take-or-pay capacity of approximately 800 thousand barrels per day (Mbbl/d) to the Gulf Coast, spreads, as well as non-cash mark-to-market losses.leased storage capacity of approximately 10 MMbbl and capacity at the Ingleside Crude terminal of approximately 525 Mbbl/d.


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PIPELINE
Occidental’s pipeline business mainly consists of its 24.5% ownership interest in Dolphin Energy. Dolphin EnergyDEL. DEL owns and operates a 230-mile-long, 48-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (Dolphin Pipeline), which transports dry natural gas from Qatar to the UAE and Oman. The Dolphin Pipeline has capacity to transport up to 3.2 Bcf of natural gas per dayBcf/d and currently transports approximately 2.2 Bcf per day,2.0 Bcf/d and up to 2.5 Bcf per day2.2 Bcf/d in the summer months.
In 2019, compared to the prior year, pipeline income declined due to the 2018 sale of the Centurion Pipeline common carrier oil pipeline and storage system and the Ingleside Crude Terminal.

GAS PROCESSING, GATHERING AND CO2
Occidental processes its and third-party domestic wet gas to extract NGL and other gas byproducts, including CO2, and delivers dry gas to pipelines. Margins primarily result from the difference between inlet costs of wet gas and market prices for NGL.
As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental has 54.5%owned all of limited partner unit interest and a 2%the 2.2% non-voting general partner unit interest and 49.7% of the limited partner units in WES. In addition, Occidental hasOn a combined basis, with its 2% non-voting limited partner interest in Western Midstream Operating, LP a consolidated subsidiary of WES. Prior to December 31, 2019 Occidental consolidated WES. As of December 31, 2019, Occidental recognizes(WES Operating), Occidental's total effective economic interest in WES as an equity method investment.and its subsidiaries was 51.8%. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form
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10-K for more information regarding Occidental’s equity method investment in WES. WES owns gathering systems, plants and pipelines and earns revenue from fee-based and service-based contracts with Occidental and third parties.
Occidental also has aOccidental’s 40% participating interest in Al Hosn Gas which isalso includes sour gas processing facilities that are designed to process 1.3 Bcf per day1.28 Bcf/d of natural gas and separate it into salable gas, condensate, NGL and sulfur. In 2019,2021, the facilitiesproject produced approximately 11,500 metric tons per day640 MMcf/d of natural gas, 100 Mbbl/d of NGL and condensate, and 11,700 tons/d of sulfur, of which approximately 4,600 metric tonsOccidental’s net share was Occidental’s share. Al Hosn Gas facilities generate revenues from256 MMcf/d of natural gas, processing fees40 Mbbl/d of NGL and the salecondensate and 4,700 tons/d of sulfur.sulfur.
In 2019,2021, compared to the prior year, gas processing, gathering and CO2 results increased primarily due to income from WES partially offset by lowerhigher sulfur and NGL prices and sulfur prices which negatively impacted the gas processing business.prices.

POWER GENERATION FACILITIES
Earnings from power and steam generation facilities are derived from sales to affiliates and third parties.

LOW CARBONLOW-CARBON VENTURES
OLCV was formed to execute on Occidental’s vision to reduce global emissions and provide a more sustainable future through low carbonthe development of low-carbon energy and products. OLCV capitalizes on Occidental’s extensive experience in utilizing CO2 for EOR by investing in technologies, developingits development of CCUS projects and providing services to third parties to facilitate and accelerate the implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage projects and opportunities for zero-carbon power.their CCUS projects. Moreover, OLCV is fostering new technologies, including DAC and low-carbon power sources, and business models with the potential to position Occidental as a leader in the production of low-carbon oil and products.
Occidental has developed standards and protocols recognized by the EPA for monitoring, reporting and verifying the amount, safety and permanence of CO2 stored through secure geologic sequestration. Occidental holds the nation’s first two EPA-approved monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) plans for geologic sequestration through EOR production and obtained a third MRV plan in 2021.
OLCV is currently conducting front-end engineering design work and feasibility studies on a number of projects to capture and sequester CO2, either from the atmosphere or from industrial point sources. In 2022, OLCV plans to invest approximately $300 million to pursue various projects.
The profitability of sequestration projects is dependent upon the costs of developing, building and operating sequestration infrastructure, demand for sequestration services from emitters and the availability of certain tax attributes and credits generated from the capture and storage of CO2.

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
MarketingMidstream and midstreammarketing segment results can experience volatility depending on the Midland to Gulf CoastMidland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads, and commodity price changes. The decline in the Midland to Gulf Coast spreads in the second half of 2019 has continued into the early part of 2020. If the spread remains at current levels or are lower for the rest of 2020, this could significantly reduce margins in the marketing business.changes and demand impacting export sales. To a lesser extent, declines in commodity prices, including NGL and sulfur prices, would reduce the results for the gas processing business.


At the end of 2021, the U.S. experienced economy-wide cost increases, which could increase the cost of sequestration projects. Occidental saw increased interest from third parties in providing sequestration services during the year. Additionally, grants, credits and other tax-advantaged low-carbon attributes continue to be actively discussed at both state and federal levels. These trends are expected to continue, which Occidental believes will enhance the economics of sequestration projects.
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SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Segment earnings exclude income taxes, interest income, interest expense, environmental remediation expenses, unallocated corporate expenses and discontinued operations, but include gains and losses from dispositionsdivestitures of segment assets and income from the segments’ equity investments. Seasonality is not a primary driver of changes in Occidental’s consolidated quarterly earnings during the year.
The following table sets forth the sales and earnings of each operating segment and corporate items for the years ended December 31:

millions, except per share amounts202120202019
NET SALES (a)
Oil and gas$18,941 $13,066 $13,941 
Chemical5,246 3,733 4,102 
Midstream and marketing2,863 1,768 4,132 
Eliminations(1,094)(758)(1,264)
Total$25,956 $17,809 $20,911 
SEGMENT RESULTS AND EARNINGS
Domestic$2,900 $(8,758)$838 
International1,497 (742)1,851 
Exploration(252)(132)(169)
Oil and gas4,145 (9,632)2,520 
Chemical
1,544 664 799 
Midstream and marketing257 (4,175)241 
Total$5,946 $(13,143)$3,560 
Unallocated corporate items
Interest expense, net(1,614)(1,424)(1,002)
Income tax benefit (expense)(915)2,172 (861)
Other(627)(1,138)(2,204)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$2,790 $(13,533)$(507)
Discontinued operations, net(468)(1,298)(15)
Net income (loss)2,322 (14,831)(522)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — (145)
Less: Preferred stock dividends(800)(844)(318)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$1,522 $(15,675)$(985)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$1.62 $(17.06)$(1.22)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$1.58 $(17.06)$(1.22)
(a)Intersegment sales eliminate upon consolidation and are generally made at prices approximating those that the selling entity would be able to obtain in third-party transactions.

millions, except per share amounts 2019
 2018
 2017
NET SALES (a)
      
Oil and Gas $13,423
 $10,441
 $7,870
Chemical 4,102
 4,657
 4,355
Marketing and Midstream 4,132
 3,656
 1,157
Eliminations (1,264) (930) (874)
Total $20,393
 $17,824
 $12,508
SEGMENT RESULTS AND EARNINGS      
Domestic $838
 $621
 $(589)
International 1,683
 1,896
 1,767
Exploration (169) (75) (67)
Oil and Gas 2,352
 2,442
 1,111
Chemical 
 799
 1,159
 822
Marketing and Midstream 241
 2,802
 85
Total $3,392
 $6,403
 $2,018
Unallocated corporate items      
Interest expense, net (1,002) (356) (324)
Income taxes (693) (1,477) (17)
Other (2,204) (439) (366)
Income (loss) from continuing operations $(507) $4,131
 $1,311
Discontinued operations, net (15) 
 
Net income (loss) (522) 4,131
 1,311
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (145) 
 
Less: Preferred stock dividends (318) 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $(985) $4,131
 $1,311
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic $(1.22) $5.40
 $1.71
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted $(1.22) $5.39
 $1.70
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ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY

OIL AND GAS SEGMENT
Results of Operations
millions202120202019
Segment Sales$18,941 $13,066 $13,941 
Segment Results (a)
Domestic$2,900 $(8,758)$838 
International1,497 (742)1,851 
Exploration(252)(132)(169)
Total$4,145 $(9,632)$2,520 
Items affecting comparability
Asset impairments and related items - domestic (b)
$(282)$(5,904)$(288)
Asset impairments and related items - international (c)
$ $(1,195)$(39)
Asset sale gains (losses), net - domestic (d)
$27 $(1,275)$475 
Asset sale losses, net - international (e)
$43 $(353)$— 
Oil, natural gas and CO2 mark-to-market gains (losses)
$(280)$1,090 $(15)
Rig terminations and other - domestic$ $(59)$— 
Rig terminations and other - international$ $(13)$— 
(a)Results included significant items affecting comparability discussed in the footnotes below.
(b)The 2021 amount included $282 million of asset impairments primarily related to undeveloped leases that either expired or were set to expire in the near-term where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities. The 2020 amount included pre-tax impairments of $4.5 billion primarily related to domestic onshore unproved acreage as well as $1.3 billion primarily related to other domestic onshore assets and the Gulf of Mexico. The 2019 amount included $285 million of impairment and related charges associated with domestic undeveloped leases that were set to expire in the near-term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities.
(c)The 2020 amount included $1.2 billion of impairment and related charges associated with Occidental’s proved properties in Algeria and Oman. The 2019 amount related to Occidental’s mutually agreed early termination of certain Qatar concessions.
(d)The 2021 amount included $27 million in post-closing consideration earned from 2020 asset sales as a result of certain production and pricing targets being met. The 2020 amount included a $440 million loss on the sale of Occidental’s mineral and fee surface acres in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah and losses of $820 million related to the sale of non-core, largely non-operated acreage in the Permian Basin. The 2019 amount included gain on the sale of a portion of Occidental’s joint venture with ECOPETROL S.A. (Ecopetrol) and a loss on sale of real estate assets.
(e)The 2021 amount primarily included $55 million in post-closing consideration earned from 2020 asset sales as a result of certain production and pricing targets being met, The 2020 amount included a loss on the sale of Occidental’s Colombia assets of $353 million.

millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Segment Sales $13,423
 $10,441
 $7,870
Segment Results (a)
      
Domestic $838
 $621
 $(589)
International 1,683
 1,896
 1,767
Exploration (169) (75) (67)
Total $2,352
 $2,442
 $1,111
       
Items affecting comparability      
Asset sale gains, net (b)
 $475
 $
 $655
Asset impairments and related items domestic (c)
 $(288) $
 $(397)
Asset impairments and related items international (d)
 $(39) $(416) $(4)
Oil collars mark-to-market gains $(107) $
 $
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(b)

The 2019 amount included gain on sale of a portion of Occidental’s joint venture with Ecopetrol and a loss on sale of real estate assets. The 2017 gain on sale of assets included the sale of South Texas and non-core acreage in the Permian Basin.
(c)
The 2019 amount included $285 million of impairment and related charges associated with domestic undeveloped leases that were set to expire in the near term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities. The 2017 amount included $397 million of impairment and related charges associated with non-core proved and unproved Permian acreage.    
(d)
The 2019 amount related to Occidental’s mutually agreed early termination of its Qatar ISSD contract. The 2018 amount consisted of impairment and related charges associated with ISND and ISSD.

The following table sets forth the average realized prices for oil, NGL and natural gas from ongoing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019,2021, and includes a year-over-year change calculation:
2021Year over Year Change
2020 (a)
Year over Year Change
2019 (a)
Average Realized Prices   
Oil ($/Bbl)
   
United States$66.39 82 %$36.39 (33)%$54.31 
International$65.08 57 %$41.50 (33)%$62.00 
Total worldwide$66.14 77 %$37.34 (34)%$56.26 
NGL ($/Bbl)
United States$30.62 156 %$11.98 (25)%$16.03 
International$26.13 61 %$16.22 (26)%$21.85 
Total worldwide$30.01 139 %$12.58 (27)%$17.20 
Natural Gas ($/Mcf)
United States$3.30 180 %$1.18 (10)%$1.31 
International$1.69 %$1.67 %$1.66 
Total worldwide$2.87 119 %$1.31 (10)%$1.45 
(a)2020 and 2019 average realized prices have been adjusted to reflect the exclusion of Colombia, which was sold in 2020.
millions (except percentages) 2019
 Year over Year Change
 2018
 Year over Year Change
 2017
Average Realized Prices          
Oil Prices ($ per bbl)
          
United States $54.31
 (4)% $56.30
 18 % $47.91
Latin America $57.26
 (11)% $64.32
 33 % $48.50
Middle East $61.96
 (8)% $67.69
 34 % $50.38
Total worldwide $56.09
 (8)% $60.64
 24 % $48.93
NGL Prices ($ per bbl)
       

  
United States $16.03
 (42)% $27.64
 17 % $23.67
Middle East $21.31
 (8)% $23.20
 29 % $18.05
Total worldwide $17.06
 (35)% $26.25
 21 % $21.63
Gas Prices ($ per Mcf)
       

  
United States $1.31
 (18)% $1.59
 (31)% $2.31
Latin America $7.01
 9 % $6.43
 27 % $5.08
Total worldwide $1.45
 (10)% $1.62
 (12)% $1.84

Domestic oil and gas results, excluding items affecting comparability, increased in 2019 compared to 2018 primarily due to higher oil, NGL and natural gas sales volumes mostly due to added production from the Acquisition and increased production in the legacy Occidental Permian Resources operations, partially offset by lower realized oil, NGL and natural gas prices. Domestic oil and gas results, excluding significant items affecting comparability, increased in 20182021 compared to 20172020 primarily due to an increase in average domestichigher realized oil, NGL and natural gas prices, partially offset by higher volumes and lower DD&A rates.
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International oil and gas results, excluding significant items affecting comparability, decreased in 2019 compared to 2018 primarily due to lower volumes from the expiration of the ISND contract and early termination of the ISSD contract as well as a decrease in realized oil prices in Latin America and the Middle East. International oil and gas results, excluding significant items affecting comparability, increased in 20182021 compared to 20172020 primarily due to an increase in realizedhigher oil prices in Latin America and the Middle East, respectively.partially offset by lower oil volumes.

Production
The following table sets forth the production volumes of oil, NGL and natural gas per day from ongoing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20192021, and includes a year-over-year change calculation:
Production per Day, Ongoing Operations (Mboe/d)2021Year over Year Change2020Year over Year Change2019
United States   
Permian487 (15)%575 13 %509 
Rockies & Other Domestic302 (9)%332 126 %147 
Gulf of Mexico144 11 %130 124 %58 
Total933 (10)%1,037 45 %714 
International
Algeria & Other International44 (2)%45 88 %24 
Al Hosn Gas76 (3)%78 (5)%82 
Dolphin40 (9)%44 %42 
Oman74 (13)%85 (4)%89 
Total234 (7)%252 %237 
Total Production from Ongoing Operations1,167 (9)%1,289 36 %951 
Operations exited (a)
16 (72)%58 (26)%78 
Total Production (Mboe/d) (b)
1,183 (12)%1,347 31 %1,029 
(a)Operations exited include the Ghana assets (sold in October 2021), the Colombia onshore assets (sold in December 2020) and the Qatar Idd El Shargi Fields (exited in 2019).
(b)Natural gas volumes have been converted to Boe based on energy content of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil. Boe equivalent does not necessarily result in price equivalency. Please refer to the Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (unaudited) section of this Form 10-K for additional information on oil and gas production and sales.
Production per Day from Ongoing Operations (MBOE/d) 2019
 Year over Year Change
 2018
 Year over Year Change
 2017
United States          
Permian Resources 355
 66 % 214
 52 % 141
Permian EOR 154
  % 154
 3 % 150
DJ Basin 120
 N/A
 
 N/A
 
Gulf of Mexico 58
 N/A
 
 N/A
 
Other Domestic 27
 N/A
 4
 N/A
 5
Total 714
 92 % 372
 26 % 296
Latin America 34
 6 % 32
  % 32
Middle East   

   

  
Al Hosn Gas 82
 12 % 73
 3 % 71
Dolphin 42
 5 % 40
 (5)% 42
Oman 89
 3 % 86
 (9)% 95
Qatar 35
 (36)% 55
 (5)% 58
Total 248
 (2)% 254
 (5)% 266
Total Production from Ongoing Operations 996
 51 % 658
 11 % 594
Sold domestic operations 
 N/A
 
 N/A
 8
Discontinued operations - Africa Assets 33
 N/A
 
 N/A
 
Total Production (MBOE/d) (a)
 1,029
 56 % 658
 9 % 602
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Average daily production volumes from ongoing operations increaseddecreased in 20192021 compared to 20182020 primarily due to 264 MBOE/d in acquiredmaintaining capital expenditures at a level to sustain production fromat the Acquisition, including 120 MBOE/d in DJ Basin, 58 MBOE/d in the Gulf of Mexico and 63 MBOE/d in the Delaware Basin, as well as an increase of 78 MBOE/d in the legacyrate Occidental Permian Resources operations as a result of increased drilling and well productivity.exited 2020.
Average daily production volumes from ongoing operations increased in 2018 compared to 2017 primarily due to higher Permian Resources production which increased by 52% from the prior year, due to developmental drilling activity and improved well performance.

Lease operating expenseOperating Expense
The following table sets forth the average lease operating expense per BOEBoe from ongoing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019:2021:

  2019 2018 2017
Average lease operating expense per BOE $9.19 $11.52 $11.20
202120202019
Average lease operating expense per Boe$7.58 $6.38 $9.07 

Average lease operating expense per BOE, decreasedBoe increased in 20192021 compared to 20182020 primarily due toas a result of higher maintenance, support and workover costs in the Gulf of Mexico, including additional costs associated with platforms reaching the end of their useful life, as well as higher energy and purchase injectant costs in the Permian, partially offset by continued operational efficiencies related towhich decreased down hole maintenance and workover and support cost. Combined 2019 Permian Resources lease operating expense per BOE, was $6.80 which represented a decrease of 6% fromcosts in the prior year.Permian.
Average lease operating costs per BOE, excluding taxes other than on income, increased in 2018 compared to 2017 primarily due to increased surface operations and maintenance costs. Permian Resources lease operating costs per BOE for 2018 decreased by 10% from the prior year, and the fourth quarter of 2018 costs were below $7.00 per BOE, due to continued improved operational efficiencies.

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CHEMICAL SEGMENT
millions202120202019
Segment Sales$5,246 $3,733 $4,102 
Segment Results$1,544 $664 $799 
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Segment Sales $4,102
 $4,657
 $4,355
Segment Results $799
 $1,159
 $822

Chemical segment results decreased in 2019 compared to 2018 due to lower realized caustic soda prices and lower domestic demand across many product lines partially offset by favorable feedstock costs. The 2019 earnings also reflected fees received under a pipeline easement agreement that was executed during the first quarter of 2019.
Chemical segment results increased in 20182021 compared to 20172020 due to significant improvements in realizedimproved demand due to improved U.S. economic growth and higher prices across most product lines, including caustic soda pricing, strong margins and demand across many product lines and lower ethylene costs, slightlyPVC, partially offset by decreased caustic soda export volumes. The 2018 earnings also benefited from the full-year equity contributions from the joint venturehigher raw material costs, primarily ethylene cracker in Ingleside, Texas, and additional earning contributions from the Geismar, Louisiana plant expansion to produce 4CPe.energy.

MARKETINGMIDSTREAM AND MIDSTREAMMARKETING SEGMENT
millions202120202019
Segment Sales$2,863 $1,768 $4,132 
Segment Results (a)
$257 $(4,175)$241 
Items affecting comparability
Asset sales gains (losses) and others, net (b)
$124 $(46)$114 
Goodwill impairments and other charges (c)
$(21)$(4,194)$(1,002)
Derivative gains (losses), net (d)
$(252)$97 $(184)
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Segment Sales $4,132
 $3,656
 $1,157
Segment Results (a)
 $241
 $2,802
 $85
       
Items affecting comparability      
Asset and equity investment sale gains (b)
 $114
 $907
 $94
Asset impairments and other charges(c)
 $(1,002) $
 $(120)
Interest rate swaps MTM, net(d)
 $30
 $
 $
(a)
Results include items affecting comparability listed below, as well as WES segment results from August 8, 2019 to December 31, 2019 of $541 million.
(b)
The 2019 amount represented a $114 million gain on the sale of an equity investment in Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (together, Plains). The 2018 amount represented a gain on sale of non-core domestic midstream assets. The 2017 amount represented a non-cash fair value gain related to Plains.
(c)
The 2019 amount included a $1 billion charge as a result of recording Occidental’s investment in WES at fair value as of December 31, 2019 upon the loss of control. The 2017 amount represented impairments and related charges related to idled midstream facilities.
(d)
The 2019 amount represented a $30 million mark-to-market gain on an interest rate swap for WES.

Marketing and midstream segment results, excluding(a)Results included significant items affecting comparability decreaseddiscussed in 2019 compared to 2018, primarily due to lower marketing marginsthe footnotes below.
(b)The 2021 amount included a $102 million gain from the decreasesale of 11.5 million limited partner units in WES. The 2020 amount represented a loss on the Midland-to-Gulf Coast spreads by approximately $4.00 per barrelexchange of WES common units to retire a $260 million note. The 2019 amount represented a $114 million gain on the sale of an equity investment in Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and lower pipeline income duePlains GP Holdings, L.P. (together, Plains).
(c)The 2020 amount included a $2.7 billion other-than-temporary impairment of the equity investment in WES and $1.4 billion of impairments related to the 2018 saleswrite-off of goodwill and a loss from an equity investment related to WES’ write-off of its goodwill. The 2019 amount included a $1 billion charge as a result of recording Occidental’s investment in WES at fair value as of December 31, 2019 upon the Centurion pipelineloss of control.
(d)The 2019 amount represented a $30 million mark-to-market gain on an interest rate swap for WES and the Ingleside Crude Oil Terminal.other derivative mark-to-market activity.
Marketing
Midstream and midstreammarketing segment results, excluding items affecting comparability, increased in 20182021 compared to 20172020, primarily due to improved marketing results from higher marketing margins from improved Midland-to-Gulf Coast spreads and higher gas plant income due to higher domestic NGLcrude oil prices and higher sulfur prices in connection withat Al Hosn Gas sulfur sales.Gas.

CORPORATE
Significant corporate items during 2019 include the following:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Items Affecting Comparability      
Anadarko acquisition-related costs $(1,647) $
 $
Bridge loan financing fees $(122) $
 $
Other acquisition-related pension and other termination benefits $37
 $
 $
Asset impairments and other charges $(22) $
 $
Gains on warrants and interest rate swaps, net $203
 $
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CORPORATE
Significant corporate items include the following:

millions202120202019
Items Affecting Comparability
Anadarko acquisition-related costs (a)
$(153)$(339)$(1,647)
Bridge loan financing fees (a)
$ $— $(122)
Acquisition-related pension & termination benefits (a)
$ $114 $37 
Interest rate swap gains (losses), net (b)
$122 $(428)$122 
Early debt extinguishment expenses and other$(118)$— $(22)
Warrants gains, net (b)
$ $$81 
(a)See Note 5 - Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more information.
(b)See Note 8 - Derivatives in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more information.

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INCOME TAXES

Deferred tax liabilities, net ofTotal deferred tax assets, of $3.7after valuation allowance, were $3.5 billion were $9.7and $4.3 billion atas of December 31, 2019. The2021 and 2020, respectively. Occidental expects to realize the recorded deferred tax assets, net of any allowances, are expected to be realized through future operating income and reversal of temporary differences. The total deferred tax liabilities were $10.5 billion and $11.4 billion as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in net deferred tax liability in 2021 compared to 2020 was primarily driven by the impact of lower capital spending and domestic asset impairments for which Occidental does not receive an immediate tax benefit, partially offset by the utilization of net operating losses and other tax attributes.

LEGAL ENTITY REORGANIZATION
In order to align Occidental’s legal entity structure with the nature of its business activities after completing the acquisition of Anadarko and subsequent large scale post-Acquisition divestiture program, management has undertaken a legal entity reorganization that is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result of this legal entity reorganization, management will make an adjustment to the tax basis in a portion of its operating assets, thus reducing Occidental’s deferred tax liabilities. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2022, Occidental will record a one-time non-cash tax benefit that is currently estimated not to exceed $2.6 billion, in connection with this reorganization. The timing of any reduction in Occidental’s future cash taxes as a result of this legal entity reorganization will be dependent on a number of factors, including prevailing commodity prices, capital activity level and production mix. Occidental will complete its review of its tax basis calculations, fair value assessments and other information and will finalize the adjustment to its deferred tax liabilities during the first quarter of 2022.

WORLDWIDE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
The following table sets forth the calculation of the worldwide effective tax rate for income from continuing operations:

millions202120202019
SEGMENT RESULTS   
Oil and gas$4,145 $(9,632)$2,520 
Chemical1,544 664 799 
Midstream and marketing257 (4,175)241 
Unallocated corporate items(2,241)(2,562)(3,206)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes$3,705 $(15,705)$354 
Income tax benefit (expense) 
Federal and state(247)2,607 34 
Foreign(668)(435)(895)
Total income tax benefit (expense)(915)2,172 (861)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$2,790 $(13,533)$(507)
Worldwide effective tax rate25 %14 %243 %
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
SEGMENT RESULTS      
Oil and Gas $2,352
 $2,442
 $1,111
Chemical 799
 1,159
 822
Marketing and Midstream 241
 2,802
 85
Unallocated corporate items (3,206) (795) (690)
Income from continuing operations before taxes $186
 $5,608
 $1,328
Income tax expense (benefit)  
  
  
Federal and state (34) 463
 (903)
Foreign 727
 1,014
 920
Total income tax expense $693
 $1,477
 $17
Income (loss) from continuing operations $(507) $4,131
 $1,311
Worldwide effective tax rate 373% 26% 1%
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In 2019,2021, Occidental’s worldwide effective tax rate was 373%25%, which was higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% due to higher tax rates in the foreign jurisdictions in which Occidental operates, partially offset by the tax impact of business credits, state tax revaluations and other domestic tax benefits.
In 2020, Occidental’s worldwide effective tax rate was 14%, which was largely a result of Acquisition-related coststhe impairment of the WES goodwill and charges associated with the loss of control of WEScertain international assets for which Occidental received no tax benefit. Excluding the impact of items affecting comparability,benefit and higher-taxed international operations which generally caused Occidental’s worldwide effective tax rate for 2019 would be 36%.
The increase in worldwide effective tax rateto vary significantly from 2017 to 2018 was primarily due to the 2017 remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities to the new federalU.S. corporate income tax rate.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME ITEMS
millions202120202019
Net sales$25,956 $17,809 $20,911 
Interest, dividends and other income$166 $118 $217 
Gains (losses) on sale of assets, net$192 $(1,666)$622 
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Net sales $20,393
 $17,824
 $12,508
Interest, dividends and other income $217
 $136
 $99
Gain on sale of equity investments and other assets, net $622
 $974
 $667


NET SALES
Price and volume changes generally represent the majority of the change in the oil and gas and chemical segments sales. MarketingMidstream and midstreammarketing sales are mainly impactedgenerally represent the margins earned by the change inmarketing business at it strives to optimize the Midland-to-Gulf Coast spread for the marketing businessuse of its transportation, storage and terminal commitments to provide access to domestic and international markets and, to a lesser extent, the change in NGL and sulfur prices forrevenues from the gas processing business.
The increase in net sales in 20192021 compared to 20182020 was primarily due to higher domestic volumes related to the Acquisition,realized commodity prices, which added approximately $3.5 billion in net sales as well as increased production activity in Occidental’s Permian Resources operations,were partially offset by lower oil NGL and natural gas prices in the oil and gas segment and lower realized caustic soda prices in the chemical segment.
The increase in netvolumes. Chemical sales in 2018 compared to 2017 was mainlyincreased primarily due to higher oil prices and higher domestic oil volumes as well as higher marketing margins in the marketingacross all product lines, specifically PVC, VCM and midstream segmentcaustic due to increased domestic demand and record high pricing in global markets. Midstream and marketing sales improved Midland-to-Gulf Coast spreadsdue to the rising crude oil price environment and its impact on export sales and higher realized caustic sodasulfur prices in the chemical segment. Average worldwide realized oil prices rose approximately 24% from 2017 to 2018.at Al Hosn Gas.

GAINS (LOSSES) ON SALE OF ASSETS, NET
The 20192021 gains on sales of assets, net, was primarily comprised of a gain on sale included a net gain of $475 million related to Occidental’s Midland Basin joint venture with Ecopetrol and sale of real estate assets and $114 million from the sale of Occidental’s remaining equity investmentlimited partner units of WES in Plains.
The 2018 gainthe first quarter of 2021 as well as post-closing consideration earned on sale2020 asset sales as a result of certain production and pricing targets being met. Losses on asset sales in 2020 included $820 million related to the sale of certain non-core, domestic midstream assets includinglargely non-operated acreage in the Centurion common carrier pipeline and storage system, Southeast New Mexico oil gathering system, and Ingleside Crude Terminal of $907 million.
The 2017 gain on sale includedPermian Basin, $440 million related to the sale of South Texas4.5 million mineral acres and non-core proved1 million fee surface acres located in Wyoming, Colorado and unproved Permian acreage.
Utah, $353 million related to the sale of the Colombia onshore assets and a loss of $46 million related to an exchange of 27.9 million WES limited partner units to retire a $260 million note payable to WES.

EXPENSE ITEMS
millions202120202019
Oil and gas operating expense$3,160 $3,065 $3,282 
Transportation and gathering expense$1,419 $1,600 $635 
Chemical and midstream cost of sales$2,772 $2,408 $2,791 
Purchased commodities$2,308 $1,395 $1,679 
Selling, general and administrative$863 $864 $893 
Other operating and non-operating expense$1,065 $884 $1,421 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$8,447 $8,097 $6,140 
Asset impairments and other charges$304 $11,083 $1,361 
Taxes other than on income$1,005 $622 $840 
Anadarko Acquisition-related costs$153 $339 $1,647 
Exploration expense$252 $132 $247 
Interest and debt expense, net$1,614 $1,424 $1,066 

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EXPENSE ITEMS
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Oil and gas operating expense $3,246
 $2,761
 $2,427
Transportation expense $621
 $152
 $175
Chemical and midstream cost of sales $2,791
 $2,833
 $2,938
Purchased commodities $1,679
 $822
 $54
Selling, general and administrative $882
 $585
 $546
Other operating and non-operating expense $1,425
 $1,028
 $878
Depreciation, depletion and amortization $5,981
 $3,977
 $4,002
Asset impairments and other charges $1,361
 $561
 $545
Taxes other than on income $707
 $439
 $311
Anadarko acquisition-related costs $1,647
 $
 $
Exploration expense $246
 $110
 $82
Interest and debt expense, net $1,066
 $389
 $345

OIL AND GAS OPERATING EXPENSE
Oil and gas operating expense increased in 20192021 from the prior year, primarily due toas a result of higher oilmaintenance, support and gas productionworkover costs for surface operationsin the Gulf of Mexico, including additional costs associated with platforms reaching the end of their useful life, as well as higher energy and purchase injectant costs in the Permian, partially offset by continued operational efficiencies which decreased down hole maintenance due to increased activity mainly related to acquired operations as part ofand workover and support costs in the Acquisition.Permian.
Oil
TRANSPORTATION AND GATHERING EXPENSE
Transportation and gas operatinggathering expense increaseddecreased in 20182021 from the prior year, primarily due to higheras a result of lower domestic oil and gas production costs for surface operations and downhole maintenance due to increased activity in the Permian Basin as well as an increase in purchased CO2 injectant.volumes.

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSE
Transportation expense increased in 2019 from the prior year, primarily due to increased oil sales volumes, mainly driven by added production and the fulfillment of additional capacity commitments related to the Acquisition.
Transportation expense decreased in 2018 from the prior year due to the 2018 sale of the Centurion Pipeline common carrier oil pipeline and storage system and the Ingleside Crude Terminal.

CHEMICAL AND MIDSTREAM COST OF SALES
Chemical and midstream cost of sales decreased slightly in 2019 from the prior year, primarily due to favorable raw material costs in the chemical segment, partially offset by an increase in midstream operation costs due to WES.
Chemical and midstream cost of sales decreased slightly in 2018 from the prior year, primarily due to lower gas plant and maintenance expenses in the midstream segment.

PURCHASED COMMODITIES
Purchased commodities included purchased oil volumes for which Occidental does not act as agent. Several of these oil purchase agreements commenced in mid-year 2018. The increase in 2019 from the prior year is due to a full year of purchases under these contracts, which are used to ensure the full utilization of committed transportation capacity in the marketing business. Similarly, the purchased oil volumes for contracts effective in late 2017 but in effect for the full year of 2018 caused the increase between those years.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
Selling, general and administrative expense increased in 20192021 from the prior year, primarily due to higher employeeethylene and energy costs in the chemical segment and higher energy costs in the midstream segment.

PURCHASED COMMODITIES
Purchased commodities increased in 2021 largely as a result of higher crude oil prices on third-party crude purchases related to the Acquisition.midstream and marketing segment.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased in 2018 from the prior year due to higher compensation costs.

OTHER OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING EXPENSE
Other operating and non-operating expense increased in 20192021 from the prior year, primarily due to a net gain in 2020 related to the settlement, curtailment and special termination benefits on pension plans acquired in the Acquisition.

DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) expense increased in 2021 from the prior year, primarily due to higher overheadDD&A rates primarily in the onshore U.S. domestic assets. As a result of Occidental's mid-year reserve review undertaken in the second quarter of 2021, DD&A rates for the second half of 2021 were lower compared to the first half of 2021 due to increased proved reserves primarily related to positive price revisions. Proved oil, NGL and natural gas reserves were estimated during this mid-year review using the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements.

ASSET IMPAIRMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
In 2021, asset impairments and other charges of $304 million were mainly comprised of the impairment of undeveloped leases that either expired or were set to expire in the near-term where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities. In 2020, asset impairments and other charges included pre-tax impairments of $4.5 billion primarily related to domestic onshore unproved acreage as well as $1.3 billion primarily related to other domestic onshore assets and the Gulf of Mexico. In addition there were $931 million of impairment and related charges associated with Occidental’s proved properties in Algeria to remeasure the Algeria oil and gas engineering costsproperties to their fair value. Also for the midstream and marketing segment, there were pre-tax impairment charges of $2.7 billion other-than-temporary impairment of the equity investment in WES and $1.2 billion of impairments related to the Acquisition.write-off of goodwill. In 2021, impairments included $276 million related to undeveloped leases that either expired or were set to expire in the near-term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities.
Other operating and non-operating expense increased in 2018 from the prior year, primarily due to higher environmental costs.

TAXES OTHER THAN ON INCOME
Taxes other than on income in 20192021 increased from the prior year, primarily due to production taxes on higher oil, NGL and natural gas volumes as well as additional ad valorem tax related to the Acquisition.
Taxes other than on income increased in 2018 from the prior year, primarily due to higher production taxes, which are directly tied to higher commodity prices.


OTHER ITEMS
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Income (expense) millions
202120202019
Gains (losses) on interest rate swaps and warrants$122 $(423)$233 
Income from equity investments$631 $370 $373 
Income tax benefit (expense)$(915)$2,172 $(861)


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GAINS (LOSSES) ON INTEREST RATE SWAPS AND WARRANTS


DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION
DD&A expense increasedGains on interest rate swaps in 2019 from prior year, primarily due to increased production related to the Acquisition.
DD&A expense decreased slightly in 2018 from the prior year due to lower domestic DD&A rates due to higher reserves partially offset by higher production volumes and higher DD&A rates in the Middle East.

ASSET IMPAIRMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
Asset impairments and other charges are primarily related to a $1 billion loss on the December 31, 2019 loss of control of WES. In addition, Occidental incurred impairment charges of approximately $285 million related to domestic undeveloped mineral leases that2021 were set to expire in the near term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities, and $39 million related to early termination of its Qatar ISSD contract.
In 2018, Occidental incurred impairment and other charges of approximately $416 million on proved oil and gas properties and inventory in Qatar due to the decline in oil prices. Also in 2018, the marketing and midstream segment incurred approximately $100 million of charges primarily for lower of cost or market adjustments on its crude inventory and line fill.
In 2017, Occidental incurred impairment and other charges of $545 million, of which $397 million related to proved and unproved non-core Permian acreage and $120 million for idled marketing and midstream assets.

ANADARKO ACQUISITION-RELATED COSTS
In 2019, Occidental had the following charges related to the Acquisition: employee severance and related cost of $1 billion; licensing fees for critical seismic data of $401 million; and $213 million for bank, legal and consulting fees. Estimated acquisition-related charges of approximately $1.3 billion that were mostly accrued in 2019 are expected to be mostly paid in 2020.

INTEREST AND DEBT EXPENSE, NET
Interest and debt expense, net, increased in 2019 from the prior year due to an increase in debt issued to partially fund the Acquisition, as well as the debt assumed through the Acquisition.floating reference rate of interest rate swaps.
Interest and debt expense, net, remained relatively consistent between 2018 and 2017 experiencing a small increase in interest paid on debt due to the addition of $1 billion in senior notes.

OTHER ITEMS
Income/(expense) millions
 2019
 2018
 2017
Income tax expense $(693) $(1,477) $(17)
Income from equity investments $373
 $331
 $357
Discontinued operations, net $(15) $
 $

INCOME TAX EXPENSEFROM EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Income tax expense decreasedfrom equity investments in 2019 from the prior year, primarily due to lower pre-tax income, partially offset by charges related to the loss of control of WES and acquisition-related costs for which Occidental did not receive a tax benefit.
Income tax expense2021 increased in 2018 from the prior year, primarily due to Tax Reform in 2017 and higher pre-tax income in 2018. Occidental recorded an income tax benefit in 2017 due to the revaluation of deferred taxes as a result of the corporate tax rate reduction enactedhigher earnings from WES as partincome from equity earnings in 2020 included a loss of Tax Reform, partially offset by higher pre-tax operating income as a result$240 million related to WES’s write-off of a recovery in commodity prices.its goodwill.


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INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)
Income tax expense increased in 2021 from the prior year, as a result of higher pre-tax income, which was primarily related to higher commodity prices.

LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET
Discontinued operations, net, primarily included a $437 million after-tax loss contingency associated with Occidental’s former operations in Ecuador, see Note - 13 Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part ii Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more information. In addition, discontinued operations, net was associated with operations in Ghana which were sold in October 2021.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


CASH ON HAND
AtAs of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental had approximately $3.0$2.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents. A substantial majority of this cash is held and available for use in the United States. At December 31, 2019,

SOURCES AND USES OF CASH
In the current commodity price environment, Occidental had $0.5expects to fund its operational and capital requirements as well as return capital to its shareholders via an increase in common dividends and a reactivated share repurchase program with cash flows from operations. Sustained strength in commodity prices and the resultant cash flow generated will also allow Occidental to continue to strengthen its balance sheet by reducing debt and other financial obligations. Occidental currently expects its operational cash flows and cash on hand to be sufficient to meet its current debt maturities and other obligations for the next 12 months from the date of this filing. Should commodity prices return to their 2020 lows, Occidental’s $4.0 billion in restricted cashRCF, receivables securitization facility and restricted cash equivalents, which was primarily associated with a benefits trust for former Anadarko employees that was funded as part of the Acquisition. Restricted cash within the benefits trust will be madeaccess to capital markets are available to Occidental as benefits are paidmeet its ongoing capital needs, purchase obligations, near-term debt maturities and other liabilities and financial obligations, if required.
Occidental’s 2022 capital budget is $3.9 billion to former Anadarko employees.

DEBT ACTIVITY
In August 2019, Occidental issued $13.0$4.3 billion, of new senior unsecured notes, consisting of both floating and fixed rate debt. Occidental also borrowed under the Term Loans, which consisted of: (1)only a 364-day senior unsecured variable-rate term loan tranche of $4.4 billion and (2) a two-year senior unsecured variable-rate term loan tranche of $4.4 billion. In total, the $21.8 billion in debt issued was usedsmall percentage is allocated to finance part of the cash portion of the purchase price for the Acquisition. Through the Acquisition, Occidental assumed Anadarko debt with an outstanding principal balance of $11.9 billion.
In 2019, Occidental paid approximately $7.0 billion of long-term debt including a majority of the Term Loans using proceeds from assets sales and available cash.
On June 3, 2019, Occidental entered into an amendment to its existing $3.0 billion revolving credit facility (Occidental RCF) pursuant to which, among other things, the commitments under the Occidental RCF were increased to $5.0 billion at the closing of the Acquisition. Borrowings under the Occidental RCF bear interest at various benchmark rates, including London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), plus a margin based on Occidental’s senior debt-ratings. The facility has similar terms to other debt agreements and does not contain material adverse change clauses or debt ratings triggers that could restrict Occidental’s ability to borrow, or that would permit lenders to terminate their commitments or accelerate debt repayment. The facility provides for the termination of loan commitments and requires immediate repayment of any outstanding amounts if certain events of default occur. Occidental has not drawn down any amounts under the Occidental RCF.non-cancellable commitments.
As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental had $101 million in current maturities of long-term debt through December 31, 2022, and an additional $465 million in long-term obligations due in 2023. The current maturities of long-term debt were paid in January 2022.
As of December 31, 2021, Occidental had $268 million in non-cancelable lease payments due in 2022, and an additional $212 million in non-cancelable lease payments due in 2023.
Dividends on common and preferred stock were $839 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Occidental is party to various purchase agreements that are not accounted for as leases or otherwise accrued as liabilities as of December 31, 2021. These agreements consist primarily of obligations to secure terminal, pipeline and processing capacity, purchase services used in the normal course of business including transporting and disposing of produced water, purchase goods used in the production of finished goods including certain chemical raw materials and power and agreements relating to equipment maintenance and service. The amounts that will be paid for such outstanding off-balance sheet purchase obligations as of December 31, 2021 are $3.0 billion in 2022, $4.3 billion in 2023 and 2024, $2.6 billion in 2025 and 2026 and $2.6 billion in 2027 and thereafter.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On February 10, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program with a maximum dollar limit of $3 billion and no set term limits, which supersedes the previously authorized share repurchase program.
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The following table summarizes and cross-references Occidental’s contractual obligations and indicates on- and off-balance sheet obligations as of December 31, 2021. Commitments related to held for sale assets are excluded.


millions
 Payments Due by Year
Total20222023 and 20242025 and 20262027 and
thereafter
On-Balance Sheet     
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 6) (a)
$101 $101 $— $— $— 
Long-term debt (Note 6) (a)
28,392 — 2,191 5,264 20,937 
Expected interest payments on long-term debt17,087 1,448 2,835 2,513 10,291 
Leases (Note 7) (b)
1,560 268 393 297 602 
Asset retirement obligations (Note 1)4,026 339 906 569 2,212 
Other long-term liabilities (c)
3,183 861 299 2,022 
Off-Balance Sheet
Purchase obligations (d)
12,463 3,033 4,291 2,571 2,568 
Total$66,812 $5,190 $11,477 $11,513 $38,632 
(a)Excluded unamortized debt discount and interest.
(b)Occidental is the lessee under various agreements for real estate, equipment, plants and facilities.
(c)Included long term obligations and current portions of long term obligations under postretirement benefits, accrued transportation commitments, ad valorem taxes and other accrued liabilities.
(d)Amounts included payments which will become due under long-term agreements to purchase goods and services used in the normal course of business to secure terminal, pipeline and processing capacity, CO2, electrical power, steam and certain chemical raw materials including but not limited to capital commitments. Amounts excluded certain product purchase obligations related to marketing activities for which there are no minimum purchase requirements or the amounts are not fixed or determinable. Long-term purchase contracts were discounted at a 4.99% discount rate.

DEBT ACTIVITY
Occidental recently completed its large scale asset divestiture program and used the net proceeds from asset sales and free cash flow to repay near and medium-term debt maturities. During 2021, through repayments and cash tenders Occidental reduced its face value of borrowings by $6.7 billion from $35.2 billion as of December 31, 2020, to $28.5 billion as of December 31, 2021.
In January 2022, Occidental used cash on hand to repay of $101 million in outstanding 2.600% senior notes due April 2022, which were called in December 2021. Subsequent to the repayment of this note, there are no remaining 2022 debt maturities.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Occidental completed a cash tender offer for outstanding senior notes with a face value of $1.5 billion and maturities ranging from 2024 to 2049 and called and repaid $627 million of senior notes due 2022. In the third quarter of 2021, Occidental completed a cash tender for outstanding senior notes with a face value of $3.0 billion and maturities ranging from 2022 through 2026, paid $224 million of senior notes upon maturity and fully retired $1.1 billion of floating interest rate notes due August 2022. In the first quarter of 2021, Occidental repaid $174 million of debt upon maturity.
In December 2021, Occidental entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on its existing $5.0 billion RCF in which the total commitment was decreased to $4.0 billion, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark was changed to SOFR, an environmental key performance indicator was added with regard to scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from worldwide operated assets, making this a sustainability-linked loan, and the facility maturity date was extended to June 30, 2025. As of December 31, 2021, under the most restrictive covenants of its financing agreements, Occidental had substantial capacity for additional unsecured borrowings, the payment of cash dividends and other distributions on, or acquisitions of, Occidental common stock.
With a continued focus on capital and operational efficiencies, Occidental expects to fund its liquidity needs, including future dividend payments, through cash on hand, cash generated from operations, monetization of non-core assets or investments and, if necessary, proceeds from other forms of capital issuance.

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Operating cash flow from continuing operations $7,203
 $7,669
 $4,861
Operating cash flow from discontinued operations, net of taxes 172
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities $7,375
 $7,669
 $4,861

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $294 million in 2019 compared to 2018, reflecting Acquisition related costs, higher interest expense, and slightly lower oil prices, which were partially offset by a 92% increase in domestic production volumes.
Cash provided by operating activities increased $2.8 billion in 2018 compared to 2017, reflecting higher realized worldwide oil and NGL prices, which increased by 24% and 21%, respectively, as well as a 25% increase in domestic oil volumes. Operating cash flows in 2018 also benefited from higher marketing marginsSee Note 6 - Long-Term Debt in the marketing and midstream segment dueNotes to improved Midland-to-Gulf Coast spreads and higher chemical margins from significant improvementsConsolidated Financial Statements in caustic soda prices.



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CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Capital expenditures      
Oil and Gas $(5,500) $(4,413) $(2,945)
Chemical (267) (271) (308)
Marketing and Midstream(a)
 (461) (216) (284)
Corporate (127) (75) (62)
Total $(6,355) $(4,975) $(3,599)
Purchase of businesses and assets, net (28,088) (928) (1,064)
Proceeds from sale of assets and equity investments, net 6,143
 2,824
 1,403
Other investing activities, net (573) (127) 181
Investing cash flows from continuing operations $(28,873) $(3,206) $(3,079)
Investing cash flows from discontinued operations (154) 
 
Net cash used by investing activities $(29,027) $(3,206) $(3,079)
(a) Included $365 millionPart II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more information related to WES in 2019.Occidental’s debt issuance and repayments.

The increase in cash flows used by investing activities in 2019 compared to 2018 primarily reflected the cash portion of the Acquisition consideration, partially offset by the cash acquired. In 2019, proceeds from the sale of assets and equity investments, net, included the sale of Mozambique LNG assets, the Ecopetrol joint venture, the equity investment in Plains and real estate assets. Occidental’s capital expenditures increased by $1.4 billion in 2019, compared to 2018. The increase was primarily related to the Permian Basin due to its high returns of legacy operations coupled with the addition of assets through the Acquisition in the Permian Basin, DJ Basin and Gulf of Mexico. Occidental’s 2020 capital spending is expected to be $5.3 billion.
The increase in cash flows used by investing activities in 2018 compared to 2017 was a result of additional capital spending, primarily in the Permian Basin due to its high returns. In 2018, proceeds from sale of assets and equity investments, net related to the sale of non-core domestic midstream assets, partially offset by purchases of businesses and assets, net related to the acquisition of a previously leased power and steam cogeneration plant.

CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities $22,193
 $(3,102) $(2,343)

Cash provided by financing activities in 2019 increased $25.3 billion, compared to 2018, primarily due to net proceeds from long-term debt of $21.6 billion and the issuance of $10.0 billion of preferred shares with a warrant used to fund the Acquisition. These proceeds were partially offset by debt payments of $7.0 billion and dividends on common stock of $2.6 billion.


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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

GUARANTEES
Occidental has guaranteed its portion of the debt of Dolphin Energy, an equity method investment, and has entered into various other guarantees, including performance bonds, letters of credit, indemnities and commitments provided by Occidental to third parties, mainly to provide assurance that OPCOccidental or its consolidated subsidiaries andor affiliates will meet their various obligations. See “Oil and Gas Segment — Business Review — Qatar” and “Segment Results of Operations” for further information about Dolphin. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, Occidental had provided limited recourse guarantees on approximately $242 million and $244 million, respectively, of Dolphin Energy’s debt, which are limited to certain political and other events.

COMMITMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS
DELIVERY COMMITMENTS
Occidental has made commitments to certain refineries and other buyers to deliver oil, natural gas and NGL. The total amount contracted to be delivered in the United States is approximately 158 million barrels of oil through 2025, 1,346 Bcf of gas through 2035 and 660 million barrels of NGL through 2035. The price for these deliveries is set at the time of delivery of the product. Occidental has significantly more production capacity than the amounts committed and has the ability to secure additional volumes in case of a shortfall.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes and cross-references Occidental’s contractual obligations, and indicates on- and off-balance sheet obligations as of December 31, 2019:

millions
  Payments Due by Year
Total
 2020
 2021 and 2022
 2023 and 2024
 2025 and
thereafter

On-Balance Sheet         
Long-term debt (Note 7) (a)
$37,401
 $
 $11,096
 $5,111
 $21,194
Leases (Note 8) (b)
2,018
 608

630
 251
 529
Asset retirement obligations (Note 1)4,633
 247
 271
 799
 3,316
Other long-term liabilities (c)
3,765
 1,054
 513
 490
 1,708
Off-Balance Sheet         
Purchase obligations (d)
20,712
 3,252
 5,704
 4,660
 7,096
Total$68,529
 $5,161
 $18,214
 $11,311
 $33,843
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CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
millions202120202019
Operating cash flow from continuing operations$10,253 $3,842 $7,336 
Operating cash flow from discontinued operations, net of taxes181 113 39 
Net cash provided by operating activities$10,434 $3,955 $7,375 

Cash provided by operating activities increased in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to higher commodity prices, especially for oil, as average WTI and Brent prices increased by 72% and 64%, respectively. The chemical segment also generated substantial operating cash flows largely due to higher demand for most chemical products including caustic soda and PVC and higher pricing relative to 2020. The overall increase in operating cash flows was partially offset by an increase in working capital related to receivables, which increased largely as a result of higher commodity prices.

CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
millions202120202019
Capital expenditures   
Oil and gas$(2,409)$(2,208)$(5,512)
Chemical(308)(255)(267)
Midstream and marketing(106)(50)(461)
Corporate(47)(22)(127)
Total$(2,870)$(2,535)$(6,367)
Changes in capital accrual97 (519)(249)
Purchase of businesses and assets, net(431)(114)(28,088)
Proceeds from sale of assets and equity investments, net1,624 2,281 6,143 
Other investing activities, net406 109 (291)
Investing cash flows from continuing operations$(1,174)$(778)$(28,852)
Investing cash flows from discontinued operations(79)(41)(175)
Net cash used by investing activities$(1,253)$(819)$(29,027)

Cash flows used by investing activities increased by $434 million in 2021 compared to 2020. In 2020, Occidental reduced capital spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and targeted its capital spend in 2021 to maintain Q4 production and other maintenance capital for operating segments. Additionally, Occidental completed its major divestiture plans, reducing proceeds from asset sales year over year. See Note 5 - Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a listing of assets and equity investments sold in 2021, 2020 and 2019. In addition, Occidental received a $450 million return of investment from DEL, which is being presented in other investing activities, net, and acquired an additional working interests in certain assets in the Permian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico for approximately $360 million.

CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
millions202120202019
Financing cash flows from continuing operations$(8,564)$(4,508)$22,196 
Financing cash flows from discontinued operations(8)(8)(3)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities$(8,572)$(4,516)$22,193 

Cash used by financing activities increased by $4.0 billion compared to 2020 primarily due to the 2021 debt tenders and repayments. See Note 6 - Long-Term Debt in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more information related to Occidental’s debt issuance and repayments. In addition, cash used by financing activities reflected cash dividend payments of $839 million on preferred and common stock and $815 million paid in advance of the mandatory termination dates of interest rate swaps during the third quarter of 2021.

(c)
Included obligations under postretirement benefit and deferred compensation plans, accrued transportation commitments, severance and change of control obligations related to the Acquisition and other accrued liabilities.
(d)
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Amounts included payments which will become due under long-term agreements to purchase goods and services used in the normal course of business to secure terminal, pipeline and processing capacity, CO2, electrical power, steam and certain chemical raw materials. In 2019, Occidental added $7.7 billion of additional long-term commitments as a result of the loss of control of WES. Amounts exclude certain product purchase obligations related to marketing activities for which there are no minimum purchase requirements or the amounts are not fixed or determinable. Long-term purchase contracts are discounted at a 3.89% discount rate.


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LAWSUITS, CLAIMS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

LEGAL MATTERS
Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries are involved, in the normal course of business, in lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage or other losses, punitive damages, civil penalties or injunctive or declaratory relief. Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries also are involved in proceedings under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and similar federal, state, local and foreigninternational environmental laws. These environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for alleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties and injunctive relief. Usually Occidental or such subsidiaries are among many companies in these environmental proceedings and have to date been successful in sharing response costs with other financially sound companies. Further, some lawsuits, claims and legal proceedings involve acquired or disposed assets with respect to which a third party or Occidental retains liability or indemnifies the other party for conditions that existed prior to the transaction.
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, Occidental accrues reserves for outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the liability can be reasonably estimated. Reserves for matters, other than for environmental remediation and the arbitration award disclosed below, that satisfy this criteria as of December 31, 2019,2021 and December 31, 2018,2020, were not material to Occidental’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
On May 30, 2019, a complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware by purported Occidental stockholders High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP and Icahn Partners LP (the “Icahn Complainants”), captioned High River Ltd. P’ship v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., C.A. No. 2019-0403-JRS, seeking inspection of Occidental’s books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In the complaint, the Icahn Complainants noted that they had accumulated over $1.6 billion of Occidental Common Stock. On June 14, 2019, Occidental filed an answer to the complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. A trial was held on September 20, 2019, and the court dismissed the Icahn Complaint. The Icahn Complainants appealed and oral arguments occurred in February 2020.
In 2016, Occidental received payments from the Republic of Ecuador of approximately $1.0 billion pursuant to a November 2015 arbitration award for Ecuador’s 2006 expropriation of Occidental’s Participation Contract for Block 15. The awarded amount represented a recovery of 60% of the value of Block 15. In 2017, Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. (Andes) filed a demand for arbitration, claiming it is entitled to a 40% share of the judgment amount obtained by Occidental. Occidental contends that Andes is not entitled to any of the amounts paid under the 2015 arbitration award because Occidental’s recovery was limited to Occidental’s own 60% economic interest in the block. The merits hearing is scheduledOn March 26, 2021, the arbitration tribunal issued an award in favor of Andes and against Occidental Exploration and Production Company (OEPC) in the amount of $391 million plus interest. In June 2021, OEPC filed a motion to vacate the award due to concerns regarding the validity of the award. In addition, OEPC has made a demand for May 2020. Occidental intendssignificant additional claims not addressed by the arbitration tribunal that OEPC has against Andes relating to vigorously defend against this claim in arbitration.
The ultimate outcomeAndes' 40% share of costs, liabilities, losses and impactexpenses due under the farmout agreement and joint operating agreement to which Andes and OEPC are parties. In December 2021, the U.S. District Court Southern District of outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings on Occidental cannot be predicted. Management believes thatNew York confirmed the resolution of these matters will not, individually orarbitration award, plus prejudgment interest, in the aggregate haveamount of $558 million. OEPC has appealed the judgement.
In August 2019, Sanchez Energy Corporation and certain of its affiliates (Sanchez) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Sanchez is a material adverse effect on Occidental’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. party to agreements with Anadarko as a result of its 2017 purchase of Anadarko's Eagle Ford Shale assets. Sanchez attempted to reject some of the agreements related to the purchase of Anadarko’s Eagle Ford Shale assets (the Bankruptcy Litigation). If Sanchez was permitted to reject certain of those agreements, then Anadarko may owe deficiency payments to various third parties. In December 2021, Occidental and certain of its affiliates entered into an agreement to resolve the Bankruptcy Litigation. Occidental recorded a contingency reserve as of September 30, 2021, associated with the settlement.
If unfavorable outcomes of these matters were to occur, future results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially adversely affected. Occidental’s estimates are based on information known about the legal matters and its experience in contesting, litigating and settling similar matters. Occidental reassesses the probability and estimability of contingent losses as new information becomes available.

TAX MATTERS
During the course of its operations, Occidental is subject to audit by tax authorities for varying periods in various federal, state, local and foreigninternational tax jurisdictions. TaxableTax years through 20162017 for U.S. federal income tax purposes have been audited by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)IRS pursuant to its Compliance Assurance Program and subsequent taxable years are currently under review. TaxableTax years through 20092012 have been audited for state income tax purposes. While a single foreign tax jurisdiction is open for 2002, all other significantSignificant audit matters in foreigninternational jurisdictions have been resolved through 2010. During the course of tax audits, disputes have arisen and other disputes may arise as to facts and matters of law. Occidental believes that the resolution of outstanding tax matters would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
For Anadarko, its taxable years through 2014 and tax year 2016 for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes have been audited by the IRS and respectiveIRS. Tax years through 2008 have been audited for state taxing authorities.income tax purposes. There areis one outstanding significant audit matterstax matter in one foreign jurisdiction. Duringan international jurisdiction related to a discontinued operation. As stated above, during the course of the tax audit,audits, disputes have arisen and other disputes may arise as to facts and matters of law.
Other than the matter discussed below, Occidental believes that the resolution of these outstanding tax matters would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Anadarko received an $881 million tentative refund in 2016 related to its $5.2 billion Tronox Adversary Proceeding settlement payment in 2015. In September 2018, Anadarko received a statutory notice of deficiency from the IRS disallowing the net operating loss carryback and rejecting Anadarko’s refund claim. As a result, Anadarko filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowances in November 2018. The case is currently in the IRS appeals process. If the matter is not resolvedwas in the IRS appeals process until the second
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quarter of 2020; however, it has since been returned to the U.S. Tax Court, where a trial date has been set for July 2022 and Occidental expects to continue pursuing resolution in the U.S. Tax Court.resolution.
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$881 $881 million. As a result, should Occidental not ultimately prevail on the issue, there would be no additional tax expense recorded relative to this position for financial statement purposes other than future interest. However, in that event, Occidental would be required to repay approximately $925 million ($898 million$1 billion in federal andtaxes, $27 million in state taxes) plustaxes and accrued interest of approximately $189$314 million. As a result, aA liability for this amount has been recordedplus interest is included in deferred credits and other liabilities - other at December 31, 2019.  liabilities-other.

INDEMNITIES TO THIRD PARTIES
Occidental, its subsidiaries, or both, have indemnified various parties against specified liabilities those parties might incur in the future in connection with purchases and other transactions that they have entered into with Occidental. These indemnities usually are contingent upon the other party incurring liabilities that reach specified thresholds. As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental is not aware of circumstances that it believes would reasonably be expected to lead to indemnity claims that would result in payments materially in excess of reserves.

ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES

Occidental’s operations are subject to stringent federal, state, local and international laws and regulations related to improving or maintaining environmental quality. The laws that require or address environmental remediation, including Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)CERCLA and similar federal, state, local and international laws, may apply retroactively and regardless of fault, the legality of the original activities or the current ownership or control of sites. OPCOccidental or certain of its subsidiaries participate in or actively monitor a range of remedial activities and government or private proceedings under these laws with respect to alleged past practices at operating, closed and third-party sites. Remedial activities may include one or more of the following: investigation involving sampling, modeling, risk assessment or monitoring; cleanup measures including removal, treatment or disposal; or operation and maintenance of remedial systems. The environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for alleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief and government oversight costs.

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental participated in or monitored remedial activities or proceedings at 177 sites, which included 36 sites assumed through the Acquisition.165 sites. The following table presents Occidental’s current and non-current environmental remediation liabilities as of December 31, 20192021 and 2018,2020, the current portion of which is included in accrued liabilities ($162155 million in 20192021 and $120$123 million in 2018)2020) and the remainder in deferred credits and other liabilities - environmental remediation liabilities ($1.040.9 billion in 20192021 and $762 million$1.0 billion in 2018)2020). Occidental continues to evaluate the remediation obligations assumed through the Acquisition.
Occidental’s environmental remediation sites are grouped into four categories: National Priorities List (NPL) sites listed or proposed for listing by the EPA on the CERCLA NPL and three categories of non-NPL sites — third-party sites, Occidental-operated sites and closed or non-operated Occidental sites.

 2019 201820212020
millions, except number of sites Number of Sites
 Remediation Balance
 Number of Sites
 Remediation Balance
millions, except number of sitesNumber of SitesRemediation BalanceNumber of SitesRemediation Balance
NPL sites 36
 $463
 34
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NPL sites30 $427 35 $447 
Third-party sites 74
 311
 68
 168
Third-party sites69 273 69 293 
Occidental-operated sites 17
 154
 14
 115
Occidental-operated sites15 122 17 144 
Closed or non-operated Occidental sites 50
 269
 29
 141
Closed or non-operated Occidental sites51 277 49 267 
Total 177
 $1,197
 145
 $882
Total165 $1,099 170 $1,151 

As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental’s environmental remediation liabilities exceeded $10 million each at 20 of the 177165 sites described above and 10196 of the sites had liabilities from $0 to $1 million each. As of December 31, 2019, three2021, two sites — the Maxus Energy Corporation (Maxus)-indemnified Diamond Alkali Superfund Site and a former chemical plant in Ohio (both of which are indemnified by Maxus Energy Corporation, as discussed further below) and a landfill in Western New York — accounted for 94 percent96% of its liabilities associated with NPL sites. Seventeen14 of the 3630 NPL sites are indemnified by Maxus.
SixFive of the 7469 third-party sites — a Maxus-indemnified chrome site in New Jersey, a former copper mining and smelting operation in Tennessee, a former oil field a landfill and a chemical plantlandfill in California and an active refinery in Louisiana where Occidental reimburses the current owner for certain remediation activities — accounted for 75 percent75% of Occidental’s liabilities associated with these sites. Nine of the 7469 third-party sites are indemnified by Maxus.
FiveFour sites — oil and gas operations in Colorado and chemical plants in Kansas, Louisiana New York and Texas — accounted for 67 percent69% of the liabilities associated with the Occidental-operated sites.

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former refinery in Oklahoma, former chemical plants in California, Delaware, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Washington, and a closed coal mine in Pennsylvania — accounted for 64 percent75% of the liabilities associated with closed or non-operated Occidental sites.
Environmental remediation liabilities vary over time depending on factors such as acquisitions or dispositions,divestitures, identification of additional sites and remedy selection and implementation. Occidental recorded environmental remediation expenses of $28 million, $36 million and $112 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Environmental remediation expenses primarily relate to changes to existing conditions from past operations. Based on current estimates, Occidental expects to expend funds corresponding to approximately 40 percent40% of the year endyear-end remediation balance over the next three to four years with the remainder over the subsequent 10 or more years. Occidental believes its range of reasonably possible additional losses beyond those amounts currently recorded for environmental remediation for all of its environmental sites could be up to $1.1$1.3 billion.

MAXUS ENVIRONMENTAL SITES
When Occidental acquired Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company (DSCC) in 1986, Maxus, a subsidiary of YPF S.A. (YPF), agreed to indemnify Occidental for a number of environmental sites, including the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (Site) along a portion of the Passaic River. On June 17, 2016, Maxus and several affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Federal District Court in the State of Delaware. Prior to filing for bankruptcy, Maxus defended and indemnified Occidental in connection with clean-up and other costs associated with the sites subject to the indemnity, including the Site.
In March 2016, the EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) specifying remedial actions required for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River. The ROD does not address any potential remedial action for the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River or Newark Bay. During the third quarter of 2016, and following Maxus’s bankruptcy filing, Occidental and the EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to complete the design of the proposed clean-up plan outlined in the ROD atwith an estimated cost of $165 million. The EPA announced that it will pursue similar agreements with other potentially responsible parties.
Occidental has accrued a remediation liabilityreserve relating to its estimated allocable share of the costs to perform the design and the remediation called for in the AOC and the ROD, as well as for certain other Maxus-indemnified sites. Occidental’sOccidental's accrued estimated environmental remediation liabilityreserve does not consider any recoveries for indemnified costs. Occidental’s ultimate share of the estimated coststhis liability may be higher or lower than its accrued remediation liability,the reserved amount, and is subject to final design plans and the resolution of Occidental's allocable share with other potentially responsible parties. Occidental continues to evaluate the costs to be incurred to comply with the AOC and the ROD and to perform remediation at other Maxus-indemnified sites in light of the Maxus bankruptcy and the share of ultimate liability of other potentially responsible parties. In June 2018, Occidental filed a complaint under CERCLA in Federal District Court in the State of New Jersey against numerous potentially responsible parties for reimbursement of amounts incurred or to be incurred to comply with the AOC and the ROD, or to perform other remediation activities at the Site.
In September 2021, the EPA issued a ROD with an estimated cost of $441 million for an interim remedy plan for the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River. At this time, Occidental’s role or responsibilities under this ROD, and those of other potentially responsible parties, have not been determined with the EPA. Discussions between Occidental and the EPA are ongoing about this ROD.
In June 2017, the court overseeing the Maxus bankruptcy approved a Plan of Liquidation (Plan) to liquidate Maxus and create a trust to pursue claims against current and former parents YPF and each of its respective subsidiaries and affiliates (YPF) and Repsol, S.A. and each of its respective subsidiaries and affiliates (Repsol), as well as others to satisfy claims by Occidental and other creditors for past and future cleanup and other costs. In July 2017, the court-approved Plan became final and the trust became effective. Among other responsibilities, theThe trust will pursueis pursuing claims against YPF, Repsol and others and is expected to distribute assets to Maxus’Maxus' creditors in accordance with the trust agreement and Plan. In June 2018, the trust filed its complaint against YPF and Repsol in Delaware bankruptcy court asserting claims based upon, among other things, fraudulent transfer and alter ego. On February 15,During 2019, the bankruptcy court denied Repsol’sRepsol's and YPF’sYPF's motions to dismiss the complaint.complaint as well as their motions to move the case away from the bankruptcy court. Discovery remains ongoing.

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ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
Occidental’s environmental costs, some of which include estimates, are presented below for each segment for each of the years ended December 31:

millions 2019
 2018
 2017
millions202120202019
Operating Expenses      Operating Expenses   
Oil and Gas $178
 $91
 $62
Oil and gasOil and gas$267 $176 $174 
Chemical 80
 80
 78
Chemical88 73 80 
Marketing and Midstream 12
 10
 7
Midstream and marketingMidstream and marketing6 12 
Total $270
 $181
 $147
Total$361 $253 $266 
Capital Expenditures      Capital Expenditures
Oil and Gas $111
 $71
 $71
Oil and gasOil and gas$87 $74 $109 
Chemical 34
 23
 18
Chemical66 40 34 
Marketing and Midstream 4
 2
 3
Midstream and marketingMidstream and marketing1 
Total $149
 $96
 $92
Total$154 $115 $147 
Remediation Expenses      Remediation Expenses
Corporate $112
 $47
 $39
Corporate$28 $36 $112 

Operating expenses are incurred on a continual basis. Capital expenditures relate to longer-lived improvements in properties currently operated by Occidental. Remediation expenses relate to existing conditions from past operations.


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GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

A portion of Occidental’s assets are located outside North America. The following table shows the geographic distribution of Occidental’s assets atas of December 31, 20192021, at both the segment and consolidated level related to Occidental’s ongoing operations:

millionsOil and Gas
 Chemical
  Marketing and Midstream
 Corporate and Other
 Total Consolidated
millionsOil and gasChemicalMidstream and marketingCorporate and otherTotal Consolidated
North America        
North America
United States$72,833
 $4,173
 $13,324
 $3,952
 $94,282
United States$51,805 $4,465 $7,761 $3,101 $67,132 
Canada
 126
 27
 
 153
Canada 121 62  183 
Middle East3,748
 
 3,634
 
 7,382
Middle East3,475  3,205  6,680 
Latin America1,355
 57
 
 
 1,412
Africa and Other
 5
 70
 6,026
 6,101
North Africa and OtherNorth Africa and Other852 85 104  1,041 
Consolidated$77,936
 $4,361
 $17,055
 $9,978
 $109,330
Consolidated$56,132 $4,671 $11,132 $3,101 $75,036 

For the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, net sales outside North America totaled $4.6$4.2 billion, or approximately 22%16% of total net sales.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The process of preparing financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principlesUnited States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) requires Occidental’s management to make informed estimates and judgments regarding certain items and transactions. Changes in facts and circumstances or discovery of new information may result in revised estimates and judgments and actual results may differ from these estimates upon settlement but generally not by material amounts. The selection and development of these policies and estimates have been discussed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Occidental considers the following to be its most critical accounting policies and estimates that involve management’s judgment.

OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
The carrying value of Occidental’s property, plant and equipment (PP&E) represents the cost incurred to acquire or develop the asset, including any asset retirement obligations (AROs) and capitalized interest, net of DD&A and any impairment charges. For assets acquired in a business combination, PP&E cost is based on fair values at the acquisition date. Asset retirement obligationsAROs and interest costs incurred in connection with qualifying capital expenditures are capitalized and amortized over the useful lives of the related assets.
Occidental uses the successful efforts method to account for its oil and gas properties. Under this method, Occidental capitalizes costs of acquiring properties, costs of drilling successful exploration wells and development costs. The costs of exploratory wells are initially capitalized pending a determination of whether proved reserves have been found. If proved reserves have been found, the costs of exploratory wells remain capitalized. For exploratory wells that find reserves that cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, costs continue to be capitalized as suspended exploratory drilling costs if there have been sufficient reserves found to justify completion as a producing well and sufficient progress is being made in assessing the economic and operating viability of the project. At the end of each quarter, management reviews the status of all suspended exploratory drilling costs in light of ongoing exploration activities, in particular, whether Occidental is making sufficient progress in its ongoing exploration and appraisal efforts or, in the case of discoveries requiring government sanctioning, analyzing whether development negotiations are underway and proceeding as planned. If management determines that future appraisal drilling or development activities are unlikely to occur, associated suspended exploratory well costs are expensed.
Occidental expenses annual lease rentals, the costs of injectants used in production and geological geophysical and seismicgeophysical costs as incurred.incurred for exploration activities.
Occidental determines depreciation and depletion of oil and gas producing properties by the unit-of-production method. It amortizes leasehold acquisition costs over total proved reserves and capitalized development and successful exploration costs over proved developed reserves. As a result of Occidental's mid-year reserve review undertaken in the second quarter of 2021, DD&A rates for the second half of 2021 were lower compared to the first half of 2021 due to increased proved reserves primarily related to positive price revisions. Proved oil, NGL and natural gas reserves were estimated during this mid-year review using the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements.
Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible—from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations—prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether

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deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. Occidental has no proved oil and gas reserves for which the determination of economic producibility is subject to the completion of major additional capital expenditures.
Several factors could change Occidental’s proved oil and gas reserves. For example, Occidental receives a share of production from PSCs to recover its costs and generally an additional share for profit. Occidental’s share of production and reserves from these contracts decreases when product prices rise and increases when prices decline. Overall,Generally, Occidental’s net economic benefit from these contracts is greater at higher product prices. In other cases, particularly with long-lived properties, lower product prices may lead to a situation where production of a portion of proved reserves becomes uneconomical. For such properties, higher product prices typically result in additional reserves becoming economical. Estimation of future production and development costs is also subject to change partially due to factors beyond Occidental’s control, such as energy costs and inflation or deflation of oil field service costs. These factors, in turn, could lead to changes in the quantity of proved reserves. Additional factors that could result in a change of proved reserves include production decline rates and operating performance differing from those estimated when the proved reserves were initially recorded. Changes in the political and regulatory climate could lead to decreases in proved reserves as development horizons may be extended into the future.
Additionally, Occidental performs impairment tests with respect to its proved properties whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of property may not be recoverable. If there is an indication the carrying amount of the asset may not be recovered due to significant and prolonged declines in current and forward prices, significant changes in reserve estimates, changes in management’s plans or other significant events, management will evaluate the property for impairment. Under the successful efforts method, if the sum of the undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the proved property, the carrying value is reduced to estimated fair value and reported as an impairment charge in the
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period. Individual proved properties are grouped for impairment purposes at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows.flows unless observable and comparable transactions are available. The fair value of impaired assets is typically determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows using discount rates believed to be consistent with those used by market participants. The impairment test incorporates a number of assumptions involving expectations of future cash flows which can change significantly over time. These assumptions include estimates of future production, product prices, contractual prices, estimates of risk-adjusted oil and gas proved and unproved reserves and estimates of future operating and development costs. It is reasonably possible that prolonged declines in commodity prices, reduced capital spending in response to lower prices or increases in operating costs could result in additional impairments.
For impairment testing, unless prices are contractually fixed, Occidental uses observable forward strip prices for oil and natural gas prices when projecting future cash flows. Future operating and development costs are estimated using the current cost environment applied to expectations of future operating and development activities to develop and produce oil and gas reserves. Market prices for oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL have been volatile and may continue to be volatile in the future. Changes in global supply and demand, transportation capacity, currency exchange rates, and applicable laws and regulations and the effect of changes in these variables on market perceptions could impact current forecasts. Future fluctuations in commodity prices could result in estimates of future cash flows to vary significantly.
The most significant ongoing financial statement effect from a change in Occidental’s oil and gas reserves or impairment of its proved properties would be to the DD&A rate. For example, a 5% increase or decrease in the amount of oil and gas reserves would change the DD&A rate by approximately $1.15 per barrel, which would increase or decrease pre-tax income by approximately $415 million annually at current production rates.
A portion of the carrying value of Occidental’s oil and gas properties is attributable to unproved properties. Net capitalized costs attributable to unproved properties were $29.5$14.8 billion atas of December 31, 2019,2021, and $1.0$18.6 billion atas of December 31, 2018. The 2019 amount is primarily related to the Acquisition.2020. The unproved amounts are not subject to DD&A until they are classified as proved properties. Individually insignificant unproved properties are combined and amortized on a group basis based on factors such as lease terms, success rates and other factors. If the exploration efforts are unsuccessful,factors to provide for full amortization upon lease expiration or management decides not to pursue development of theseabandonment.
Significant unproved properties, primarily as a result of lower commodity prices, higher developmentthe Acquisition, are assessed individually for impairment and operating costs, contractual conditionswhen events or other factors,circumstances indicate that the capitalized costscarrying value of the related properties wouldproperty may not be expensed. The timing of any writedowns of these unproved properties,recovered a valuation allowance is provided if warranted, depends upon management’s plans, the nature, timing and extent of future exploration and development activities and their results.an impairment is indicated. Occidental periodically reviews significant unproved properties for impairments; numerous factors are considered, including but not limited to, availability of funds for future exploration and development activities, current exploration and development plans, favorable or unfavorable exploration activity on the property or the adjacent property, geologists’ evaluation of the property, and the remaining lease term for the property. Management’s assessment of the availability of funds for future activities and the current and projected political and regulatory climate, contractual conditions and the remaining lease term for the properties. If an impairment is indicated, Occidental will first determine whether a comparable transaction for similar properties or implied acreage valuation derived from domestic onshore market participants is available and will adjust the carrying amount of the unproved property to its fair value using the market approach. In situations where the market approach is not observable and unproved reserves are available, undiscounted future net cash flows used in areas in whichthe impairment analysis are determined based on managements’ risk adjusted estimates of unproved reserves, future commodity prices and future costs to produce the reserves. If undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property, the future net cash flows are discounted and compared to the carrying value for determining the amount of the impairment loss to record. Occidental operates also impactsutilizes the timing of any impairment.same assumptions and methodology discussed above for cash flows associated with proved properties.

PROVED RESERVES
Occidental estimates its proved oil and gas reserves according to the definition of proved reserves provided by the SEC and FASB.Financial Accounting Standards Board. This definition includes oil, NGL and natural gas and NGLs that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be economically producible in future periods from known reservoirs under existing economic conditions, operating methods, government regulations, etc. (at prices and costs as of the date the estimates are made). Prices include consideration of price changes provided only by contractual arrangements and do not include adjustments based on expected future conditions. For reserves information, see the Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Engineering estimates of the quantities of proved reserves are inherently imprecise and represent only approximate amounts because of the judgments involved in developing such information. Occidental’s estimates of proved reserves are made using available geological and reservoir data as well as production performance data. The reliability of these estimates at any point in time depends on both the quality and quantity of the technical and economic data and the efficiency of extracting

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and processing the hydrocarbons. These estimates are reviewed annually by internal reservoir engineers and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by additional data. Revisions are necessary due to changes in, among other things, development plans, reservoir performance, prices, economic conditions and governmental restrictions as well as changes in the expected recovery associated with infill drilling. Decreases in prices, for example, may cause a reduction in some proved reserves due to reaching economic limits at an earlier projected date. A material adverse change in the estimated volume of proved reserves could have a negative impact on DD&A and could result in property impairments.
The most significant ongoing financial statement effect from a change in Occidental’s oil and gas reserves or impairment of its proved properties would be to the DD&A rate. For example, a 5% increase or decrease in the amount of oil and gas reserves would change the DD&A rate by approximately $0.65/Bbl, which would increase or decrease pre-tax income by approximately $275 million annually at current production rates.

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FAIR VALUES
Occidental estimates fair-value of long-lived assets for impairment testing, assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination or exchanged in non-monetary transactions, pension plan assets and initial measurements of AROs.
Accounting for the acquisition of a business requires the allocation of the purchase price to the various assets and liabilities of the acquired business and recording deferred taxes for any differences between the allocated values and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Any excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned to assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. The purchase price allocation is accomplished by recording each asset and liability at its estimated fair value.
Occidental primarily applies the market approach for recurring fair value measurements, maximizes its use of observable inputs and minimizes its use of unobservable inputs. When estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, Occidental must apply various assumptions.

FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Occidental utilizes the mid-point between bid and askpublished prices or counterparty statements for valuing the majority of its financial assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value. In addition to using market data, Occidental makes assumptions in valuing its assets and liabilities, including assumptions about the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. For financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value, Occidental measures fair value using the following methods:

Ø Occidental values exchange-cleared commodity derivatives using closing prices provided by the exchange as of the balance sheet date. These derivatives are classified as Level 1.using quoted prices in active markets for the assets or liabilities (Level 1).
ØOver-the-Counter (OTC) bilateral financial commodity contracts, international exchange contracts, options and physical commodity forward purchase and sale contracts are generally classified as Level 2 and are generally valued using quotations provided by brokers or industry-standard models that consider various inputs, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, credit risk and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, and can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable prices at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.
ØOccidental values commodity derivatives based on a market approach that considers various assumptions, including quoted forward commodity prices and market yield curves. The assumptions used include inputs that are generally unobservable in the marketplace or are observable but have been adjusted based upon various assumptions and the fair value is designated as Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy.
ØOccidental values debt using market-observable information for debt instruments that are traded on secondary markets. For debt instruments that are not traded, the fair value is determined by interpolating the value based on debt with similar terms and credit risk.
Over-the-Counter (OTC) bilateral financial commodity contracts, international exchange contracts, options and physical commodity forward purchase and sale contracts are generally classified as using observable inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities (Level 2) and are generally valued using quotations provided by brokers or industry-standard models that consider various inputs, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, credit risk and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument and can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable prices at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.
Occidental values commodity derivatives based on a market approach that considers various assumptions, including quoted forward commodity prices and market yield curves. The assumptions used include inputs that are generally unobservable in the marketplace or are observable but have been adjusted based upon various assumptions and the fair value is designated as using unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the valuation hierarchy.
Occidental values debt using market-observable information for debt instruments that are traded on secondary markets. For debt instruments that are not traded, the fair value is determined by interpolating the value based on debt with similar terms and credit risk.

NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS
Occidental uses market-observable prices for assets when comparable transactions can be identified that are similar to the asset being valued. When Occidental is required to measure fair value and there is not a market-observable price for the asset or for a similar asset then the cost or income approach is used depending on the quality of information available to support management’s assumptions. The cost approach is based on management’s best estimate of the current asset replacement cost. The income approach is based on management’s best assumptions regarding expectations of future net cash flows and the expected cash flows are discounted using a commensurate risk-adjusted discount rate. Such evaluations involve significant judgment, and thejudgment. The results are based on expected future events or conditions such as sales prices, estimates of future oil and gas production or throughput, development and operating costs and the timing thereof, economic and regulatory climates and other factors, most of which are often outside of management’s control. However, assumptions used reflect a market participant’s view of long-term prices, costs and other factors and are consistent with assumptions used in the Company’sOccidental’s business plans and investment decisions.

ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES
Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Occidental records environmental liabilities and related charges and expenses for estimated remediation costs that relate to existing conditions from past operations when environmental remediation efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. In determining the environmental remediation liability and the range of reasonably possible additional losses, Occidental refers to currently available information, including relevant past experience, remedial objectives, available technologies, applicable laws and regulations and cost-sharing arrangements. Occidental bases its environmental remediation liabilities on management’s estimate of the most likely cost to be incurred, using the most cost-effective technology reasonably

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expected to achieve the remedial objective. Occidental periodically reviews its environmental remediation liabilities and adjusts them as new information becomes available. Occidental records environmental remediation liabilities on a discounted basis when it deems the aggregate amount and timing of cash payments to be reliably determinable at the time the reserves are established. The reserve methodology with respect to discounting for a specific site is not modified once it is established. Presently none of its environmental remediation liabilities are recorded on a discounted basis. Occidental generally records reimbursements or recoveries of environmental remediation costs in income when received, or when receipt of recovery is
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highly probable.
Many factors could affect Occidental’s future remediation costs and result in adjustments to its environmental remediation liabilities and the range of reasonably possible additional losses. The most significant are: (1) cost estimates for remedial activities may vary from the initial estimate; (2) the length of time, type or amount of remediation necessary to achieve the remedial objective may change due to factors such as site conditions, the ability to identify and control contaminant sources or the discovery of additional contamination; (3) a regulatory agency may ultimately reject or modify Occidental’s proposed remedial plan; (4) improved or alternative remediation technologies may change remediation costs; (5) laws and regulations may change remediation requirements or affect cost sharing or allocation of liability; and (6) changes in allocation or cost-sharing arrangements may occur.
Certain sites involve multiple parties with various cost-sharing arrangements, which fall into the following three categories: (1) environmental proceedings that result in a negotiated or prescribed allocation of remediation costs among Occidental and other alleged potentially responsible parties; (2) oil and gas ventures in which each participant pays its proportionate share of remediation costs reflecting its working interest; or (3) contractual arrangements, typically relating to purchases and sales of properties, in which the parties to the transaction agree to methods of allocating remediation costs. In these circumstances, Occidental evaluates the financial viability of other parties with whom it is alleged to be jointly liable, the degree of their commitment to participate and the consequences to Occidental of their failure to participate when estimating Occidental’s ultimate share of liability. Occidental records its environmental remediation liabilities at its expected net cost of remedial activities and, based on these factors, believes that it will not be required to assume a share of liability of such other potentially responsible parties in an amount materially above amounts reserved.
In addition to the costs of investigations and cleanup measures, which often take in excess of 10 years at CERCLA NPL sites, Occidental’s environmental remediation liabilities include management’s estimates of the costs to operate and maintain remedial systems. If remedial systems are modified over time in response to significant changes in site-specific data, laws, regulations, technologies or engineering estimates, Occidental reviews and adjusts its environmental remediation liabilities accordingly.
If Occidental were to adjust the balance of its environmental remediation liabilities based on the factors described above, the amount of the increase or decrease would be recognized in earnings. For example, if the balance were reduced by 10%, Occidental would record a pre-tax gain of $120$110 million. If the balance were increased by 10%, Occidental would record an additional remediation expense of $120$110 million.

INCOME TAXES
Occidental files various U.S. federal, state and foreign income tax returns. The impact of changes in tax regulations are reflected when enacted. In general, deferred federal, state and foreign income taxes are provided on temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Occidental routinely assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets. If Occidental concludes that it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, the tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. Occidental recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit recorded is equal to the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized through final settlement with a taxing authority. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense (benefit). Occidental uses the flow-through method to account for its investment tax credits. See Note 1210 - Income Taxes in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

LOSS CONTINGENCIES
Occidental is involved, in the normal course of business, in lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings and audits. Occidental accrues reserves for these matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the liability can be reasonably estimated. In addition, Occidental discloses, in aggregate, its exposure to loss in excess of the amount recorded on the balance sheet for these matters if it is reasonably possible that an additional material loss may be incurred. Occidental reviews its loss contingencies on an ongoing basis.
Loss contingencies are based on judgments made by management with respect to the likely outcome of these matters and are adjusted as appropriate. Management’s judgments could change based on new information, changes in, or interpretations of, laws or regulations, changes in management’s plans or intentions, opinions regarding the outcome of legal proceedings or other factors. See “Lawsuits,Note 13 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.

Contingencies
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE CHANGES
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SAFE HARBOR DISCUSSION REGARDING OUTLOOK AND OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING DATA

Portions of this report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and involve risksstate securities laws, and uncertainties that could materially affect expected resultsthey include, but are not limited to: any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items or future financial position or sources of financing; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations liquidity, cash flowsor business strategy; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and business prospects.any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “aim,” “goal,” “target,” “objective,” "commit," "advance," “likely” or similar expressions that convey the prospective nature of events or outcomes are generally indicateindicative of forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Unless legally required, Occidental does not undertake any obligation to update, modify or withdraw any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events exceptor otherwise.
Although Occidental believes that the expectations reflected in any of its forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ from anticipated results, sometimes materially. In addition, historical, current and forward-looking sustainability-related statements may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. Factors that could cause results to differ from those projected or assumed in any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to: the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic; Occidental’s indebtedness and other payment obligations, including the need to generate sufficient cash flows to fund operations; Occidental’s ability to successfully monetize select assets and repay or refinance debt and the impact of changes in Occidental’s credit ratings; assumptions about energy markets; global and local commodity and commodity-futures pricing fluctuations; supply and demand considerations for, and the prices of, Occidental’s products and services; actions by OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing countries; results from operations and competitive conditions; future impairments of our proved and unproved oil and gas properties or equity investments, or write-downs of productive assets, causing charges to earnings; unexpected changes in costs; availability of capital resources, levels of capital expenditures and contractual obligations; the regulatory approval environment, including Occidental's ability to timely obtain or maintain permits or other governmental approvals, including those necessary for drilling and/or development projects; Occidental's ability to successfully complete, or any material delay of, field developments, expansion projects, capital expenditures, efficiency projects, acquisitions or dispositions; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures, such as requireddifficulties integrating businesses, uncertainty associated with financial projections, projected synergies, restructuring, increased costs and adverse tax consequences; uncertainties and liabilities associated with acquired and divested properties and businesses; uncertainties about the estimated quantities of oil, NGL and natural gas reserves; lower-than-expected production from development projects or acquisitions; Occidental’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits from prior or future streamlining actions to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes and improve Occidental’s competitiveness; exploration, drilling and other operational risks; disruptions to, capacity constraints in, or other limitations on the pipeline systems that deliver Occidental’s oil and natural gas and other processing and transportation considerations; general economic conditions, including slowdowns, domestically or internationally, and volatility in the securities, capital or credit markets; inflation; governmental actions, war and political conditions and events; legislative or regulatory changes, including changes relating to hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural gas operations, retroactive royalty or production tax regimes, deep-water and onshore drilling and permitting regulations and environmental regulation (including regulations related to climate change); environmental risks and liability under federal, regional, state, provincial, tribal, local and international environmental laws and regulations (including remedial actions); Occidental's ability to recognize intended benefits from its business strategies and initiatives, such as OLCV or announced GHG emissions reduction targets or net-zero goals; potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; disruption or interruption of production or manufacturing or facility damage due to accidents, chemical releases, labor unrest, weather, power outages, natural disasters, cyber-attacks or insurgent activity; the creditworthiness and performance of Occidental's counterparties, including financial institutions, operating partners and other parties; failure of risk management; Occidental’s ability to retain and hire key personnel; supply, transportation, and labor constraints; reorganization or restructuring of Occidental’s operations; changes in state, federal or international tax rates; and actions by law. Factorsthird parties that are beyond Occidental's control.
Additional information concerning these and other factors that may cause Occidental’s results of operations and financial position to differ from expectations include the factors discussedcan be found in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual ReportForm 10-K, as well as in Occidental’s other filings with the SEC, including Occidental’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K.10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.





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COMMODITY PRICE RISK

GENERAL
Occidental’s results are sensitive to fluctuations in oil, NGL and natural gas prices. Price changes at current global prices and levels of production affect Occidental’s budgeted 2022 pre-tax annual income by approximately $260$200 million for a $1 per barrel change in oil prices and $90approximately $30 million for a $1 per barrel change in NGL prices. If domestic natural gas prices varied by $0.50$0.10 per Mcf, it would have an estimated annual effect on Occidental’s budgeted 2022 pre-tax income of approximately $185$40 million. These price-change sensitivities include the impact of PSC and similar contract volume changes on income. If production levels change in the future, the sensitivity of Occidental’s results to prices also will change. Marketing results are sensitive to price changes of oil, natural gas and, to a lesser degree, other commodities. These sensitivities are additionally dependent on marketing volumes and cannot be predicted reliably.A $0.25 change in the Midland-to-Gulf-Coast oil spreads impacts budgeted 2022 operating cash flows by approximately $65 million.
Occidental’s results are also sensitive to fluctuations in chemical prices. A variation in chlorine and caustic soda prices of $10 per ton would have a pre-tax annual effect on income of approximately $10 million and $30 million, respectively. A variation in PVC prices of $0.01 per lb. would have a pre-tax annual effect on income of approximately $30 million. Historically, over time, product price changes have tracked raw material and feedstock product price changes, somewhat mitigating the effect of price changes on margins.
Occidental uses forwards derivative instruments including a combination of short-term futures, forwards, optionsto manage its exposure to commodity price fluctuations for oil and natural gas and swaps to obtain the average prices for the relevant production month and to improve realized prices for oil and gas.manage interest rate risks.

RISK MANAGEMENT
Occidental conducts its risk management activities for marketing and trading under the controls and governance of its risk control policies. The controls under these policies are implemented and enforced by a risk management group which monitors risk by providing an independent and separate evaluation and check. Members of the risk management group report to the Corporate Vice President and Treasurer. Controls for these activities include limits on value at risk, limits on credit, limits on total notional trade value, segregation of duties, delegation of authority, daily price verifications, reporting to senior management on various risk measures and a number of other policy and procedural controls.

FAIR VALUE OF MARKETING DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
Occidental carries derivative contracts it enters into in connection with its marketing activities at fair value. Fair values for these contracts are derived from Level 1 and Level 2 sources. The fair values in future maturity periods are insignificant.
The following table shows the fair value of Occidental’s derivatives (excluding collateral), segregated by maturity periods and by methodology of fair value estimation:

Maturity Periods 
 Maturity Periods  
Source of Fair Value Assets/(Liabilities)
millions
 2020
 2021 and 2022
 2023 and 2024
 2025 and thereafter
 Total
Source of Fair Value Assets (Liabilities)
millions
Source of Fair Value Assets (Liabilities)
millions
20222023 and 20242025 and 20262027 and thereafterTotal
Prices actively quoted $(63) $
 $
 $
 $(63)Prices actively quoted$(91)$— $— $— $(91)
Prices provided by other external sources 36
 8
 1
 1
 46
Prices provided by other external sources(23)— — — (23)
Total $(27) $8
 $1
 $1
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CASH-FLOW HEDGES
Occidental’s marketing operations, from time to time, store natural gas purchased from third parties at Occidental’s North American leased storage facilities. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, Occidental had approximately 6 Bcf and 5 Bcf of natural gas held in storage, respectively, and had cash-flow hedges for the forecast sales, to be settled by physical delivery, of approximately 3 Bcf and 4 Bcf of stored natural gas, respectively.
QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION
Occidental uses value at risk to estimate the potential effects of changes in fair values of commodity contracts used in trading activities. This measure determines the maximum potential negative one day change in fair value with a 95% level of confidence. Additionally, Occidental uses complementary trading limits including position and tenor limits and maintains liquid positions as a result of which market risk typically can be neutralized or mitigated on short notice. As a result of these controls, Occidental believes that the market risk of its trading activities is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on its performance.

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INTEREST RATE RISK

GENERAL
Occidental acquired interest rate swap contracts in the Acquisition. Occidental pays a fixed interest raterates and receives a floating interest rate indexed to three-month LIBOR.LIBOR on its interest rate swaps. The remaining swaps have an initial term of 30 years with mandatory termination dates in September 2020 through2022 and 2023 with notional amounts of $275 million and a total notional amount of $1.475 billion$450 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2019. In October 2019, $125 million of notional interest rate swaps were terminated.2021. As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental had a net liability of approximately $428 million based on the fair value of the swaps of negative $1.4 billion net liability was offset by $104$751 million netted against $323 million in posted cash collateral, resulting in a net $1.3 billion liability.collateral. A 25-basis point decrease in implied LIBOR rates over the term of the swaps would result in an additional liability of approximately $101$88 million on these swaps. In January and February 2020,
As of December 31, 2021, Occidental extended September 2020 mandatory termination dates to September 2021 and September 2022 for swapshad variable rate debt with a notional value of $500$68 million and $150 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2019, Occidental had $4.5 billion of variable-rate debt outstanding. A 25-basis point increase in LIBOR interest rates would increase gross interest expense approximately $11$1.7 million per year.
As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental had $34.3fixed rate debt with a fair value of $31.1 billion of fixed-rate debt outstanding. A 25-basis point change in Treasury rates would change the fair value of the fixed-ratefixed rate debt approximately $680$629 million.

TABULAR PRESENTATION OF INTEREST RATE RISK
The table below provides information about Occidental’s long-term debt obligations. Debt amounts represent principal payments by maturity date including amounts assumed from the Acquisition except WES debt.date.
millions except percentagesU.S. Dollar
Fixed-Rate Debt
U.S. Dollar
Variable-Rate Debt
Total (a)
2022 (b)
$101 $— $101 
2023465 — 465 
20241,725 — 1,725 
20252,476 — 2,476 
20262,788 — 2,788 
Thereafter20,870 68 20,938 
Total$28,425 $68 $28,493 
Weighted-average interest rate5.10%0.90 %5.09%
Fair Value$31,075 $68 $31,143 
(a)Excluded net unamortized debt premiums of $670 million and debt issuance costs of $135 million.
(b)In January 2022, Occidental used cash on hand to repay $101 million in outstanding 2.600% senior notes due April 2022 at face value.
millions except percentages 
U.S. Dollar
Fixed-Rate Debt

 
U.S. Dollar
Variable-Rate Debt

 
Total (a)

2020 $
 $
 $
2021 3,426
 2,956
 6,382
2022 3,214
 1,500
 4,714
2023 1,213
 
 1,213
2024 3,898
 
 3,898
Thereafter 21,126
 68
 21,194
Total $32,877
 $4,524
 $37,401
Weighted-average interest rate 4.09% 3.15% 3.98%
Fair Value $34,260
 $4,535
 $38,795
(a)
Excluded net unamortized debt premiums of $914 million and debt issuance cost of $125 million.

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK

Occidental’s international operations have limited currency risk. Occidental manages its exposure primarily by balancing monetary assets and liabilities and limiting cash positions in foreign currencies to levels necessary for operating purposes. A vast majority of international oil sales are denominated in United States dollars. Additionally, all of Occidental’s consolidated international oil and gas subsidiaries have the United States dollar as the functional currency. As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of foreign currency derivatives used in the marketing operations was immaterial. The effect of exchange rates on transactions in foreign currencies is included in periodic income.

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CREDIT RISK

The majority of Occidental’s counterparty credit risk is related to the physical delivery of energy commodities to its customers and theirany inability of these customers to meet their settlement commitments. Occidental manages credit risk by selecting counterparties that it believes to be financially strong, by entering into netting arrangements with counterparties and by requiring collateral or other credit risk mitigants, as appropriate. Occidental actively evaluates the creditworthiness of its counterparties, assigns appropriate credit limits and monitors credit exposures against those assigned limits. Occidental also enters into futurefutures contracts through regulated exchanges with select clearinghouses and brokers, which are subject to minimal credit risk, as a significant portion of these transactions settle on a daily margin basis.if any.
Certain over-the-counterOTC derivative instruments contain credit-risk-contingent features, primarily tied to credit ratings for Occidental or its counterparties, which may affect the amount of collateral that each party would need to post. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-contingent features, for which athat were net liability position existed atliabilities as of December 31, 20192021 was $787$107 million (net of $169$323 million collateral), and $104 million (net of $374 million collateral) as of December 31, 2020. Credit-risk-contingent features are primarily related to acquired interest-rate swaps, and $68 million (net of $1 million of collateral) existed at December 31, 2018.interest rate swaps.
As of December 31, 2019,2021, the substantial majority of the credit exposures were with investment grade counterparties. Occidental believes its exposure to credit-related losses atas of December 31, 2019,2021, was not material and losses associated with credit risk have been insignificant for all years presented.




DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS HELD FOR NON-TRADING PURPOSES

As of December 31, 2019, Occidental had derivative instruments in place to reduce the price risk associated with future oil production of 350 thousand barrels per day. As of December 31, 2019, these derivative instruments were at a $68 million net derivative liability position.
The following table shows a sensitivity analysis based on both a 5% and 10% change in commodity prices and their effect on the net derivative liability position of $68 million at December 31, 2019:
millions except percentages   
Percent change in commodity prices Resulting net fair value position-asset (liability)  Change to fair value from December 31, 2019 position 
+ 5%  $(270)  $(202)
- 5%  $100
  $168
+ 10%  $(525)  $(457)
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ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Occidental Petroleum Corporation:

Opinion on the ConsolidatedFinancial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 20192021 and 2018,2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three three‑year period ended December 31, 2019,2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedule II - valuation and qualifying accounts (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20192021 and 2018,2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three three‑year period ended December 31, 2019,2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 27, 202024, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.reporting.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases.
Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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Evaluation of the environmental liability associated with the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River site

As discussed in Notes 1 and 1012 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company accrues a liability for estimated environmental remedial activities when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of remediation costs can be estimated. As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s estimated environmental liabilities were $1.2 billion. The Company accrued a liability related to its estimated allocable share of the costs to perform the remedial activities required for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River site. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s total estimated environmental liabilities were $1.1 billion, which includes the estimated environmental liability for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River site.

We identified the evaluation of the environmental liability associated with the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River site as a critical audit matter. There was a high degree of subjective auditor judgment in applying and evaluating the results of our procedures. This is due to 1)(1) possible changes to expected remedial activities to implement the proposed clean-up plan outlined in the Record of Decision (ROD) issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and their estimated costs, and 2)(2) possible changes to the Company’s estimated share of the remediation costs.





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The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter includedmatter. We evaluated the following. Wedesign and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s environmental liability process to estimate the cost of remedial activities and estimate the Company’s allocable share of the remediation costs. We evaluated the remedial activities and related cost assumptions used by the Company by comparing them against remedial activities and cost estimates provided by the EPA in the ROD. We compared certain design documentation provided by the Company to the EPA in order to identify potential differences between the design plan and the ROD and assessed the impact of any such differences on the remediation cost assumptions used by the Company to estimate the liability. We assessed the Company’s assumption for its allocable share of the remediation costs and analyzed publicly available data sources for information that might be contrary to the information used by the Company. We involved an environmental analysis professional with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in reading correspondence between the Company and the EPA related to the design phase for this site to assess the Company’s remediation cost assumptions.

Assessment of the estimated proved oil and gas reserves on the determination of depreciation and depletion expense related to proved oil and gas properties

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company determines depreciation and depletion of oil and gas producing properties by the unit-of-production method. Under this method, capitalized costs are amortized over total estimated proved reserves. For the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, the Company recorded depreciation and depletion expense related to proved oil and gas properties of $5.0$7.7 billion.

We identified the assessment of the estimated proved oil and gas reserves on the determination of depreciation and depletion expense related to proved oil and gas properties as a critical audit matter. Complex auditor judgment was required to evaluateassess the Company’s estimate of total proved oil and gas reserves, which is a key input for the determination of depreciation and depletion expense. Estimating total proved oil and gas reserves requires the expertise of professional petroleum reservoir engineers. The estimate of proved oil and gas reserves is dependent upon timing of future estimated production, operating and capital costkey assumptions and oil and gasincluded (1) commodity prices, inclusive of market differentials.differentials, (2) estimated future production quantities, and (3) estimated operating and capital costs.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter includedmatter. We evaluated the following. Wedesign and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s depreciation and depletion process, including the estimation of proved oil and gas reserves. We evaluated the competence, capabilities, and objectivity of the internal engineering and technical staff who estimated the proved oil and gas reserves and the independent reservoir engineering specialists engaged by the Company. We analyzed and assessed the determination of depreciation and depletion expense for compliance with industry and regulatory standards. We assessed compliance of the methodology used by the Company’s engineering and technical staff to estimate proved oil and gas reserves with industry and regulatory standards. We read the findings of the independent reservoir engineering specialist’s review of the methods and procedures used by the Company in estimating the proved reserves for compliance with industry and regulatory standards. We comparedassessed the timing of future estimated production assumptionscommodity prices, including relevant market differentials, used by the Company’s engineering and technical staff by comparing them to publicly available prices, adjusted for historical market differentials. To assess the Company’s ability to accurately estimate future production quantities, we compared the future production quantity assumptions used by the Company in prior periods to the actual production amounts. We compared the estimated future production quantities used by the Company in the current period to historical production rates. We evaluated the operating and capital cost assumptions used by the Company’s engineering and technical staff by comparing them to historical costs. We assessedevaluated the oilprofessional qualifications and gas prices, including relevant market differentials, usedthe knowledge, skills, and ability of the Company’s internal reserve engineers and the independent reservoir engineering specialists engaged by the Company’s engineering and technical staff by comparing them to publicly available prices, adjusted for historical market differentials.
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Evaluation of the fair value measurement of oil and gas properties acquired in the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation business combination
As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, on August 8, 2019, the Company acquired Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) in a business combination. As a result of the transaction, the Company acquired both proved and unproved oil and gas properties. The acquisition-date fair value for the oil and gas properties was $46.5 billion.
We identified the evaluation of the initial fair value measurement of the oil and gas properties acquired in the Anadarko transaction as a critical audit matter. The Company used a combination of valuation methodologies in estimating the initial fair value of acquired oil and gas properties which included market based data from similar transactions and an income approach. There was a high degree of subjectivity in evaluating results of the market based transaction values and the discounted cash flow models used in the income approach. The evaluation of market based transactions included determining which market transactions were most relevant to the Company’s acquisition of Anadarko’s oil and gas properties. In addition, the income approach utilized risk adjusted discounted cash flow models, which included several significant assumptions. The following key assumptions were used in the discounted cash flow models: estimated future commodities prices, reserve category risk adjustment factors, estimated future production, estimated future operating and capital costs and discount rate. Changes to the assumptions used could have a significant effect on the determination of the acquisition date fair values.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included the following. We tested certain internal controls over the Company’s acquisition-date valuation process to develop and analyze the key assumptions, as listed above, used to measure the initial fair value of the acquired oil and gas properties. We compared acres utilized in the market analysis to historical Anadarko property records. We compared estimated future production to Anadarko’s historical actual production volumes. We evaluated the estimated future operating and capital cost assumptions by comparing them to Anadarko’s historical costs. In addition, we involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in: 1) evaluating the Company’s discount rate, by comparing it to a discount rate range that was independently developed using publicly available market data for comparable entities, 2) evaluating the reserve category risk adjustment factors used by the Company by comparing them to third party publications of risk adjustment factors utilized by market participants, 3) evaluating benchmark commodity prices used by the Company in estimating future commodity prices by comparing the benchmark prices utilized to publicly disclosed projected commodity prices 4) for oil and gas properties valued using the income approach, developing an estimate of the oil and gas properties’ fair value using the oil and gas properties’ cash flow assumptions and an independently developed discount rate, and compared to the Company’s fair value estimate and 5) evaluating the Company’s initial measurement of fair value by comparing the Company’s estimated fair values for onshore undeveloped properties to a range of indicated values of recent similar market transactions using publicly available market data.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2002.

Houston, Texas
February 27, 2020
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Occidental Petroleum Corporation:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Occidental Petroleum Corporation and subsidiariessubsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019,2021, based on criteria established inInternal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 20192021 and 2018,2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019,2021, and the related notes and financial statement scheduleII - valuation and qualifying accounts (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 27, 202024, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Assessment of and Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas

February 24, 2022
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

and Subsidiaries
 December 31,December 31,
millions 2019
 2018
millions20212020
ASSETS    ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS    CURRENT ASSETS  
Cash and cash equivalents $3,032
 $3,033
Cash and cash equivalents$2,764 $2,008 
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 480
 
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents24 170 
Trade receivables, net of reserves of $19 in 2019 and $21 in 2018 6,373
 4,893
Trade receivables, net of reserves of $35 in 2021 and $24 in 2020Trade receivables, net of reserves of $35 in 2021 and $24 in 20204,208 2,115 
Inventories 1,447
 1,260
Inventories1,846 1,898 
Assets held for sale 6,026
 
Assets held for sale72 1,433 
Other current assets 1,323
 746
Other current assets1,297 1,195 
Total current assets 18,681
 9,932
Total current assets10,211 8,819 
    
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES 6,389
 1,680
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES2,938 3,250 
    
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 
Oil and gas segment 105,881
 58,799
Chemical segment 7,172
 7,001
Marketing and midstream segment 8,176
 8,070
Oil and gasOil and gas101,251 102,454 
ChemicalChemical7,571 7,356 
Midstream and marketingMidstream and marketing8,371 8,232 
Corporate 1,118
 550
Corporate964 922 
 122,347
 74,420
118,157 118,964 
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (41,878) (42,983)Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization(58,227)(53,075)
 80,469
 31,437
Total property, plant and equipment, netTotal property, plant and equipment, net59,930 65,889 
    
OPERATING LEASE ASSETS 1,385
 
OPERATING LEASE ASSETS726 1,062 
    
LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET 2,406
 805
LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET1,231 1,044 
    
TOTAL ASSETS $109,330
 $43,854
TOTAL ASSETS$75,036 $80,064 
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
and Subsidiaries
  December 31,
millions except share and per-share amounts 2019 2018
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Current maturities of long-term debt $51
 $116
Current operating lease liabilities 569
 
Accounts payable 7,017
 4,885
Accrued liabilities 5,302
 2,411
Liabilities of assets held for sale 2,010
 
Total current liabilities 14,949
 7,412
     
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET    
Long-term debt, net 38,537
 10,201
     
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES    
Deferred income taxes, net 9,717
 907
Asset retirement obligations 4,385
 1,424
Pension and postretirement obligations 1,807
 809
Environmental remediation liabilities 1,035
 762
Operating lease liabilities 854
 
Other 3,814
 1,009
  21,612
 4,911
     
EQUITY    
Preferred stock, at $1.00 per share par value (100,000 shares at December 31, 2019) 9,762
 
Common stock, $0.20 per share par value, authorized shares: 1.1 billion, issued shares:
2019 — 1,044,434,893 and 2018 — 895,115,637
 209
 179
Treasury stock: 2019 — 150,323,151 shares and 2018 — 145,726,051 shares (10,653) (10,473)
Additional paid-in capital 14,955
 8,046
Retained earnings 20,180
 23,750
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (221) (172)
Total stockholders’ equity 34,232
 21,330
     
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $109,330
 $43,854
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

and Subsidiaries
December 31,
millions except share and per-share amounts20212020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES  
Current maturities of long-term debt (a)
$186 $440 
Current operating lease liabilities186 473 
Accounts payable3,899 2,987 
Accrued liabilities4,046 3,570 
Liabilities of assets held for sale7 753 
Total current liabilities8,324 8,223 
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET
Long-term debt, net (b)
29,431 35,745 
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES  
Deferred income taxes, net7,039 7,113 
Asset retirement obligations3,687 3,977 
Pension and postretirement obligations1,540 1,763 
Environmental remediation liabilities944 1,028 
Operating lease liabilities585 641 
Other3,159 3,001 
Total deferred credits and other liabilities16,954 17,523 
  
EQUITY  
Preferred stock, at $1.00 per share par value (100,000 shares as of December 31, 2021 and 2020)9,762 9,762 
Common stock, $0.20 per share par value, authorized shares: 1.5 billion, issued shares: 2021 — 1,083,423,094 and 2020 — 1,080,564,947217 216 
Treasury stock: 2021 — 149,348,394 shares and 2020 — 149,051,634 shares(10,673)(10,665)
Additional paid-in capital16,749 16,552 
Retained earnings4,480 2,996 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(208)(288)
Total stockholders’ equity20,327 18,573 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY$75,036 $80,064 
(a)Included $85 million and $42 million of current finance lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively.
  Years Ended December 31,
millions except per-share amounts 2019
 2018
 2017
REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME      
Net sales $20,393
 $17,824
 $12,508
Interest, dividends and other income 217
 136
 99
Gains on sale of equity investments and other assets, net 622
 974
 667
Total 21,232
 18,934
 13,274
COSTS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS      
Oil and gas operating expense 3,246
 2,761
 2,427
Transportation expense 621
 152
 175
Chemical and midstream cost of sales 2,791
 2,833
 2,938
Purchased commodities 1,679
 822
 54
Selling, general and administrative 882
 585
 546
Other operating and non-operating expense 1,425
 1,028
 878
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5,981
 3,977
 4,002
Asset impairments and other charges 1,361
 561
 545
Taxes other than on income 707
 439
 311
Anadarko acquisition-related costs 1,647
 
 
Exploration expense 246
 110
 82
Interest and debt expense, net 1,066
 389
 345
Total 21,652
 13,657
 12,303
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items (420) 5,277
 971
OTHER ITEMS      
Gains on interest rate swaps and warrants, net 233
 
 
Income from equity investments 373
 331
 357
Total 606
 331
 357
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 186
 5,608
 1,328
Income tax expense (693) (1,477) (17)
Income (loss) from continuing operations (507) 4,131
 1,311
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (15) 
 
       
NET INCOME (LOSS) (522) 4,131
 1,311
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (145) 
 
Less: Preferred stock dividends (318) 
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $(985) $4,131
 $1,311
       
PER COMMON SHARE      
Income (loss) from continuing operations—basic $(1.20) $5.40
 $1.71
(Loss) from discontinued operations—basic (0.02) 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic $(1.22) $5.40
 $1.71
       
Income (loss) from continuing operations—diluted $(1.20) $5.39
 $1.70
(Loss) from discontinued operations—diluted (0.02) 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted $(1.22) $5.39
 $1.70
DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE $3.14
 $3.10
 $3.06
(b)Included $504 million and $316 million of finance lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
and Subsidiaries
  Years Ended December 31,
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Net income (loss) $(522) $4,131
 $1,311
Other comprehensive income (loss) items:      
Foreign currency translation gains 
 
 3
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives (a)
 (129) (6) 13
Pension and postretirement gains (losses) (b)
 78
 137
 (7)
Reclassification of realized losses (gains) on derivatives (c)
 2
 13
 (1)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (49) 144
 8
Comprehensive income (loss) (571) 4,275
 1,319
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests (145) 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to preferred and common stockholders $(716) $4,275
 $1,319
(a)
Net of tax of $36, $2 and $(7) in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(b)
Net of tax of $(25), $(38) and $4 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 15 - Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(c)
Net of tax of $0, $(4) and $0 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ EquityOperations
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

and Subsidiaries
Years Ended December 31,
millions except per-share amounts202120202019
REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME   
Net sales$25,956 $17,809 $20,911 
Interest, dividends and other income166 118 217 
Gains (losses) on sale of assets, net192 (1,666)622 
Total26,314 16,261 21,750 
COSTS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS 
Oil and gas operating expense3,160 3,065 3,282 
Transportation and gathering expense1,419 1,600 635 
Chemical and midstream cost of sales2,772 2,408 2,791 
Purchased commodities2,308 1,395 1,679 
Selling, general and administrative863 864 893 
Other operating and non-operating expense1,065 884 1,421 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization8,447 8,097 6,140 
Asset impairments and other charges304 11,083 1,361 
Taxes other than on income1,005 622 840 
Anadarko Acquisition-related costs153 339 1,647 
Exploration expense252 132 247 
Interest and debt expense, net1,614 1,424 1,066 
Total23,362 31,913 22,002 
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items2,952 (15,652)(252)
OTHER ITEMS
Gains (losses) on interest rate swaps and warrants, net122 (423)233 
Income from equity investments631 370 373 
Total753 (53)606 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes3,705 (15,705)354 
Income tax benefit (expense)(915)2,172 (861)
Income (loss) from continuing operations2,790 (13,533)(507)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax(468)(1,298)(15)
NET INCOME (LOSS)2,322 (14,831)(522)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — (145)
Less: Preferred stock dividends(800)(844)(318)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS1,522 $(15,675)$(985)
PER COMMON SHARE   
Income (loss) from continuing operations—basic$2.12 $(15.65)$(1.20)
Loss from discontinued operations—basic(0.50)(1.41)(0.02)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic$1.62 $(17.06)$(1.22)
Income (loss) from continuing operations—diluted$2.06 $(15.65)$(1.20)
Loss from discontinued operations—diluted(0.48)(1.41)(0.02)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted$1.58 $(17.06)$(1.22)
    Equity Attributable to Common Stock    
millions, except per share amounts Preferred Stock
 Common Stock
 Treasury Stock
 Additional Paid-in Capital
 Retained Earnings
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 Non-controlling Interests
 Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2016 $
 $178
 $(9,143) $7,747
 $22,981
 $(266) $
 $21,497
Net income 
 
 
 
 1,311
 
 
 1,311
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 8
 
 8
Dividends on common stock, $3.06 per share 
 
 
 
 (2,357) 
 
 (2,357)
Issuance of common stock and other, net 
 1
 
 137
 
 
 
 138
Purchases of treasury stock 
 
 (25) 
 
 
 
 (25)
Balance, December 31, 2017 $
 $179
 $(9,168) $7,884
 $21,935
 $(258) $
 $20,572
Net income 
 
 
 
 4,131
 
 
 4,131
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 144
 
 144
Dividends on common stock, $3.10 per share 
 
 
 
 (2,374) 
 
 (2,374)
Issuance of common stock and other, net 
 
 
 162
 
 
 
 162
Purchases of treasury stock 
 
 (1,305) 
 
 
 
 (1,305)
Reclassification of stranded tax effects (See Note 2) 
 
 
 
 58
 (58) 
 
Balance, December 31, 2018 $
 $179
 $(10,473) $8,046
 $23,750
 $(172) $
 $21,330
Net income (loss) 
 
 
 
 (667) 
 145
 (522)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 (49) 
 (49)
Dividends on common stock, $3.14 per share 
 
 
 
 (2,585) 
 
 (2,585)
Dividends on preferred stock, $3,489 per share 
 
 
 
 (318) 
 
 (318)
Issuance of common stock, net 
 30
 
 6,909
 
 
 
 6,939
Issuance of preferred stock 9,762
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9,762
Purchases of treasury stock 
 
 (180) 
 
 
 
 (180)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest acquired 
 
 
 
 
 
 4,895
 4,895
Noncontrolling interest distributions, net

 
 
 
 
 
 (131) (131)
Change in control WES 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,909) (4,909)
Balance, December 31, 2019 $9,762
 $209
 $(10,653) $14,955
 $20,180
 $(221) $
 $34,232

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsComprehensive
Income (Loss)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

and Subsidiaries
Years Ended December 31,
millions202120202019
Net income (loss)$2,322 $(14,831)$(522)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items:   
Gains (losses) on derivatives (a)
14 (127)
Pension and postretirement gains (losses) (b)
67 (71)78 
Other(1)— — 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax80 (67)(49)
Comprehensive income (loss)2,402 (14,898)(571)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests — (145)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to preferred and common stockholders$2,402 $(14,898)$(716)
(a)Net of tax benefit (expense) of $(4), $(1) and $36 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
 Years Ended December 31,
millions2019
 2018
 2017
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES     
Net income (loss)$(522) $4,131
 $1,311
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:     
Discontinued operations, net15
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of assets5,981
 3,977
 4,002
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision(1,027) 371
 (719)
Other noncash charges to income940
 34
 219
Asset impairments and other charges1,328
 561
 545
Gain on sales of equity investments and other assets, net(622) (974) (667)
Undistributed earnings from affiliates(50) (43) (68)
Dry hole expense89
 56
 51
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Increase in receivables(44) (740) (158)
Decrease (increase) in inventories77
 (108) (349)
Decrease in other current assets186
 94
 39
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities793
 195
 (89)
Increase in current domestic and foreign income taxes59
 38
 64
Other operating, net
 77
 680
Operating cash flow from continuing operations7,203
 7,669
 4,861
Operating cash flow from discontinued operations, net of taxes172
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities7,375
 7,669
 4,861
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES     
Capital expenditures(6,355) (4,975) (3,599)
Change in capital accrual(282) 55
 122
Purchase of businesses and assets, net(28,088) (928) (1,064)
Proceeds from sale of assets and equity investments, net6,143
 2,824
 1,403
Equity investments and other, net(291) (182) 59
Investing cash flow from continuing operations(28,873) (3,206) (3,079)
Investing cash flow from discontinued operations(154) 
 
Net cash used by investing activities(29,027) (3,206) (3,079)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
Proceeds from long-term debt, net - Occidental21,557
 978
 
Payments of long-term debt, net - Occidental(6,959) (500) 
Proceeds from long-term debt, net - WES1,459
 
 
Payments of long-term debt, net - WES(1,000) 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common and preferred stock10,028
 33
 28
Purchases of treasury stock(237) (1,248) (25)
Cash dividends paid(2,624) (2,374) (2,346)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(257) 
 
Other financing, net229
 9
 
Financing cash flow from continuing operations22,196
 (3,102) (2,343)
Financing cash flow from discontinued operations(3) 
 
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities22,193
 (3,102) (2,343)
      
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents541
 1,361
 (561)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of year3,033
 1,672
 2,233
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents — end of year$3,574
 $3,033
 $1,672
(b)Net of tax benefit (expense) of $(18), $24 and $(25) in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. See Note 11 - Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ EquityOccidental Petroleum Corporation
and Subsidiaries
Equity Attributable to Common Stock
Preferred StockCommon StockTreasury StockAdditional Paid-in CapitalRetained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Non-controlling InterestsTotal Equity
Balance, December 31, 2018$— $179 $(10,473)$8,046 $23,750 $(172)$— $21,330 
Net income (loss)— — — — (667)— 145 (522)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax— — — — — (49)— (49)
Dividends on common stock, $3.14 per share— — — — (2,585)— — (2,585)
Dividends on preferred stock, $3,489 per share— — — — (318)— — (318)
Issuance of common stock, net— 30 — 6,909 — — — 6,939 
Issuance of preferred stock9,762 — — — — — — 9,762 
Purchases of treasury stock— — (180)— — — — (180)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest acquired— — — — — — 4,895 4,895 
Noncontrolling interest distributions, net— — — — — (131)(131)
Change in control WES— — — — — — (4,909)(4,909)
Balance, December 31, 2019$9,762 $209 $(10,653)$14,955 $20,180 $(221)$— $34,232 
Net loss— — — — (14,831)— — (14,831)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax— — — — — (67)— (67)
Dividends on common stock, $0.82 per share— — — — (746)— — (746)
Dividends on preferred stock, $8,444 per share— — 438 (844)— — (400)
Issuance of warrants on common stock— — — 767 (763)— — 
Berkshire Warrants— — — 103 — — — 103 
Issuance of common stock and other, net— — 289 — — — 290 
Purchases of treasury stock— — (12)— — — — (12)
Balance, December 31, 2020$9,762 $216 $(10,665)$16,552 $2,996 $(288)$— $18,573 
Net income    2,322   2,322 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax     80  80 
Dividends on common stock, $0.04 per share    (38)  (38)
Dividends on preferred stock, $8,000 per share    (800)  (800)
Shareholder warrants exercised   7    7 
Issuance of common stock and other, net 1  190    191 
Purchases of treasury stock  (8)    (8)
Balance, December 31, 2021$9,762 $217 $(10,673)$16,749 $4,480 $(208)$ $20,327 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsOccidental Petroleum Corporation
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Years Ended December 31,
millions202120202019
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)$2,322 $(14,831)$(522)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
Discontinued operations, net468 1,298 15 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of assets8,447 8,097 6,140 
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)46 (2,517)(1,027)
Other noncash charges to income229 419 958 
Asset impairments and other charges304 11,002 1,328 
(Gain) loss on sales of equity investments and other assets, net(192)1,666 (622)
Undistributed earnings from affiliates(70)(61)(50)
Dry hole expense125 47 89 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivables(2,086)2,062 401 
(Increase) decrease in inventories(86)(484)78 
(Increase) decrease in other current assets(119)350 170 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities865 (3,228)358 
Increase in current domestic and foreign income taxes 22 20 
Operating cash flow from continuing operations10,253 3,842 7,336 
Operating cash flow from discontinued operations, net of taxes181 113 39 
Net cash provided by operating activities10,434 3,955 7,375 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures(2,870)(2,535)(6,367)
Change in capital accrual97 (519)(249)
Purchase of businesses and assets, net(431)(114)(28,088)
Proceeds from sale of assets and equity investments, net1,624 2,281 6,143 
Equity investments and other, net406 109 (291)
Investing cash flow from continuing operations(1,174)(778)(28,852)
Investing cash flow from discontinued operations(79)(41)(175)
Net cash used by investing activities(1,253)(819)(29,027)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from long-term debt, net - Occidental 6,936 21,557 
Payments of long-term debt, net - Occidental(6,834)(8,916)(6,959)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net - WES — 459 
Proceeds from issuance of common and preferred stock31 134 10,028 
Purchases of treasury stock(8)(12)(237)
Cash dividends paid on common and preferred stock(839)(1,845)(2,624)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest — (257)
Payment of liabilities associated with the sale of future royalties (386)(28)
Financing portion of net cash received (paid) for derivative instruments(834)(362)120 
Other financing, net(80)(57)137 
Financing cash flow from continuing operations(8,564)(4,508)22,196 
Financing cash flow from discontinued operations(8)(8)(3)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities(8,572)(4,516)22,193 
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents609 (1,380)541 
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents — beginning of year2,194 3,574 3,033 
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents — end of year$2,803 $2,194 $3,574 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

and Subsidiaries
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NATURE OF OPERATIONS
In this report, “Occidental” means Occidental Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (OPC), or OPC and one or more entities in which it owns a controlling interest (subsidiaries). Occidental conducts its operations through various subsidiaries and affiliates. On August 8, 2019, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 9, 2019 (the Merger Agreement), among Occidental, Baseball Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental (Merger Subsidiary), and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), Occidental acquired all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko through a transaction in which Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Anadarko (the Acquisition), with Anadarko continuing as the surviving entity and as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental. See Note 3 - The Acquisition.
Occidental’s principal businesses consist of 3 reporting segments: oil and gas, chemical and marketingmidstream and midstream.marketing. The oil and gas segment explores for, develops and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGL)(which includes condensate), NGL and natural gas. The chemical segment (OxyChem) mainlyOxyChem primarily manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. The marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil condensate,(which includes condensate), NGL, natural gas, carbon dioxide (COCO2) and power. It also trades aroundoptimizes its assets, including transportation and storage capacity, and invests in entities that conduct similar activities. Included in theactivities, such as WES.
The midstream and marketing and midstream segment is Occidental’s equity method investment in Western Midstream Partners, L.P. (WES). WES owns gathering systems, plants and pipelines and earns revenue from fee-based and service-based contracts with Occidental and third parties. Also within the marketing and midstream segment is Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV).also includes OLCV. OLCV seeks to capitalize onleverage Occidental’s enhanced oil recovery (EOR) leadership by developinglegacy of carbon capture, utilizationmanagement expertise to develop CCUS projects, including the commercialization of DAC technology, and storage projects that source anthropogenic CO2invests in other low-carbon technologies intended to reduce GHG emissions from our operations and promote innovative technologies that drive cost efficiencies and economically grow Occidental’s business while reducingstrategically partner with other industries to help reduce their emissions.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)GAAP and include the accounts of OPC,Occidental, its subsidiaries, variable interest entities (VIE) for which Occidental is the primary beneficiary, and its undivided interests in oil and gas exploration and production ventures.ventures and, previously, variable interest entities, for which Occidental was the primary beneficiary. Occidental accounts for its share of oil and gas exploration and production ventures, in which it has a direct working interest, by reporting its proportionate share of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and cash flows within the relevant lines on the balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows.
The Acquisition introduced different revenue and expense streams to Occidental’s legacy operations. As a result, changes were made to the structure of certain financial statements, notes and supplementary data to provide clarity and Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

WES INVESTMENT
WES is a publicly traded limited partnership with its common units traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)NYSE under the ticker symbol “WES.” WES owns the entire non-economic general partner interest and a 98% limited partner interest in Western Midstream Operating, LP (WES Operating), a Delaware limited partnership formed by Anadarko in 2007 to acquire, own, develop and operate midstream assets. WES maintains its own capital structure that is separate from Occidental, consisting of its own debt instruments and publicly traded common units.
From the Acquisition date through December 31, 2019, WES was determined to be a VIE, and Occidental, through its ownership of the general partner interest in WES, had the power to direct the activities that significantly affected the economic performance of WES and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be significant to WES. As such, Occidental was considered the primary beneficiary and consolidated WES and its consolidated subsidiaries from the date of the Acquisition to December 31, 2019. All intercompany transactions were eliminated during the consolidated period. Revenues of $1.1 billion, cost of sales of $500 million and operating cash flows of $498 million from the date of the Acquisition to December 31, 2019 are attributable to WES and are included in Occidental’s consolidated financial statements. Net income from noncontrolling interest for the same period relates to the 44.6% limited partner interest of WES owned by the public.

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On December 31, 2019, Occidental and WES executed several agreements to allow WES to operate as an independent midstream company to support its ongoing pursuit of third-party growth opportunities. The executed agreements include amendments to the partnership agreement that significantly expand the unaffiliated limited partner unitholders’ rights. The significant amendments to the partnership agreement included:
Ø Providing for a simple majority of the unaffiliated unitholders to remove and elect a new general partner;
Ø Allowing for 20% of the unaffiliated unitholders to call a special meeting to vote to remove the general partner;
Ø Eliminating ownership thresholds that could have prevented unaffiliated unitholders from voting;
Ø Limiting Occidental’s voting percentage to 45% for certain unitholder matters until Occidental owns less than 40% of the limited partner units for twelve consecutive months; and
Ø Transferring 2% of Occidental’s limited partner interest to the general partner to provide a 2% economic interest to the general partner.

In addition to the partnership agreement amendments, in December 2019, the WES management team’s employment was transferred from Occidental to WES, and WES-dedicated personnel were seconded to WES from Occidental. The seconded employees’ employment is contractually obligated to be transferred to WES during 2020 once employee benefit plans are established. Additionally, as of December 31, 2019, Occidental employees no longer comprise a majority of the board of directors of WES’s general partner.Operating.
As a result of thecertain partnership agreement amendments and other related agreements WES no longer met the criteria to be considered a VIE. Accordingly,executed in 2019, Occidental evaluateddoes not consolidate WES under the voting interest model and determined, becausesince Occidental diddoes not control the power to appoint or remove a successor general partner, it should no longer consolidate WES.partner.
As a result of the loss of control, Occidental derecognized all assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interest that were previously consolidated. Occidental recognized, at fair value, an equity method investment of $5.1 billion based on the closing market price of WES as of December 31, 2019 and recognized a loss of approximately $1 billion that is included in asset impairments and other charges on the Statement of Operations. In future periods, Occidental will recognize equity method earnings and dividends received for its economic interest in WES.
As of December 31, 2019, Occidental has a 55.4% unit ownership2021, Occidental’s equity method investment in WES was approximately $2.0 billion, which consistsexceeds Occidental’s pro-rata interest in the net assets of WES by $362 million. This basis difference is primarily associated with WES' PP&E and equity investments and is subject to amortization over their estimated average lives. As of December 31, 2021, Occidental owned all of a 2%2.2% non-voting general partner unit interest and 54.5%49.7% of the limited partner unit interest. In addition, Occidental hasunits in WES. On a combined basis, with its 2% non-voting limited partner interest in WES Operating, which brings Occidental’sOccidental's total effective economic interest in WES and its subsidiaries to 56.3%was 51.8%. During 2020, Occidental intends to reduce its limited partner ownership interest in WES to below 50%. Occidental’s historical pro rata interest in the net assets of WES was $1.9 billion, resulting in a basis difference of $3.2 billion primarily associated with WES’s equity method investments, PP&E, equity method goodwillSee Note 4 - Investment and intangible assets - customer relationships and subject to amortization over their estimated average useful life.Related-Party Transactions.

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
Occidental’s percentage interest in the underlying net assets of affiliates for which it exercises significant influence without having a controlling interest (excluding oil and gas ventures in which Occidental holds an undivided interest) are accounted for under the equity method. Occidental reviews equity-method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an other-than-temporary decline in value may have occurred. The amount of impairment, if any, is based on quoted market prices, when available, or other valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows. Occidental evaluates the facts and circumstances of any distributions in excess of its carrying amount in the investment to determine the appropriate accounting, including the source of the proceeds and any implicit or explicit commitments to fund the affiliate. If there is no implicit or explicit commitment the distribution is treated as a gain. If an implicit or explicit commitment exists to possibly fund the affiliate at a future date the distribution is recorded against the equity-method investment. See Note 4 - Investments and Related-Party Transactions for further discussion regarding investments in unconsolidated entities.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In connection with the Acquisition, Occidental agreedentered into a purchase and sale agreement with Total to sell to TOTAL S.A. (Total) all of the assets, liabilities, businesses and operations of Anadarko’sAnadarko's operations in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa (collectively, the Africa Assets) for $8.8 billion, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. In August 2019, a purchaseAfrica. Total and sale agreement was executed for these Africa Assets. This transaction is conditioned on the receipt of required regulatory approvals, as well as other customary closing conditions. In September 2019, Occidental completed the sale of the Mozambique LNG assets in September 2019 for approximately $4.2 billion and the South Africa assets in January 2020 for approximately $100 million.
In April 2020, subsequent to communications with Algerian government officials, Occidental determined that the sale of the Algeria operations to Total for $4.2 billion. The assetswould not be consummated and liabilities forthe decision was made to continue to operate within Algeria. As a result, as of the second quarter of 2020, Occidental no longer classified the Algeria Ghana and South Africa are presentedoperations as a held for sale at December 31, 2019. The results ofasset in discontinued operations and reclassified prior periods to reflect the Algeria operations as continuing operations.
In May 2020, Occidental and Total mutually agreed to execute a waiver of the Africa Assets are presented as discontinued operations, see Note 4 - Acquisitions, Dispositionsobligation to purchase and Other Transactions. In January 2020,sell the Ghana assets, and in October 2021, Occidental completedclosed on the sale of South Africathe Ghana assets to Total.
with a third party for a purchase price of $750 million. Unless otherwise indicated, information presented in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements relates only to Occidental’sOccidental's continuing operations. Information related to discontinued operations is included in Note 45 - Acquisitions, DispositionsDivestitures and Other Transactions, and in some instances, where appropriate, is included as a separate disclosure within the individual Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The process of preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Occidental’s management to make informed estimates and judgments regarding certain types of financial statement balances and disclosures. Such estimates primarily relate to unsettled transactions and events as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and judgments on expected outcomes as well as the materiality of transactions and balances. Changes in facts and circumstances or discovery of new information relating to such transactions and events may result in revised estimates and judgments and actual results may differ from estimates upon settlement. Management believes that these estimates and judgments provide a reasonable basis for the fair presentation of Occidental’s financial statements. Occidental establishes a valuation allowance against net operating losses and other deferred tax assets to the extent it believes the future benefit from these assets will not be realized in the statutory carryforward periods. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon Occidental generating sufficient future taxable income and reversal of temporary differences in jurisdictions where such assets originate.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include assets of approximately $14.9$7.7 billion as of December 31, 2019,2021 and net sales of approximately $4.6$4.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, relating to Occidental’s operations in countries outside North America. Occidental operates some of its oil and gas business in countries that have experienced situations including such things as political instability, nationalizations, corruption, armed conflict, terrorism, insurgency, civil unrest, security problems, labor unrest, OPEC production restrictions, equipment import restrictions and sanctions, all of which increase Occidental’s risk of loss, delayed or restricted production or may result in other adverse consequences. Occidental attempts to conduct its affairs so as to mitigate its exposure to such risks and would seek compensation in the event of nationalization.
Because Occidental’s major products are commodities, significant changes in the prices of oil, andNGL, natural gas and chemical products may have a significant impact on Occidental’s results of operations. Also, see “Property,Property, Plant and Equipment”Equipment section below.
CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH EQUIVALENTS
Occidental considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents or restricted cash equivalents. The cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents balance at December 31, 2019, included investments in government money market funds in which the carrying value approximates fair value.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents as reported at the end of the period in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 to the line items within the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019. There was no restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents at December 31, 2018.
millions December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents $3,032
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 480
Cash and restricted cash included in assets held for sale 8
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in long-term receivables and other assets, net 54
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents $3,574


Total restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are primarily associated with a benefits trust for former Anadarko employees, payments of future hard-minerals royalties conveyed, and a judicially-controlled account related to a Brazilian tax dispute.

RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Trade receivables, net, of $6.4$4.2 billion and $4.9$2.1 billion atas of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, respectively, represent rights to payment for which Occidental has satisfied its obligations under a contract with a customer and its right to payment is conditioned only on the passage of time.
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INVENTORIES
Materials and supplies are valued at weighted-average cost and are reviewed periodically for obsolescence. Oil, NGL and natural gas inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market.
For the chemical segment, Occidental’s finished goods inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. For most of its domestic inventories, other than materials and supplies, the chemical segment uses the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method as it better matches current costs and current revenue. For other countries, Occidental uses the first-in, first-out method (if the costs of goods are specifically identifiable) or the average-cost method (if the costs of goods are not specifically identifiable).





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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
OIL AND GAS
The carrying value of Occidental’s property, plant and equipment (PP&E)PP&E represents the cost incurred to acquire or develop the asset, including any asset retirement obligationsAROs and capitalized interest, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A)DD&A and any impairment charges. For assets acquired, PP&E cost is based on fair values at the acquisition date. Asset retirement obligationsAROs and interest costs incurred in connection with qualifying capital expenditures are capitalized and amortized over the lives of the related assets.
Occidental uses the successful efforts method to account for its oil and gas properties. Under this method, Occidental capitalizes costs of acquiring properties, costs of drilling successful exploration wells and development costs. The costs of exploratory wells are initially capitalized pending a determination of whether proved reserves have been found. If proved reserves have been found, the costs of exploratory wells remain capitalized. For exploratory wells that find reserves that cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, costs continue to be capitalized as suspended exploratory drilling costs if there have been sufficient reserves found to justify completion as a producing well and sufficient progress is being made in assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. At the end of each quarter, management reviews the status of all suspended exploratory drilling costs in light of ongoing exploration activities, in particular, whether Occidental is making sufficient progress in its ongoing exploration and appraisal efforts or, in the case of discoveries requiring government sanctioning, analyzing whether development negotiations are underway and proceeding as planned. If management determines that future appraisal drilling or development activities are unlikely to occur, associated suspended exploratory well costs are expensed.
The following table summarizes the activity of capitalized exploratory well costs for continuing operations for the years ended December 31:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Balance — beginning of year $112
 $108
 $56
Exploratory well costs acquired through the Acquisition 231
 
 
Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves 383
 220
 201
Reclassifications to property, plant and equipment based on the determination of proved reserves (230) (198) (128)
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense (72) (18) (21)
Balance — end of year $424
 $112
 $108

millions202120202019
Balance — beginning of year$211 $424 $112 
Exploratory well costs acquired through the Acquisition — 231 
Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves163 122 383 
Reclassifications to property, plant and equipment based on the determination of proved reserves(67)(309)(230)
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense(94)(26)(72)
Balance — end of year$213 $211 $424 

Occidental expenses annual lease rentals, the costs of injectants used in production and geological geophysical and seismicgeophysical costs as incurred.
Occidental determines depreciation and depletion of oil and gas producing properties by the unit-of-production method. It amortizes leasehold costs over total proved reserves and capitalized development and successful exploration costs over proved developed reserves. As a result of Occidental's mid-year reserve review undertaken in the second quarter of 2021, DD&A rates for the second half of 2021 were lower compared to the first half of 2021 due to increased proved reserves primarily related to positive price revisions. Proved oil, NGL and natural gas reserves were estimated during this mid-year review using the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements.
Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible-fromproducible from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations-priorregulations prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation.
Proved reserves includes PUD reserves. PUD reserves are supported by a management approved, detailed, field-level development plan where sufficient capital has been committed to develop those reserves. Only PUD reserves which are reasonably certain to be drilled within five years of booking and are supported by a final investment decision to drill them are included in the development plan. A portion of the PUD reserves associated with international operations are expected to be developed beyond the five years and are tied to approved long-term development projects.

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Occidental performs impairment tests with respect to its proved properties whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of property may not be recoverable. If there is an indication the carrying amount of the asset may not be recovered due to significant and prolonged declines in current and forward prices, significant changes in reserve estimates, changes in management’s plans, or other significant events, management will evaluate the property for impairment. Under the successful efforts method, if the sum of the undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the proved property, the carrying value is reduced to estimated fair value and reported as an impairment charge in the period. Individual proved properties are grouped for impairment purposes at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows.flows unless observable and comparable transactions are available. The fair value of impaired assets is typically determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows using discount rates believed to be consistent with those used by market participants. The impairment test incorporates a number of assumptions involving expectations of future cash flows which can change significantly over time. These assumptions include future production and timing of production, estimates of future production,
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product prices, contractual prices, estimates of risk-adjusted oil and gas proved and unproved reserves and estimates of future operating and development costs. It is reasonably possible that prolonged declines in commodity prices, reduced capital spending in response to lower prices or increases in operating costs could result in additional impairments. See Note 179 - Fair Value Measurements and below for further discussion of asset impairments.
A portion of the carrying value of Occidental’s oil and gas properties is attributable to unproved properties. Net capitalized costs attributable to unproved properties were $29.5$14.8 billion atas of December 31, 20192021 and $1.0$18.6 billion as of December 31, 2018.2020. The unproved amounts are not subject to DD&A until they are classified as proved properties. Individually insignificant unproved properties are combined and amortized on a group basis based on factors such as lease terms, success rates and other factors. If the exploration efforts are unsuccessful,factors to provide for full amortization upon lease expiration or management decides not to pursue development of theseabandonment.
Significant unproved properties, primarily as a result of lower commodity prices, higher developmentthe Acquisition, are assessed individually for impairment and operating costs, contractual conditionswhen events or other factors,circumstances indicate that the capitalized costscarrying value of the related properties wouldproperty may not be expensed. The timing of any writedowns of these unproved properties,recovered a valuation allowance is provided if warranted, depends upon management’s plans, the nature, timing and extent of future exploration and development activities and their results.an impairment is indicated. Occidental periodically reviews significant unproved properties for impairments; numerous factors are considered, including but not limited to, availability of funds for future exploration and development activities, current exploration and development plans, favorable or unfavorable exploration activity on the property or the adjacent property, geologists’ evaluation of the property, and the remaining lease term for the property. Management’s assessment of the availability of funds for future activities and the current and projected political and regulatory climate, contractual conditions and the remaining lease term for the properties. If an impairment is indicated, Occidental will first determine whether a comparable transaction for similar properties or implied acreage valuation derived from domestic onshore market participants is available and will adjust the carrying amount of the unproved property to its fair value using the market approach. In situations where the market approach is not observable and unproved reserves are available, undiscounted future net cash flows used in areas in whichthe impairment analysis are determined based on managements’ risk adjusted estimates of unproved reserves, future commodity prices and future costs to produce the reserves. If undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property, the future net cash flows are discounted and compared to the carrying value for determining the amount of the impairment loss to record. Occidental operates also impactsutilizes the timing of any impairment.same assumptions and methodology discussed above for cash flows associated with proved properties.

CHEMICAL
Occidental’s chemical assets are depreciated using either the unit-of-production or the straight-line method, based upon the estimated useful lives of the facilities. The estimated useful lives of Occidental’s chemical assets, which range from three years to 50 years, are also used for impairment tests. The estimated useful lives for the chemical facilities are based on the assumption that Occidental will provide an appropriate level of annual expenditures to ensure productive capacity is sustained. Such expenditures consist of ongoing routine repairs and maintenance, as well as planned major maintenance activities (PMMA). Ongoing routine repairs and maintenance expenditures are expensed as incurred. PMMA costs are capitalized and amortized over the period until the next planned overhaul. Additionally, Occidental incurs capital expenditures that extend the remaining useful lives of existing assets, increase their capacity or operating efficiency beyond the original specification or add value through modification for a different use. These capital expenditures are not considered in the initial determination of the useful lives of these assets at the time they are placed into service. The resulting revision, if any, of the asset’s estimated useful life is measured and accounted for prospectively.
Without these continued expenditures, the useful lives of these assets could decrease significantly. Other factors that could change the estimated useful lives of Occidental’s chemical assets include sustained higher or lower product prices, which are affected by domestic and international competition, demand, feedstock costs, energy prices, environmental regulations and technological changes.
Occidental performs impairment tests on its chemical assets whenever events or changes in circumstances lead to a reduction in the estimated useful lives or estimated future cash flows that would indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, or when management’s plans change with respect to those assets. Any impairment loss would be calculated as the excess of the asset’s net book value over its estimated fair value.

MARKETINGMIDSTREAM AND MIDSTREAMMARKETING
Occidental’s marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing PP&E is depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, using either the unit-of-production or straight-line method.
Occidental performs impairment tests on its marketingmidstream and midstreammarketing assets whenever events or changes in circumstances lead to a reduction in the estimated useful lives or estimated future cash flows that would indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, or when management’s plans change with respect to those assets. Any impairment loss would be calculated as the excess of the asset’s net book value over its estimated fair value.


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GOODWILL
Occidental recognized goodwill of $5.8 billion associated with the Acquisition. The goodwill was based on WES’s publicly traded units and was primarily associated with the relationship between Occidental and WES as well as Occidental’s tax basis in WES. Upon loss of control and application of the equity method of accounting, $4.6 billion of goodwill was derecognized. The remaining $1.2 billion in goodwill is assigned to the marketing and midstream segment and is attributable to the deferred tax liability associated with the investment in WES.
Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing every October. Occidental’s goodwill impairment test first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether goodwill is likely impaired. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount including goodwill, Occidental will then perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. Changes in goodwill may result from, among other things, impairments, future acquisitions, or future divestitures.
IMPAIRMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
During 2021, Occidental’s oil and gas segment recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $282 million primarily related to undeveloped leases that either expired or were set to expire in the near-term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities and, to a lesser extent, impairments of oil and gas materials and supplies inventories.




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During 2020, Occidental’s oil and gas segment recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $7.0 billion related to proved and unproved properties. An additional pre-tax impairment of $2.2 billion related to Ghana was included in discontinued operations.
During 2020, Occidental’s midstream and marketing segment recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $1.2 billion related to goodwill associated with Occidental’s ownership in WES. Significant declines in the market value of WES’ publicly traded units resulted in management’s determination that, more likely than not, the fair value of the reporting unit was significantly less than its carrying value and the entire balance was fully impaired. The market value of WES’ publicly traded units is considered a Level 1 input.
During 2019, Occidental’s Oiloil and Gasgas segment recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $285 million related to domestic undeveloped leases that were set to expire in the near term,near-term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities, and $39 million related to Occidental’s mutually agreed early termination of its Qatar Idd El Shargi South Dome (ISSD) contract.
During 2018, Occidental recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $416 million related to Qatar Idd El Shargi North Dome (ISND) and ISSD proved properties and inventory. The fair value of the proved properties was measured based on the income approach, which incorporated a number of assumptions involving expectations of future cash flows. These assumptions included estimates of future product prices, which Occidental based on forward price curves, estimates of oil and gas reserves, estimates of future expected operating and capital costs and a risk-adjusted discount rate of 10%. These inputs are categorized as Level 3 in the fair-value hierarchy.
Also in 2018, the marketing and midstream segment incurred approximately $100 million of charges primarily for lower of cost or market adjustments on its crude inventory and line fill.
In 2017, Occidental recorded net impairment and related charges of $397 million related to proved and unproved non-core Permian acreage and $120 million related to idled marketing and midstream facilities.
It is reasonably possible that prolonged declines in commodity prices, reduced capital spending in response to lower prices or increases in operating costs could result in additional impairments.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Occidental has categorized its assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value in a three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the inputs to the valuation techniques: Level 1 – using quoted prices in active markets for the assets or liabilities; Level 2 – using observable inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities; and Level 3 – using unobservable inputs. Transfers between levels, if any, are reported at the end of each reporting period.

FAIR VALUES - RECURRING
Occidental primarily applies the market approach for recurring fair value measurements, maximizes its use of observable inputs and minimizes its use of unobservable inputs. Occidental utilizes the mid-point between bid and ask prices for valuing the majority of its assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value. In addition to using market data, Occidental makes assumptions in valuing its assets and liabilities, including assumptions about the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. For assets and liabilities carried at fair value, Occidental measures fair value using the following methods:
ØOccidental values exchange-cleared commodity derivatives using closing prices provided by the exchange as of the balance sheet date. These derivatives are classified as Level 1.
ØOver-the-Counter (OTC) bilateral financial commodity contracts, foreign exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, warrants, options and physical commodity forward purchase and sale contracts are generally classified as Level 2 and are generally valued using quotations provided by brokers or industry-standard models that consider various inputs, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, credit risk and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, and can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable prices at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.
ØOccidental values commodity derivatives based on a market approach that considers various assumptions, including quoted forward commodity prices and market yield curves. The assumptions used include inputs that are generally unobservable in the marketplace or are observable but have been adjusted based upon various assumptions and the fair value is designated as Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy.
ØOccidental values debt using market-observable information for debt instruments that are traded on secondary markets. For debt instruments that are not traded, the fair value is determined by interpolating the value based on debt with similar terms and credit risk.


Occidental values exchange-cleared commodity derivatives using closing prices provided by the exchange as of the balance sheet date. These derivatives are classified as Level 1.
OTC bilateral financial commodity contracts, foreign exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, warrants, options and physical commodity forward purchase and sale contracts are generally classified as Level 2 and are generally valued using quotations provided by brokers or industry-standard models that consider various inputs, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, credit risk and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, and can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable prices at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.
Occidental values commodity derivatives based on a market approach that considers various assumptions, including quoted forward commodity prices and market yield curves. The assumptions used include inputs that are generally unobservable in the marketplace or are observable but have been adjusted based upon various assumptions and the fair value is designated as Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy.
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NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS
Occidental uses market-observable prices for assets when comparable transactions can be identified that are similar to the asset being valued. When Occidental is required to measure fair value and there is not a market-observable price for the asset or for a similar asset then the cost or income approach is used depending on the quality of information available to support management’s assumptions. The cost approach is based on management’s best estimate of the current asset replacement cost. The income approach is based on management’s best assumptions regarding expectations of future net cash flows, and theflows. The expected cash flows are discounted using a commensurate risk-adjusted discount rate. Such evaluations involve significant judgment, and the results are based on expected future events or conditions such as sales prices, estimates of future oil and gas production or throughput, development and operating costs and the timing thereof, economic and regulatory climates and other factors, most of which are often outside of management’s control. However, assumptions used reflect a market participant’s view of long-term prices, costs and other factors and are consistent with assumptions used in the Company’sOccidental’s business plans and investment decisions.

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES - CURRENT
Accrued liabilities - current included accrued payroll, commissions and related expenses of $1.2 billion$677 million and $428$461 million atas of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, respectively. Dividends payable, also included in accrued liabilities - current, were $884$188 million and $600$189 million atas of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, respectively. DerivateDerivative financial instruments, also included in accrued liabilities - current, were $641 million$0.2 billion and $134 million at$1.1 billion as of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, respectively.

ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES
Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Occidental records environmental liabilities and related charges and expenses for estimated remediation costs that relate to existing conditions from past operations when environmental remediation efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. In determining the environmental remediation liability and the range of reasonably possible additional losses, Occidental refers to currently available information, including relevant past experience, remedial objectives, available technologies, applicable laws and regulations and cost-sharing arrangements. Occidental bases its environmental remediation liabilities on management’s estimate of the most likely cost to be incurred, using the most cost-effective technology reasonably expected to achieve the remedial objective. Occidental periodically reviews its environmental remediation liabilities and adjusts them as new information becomes available. Occidental records environmental remediation liabilities on a discounted basis when it deems the aggregate amount and timing of cash payments to be reliably determinable at the time the reserves are established. The reserve methodology with respect to discounting for a specific site is not modified once it is established. Presently none of its environmental remediation liabilities are recorded on a discounted basis. Occidental generally records reimbursements or recoveries of environmental remediation costs in income when received, or when receipt of recovery is highly probable.
Many factors could affect Occidental’s future remediation costs and result in adjustments to its environmental remediation liabilities and the range of reasonably possible additional losses. The most significant are: (1) cost estimates for remedial activities may vary from the initial estimate; (2) the length of time, type or amount of remediation necessary to achieve the remedial objective may change due to factors such as site conditions, the ability to identify and control contaminant sources or the discovery of additional contamination; (3) a regulatory agency may ultimately reject or modify Occidental’s proposed remedial plan; (4) improved or alternative remediation technologies may change remediation costs; (5) laws and regulations may change remediation requirements or affect cost sharing or allocation of liability; and (6) changes in allocation or cost-sharing arrangements may occur.
Certain sites involve multiple parties with various cost-sharing arrangements, which fall into the following three categories: (1) environmental proceedings that result in a negotiated or prescribed allocation of remediation costs among Occidental and other alleged potentially responsible parties; (2) oil and gas ventures in which each participant pays its proportionate share of remediation costs reflecting its working interest; or (3) contractual arrangements, typically relating to purchases and sales of properties, in which the parties to the transaction agree to methods of allocating remediation costs. In these circumstances, Occidental evaluates the financial viability of other parties with whom it is alleged to be jointly liable, the degree of their commitment to participate and the consequences to Occidental of their failure to participate when estimating Occidental’s ultimate share of liability. Occidental records its environmental remediation liabilities at its expected net cost of remedial activities and, based on these factors, believes that it will not be required to assume a share of liability of such other potentially responsible parties in an amount materially above amounts reserved.
In addition to the costs of investigations and cleanup measures, which often take in excess of 10 years at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) National Priorities List (NPL)CERCLA NPL sites, Occidental’s environmental remediation liabilities include management’s estimates of the costs to operate and maintain remedial systems. If remedial systems are modified over time in response to significant changes in site-specific data, laws, regulations, technologies or engineering estimates, Occidental reviews and adjusts its environmental remediation liabilities accordingly.


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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
Occidental recognizes the fair value of asset retirement obligationsAROs in the period in which a determination is made that a legal obligation exists to dismantle an asset and reclaim or remediate the property at the end of its useful life and the cost of the obligation can be reasonably estimated. The liability amounts are based on future retirement cost estimates and incorporate many assumptions such as time to abandonment, future inflation rates and the risk-adjusted discount rate. When the liability is initially recorded, Occidental capitalizes the cost by increasing the related PP&E balances. If the estimated future cost of the asset retirement obligationsAROs changes, Occidental records an adjustment to both the asset retirement obligationsAROs and PP&E. Over time, the liability is increased, and expense is recognized for accretion and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the asset.
The majority of Occidental’s asset retirement obligationsAROs relate to the plugging of wells and the related abandonment of oil and gas properties. Revisions in estimated liabilities during the period primarily relate to liabilities acquired in the Acquisition and include, but are not limited to, changes in estimates of asset retirement costs, revisions of estimated inflation rates, changes in property lives, and the expected timing of settlements.
At a certain number of its facilities, Occidental has identified conditional asset retirement obligationsAROs that are related mainly to plant decommissioning. Occidental does not know or cannot estimate when it may settle these obligations. Therefore, Occidental cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of these liabilities. Occidental will recognize these conditional asset retirement obligationsAROs in the periods in which sufficient information becomes available to reasonably estimate their fair values.




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The following table summarizes the activity of asset retirement obligationsAROs for the years ended December 31,:31:
millions 2019
 2018
Beginning balance $1,499
 $1,312
Liabilities assumed in the Acquisition 3,344
 
Liabilities incurred – capitalized to PP&E 131
 31
Liabilities settled and paid (200) (40)
Accretion expense 71
 67
Acquisitions, dispositions and other 
 (18)
WES loss of control (359) 
Revisions to previous estimates 147
 147
Ending balance (a)
 $4,633
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millions20212020
Beginning balance$4,130 $4,659 
Liabilities incurred – capitalized to PP&E27 79 
Liabilities settled and paid(174)(186)
Accretion expense205 147 
Acquisitions, divestitures and other, net(53)(294)
Revisions to previous estimates(109)(275)
Ending balance (a)
$4,026 $4,130 
(a)The ending balance included $339 million and $153 million related to the current balance of AROs that are included in accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

The ending balance included $248 million and $75 million related to the current balance of AROs that are included in Accrued Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivatives are carried at fair value and on a net basis when a legal right of offset exists with the same counterparty. Occidental applies hedge accounting when transactions meet specified criteria for cash-flowcash flow hedge treatment and management elects and documents such treatment. Otherwise, any fair value gains or losses are recognized in earnings in the current period. For cash-flowcash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the effective portion of the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (OCI) with an offsetting adjustment to the carrying value of the item being hedged. Realized gains or losses from cash-flowcash flow hedges, and any ineffective portion, are recorded as a component of net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. Ineffectiveness is primarily created by a lack of correlation between the hedged item and the hedging instrument due to location, quality, grade or changes in the expected quantity of the hedged item. Gains and losses from derivative instruments are reported net in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no fair value hedges as of and during the years ended December 31, 2019, 20182021, 2020 and 2017.2019.
A hedge is regarded as highly effective such that it qualifies for hedge accounting if, at inception and throughout its life, it is expected that changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item will be offset by 80% to 125% of the changes in the fair value or cash flows, respectively, of the hedging instrument. In the case of hedging a forecast transaction, the transaction must be probable and must present an exposure to variations in cash flows that could ultimately affect reported net income or loss. Occidental discontinues hedge accounting when it determines that a derivative has ceased to be highly effective as a hedge; when the hedged item matures or is sold or repaid; or when a forecast transaction is no longer deemed probable.


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STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLANS
Occidental has established severala stockholder-approved stock-based incentive plans2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, for certain employees and directors (Plans)(the Plan) that areis more fully described in Note 1415 - Stock-Based Incentive Plans. A summary of Occidental’s accounting policy for awards issued under the PlansPlan is as follows.
For cash- and stock-settled restricted stock units or incentive award shares (RSU), and cash return on capital employed incentive (CROCEI) awards, (CROCEI), return on capital employed incentive awards (ROCEI) and return on assets incentive awards (ROAI), compensation value is initially measured on the grant date using the quoted market price of Occidental’s common stock and the estimated payout aton the grant date. The fair value of stock options is estimated using a Black Scholes model. For total shareholder return incentive (TSRI) awards, (TSRI), compensation value is initially measured on the grant date using estimated payout levelsthe fair value derived from a Monte Carlo valuation model. Compensation expense for RSUs, CROCEIs, ROCEIs, ROAIs and TSRIsall awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which is generally over the awards’ respective vesting or performance periods. The stock-settled awards are expensed using the initially measured compensation value. The liability resulting from cash settled awards and accrued dividends are remeasured at each reporting period. Dividends accrued on unvested awards are adjusted quarterly for any changes in the number of share equivalents expected to be paid based on the relevant performance and market criteria, if applicable. All such performance or stock-price-related changes
There are recognizedno outstanding awards under Occidental’s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan following the expiration of the non-qualified stock options granted in periodic compensation expense. The stock-settled portion of these awards is expensed using the initially measured compensation value. The liability resulting from the cash settled portion of these awards and accrued dividends are remeasured at each reporting period.2015 on February 11, 2022.

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Occidental’s instruments containing rights to nonforfeitable dividends granted in stock-based awards are considered participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, have been deducted from earnings in computing basic and diluted EPSearnings per share (EPS) under the two-class method.
Basic EPS was computed by dividing net income attributable to common stock, net of income allocated to participating securities, by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period, including vested but unissued shares and share units. The computation of diluted EPS reflects the additional dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and unvested stock awards.

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
Occidental recognizes the overfunded or underfunded amounts of its defined benefit pension and postretirement plans, which are more fully described in Note 1511 - Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans, in its financial statements using a December 31 measurement date.
Occidental’s defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plan obligations are actuarially determined based on various assumptions and discount rates. The discount rate assumptions used are meant to reflect the interest rate at which the obligations could effectively be settled on the measurement date. Occidental estimates the rate of return on assets with
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regard to current market factors but within the context of historical returns. Occidental funds and expenses negotiated pension increases for domestic union employees over the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Pension and any postretirement plan assets are measured at fair value. Common stock, preferred stock, publicly registered mutual funds, U.S. government securities and corporate bonds are valued using quoted market prices in active markets when available. When quoted market prices are not available, these investments are valued using pricing models with observable inputs from both active and non-active markets. Common and collective trusts are valued at the fund units’ net asset value (NAV) provided by the issuer, which represents the quoted price in a non-active market. Short-term investment funds are valued at the fund units’ NAV provided by the issuer.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Occidental paidThe following table represents U.S. federal, domestic state and foreigninternational income taxes forpaid, tax refunds received and interest paid related to continuing operations of approximately $1.7 billion, $1.1 billion and $0.8 billion during the yearsyear ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Occidental received refunds of $79 million, $82 million and $768 million during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Occidental also paid production, property and other taxes of approximately $725 million, $505 million and $375 million during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, substantially all of which was in the United States. Interest paid totaled $911 million, $383 million and $351 million, net
millions202120202019
Income tax payments$763 $498 $1,944 
Income tax refunds received$70 $223 $80 
Production, property and other tax payments$790 $629 $724 
Interest paid (a)
$1,685 $1,521 $912 
(a)     Net of capitalized interest of $85$61 million, $46$84 million and $52$89 million, for the years 2019, 20182021, 2020 and 2017,2019, respectively.


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Occidental considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents or restricted cash equivalents. The cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2021, included investments in government money market funds in which the carrying value approximates fair value.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents as reported at the end of the period in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 to the line items within the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31:

millions20212020
Cash and cash equivalents$2,764 $2,008 
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents24 170 
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in long-term receivables and other assets, net15 16 
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents$2,803 $2,194 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
The functional currency applicable to all of Occidental’s international oil and gas operations is the U.S. dollar since cash flows are denominated principally in U.S. dollars. In Occidental’s other operations, Occidental’s use of non-United States dollar functional currencies was not material for all years presented. The effect of exchange rates on transactions in foreign currencies is included in periodic income. Occidental reports the exchange rate differences arising from translating foreign-currency-denominated balance sheet accounts to the United States dollar as of the reporting date in other comprehensive income.OCI. Exchange-rate gains and losses for continuing operations were not material for all years presented.

INCOME TAXES
Occidental files various U.S. federal, state and foreign income tax returns. The impact of changes in tax regulations are reflected when enacted. In general, deferred federal, state and foreign income taxes are provided on temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Occidental routinely assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets. If Occidental concludes that it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, the tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. Occidental recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit recorded is equal to the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized through final settlement with a taxing authority. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense (benefit). Occidental uses the flow-through method to account for its investment tax credits. See Note 1210 - Income Taxes. for more information.

OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries are involved, in the normal course of business, in lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property




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damage or other losses, punitive damages, civil penalties, or injunctive or declaratory relief. Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries also are involved in proceedings under CERCLA and similar federal, state, local and international environmental laws. These environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for alleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties and injunctive relief. Usually Occidental or such subsidiaries are among many companies in these environmental proceedings and have to date been successful in sharing response costs with other financially sound companies. Further, some lawsuits, claims and legal proceedings involve acquired or disposed assets with respect to which a third-partythird party or Occidental retains liability or indemnifies the other party for conditions that existed prior to the transaction.
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, Occidental accrues reserves for outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the liability can be reasonably estimated. In Note 1012 - Environmental Liabilities and Expenditures, Occidental has disclosed its reserve balances for environmental remediation matters that satisfy this criteria. See Note 1113 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies.

NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE CHANGES

RECENTLY ADOPTEDSIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE CHANGES
In January 2019, Occidental adoptedThere were no significant accounting or disclosure changes for the new lease standard Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 - Leases (ASC 842). The new standard requires Occidental to recognize most leases, including operating leases, on the balance sheet. The new rules require lessees to recognize a right-of-use (ROU) asset and lease liability for all leases with lease terms of more than 12 months. Occidental adopted the standard using the modified retrospective approach, including adopting several optional practical expedients. See Note 8 - Lease Commitments.
In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released standards that allow the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings of stranded tax effects resulting from changes to U.S. federal tax law from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) enacted in December 2017. Occidental early adopted this standardperiods in the first quarter of 2018, resulting in the reclassification of $58 million in stranded tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings.three years ended December 31, 2021.
In January 2018, Occidental adopted the new revenue recognition standard Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers and related updates (ASC 606). The new standard requires more detailed disclosures related to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Occidental adopted the standard using the modified retrospective method. The cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption was not material. See
Note 5 - Revenue.
In January 2017, FASB issued new guidance clarifying the definition of a business under the topic Business Combinations. The rules became effective in the first quarter of 2018, and did not have a material impact to Occidental’s financial statements upon adoption.


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NOTE 3 - THE ACQUISITION

On May 9, 2019, Occidental entered into the Acquisition Agreement with Anadarko. On August 8, 2019, Anadarko’s stockholders voted to approve the Acquisition and it was made effective the same day. The Acquisition added to Occidental’s oil and gas portfolio, primarily in the Permian Basin, DJ Basin and Gulf of Mexico, and a controlling interest in WES.
In exchange for each share of Anadarko common stock, Anadarko stockholders received $59.00 in cash and 0.2934 of a share of Occidental common stock, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share of Occidental common stock that otherwise would have been issued, based on the average price of $46.31 per share of Occidental common stock on the NYSE on August 8, 2019.
In connection with the Acquisition, Occidental issued $13.0 billion of new senior unsecured notes, $8.8 billion of term loans (the Term Loans) and 100,000 shares of series A preferred stock (the Preferred Stock) with a warrant to purchase 80 million shares of Occidental common stock at an exercise price of $62.50 (the Warrant) for $10 billion. In addition, Occidental increased its existing $3.0 billion revolving credit facility by an additional $2.0 billion in commitments. See Note 7 - Long-term Debt and Note 13 - Stockholders’ Equity for additional information.
The Acquisition constitutes a business combination and was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The following table presents the Acquisition consideration paid to Anadarko stockholders as a result of the Acquisition:
millions except per-share amountsAs of August 8, 2019
Total shares of Anadarko common stock eligible for Acquisition consideration 491.6
Cash consideration (per share of common stock and shares underlying Anadarko stock-based awards eligible for Acquisition consideration) $59.00
Cash portion of Acquisition consideration $29,002
   
Total shares of Anadarko common stock eligible for Acquisition consideration 491.6
Exchange ratio (per share of Anadarko common stock) 0.2934
Total shares of Occidental common stock issued to Anadarko stockholders 144
Average share price of Occidental common stock at August 8, 2019 $46.31
Stock portion of Acquisition consideration $6,679
   
Acquisition consideration attributable to Anadarko stock-based awards $23
   
Total Acquisition consideration $35,704


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The following table sets forth the preliminary allocation of the Acquisition consideration. Certain data necessary to complete the purchase price allocation is not yet available, including, but not limited to, final appraisals of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed, valuation of pre-Acquisition contingencies and final tax returns that provide underlying tax basis of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Occidental will finalize the purchase price allocation during the 12-month period following the Acquisition date, during which time the value of the assets and liabilities may be revised as appropriate.
millionsAs of August 8, 2019 
Fair value of assets acquired:  
Current assets $3,596
Africa Assets held for sale 10,616
Investments in unconsolidated entities 194
Property, plant and equipment 49,074
Other assets 836
Amount attributable to assets acquired $64,316
   
Fair value of liabilities assumed:  
Current liabilities $3,410
Liabilities of Africa Assets held for sale 2,200
Long-term debt 13,240
Deferred income taxes 8,607
Asset retirement obligations 2,724
Pension and post-retirement obligations 1,072
Non-current derivative liabilities 1,280
Other long-term liabilities 2,323
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed $34,856
   
Net assets $29,460
Fair value of WES net assets acquired less noncontrolling interests (a)
 $6,244
Total Acquisition consideration $35,704
(a)
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The following table summarizes the fair value of the major categories of WES assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Acquisition date as well as the noncontrolling interest, which primarily consists of the 44.6% limited partner interest in WES owned by the public. The fair value of Occidental’s controlling interest in WES is calculated based on the market capitalization value at the Acquisition date.
millionsAs of August 8, 2019 
Fair value of WES assets acquired:  
Current assets $499
Investments in unconsolidated entities 2,425
Property, plant and equipment 10,160
Intangible assets - customer relationships 1,800
Goodwill 5,772
Other assets 342
Amount attributable to assets acquired $20,998
   
Fair value of WES liabilities assumed:  
Current liabilities $815
Long-term debt 7,407
Deferred income taxes 1,174
Asset retirement obligations 321
Other long-term liabilities 142
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed $9,859
   
Net assets $11,139
Less: Fair value of noncontrolling interests in WES $4,895
Fair value of WES net assets acquired less noncontrolling interests $6,244


The aggregate purchase price noted above was allocated to the major categories of assets and liabilities acquired based upon their preliminary estimated fair values at the date of the Acquisition. The valuation of certain assets, including property and intangible assets, are based on preliminary appraisals. The majority of measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, other than debt, are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of acquired properties and equipment is based on both available market data and a cost approach.
Onshore undeveloped oil and gas properties were valued primarily using a market approach based on comparable transactions for similar properties while the income approach was utilized for developed oil and gas properties based on underlying reserve projections at the Acquisition date. For the acquired Gulf of Mexico offshore properties, an income approach was used as the primary valuation method based on underlying reserve projections. Income approaches are considered level 3 fair value estimates and include significant assumptions of future production, commodity prices, and operating and capital cost estimates, discounted using weighted average cost of capital for industry peers, and risk adjustment factors based on reserve category. Price assumptions were based on a combination of market information and published industry resources adjusted for historical differentials. Cost estimates were based on current observable costs inflated based on historical and expected future inflation. Taxes were based on current statutory rates.
The fair value of WES investments in unconsolidated entities were valued using an income approach for each investment, with significant inputs being forecasted distributions, an anticipated growth rate and an estimated discount rate. Acquired WES property, plant and equipment primarily consisted of gathering systems and processing and treating facilities and were primarily valued using a replacement cost approach. Intangible assets primarily consist of relationships with third-party customers, the fair value of which was determined using an income approach, including significant assumptions related to estimated cash flows from third-party customers less a contributory asset charge, a customer retention rate and an estimated discount rate. Customer relationships are amortized over 30 years. Goodwill is attributable to the difference in WES market capitalization value and the net assets acquired and primarily relates to the relationship between Occidental and WES that is not recognized as a separate asset, due to Occidental consolidating WES as of the Acquisition date.
Deferred income taxes represent the tax effects of differences in the tax basis and acquisition-date fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The measurement of debt instruments was based on unadjusted quoted prices in an active market and are primarily Level 1; approximately $2.5 billion of the assumed Anadarko debt is considered Level 2, while approximately $730 million of the WES debt is considered Level 2. The value of derivative instruments was based on observable inputs, primarily forward commodity-price and interest-rate curves and is considered Level 2.

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NOTE 2 - REVENUE


With the completion of the Acquisition, Occidental acquired proved and unproved properties of approximately $19.1 billion and $27.4 billion, respectively, primarily associated with the Permian Basin, DJ Basin, Gulf of Mexico and Powder River Basin. The remaining $2.5 billion in PP&E which consists of non-oil and gas mineral interests and other real estate assets.
From the date of the Acquisition through December 31, 2019, revenues and the net loss attributable to common stockholders associated with the operations acquired through the Acquisition totaled $4.2 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, which includes a charge as a result of recording Occidental’s investment in WES at fair value as of December 31, 2019 upon the loss of control.
The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma condensed financial information of Occidental as if the Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018:
  Year ended December 31,
millions except per-share amounts 2019
 2018
Revenues $28,723
 $31,206
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (a)
 $(769) $2,965
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share—basic $(0.95) $3.26
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share—diluted $(0.95) $3.25
(a)
Excluding the pro-forma results of WES, net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders would be $(1.1) billion and $2.8 billion for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The unaudited pro forma information is presented for illustration purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the Acquisition been completed at January 1, 2018, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results of the combined entity. The unaudited pro forma information for 2019 and 2018 is a result of combining the statements of operations of Occidental with the pre-Acquisition results from January 1, 2019, and 2018 of Anadarko and included adjustments for revenues and direct expenses. The pro forma results exclude results from the Africa Assets, any cost savings anticipated as a result of the Acquisition and the impact of any Acquisition-related costs. The pro forma results include adjustments to DD&A (depreciation, depletion and amortization) based on the purchase price allocated to property, plant, and equipment and the estimated useful lives as well as adjustments to interest expense. The pro forma adjustments include estimates and assumptions based on currently available information. Management believes the estimates and assumptions are reasonable, and the relative effects of the Acquisition are properly reflected.

ANADARKO ACQUISITION-RELATED COSTS
The following table summarizes the Acquisition-related costs incurred for the year ended December 31:
millions 2019
Employee severance and related employee cost $1,033
Licensing fees for critical seismic data 401
Bank, legal, consulting and other 213
Total $1,647


Employee severance and related employee cost primarily relates to one-time severance costs and the accelerated vesting of certain Anadarko share-based awards for former Anadarko employees based on the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and existing change of control provisions within the former Anadarko employment agreements. In addition, employee severance and related employee cost included expenses for a voluntary separation program for eligible employees. Occidental initiated this program to align the size and composition of its workforce with its expected future operating and capital plans. Employee notifications related to the voluntary separation program were ongoing at December 31, 2019, with additional expenses associated with the program expected to be incurred through most of 2020. Employees may revoke their participation in the voluntary severance program up to their separation date.
The seismic licensing fees relate to relicensing of critical seismic data related to the Gulf of Mexico, Permian Basin and DJ Basin that Anadarko had licensed from third-party vendors. The third-party vendors who own the seismic data require a transfer fee in order for Occidental to use the data.


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NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS

AFRICA ASSETS - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In September 2019, Occidental completed the sale of Mozambique LNG assets to Total for approximately $4.2 billion, with proceeds used to pay down a portion of the Term Loans. In January 2020, Occidental completed the sale of South Africa assets to Total. Occidental and Total continue to work toward completing the sales of the remaining Africa Assets. The carrying amount of the remaining Africa Assets will be adjusted in future periods based on changes in fair value. The results of the Africa Assets are presented as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows.
The following table presents the amounts reported in discontinued operations, net of income taxes, related to the Africa Assets subsequent to the Acquisition closing date through December 31, 2019:
millions2019
Revenues and other income 
Net sales$739
  
Costs and other deductions 
Oil and gas lease operating expense$81
Transportation expense14
Taxes other than on income133
Fair value adjustment on assets held for sale244
Other53
Total costs and other deductions$525
  
Income before income taxes$214
Income tax expense(229)
Discontinued operations, net of tax$(15)
The following table presents amounts related to the Africa Assets reported as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019:
millions2019
Current assets$289
Property, plant and equipment, net5,481
Long-term receivables and other assets, net256
Assets held for sale (a)
$6,026
  
Current liabilities$452
Long-term debt, net - finance leases185
Deferred income taxes1,112
Asset retirement obligations181
Other80
Liabilities of assets held for sale (a)
$2,010
Net assets held for sale$4,016
(a)
Assets and liabilities held for sale at December 31, 2019 included South Africa assets which were sold to Total in January 2020.


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OTHER TRANSACTIONS
2019
In December 2019, Occidental disposed of real estate assets for $565 million. Occidental utilized net proceeds to pay down a portion of the Term Loans. Concurrent with the sale, Occidental entered a thirteen-year lease for part of the real estate assets. Based on the terms of the lease, Occidental treated this as a failed sale-leaseback, retained the related book value in property, plant and equipment and recognized a finance lease of approximately $300 million based on the discounted future minimum lease payments.
In November 2019, Occidental and Ecopetrol closed on the joint venture to develop approximately 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland Basin unproved properties in the Permian Basin. Ecopetrol paid $750 million in cash at closing and up to $750 million of carried capital in exchange for a 49% interest in the new venture. Occidental recognized a gain of $563 million on the sale. Following the close, Occidental owned a 51% interest and operates the joint venture. During the carry period, Ecopetrol will pay 75% of Occidental’s share of capital expenditures, up to $750 million. The joint venture allows Occidental to accelerate its development plans in the Midland Basin, where it currently has minimal activity. Occidental will retain production and cash flow from its existing operations in the Midland Basin. The proceeds were used to pay down a portion of the Term Loans.
In September 2019, Occidental sold its remaining equity investment in Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (together, Plains) for net proceeds of $646 million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $114 million. The proceeds were used to pay down a portion of the Term Loans.

2018
In September 2018, Occidental divested non-core domestic midstream assets for total consideration of $2.6 billion, of which approximately $2.4 billion was received at closing, resulting in a pre-tax net gain of $907 million. These assets include the Centurion common carrier oil pipeline and storage system, Southeast New Mexico oil gathering system, and Ingleside Crude Terminal. Following the transactions, Occidental retained its long-term flow assurance, pipeline takeaway and export capacity through its retained marketing business.
In July 2018, Occidental acquired a previously leased power and steam cogeneration facility for $443 million.
In March 2018, Occidental divested non-core midstream assets for approximately $150 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $43 million.

2017
In the third quarter of 2017, Occidental closed on 2 divestitures of non-core acreage in the Permian Basin for proceeds of approximately $0.6 billion, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $81 million. Concurrently, Occidental purchased additional ownership interests and assumed operatorship in CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) properties located in the Seminole-San Andres Unit for approximately $0.6 billion, which was primarily allocated to proved property. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Occidental sold other non-core proved and unproved acreage in the Permian Basin for approximately $90 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $55 million. Occidental also classified approximately $0.5 billion in non-core proved and unproved Permian acreage to assets held for sale at December 31, 2017.
In April 2017, Occidental completed the sale of its South Texas operations for net proceeds of $0.5 billion resulting in pre-tax gain of $0.5 billion.


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NOTE 5 - REVENUE


Revenue from customers is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied; this generally occurs with the delivery of oil, NGL, gas, NGL, chemicals or services such as transportation. Revenue from customers is measured as the amount of consideration Occidental expects to receive in exchange for the delivery of goods or services. Contracts may last from one month to one year or more and may have renewal terms that extend indefinitely at the option of either party. Price is typically based on market indexes. Volumes fluctuate due to production and, in certain cases, customer demand and transportation availability. Occidental records revenue net of certain taxes, such as sales taxes, that are assessed by governmental authorities on Occidental’s customers.
Occidental does not incur significant costs to obtain contracts. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expenses. Sales of hydrocarbons and chemicals to customers are invoiced and settled on a monthly basis. Occidental is not usually subject to obligations for warranties, rebates, returns or refunds except in the case of customer incentive payments as discussed for the chemical segment below. Occidental does not typically receive payment in advance of satisfying its obligations under the terms of its sales contracts with customers; therefore, liabilities related to such payment are immaterial to Occidental. Occidental does not disclose consideration for remaining performance obligations with an original expected duration of one year or less or for variable consideration related to unsatisfied performance obligations.

OIL AND GAS SEGMENT
Revenue from oil and gas production is recognized when production is delivered and control passes to the customer. Revenues from the production of oil and gas properties in which Occidental has an interest with other producers are recognized on the basis of Occidental’s net revenue interest.

CHEMICALSCHEMICAL SEGMENT
Revenue from chemical product sales is recognized when control passes to the customer. Certain incentive programs may provide for payments or credits to be made to customers based on the volume of product purchased over a defined period. Customer incentives are estimated and recorded as a reduction to revenue ratably over the contract period. Such estimates are evaluated and revised as warranted. Revenue from exchange contracts is excluded from revenue from customers.

MARKETINGMIDSTREAM AND MIDSTREAMMARKETING SEGMENT
Revenue from pipeline and gas processing is recognized upon the completion of the transportation or processing service. Revenue from power sales is recognized upon delivery. Net marketing revenue is included in net sales, but excluded from revenue from customers in the table below. Net marketing revenue is recognized upon completion of contract terms that are a prerequisite to payment and upon title transfer for physical deliveries. Unless the normal purchases and sales exception has been elected, net marketing revenue is classified as a derivative, reported on a net basis, recorded at fair value and changesvalue. Changes in fair value are reflected in net sales.
sales and excluded from revenue from customers in the table below.

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The following table reconciles revenue from customers to total net sales for the years ended December 31:

millions 2019
 2018
millions202120202019
Revenue from customers $18,674
 $15,560
Revenue from customers$25,959 $17,130 $19,192 
All other revenues (a)
 1,719
 2,264
All other revenues (a)
(3)679 1,719 
Net sales $20,393
 $17,824
Net sales$25,956 $17,809 $20,911 
(a)Included net marketing derivatives, oil collars and calls and chemical exchange contracts.





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The following table below presents Occidental’sOccidental's revenue from customers by segment, product and geographical area. The oil and gas segment typically sells its oil, gasNGL and NGLgas at the lease or concession area. Chemical segment revenues are shown by geographic area based on the location of the sale. MarketingExcluding net marketing revenue, midstream and midstreammarketing segment revenues are shown by the location of sale.

millionsUnited StatesInternationalEliminationsTotal
Year ended December 31, 2021
Oil and gas
Oil$12,072 $2,844 $ $14,916 
NGL2,203 325  2,528 
Gas1,524 291  1,815 
Other24 2  26 
Segment total$15,823 $3,462 $ $19,285 
Chemical$4,995 $248 $ $5,243 
Midstream and marketing$1,969 $556 $ $2,525 
Eliminations$ $ $(1,094)$(1,094)
Consolidated$22,787 $4,266 $(1,094)$25,959 
Year ended December 31, 2020
Oil and gas
Oil$7,485 $2,403 $— $9,888 
NGL838 217 — 1,055 
Gas660 326 — 986 
Other65 — 66 
Segment total$9,048 $2,947 $— $11,995 
Chemical$3,524 $202 $— $3,726 
Midstream and marketing$1,595 $572 $— $2,167 
Eliminations$— $— $(758)$(758)
Consolidated$14,167 $3,721 $(758)$17,130 
Year ended December 31, 2019
Oil and gas
Oil$8,411 $3,939 $— $12,350 
NGL658 283 — 941 
Gas424 339 — 763 
Other(1)(5)— (6)
Segment total$9,492 $4,556 $— $14,048 
Chemical$3,858 $222 $— $4,080 
Midstream and marketing (a)
$1,977 $351 $— $2,328 
Eliminations$— $— $(1,264)$(1,264)
Consolidated$15,327 $5,129 $(1,264)$19,192 
(a)The midstream and marketing segment included revenues from customers from WES from the date of the Acquisition to December 31, 2019. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more information.
millions United States
 Middle East
 Latin America
 Other International
 Eliminations
 Total
Year ended December 31, 2019            
Oil and Gas            
Oil $8,411
 $2,758
 $683
 $
 $
 $11,852
NGL 658
 263
 
 
 
 921
Gas 424
 319
 20
 
 
 763
Other (1) (5) 
 
 
 (6)
Segment total $9,492
 $3,335
 $703
 $
 $
 $13,530
Chemical $3,858
 $
 $155
 $67
 $
 $4,080
Marketing and Midstream (a)
            
Gas processing $395
 $351
 $
 $
 $
 $746
WES - Gas processing and pipeline 1,110
 
 
 
 
 1,110
Power and other 472
 
 
 
 
 472
Segment total $1,977
 $351
 $
 $
 $
 $2,328
Eliminations $
 $
 $
 $
 $(1,264) $(1,264)
Consolidated $15,327
 $3,686
 $858
 $67
 $(1,264) $18,674
             
Year ended December 31, 2018            
Oil and Gas            
Oil $5,125
 $3,405
 $715
 $
 $
 $9,245
NGL 430
 261
 
 
 
 691
Gas 185
 294
 16
 
 
 495
Other 7
 3
 
 
 
 10
Segment total $5,747
 $3,963
 $731
 $
 $
 $10,441
Chemical $4,363
 $
 $205
 $80
 $
 $4,648
Marketing and Midstream            
Gas processing $557
 $425
 $
 $
 $
 $982
Pipelines 311
 
 
 
 
 311
Power and other 108
 
 
 
 
 108
Segment total $976
 $425
 $
 $
 $
 $1,401
Eliminations $
 $
 $
 $
 $(930) $(930)
Consolidated $11,086
 $4,388
 $936
 $80
 $(930) $15,560
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TRANSACTION PRICE ALLOCATED TO REMAINING PERFORMANCE OBLIGATIONS
Revenue expected to be recognized from certain performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of December 31, 2019, is reflected in the table below. Occidental applies the optional exemptions in Topic 606 and does not disclose consideration for remaining performance obligations with an original expected duration of one year or less or for variable consideration related to unsatisfied performance obligations. As a result, the following table represents a small portion of Occidental’s expected future consolidated revenues, as future revenue from the sale of most products and services is dependent on future production or variable customer volume and variable commodity prices for that volume:
millionsTotal
2020$103
2021103
20227
20237
20247
Thereafter53
Total$280


NOTE 63 - INVENTORIES

Finished goods primarily represents oil, which is carried at the lower of weighted-average cost or net realizable value, and caustic soda and chlorine, which are valued under the LIFO method. Net carrying values of inventories valued under the LIFO method were $168 million and $169 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Inventories consisted of the following atas of December 31:
millions 2019
 2018
Raw materials $75
 $74
Materials and supplies 879
 445
Commodity inventory and finished goods 533
 788
  1,487
 1,307
Revaluation to LIFO (40) (47)
Total $1,447
 $1,260


millions20212020
Raw materials$96 $70 
Materials and supplies783 848 
Commodity inventory and finished goods1,066 1,009 
1,945 1,927 
Revaluation to LIFO(99)(29)
Total$1,846 $1,898 

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EQUITY INVESTMENTS

NOTE 7 - LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consistedOccidental’s significant equity investments are presented in investments in unconsolidated entities and in other - deferred credits and other liabilities. As of December 31, 2021, and 2020, investments in unconsolidated entities were $2.9 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively. Occidental’s equity investments presented in investments in unconsolidated entities primarily consist of the following:


millions% InterestCarrying amount
WES (a)
51.8 %$1,963 
OxyChem Ingleside Facility50.0 %599 
OLCV - relatedvarious164 
Othervarious212 
Total Investments in unconsolidated entities (b)
$2,938 
(a)     In December 2021, Occidental sold 2.5 million limited partner units of WES for proceeds of approximately $50 million. In March 2021, Occidental sold 11.5 million limited partner units for proceeds of approximately $200 million, resulting in a gain of $102 million. In the first quarter of 2020, Occidental recorded an impairment of $1.2 billion in goodwill related to its ownership in WES and in the third quarter of 2020, recorded an other than temporary impairment of $2.7 billion related to the WES equity method investment. See Note 9 - Fair Value Measurements for more information on the impairments.
(b)    Not presented in investments in unconsolidated entities is Occidental’s 24.5% ownership in DEL, which has a carrying value of $217 million. Refer to the discussion below regarding the presentation of Occidental’s equity investment in DEL.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, Occidental’s significant equity investments consisted of investments in WES, OxyChem Ingleside Facility and DEL.
In November 2021, Occidental received approximately $560 million in cash distributions as a result of a refinancing transaction at DEL. The cash distributions received from the refinancing transaction were comprised of $110 million in dividends and $450 million in excess distributions. As Occidental may be requested to provide financial support to DEL, the excess distributions were recorded against the $217 million carrying amount of the equity investment. The net of the carrying value of the investment in DEL and the excess distributions was $233 million and is presented in deferred credits and other liabilities - other. Occidental recorded the $110 million in dividends as a return on investment in cash flow from operations and the $450 million excess distribution as a return of investment in cash flow from investing.
As part of the Acquisition, Occidental acquired equity investments in certain oil and gas properties and gathering and processing assets and assumed an associated notes payable which Occidental has the legal right of setoff and intends to net settle with its ownership interest in the equity investments. The notes payable can be net settled starting in 2022. The carrying value of the investment and note payable were $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2021, respectively. Accordingly, the equity investments and the related notes payable are presented net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 
Dividends received from equity investments were $652 million, $678 million and $422 million to Occidental in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, cumulative undistributed earnings of equity-method investees since they were acquired was $242 million and $166 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, Occidental’s




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investments in equity investees exceeded the underlying equity in net assets by approximately $667 million, of which, $347 million represented PP&E and equity investments with the remainder comprised of intangibles, both are subject to amortization over their estimated average lives.

The following table presents the summarized financial information of its equity-method investments combined for the years ended and as of December 31:

millions202120202019
Summarized Results of Operations (a)
Revenues and other income$6,252 $5,455 $26,520 
Costs and expenses4,569 5,455 24,084 
Net income$1,683 $— $2,436 
Summarized Balance Sheet
Current assets$3,387 $1,419 $1,130 
Non-current assets$19,341 $18,693 $21,158 
Current liabilities$1,976 $1,549 $785 
Long-term debt$9,464 $7,860 $8,673 
Other non-current liabilities$1,187 $866 $859 
Stockholders’ equity$10,101 $9,837 $11,971 
(a)The 2019 Summarized Results of Operations included results of Plains for the period beginning January 1, 2019 through the date Occidentals interest was sold in September 2019. Plains accounted for $24.7 billion of equity-method investment revenues and other income in 2019.

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Occidental sells oil, NGL, natural gas, chemicals, power and steam to and purchases oil, NGL and chemicals from its equity method investees and other related parties. Occidental is charged service fees primarily related to gathering, processing, oil, NGL and natural gas treatment by certain of its equity investees and other related parties. During 2021, 2020 and 2019, Occidental entered into the following related-party transactions and had the following amounts due from or to its related parties for the years ended December 31:

millions202120202019
Sales (a,c)
$261 $301 $691 
Purchases (b,c)
$773 $1,112 $463 
Services (d)
$942 $1,101 $28 
Advances and amounts due from related parties (c)
$57 $62 $133 
Amounts due to related parties (c)
$280 $296 $463 
(a)In 2021 and 2020, sales of Occidental-produced oil and NGL to WES accounted for 58% and 70% of these totals, respectively. In 2019, sales of Occidental-produced oil and NGL to Plains Pipeline affiliates accounted for 87% of these totals. In September 2019, Occidental sold its equity investment in Plains. See Note 5 - Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions for additional information.
(b)In 2021 and 2020, purchases of gas and NGL marketed on behalf of WES accounted for 27% and 59% of related party purchases, respectively, while purchases of ethylene from the OxyChem Ingleside Facility accounted for 70% and 41% in 2021 and 2020 respectively, and, in 2019, for 98% of related party purchases.
(c)Excluded sales to and purchases from WES and amounts due to and from WES in 2019 as it was a consolidated subsidiary from the date of the Acquisition through December 31, 2019.
(d)In 2021 and 2020, services primarily related to fees charged by WES to gather, process and treat Occidental produced oil, NGL and natural gas. Excluded charges to WES for shared corporate services.

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NOTE 5 - ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
2021
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 assets and liabilities, of which $72 million is related to PP&E, net and $7 million is related to AROs, were presented as held for sale as of December 31, 2021.
In November 2021, Occidental acquired additional working interests in certain assets in the Permian EOR business unit for a net purchase price of approximately $285 million.
In October 2021, Occidental closed the sale of its Ghana assets. See below discussion on Discontinued Operations for additional information. This divestiture completed Occidental's large-scale asset divestiture program.
In June 2021, Occidental entered into an agreement to sell certain non-strategic assets in the Permian Basin. The transaction closed in July 2021 for net cash proceeds of approximately $475 million. The difference in the assets' net book value and adjusted purchase price was treated as a recovery of cost and normal retirement, which resulted in no gain or loss being recognized.
In March 2021, Occidental completed the sale of certain non-operated assets in the DJ Basin for net cash proceeds of approximately $280 million. The difference in the assets' net book value and adjusted purchase price was treated as a recovery of cost and normal retirement, which resulted in no gain or loss being recognized.
In 2021, Occidental sold 14 million limited partner units of WES for proceeds of approximately $250 million, see Note 4 - Investments and Related-Party Transactions.

2020
In November 2020 and December 2020, Occidental divested of certain non-core, largely non-operated proved and unproved acreage in the Permian for a loss of approximately $820 million. The losses have been presented within gains (losses) on sale of assets, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
In October 2020, Occidental entered into an agreement to sell its onshore oil and gas Colombia assets. The transaction closed in December 2020, and Occidental recorded a loss on sale of approximately $353 million. The loss has been presented within gains (losses) on sale of assets, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
In August 2020, Occidental entered into an agreement to sell approximately 4.5 million mineral acres and 1 million fee surface acres located in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah for approximately $1.33 billion. The transaction closed in October 2020 for net cash proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion, after satisfying $329 million of liabilities associated with the sale of future royalties. Occidental recorded a loss on sale of $440 million. The loss has been presented within gains (losses) on sale of assets, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

2019
In December 2019, Occidental disposed of real estate assets for $565 million. Occidental utilized net proceeds to pay down a portion of the Term Loans. Concurrent with the sale, Occidental entered a 13-year lease for part of the real estate assets. Based on the terms of the lease, Occidental treated this as a failed sale-leaseback, retained the related book value in PP&E and recognized a finance lease of approximately $300 million based on the discounted future minimum lease payments.
In November 2019, Occidental and Ecopetrol closed on the joint venture to develop approximately 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland Basin unproved properties in the Permian Basin. Ecopetrol paid $750 million in cash at closing and up to $750 million of carried capital in exchange for a 49% interest in the new venture. Occidental recognized a gain of $563 million on the sale. Following the close, Occidental owned a 51% interest and operates the joint venture. During the carry period, Ecopetrol will pay 75% of Occidental’s share of capital expenditures, up to $750 million. The joint venture allows Occidental to accelerate its development plans in the Midland Basin, where it currently has minimal activity. Occidental will retain production and cash flow from its existing operations in the Midland Basin.
In September 2019, Occidental sold its remaining equity investment in Plains for net proceeds of $646 million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $114 million. The proceeds were used to pay down a portion of the Term Loans.
In August 2019, the Acquisition was consummated. The Acquisition added to Occidental’s oil and gas portfolio, primarily in the Permian Basin, DJ Basin and Gulf of Mexico and Algeria and a general and limited partner interest in WES. Total consideration of the Acquisition was approximately $35.7 billion in cash and common stock. See Note 14 - Stockholders’ Equity for additional information.
From the date of the Acquisition through December 31, 2019, revenues and the net loss attributable to common stockholders associated with the operations acquired through the Acquisition totaled $4.2 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, which included a charge as a result of recording Occidental’s investment in WES at fair value as of December 31, 2019 upon the loss of control.




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The following table summarizes the Acquisition-related costs incurred for the years ended December 31:

millions202120202019
Employee severance and related employee cost$117 $314 $1,033 
IT costs36 15 
Licensing fees for critical seismic data — 401 
Bank, legal, consulting and other 16 198 
Total$153 $339 $1,647 

Employee severance and related employee cost primarily related to one-time severance costs and the accelerated vesting of certain Anadarko share-based awards for former Anadarko employees based on the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and existing change of control provisions within the former Anadarko employment agreements. In addition, this category included expenses for a voluntary separation program for eligible employees and retention awards for certain employees.
The IT costs primarily related to Occidental’s efforts to integrate the Anadarko finance, supply chain, asset integrity, and well life cycle systems.
The seismic licensing fees related to relicensing of critical seismic data related to the Gulf of Mexico, Permian Basin and DJ Basin that Anadarko had licensed from third-party vendors. The third-party vendors who own the seismic data required a transfer fee in order for Occidental to use the data.

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma condensed financial information of Occidental for the year ended December 31, 2019 as if the Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018:

millions except per-share amounts
Revenues$28,723 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders (a)
$(769)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share—basic$(0.95)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share—diluted$(0.95)
(a)Excluding the pro-forma results of WES, net loss attributable to common stockholders would be $(1.1) billion for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The unaudited pro forma information is presented for illustration purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the Acquisition been completed on January 1, 2018, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results of the combined entity. The unaudited pro forma information for 2019 is a result of combining the statements of operations of Occidental with the pre-Acquisition results from January 1, 2019 of Anadarko and included adjustments for revenues and direct expenses. The pro forma results exclude results from any assets classified as held for sale, any cost savings anticipated as a result of the Acquisition and the impact of any Acquisition-related costs. The pro forma results include adjustments to DD&A based on the purchase price allocated to PP&E and the estimated useful lives as well as adjustments to interest expense. The pro forma adjustments include estimates and assumptions based on currently available information. Management believes the estimates and assumptions are reasonable and the relative effects of the Acquisition are properly reflected.


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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In 2021, Occidental recorded a $437 million after-tax loss contingency in discontinued operations associated with its former operations in Ecuador, see Note 13 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies.
In October 2021, Occidental closed the sale of its Ghana assets for $750 million and net proceeds of $555 million, after closing adjustments to reflect an April 1, 2021 effective date. In addition, Occidental settled certain tax claims related to historical operations in Ghana for $170 million. Prior to the sale, 2021 operations in Ghana resulted in an after-tax loss of $31 million.
The following table presents the amounts reported in discontinued operations, net of income taxes, related to the Ghana assets for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa assets subsequent to the Acquisition closing date through December 31, 2019:

millions202120202019
Revenues and other income
Net sales$458 $419 $221 
Costs and other deductions
Oil and gas lease operating expense71 117 45 
Fair value adjustment on assets held for sale (a)
409 2,263 85 
Other24 48 45 
Total costs and other deductions$504 $2,428 $175 
Income (loss) before income taxes$(46)$(2,009)$46 
Income tax benefit (expense)15 711 (61)
Discontinued operations, net of tax$(31)$(1,298)$(15)
(a)    For 2021, included effective date to close date adjustments as well as settlements of certain tax claims.

The following table presents amounts related to the Ghana assets reported as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020:

millions2020
Current assets$37 
Property, plant and equipment, net1,364 
Long-term receivables and other assets, net32 
Assets held for sale$1,433 
Current liabilities$84 
Long-term debt, net - finance leases175 
Deferred income taxes328 
Asset retirement obligations166 
Liabilities of assets held for sale$753 
Net assets held for sale$680 





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NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, Occidental’s debt consisted of the following:

millions20212020
4.850% senior notes due 2021$ $147 
2.600% senior notes due 2021 224 
Variable rate bonds due 2021 (1.193% as of December 31, 2020) 27 
2.700% senior notes due 2022 629 
3.125% senior notes due 2022 276 
2.600% senior notes due 2022101 101 
Variable rate bonds due 2022 (1.730% as of December 31, 2020) 1,052 
2.700% senior notes due 2023442 927 
8.750% medium-term notes due 202322 22 
2.900% senior notes due 2024949 3,000 
6.950% senior notes due 2024650 650 
3.450% senior notes due 2024127 248 
8.000% senior notes due 2025500 500 
5.875% senior notes due 2025900 900 
3.500% senior notes due 2025326 750 
5.500% senior notes due 2025750 750 
5.550% senior notes due 20261,100 1,100 
3.200% senior notes due 2026797 1,000 
3.400% senior notes due 2026779 1,150 
7.500% debentures due 2026112 112 
8.500% senior notes due 2027500 500 
3.000% senior notes due 2027634 750 
7.125% debentures due 2027150 150 
7.000% debentures due 202748 48 
6.625% debentures due 202814 14 
7.150% debentures due 2028235 235 
7.200% senior debentures due 202882 82 
6.375% senior notes due 2028600 600 
7.200% debentures due 2029135 135 
7.950% debentures due 2029116 116 
8.450% senior debentures due 2029116 116 
3.500% senior notes due 20291,477 1,500 
Variable rate bonds due 2030 (0.900% and 2.700% as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)68 68 
8.875% senior notes due 20301,000 1,000 
6.625% senior notes due 20301,500 1,500 
6.125% senior notes due 20311,250 1,250 
7.500% senior notes due 2031900 900 
7.875% senior notes due 2031500 500 
6.450% senior notes due 20361,750 1,750 
Zero Coupon senior notes due 20362,269 2,269 
4.300% senior notes due 2039693 750 
7.950% senior notes due 2039325 325 
6.200% senior notes due 2040750 750 
4.500% senior notes due 2044608 625 
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millions (continued)20212020
4.625% senior notes due 2045634 750 
6.600% senior notes due 2046 (a)
1,157 1,100 
4.400% senior notes due 2046976 1,200 
4.100% senior notes due 2047663 750 
4.200% senior notes due 2048961 1,000 
4.400% senior notes due 2049704 750 
7.730% debentures due 209658 60 
7.500% debentures due 209660 78 
7.250% debentures due 20965 49 
Total borrowings at face value$28,493 $35,235 
Adjustments to book value: 
Unamortized premium, net670 748 
Debt issuance costs(135)(156)
Net book value of debt$29,028 $35,827 
Long-term finance leases504 316 
Current finance leases85 42 
Total debt and finance leases$29,617 $36,185 
Less current maturities of financing leases(85)(42)
Less current maturities of long-term debt(101)(398)
Long-term debt, net$29,431 $35,745 
(a) Occidental entered into an exchange agreement, dated as of October 20, 2021, among Occidental and certain holders of its subsidiary Anadarko’s 7.250% debentures due 2096, its subsidiary Anadarko Holding Company’s 7.500% debentures due 2096 and its subsidiary Anadarko’s 7.730% debentures due 2096 (such notes, the 2096 Notes), pursuant to which Occidental issued approximately $57.2 million of 6.600% senior notes due 2046 as additional securities under the Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2019, between Occidental and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the 2019 Indenture), in exchange for the cancellation of approximately $64.8 million of the 2096 notes. The additional securities have identical terms and conditions as Occidental’s previously issued 6.600% senior notes due 2046 (the Initial Securities), other than the issue date and the date from which interest will accrue, are restricted securities with a related legend and initially have a different CUSIP number and ISIN number from the Initial Securities and for all purposes are treated as a single class with the outstanding Initial Securities under the 2019 Indenture.

DEBT MATURITIES
As of December 31, 2021, future principal payments on debt were approximately $28.5 billion, of which, $101 million is due in 2022, $465 million is due in 2023, $1.7 billion is due in 2024, $2.5 billion is due in 2025, and $23.7 billion is due in 2026 and thereafter.
In January 2022, Occidental used cash on hand to repay $101 million in outstanding 2.600% senior notes due April 2022 at face value. Subsequent to the purchase and retirement of this note, Occidental’s face value of debt was $28.4 billion with no maturities in 2022.





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DEBT ACTIVITY - 2021
The following table summarizes Occidental’s debt activity for the year ended December 31, 2021:

millionsBorrowings at face value
Total borrowings at face value as of December 31, 20192020$35,235
First quarter:
4.850% senior notes due 2021$677(147)
Variable rate bonds due 2021(27)
Third quarter:
2.700% senior notes due 2022$(278)
2.700% senior notes due 2023(484)
3.450% senior notes due 2024(81)
2.900% senior notes due 2024(1,620)
3.500% senior notes due 2025(229)
3.400% senior notes due 2026(224)
3.200% senior notes due 2026(110)
2.600% senior notes due 20211,500(224)
Floating interest rate notes due August 2022(1,051)
Fourth quarter:
4.400% senior notes due 2046$(224)
4.400% senior notes due 2049(46)
7.730% debentures due 2096(3)
7.500% debentures due 2096(18)
7.250% debentures due 2096(44)
6.600% senior notes due 204657
3.450% senior notes due 2024(40)
2.900% senior notes due 2024(431)
3.500% senior notes due 2025(195)
3.400% senior notes due 2026(148)
3.200% senior notes due 2026(93)
3.000% senior notes due 2027(116)
3.500% senior notes due 2029(23)
4.100% senior notes due 202120471,249(87)
Variable rate bonds4.200% senior notes due 2021 (2.854% as of December 31, 2019)2048500(39)
Variable rate bonds4.300% senior notes due 2021 (3.151% as of December 31, 2019)2039500(57)
2-year variable rate Term Loan4.500% senior notes due 2021 (3.111% as of December 31, 2019)20441,956(17)
4.625% senior notes due 2045(116)
3.125% senior notes due 2022(276)
2.700% senior notes due 20222,000(351)
3.125%Total borrowings at face value as of December 31, 2021$28,493

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DEBT ACTIVITY - 2020
The following table summarizes Occidental’s debt issuances, repurchases, repayments and exchanges for the year ended December 31, 2020:

millionsBorrowings at face value
Total borrowings at face value as of December 31, 2019$37,401 
Issuance of July 2020 notes:
8.000% senior notes due 20222025814500 
8.500% senior notes due 2027500 
8.875% senior notes due 20301,000 
July tender and purchase:
4.100% senior notes due February 2021(943)
Variable rate bonds due February 2021(473)
4.850% senior notes due March 2021(530)
2.600% senior notes due 2022August 2021400(51)
Issuance of August 2020 notes:
5.875% senior notes due 2025900 
6.375% senior notes due 2028600 
6.625% senior notes due 20301,500 
August and September tender and purchase:
4.100% senior notes due February 2021(139)
Variable rate bonds due 2022 (3.360% as of December 31, 2019)August 20211,500(123)
2.600% senior notes due August 2021(1,099)
Variable rate bonds due August 2022(448)
2.600% senior notes due April 2022(171)
2.700% senior notes due 2023August 20221,191(102)
8.750% medium-term notes due 202322
2.900%2.700% senior notes due 2024February 20233,000(52)
6.950% senior notes due 2024August WES exchange:650
3.450% senior notes due 2024248
3.500% senior notes due 2025750
5.550% senior notes due 20261,100
3.200% senior notes due 20261,000
3.400% senior notes due 20261,150
7.500% debentures due 2026112
3.000% senior notes due 2027750
7.125% debentures due 2027150
7.000% debentures due 202748
6.625% debentures due 202814
7.150% debentures due 2028235
7.200% senior debentures due 202882
7.200% debentures due 2029135
7.950% debentures due 2029116
8.450% senior debentures due 2029116
3.500% senior notes due 20291,500
Variable rate bonds due 2030 (1.705% as of December 31, 2019)68
7.500% senior notes due 2031900
7.875% senior notes due 2031500
6.450% senior notes due 20361,750
Zero Coupon senior notes due 20362,271
6.500% note payable to WES due 2038260(260)
4.300%September Term Loan repayment:
2-year variable rate term loan due 2021(500)
October Term Loan and note repayment:
2-year variable rate bonds due August 2021(377)
0.00% senior notes due 2039October 2036750(2)
7.950%2-year variable rate term loan due September 2021(1,010)
November Term Loan repayment:
2-year variable rate term loan due September 2021(232)
Issuance of December 2020 notes:
5.500% senior notes due 20392025325750 
6.200%6.125% senior notes due 204020317501,250 
4.500%December tender and purchase:
2.600% senior notes due 2044August 2021625(126)
4.625%3.125% senior notes due 2045February 2022750(538)
6.600%2.600% senior notes due 2046April 20221,100(128)
4.400%2.700% senior notes due 2046August 20221,200(1,269)
2.700% senior notes due February 2023(212)
December Term Loan and note repayment:
2-year variable rate term loan due September 2021(214)
4.100% senior notes due 2047February 2021750(167)
4.200% senior notes due 20481,000
4.400% senior notes due 2049750
7.730% debentures due 209660
7.500% debentures due 209678
7.250% debentures due 209649
Total borrowings at face value as of December 31, 2020(a)
37,401$
Adjustments to book value:35,235 
Unamortized premium, net914
Debt issuance costs(125)
Long-term finance leases347
Long-term Debt, net$38,537




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millionsDecember 31, 2018 
Occidental  
9.250% senior debentures due 2019 $116
4.100% senior notes due 2021 1,249
3.125% senior notes due 2022 813
2.600% senior notes due 2022 400
2.700% senior notes due 2023 1,191
8.750% medium-term notes due 2023 22
3.500% senior notes due 2025 750
3.400% senior notes due 2026 1,150
3.000% senior notes due 2027 750
7.200% senior debentures due 2028 82
8.450% senior debentures due 2029 116
4.625% senior notes due 2045 750
4.400% senior notes due 2046 1,200
4.100% senior notes due 2047 750
4.200% senior notes due 2048 1,000
Variable rate bonds due 2030 (1.9% as of December 31, 2018) 68
Total borrowings at face value 10,407
Adjustments to book value:  
Unamortized discount, net (36)
Debt issuance costs (54)
Current maturities (116)
Long-term Debt, net $10,201


DEBT ISSUED AND ASSUMEDIn the fourth quarter of 2021, Occidental used cash on hand to complete a $1.6 billion cash tender offer for outstanding senior notes with a face value of $1.5 billion and maturities ranging from 2024 through 2049. Also in December 2021, Occidental used cash on hand to retire $627 million of senior notes due 2022.
OnIn the third quarter of 2021, Occidental completed a cash tender for outstanding senior notes with a face value of $3.0 billion and maturities ranging from 2022 through 2026, paid $224 million of senior notes upon maturity and fully retired $1.1 billion of floating interest rate notes due August 8, 2019,2022.
In the first quarter of 2021, Occidental repaid $174 million of debt upon maturity. No debt matured or was otherwise paid during the second quarter of 2021.
In July, August, and December, 2020, Occidental issued $13.0$7.0 billion of newin senior unsecured notes, consistingin aggregate, with maturities ranging from 2025 to 2031 and used the net proceeds to tender $3.5 billion of both floating2021, $2.7 billion of 2022 and fixed rate debt.$264 million of 2023 maturities. In addition, Occidental also borrowed underused proceeds from the Term Loans, which consist of: (1) a 364-day senior unsecured variable-rate term loan tranchesale of $4.4mineral and surface acres located in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah; the Colombian asset sale and proceeds from other divestitures and cash on hand to repay $2.5 billion of 2021 and (2) a two-year senior unsecured variable-rate term loan tranche$2 million of $4.4 billion. In total, the $21.8 billion in debt issued was used to finance part of the cash portion of the purchase price for the Acquisition.2036 maturities.
In the Acquisition,August 2020, Occidental assumed Anadarkoexchanged approximately 27.9 million WES common units to retire a $260 million note payable to WES, resulting in a net loss of $46 million, which included a $76 million gain on debt extinguished associated with an outstanding principal balanceunamortized premium on the note payable to WES. This net loss on exchange has been presented in (losses) gains on sale of $11.9 billion. In September 2019, Occidental completed its offers to exchange the Anadarko senior notes and debentures assumed as part of the Acquisition for notes of a corresponding series issued by Occidental and cash, and related solicitation of consents. Of the approximately $11.9 billion in aggregate principal amount of Anadarko senior notes and debentures offeredassets, net in the exchange, 97%, or approximately $11.5 billion, were tendered and accepted in the exchange offers. The portion not exchanged, approximately $400 million, remains outstanding with the original terms.Consolidated Statement of Operations.

DEBT REPAYMENT
In 2019, Occidental paid approximately $7.0 billion of long-term debt including a majority of the Term Loans using proceeds from assets sales and available cash.
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
On June 3, 2019,In December 2021, Occidental entered into an amendment tothe Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on its existing $3.0 billion revolving credit facility (Occidental RCF) pursuant to which, among other things, the commitments under the Occidental RCF were increased to $5.0 billion atRCF in which the closing oftotal commitment was decreased to $4.0 billion and the Acquisition. LIBOR benchmark was changed to SOFR. In addition, the interest rate margin and the facility fee rates were amended to be subject to adjustments based on Occidental’s performance on specified sustainability target thresholds with respect to absolute reductions in GHG emissions from its worldwide operated assets. The RCF maturity date was extended to June 30, 2025.
Borrowings under the Occidental RCF bear interest at variousSOFR benchmark rates, including LIBOR, plus a margin based on Occidental’s senior debt ratings. The facility has similar terms to other debt agreements and does not contain material adverse change clauses or debt ratings triggers that could restrict Occidental’s ability to borrow, or that would permit lenders to terminate their commitments or accelerate debt repayment. The facility provides for the termination of loan commitments and requires immediate repayment of any outstanding amounts if certain events of default occur. As of the date of this filing, Occidental has notno drawn down any amounts under the Occidental RCF. In 2019,2021, Occidental paid average annual facility fees of 0.11%0.302% on the total commitment amount.

RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION FACILITY
In December 2021, Occidental amended and extended its existing receivables securitization facility to December 2024. As of December 31, 2021, the facility had $400 million of available borrowing capacity and no drawn amounts. The amended facility includes adjustments based on the same specified sustainability target thresholds as contained in the RCF.

ZERO COUPON NOTES DUE 2036COUPONS
The Zero Coupon senior notes due 2036 (Zero Coupons)Coupons have an aggregate principal amount due at the 2036 maturity of approximately $2.3 billion, reflecting an accretion rate of 5.24%. The Zero Coupons can be put to Occidental in October of each year, in whole or in part, for the then-accreted value of the outstanding Zero Coupons. The Zero Coupons can next be put to Occidental in October 2020,2022, which, if put in whole, would be $992 million$1.1 billion at such date. Occidental has the ability and intent to refinance these obligations using long-term debt should a put be exercised.
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DEBT GUARANTEES
As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, Occidental had provided limited recourse guarantees on approximately $242 million and $244 million, respectively, of Dolphin Energy’s debt, which are limited to certain political and other events.

FAIR VALUE OF DEBT
Occidental estimates the fair value of fixed-rate debt based on the quoted market prices for those instruments or on quoted market yields for similarly rated debt instruments, taking into account such instruments’ maturities. The estimated fair values of Occidental’s debt atas of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018, substantially all2020, the majority of which were classified as Level 1, were approximately $38.8$31.1 billion and $10.3$33.8 billion, respectively. Occidental’s exposure to changes in interest rates relates primarily to its variable-rate, long-term debt obligations, and is not material. As of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, variable-rate debt constituted approximately 12%0.2% and 1%3% of Occidental’s total debt, respectively.

DEBT MATURITIES
At December 31, 2019, future principal payments on long-term debt aggregated approximately $37.4 billion, of which, $6.4 billion is due in 2021, $4.7 billion is due in 2022, $1.2 billion is due in 2023, and $25.1 billion is due in 2024 and thereafter.

NOTE 8 - LEASE COMMITMENTS

On January 1, 2019, Occidental adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective approach, which provided a method for recording existing leases at adoption and did not require restatement of prior year amounts and disclosures, which continue to be reflected in accordance with ASC 840. Occidental elected certain practical expedients as follows:
Ø Leases that commenced before the effective date carried forward their historical lease classification.
ØExisting or expired land easements as of December 31, 2018, were not reassessed to determine whether or not they contained a lease.
ØLeases with a lease term of 12 months or less from lease commencement date are considered short-term leases and not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet; however, the lease expenditures recognized are captured and reported as incurred.
ØFor asset classes, except long-term drilling rigs, Occidental elected to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component as the non-lease portions were not significant to separate in determining the lease liability. For long-term drilling rig contracts, Occidental bifurcated the lease and non-lease components using relative fair value as a stand-alone selling price between the asset rental and the services obtained.

ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize a ROU asset and lease liability for all long-term leases. A ROU asset represents Occidental’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and the associated lease liability represents the discounted obligation of future minimum lease payments. Occidental identifies leases through its accounts payable and contract monitoring process. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The ROU assets include the discounted obligation in addition to any upfront payments or costs incurred during the contract execution of the lease and amortized on a straight-line basis over the course of the lease term. Except for leases with explicitly defined contract terms, Occidental utilizes judgment to assess likelihood of renewals, terminations and purchase options, in order to determine the lease term. Occidental uses the incremental borrowing rate at commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate equates to the rate of interest that Occidental would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Certain leases include variable lease payments which are over and above the minimum lease liability used to derive the ROU asset and lease liability and are based on the underlying asset’s operations. These variable lease costs are reported in the lease cost classification table.
Recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. The criteria for distinguishing between finance and operating leases are substantially similar to the criteria under ASC 840. For Occidental operations, adoption of ASC 842 resulted in recording of net lease assets and lease liabilities of $772 million as of January 1, 2019. There was no material impact to net income, cash flows, or stockholders’ equity.

ACQUISITION IMPACT
ASC 805 Business Combinations requires lease-related assets and liabilities acquired to be measured as if the lease were new at the acquisition date. Occidental measured the Anadarko lease agreements using Occidental’s incremental borrowing rates. This resulted in Anadarko assets and lease liabilities of $503 million and $574 million, respectively, excluding the Africa Assets at the Acquisition date, being evaluated and adjusted, as necessary, for above- or below -market impacts. For the leases acquired through the Acquisition, Occidental will retain the previous lease classification.

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The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows related to the operating and finance lease liabilities assumed in the Acquisition and recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the Acquisition date:
millionsOperating Leases
 Finance Leases
 Total
2019$90
 $7
 $97
2020172
 17
 189
202164
 16
 80
202242
 13
 55
202328
 8
 36
Thereafter136
 43
 179
Total lease payments$532
 $104
 $636
Less: Interest(44) (18) (62)
Total lease liabilities (a)
$488
 $86
 $574
(a)
Excluded operating and finance leases associated with the Africa Assets of $74 million and $201 million, respectively.

Additionally, Occidental has elected short-term lease treatment for those acquired lease contracts which, at the Acquisition date, had a remaining lease term of 12 months or less.

NATURE OF LEASES
Occidental’s operating lease agreements include leases for oil and gas exploration and development equipment, including offshore and onshore drilling rigs of $217 million, compressors of $162 million and other field equipment of $389 million, which are recorded gross on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and in the lease cost disclosures below. Contract expiration terms generally range from 2 to 9 years. Further, actual expenditures are netted against joint-interest recoveries on the statement of operations through the normal joint-interest billing process. Occidental’s leases also include pipelines, rail cars, storage facilities, easements and real estate of $659 million, which typically are not associated with joint-interest recoveries. Real estate leases have contract expiration terms ranging from 1 to 14 years.
Occidental’s finance lease agreements include leases for oil and gas exploration and development equipment, as well as real estate offices, compressors, and field equipment of approximately $398 million.
The following table presents lease balances and their location on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019:
millions Balance sheet location 2019
Assets:    
Operating Operating lease assets $1,385
Finance Property, plant and equipment 397
Total lease assets   $1,782
     
Liabilities:    
Current    
Operating Current operating lease liabilities $569
Finance Current maturities of long-term debt 51
Non-current    
Operating Deferred credits and other liabilities - Operating lease liabilities 854
Finance Long-term debt, net 347
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At December 31, 2019, Occidental’s leases expire based on the following schedule:
millions
Operating Leases(a)

 
Finance Leases(b)

 Total
2020$555
 $53
 $608
2021408
 45
 453
2022136
 41
 177
202399
 37
 136
202481
 34
 115
Thereafter254
 275
 529
Total lease payments1,533
 485
 2,018
Less: Interest(110) (87) (197)
Total lease liabilities$1,423
 $398
 $1,821
(a)
The weighted-average remaining lease term is 4.6 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 2.53%.
(b)
The weighted-average remaining lease term is 11.6 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 3.74%.
At December 31, 2018, future undiscounted net minimum fixed lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases, prepared in accordance with accounting standards prior to the adoption of ASC 842, were as follows:
millions Operating Leases
2019 $186
2020 147
2021 96
2022 68
2023 49
Thereafter 158
Total minimum lease payments(a)
 $704
(a)
The amount represents the future undiscounted cash flows at December 31, 2018, excluding any amount associated with the Acquisition.
The following tables present Occidental’s total lease cost and classifications, as well as cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating and finance lease liabilities:
millionsYear ended December 31, 2019 
Lease cost classification(a)
Operating lease costs(b)
  
Property, plant and equipment, net $449
Operating expense and cost of sales 391
Selling, general and administrative expenses 92
Finance lease cost  
Amortization of ROU assets 19
Interest on lease liabilities 2
Total lease cost $953
(a)
Amounts reflected are gross before joint-interest recoveries.
(b)
Included short-term lease cost of $404 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, and variable lease cost of $162 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.
millionsYear ended December 31, 2019 
Operating cash flows $262
Investing cash flows $112
Financing cash flows (a)
 $19
(a)
Excludes cash received of approximately $300 million associated with the failed sale-leaseback, see Note 4 - Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other.


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NOTE 9 - DERIVATIVES

OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY
Occidental uses a variety of derivative financial instruments and physical contracts to manage its exposure to commodity-price fluctuations, interest rate risks, transportation commitments, and to fix margins on the future sale of stored commodity volumes. Occidental also enters into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
Occidental may elect normal purchases and normal sales exclusions when physically delivered commodities are purchased or sold to a customer. Occidental occasionally applies cash flow hedge accounting treatment to derivative financial instruments to lock in margins on the forecasted sales of its natural gas storage volumes, and at times for other strategies, such as to lock rates on forecasted debt issuances. Derivatives are carried at fair value and on a net basis when a legal right of offset exists with the same counterparty. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for Occidental’s accounting policy on derivatives.

DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
As of December 31, 2019, Occidental’s derivatives not designated as hedges consist of three-way oil collars and call options, interest rate swaps, marketing derivatives and the Warrant.
Derivative instruments that are derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in fair value will impact Occidental’s earnings through mark-to-market adjustments until the physical commodity is delivered or the financial instrument is settled. The fair value does not reflect the realized or cash value of the instrument.

THREE-WAY OIL COLLARS AND CALL OPTIONS
In 2019, Occidental entered into three-way costless collar derivative instruments for 2020 along with additional call options in 2021 to manage its near-term exposure to cash-flow variability from commodity price risks. A three-way collar is a combination of three options: a sold call, a purchased put and a sold put. The sold call establishes the ceiling price that Occidental will receive for the contracted commodity volume for a defined period of time. The purchased put establishes the floor price that Occidental will receive for the contracted volumes unless the market price for the commodity falls below the sold put strike price, at which point the floor price equals the reference price plus the difference between the purchased put strike price and the sold put strike price for a defined period of time. Occidental entered into the 2021 call options to substantially improve the terms for the ceiling price that Occidental will receive for the contracted commodity volumes in 2020. Net gains and losses associated with collars and calls are recognized currently in net sales.
Occidental had the following collars and calls outstanding at December 31, 2019:
Collars and Calls, not designated as hedges  
2020 Settlement  
Three-way collars (oil MMBBL) 128.1
 Volume weighted average price per barrel (Brent oil pricing)  
  Ceiling sold price (call) $74.16
  Floor purchased price (put) $55.00
  Floor sold price (put) $45.00
     
2021 Settlement  
Call options sold (oil MMBBL) 127.8
 Volume weighted average price per barrel (Brent oil pricing)  
  Ceiling sold price (call) $74.16


INTEREST RATE SWAPS
Occidental acquired interest rate swap contracts in the Acquisition. The contracts lock in a fixed interest rate in exchange for a floating interest rate indexed to three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) throughout the reference period. Occidental also acquired interest rate swap contracts held by WES, which were settled as of December 31, 2019. Net gains and losses associated with interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are recognized currently in gains (losses) on interest rate swaps and warrants, net.


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Occidental had the following outstanding interest rate swaps at December 31, 2019:
millions except percentages   Mandatory Weighted-Average
Notional Principal Amount Reference Period Termination Date Interest Rate
$550
  September 2016 - 2046 September 2020 6.418%
$125
  September 2016 - 2046 September 2022 6.835%
$100
  September 2017 - 2047 September 2020 6.891%
$250
  September 2017 - 2047 September 2021 6.570%
$450
  September 2017 - 2047 September 2023 6.445%

Depending on market conditions, liability management actions or other factors, Occidental may enter into offsetting interest rate swap positions or settle or amend certain or all of the currently outstanding interest rate swaps. Occidental settled interest rate swaps with a notional value of $125 million in October 2019. In January and February 2020, Occidental extended September 2020 mandatory termination dates to September 2021 and September 2022 for swaps with a notional value of $500 million and $150 million, respectively.
Derivative settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from operating activities unless the derivatives contain an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case the settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from financing activities. Due to the liability positionDEBT RATINGS
As of the interest rate derivatives at the date of this filing, Occidental’s long-term debt was rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings, Ba2 by Moody’s Investors Service and BB+ by Standard and Poor’s. In January 2022, Standard and Poor’s upgraded Occidental’s credit rating to BB+. Any downgrade in credit ratings could impact Occidental's ability to access capital markets and increase its cost of capital. In addition, given that Occidental’s current debt ratings are non-investment grade, Occidental may be requested, and in some cases required, to provide collateral in the Acquisition, the interest rate derivatives in Occidental’s portfolio contain an other-than-insignificant financing element,form of cash, letters of credit, surety bonds or other acceptable support as financial assurance of its performance and therefore, any settlements, collateralization or cash payments related to interest rate derivatives are classifiedpayment obligations under certain contractual arrangements such as cash flow from financing activities. Net cash receipts related to settlements, and collateralization of interest rate swap agreements were $120 million during the period from August 8, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

MARKETING DERIVATIVES
Occidental’s marketing derivative instruments not designated as hedges are physical and financial forwardpipeline transportation contracts, which typically settle within three months. A substantial majority of Occidental’s physically settled derivative contracts are index-based and carry no mark-to-market valuation in earnings. These instruments settle at a weighted-average contract price of $60.60 per barrel and $2.17 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) forenvironmental remediation obligations, oil and natural gas respectively, at December 31, 2019. The weighted-average contract price was $58.81 per barrelpurchase contracts and $3.18 per Mcf for oil and natural gas, respectively, at December 31, 2018. Net gains and losses associated with marketingcertain derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are recognized currently in net sales.instruments.
The following table summarizes net long/(short) volumes associated with the outstanding marketing commodity derivatives not designated as hedging instruments as of December 31, 2019, and 2018:
  2019
 2018
Oil Commodity Contracts    
Volume (MMBBL) 55
 61
Natural gas commodity contracts    
Volume (Bcf) (128) (142)


THE WARRANT
The Warrant issued with the Preferred Stock in connection with the Acquisition is exercisable at the holder’s option, in whole or in part, until the first anniversaryAs of the date on which no shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding at which point the Warrant expires. The holder of the Warrant may require net cash settlement if certain shareholder and regulatory approvals to issuethis filing, Occidental common stock are not obtained onhas provided required financial assurances through a timely basis. The initial fair value of the Warrant, $188 million, was measured at the date of the Acquisition using the Black Scholes option model. The following inputs were used in the Black Scholes option model: the expected life is based on the estimated term of the Warrant, the volatility factor is based on historical volatilities of Occidental common stock, and the call option price for Occidental common stock at $62.50. The fair value of the Warrant is remeasured each reporting period based on changes in the inputs above.

DERIVATIVES DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
Net gains and losses attributable to derivative instruments subject to cash flow hedge accounting reside in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are reclassified to earnings as the transactions to which the derivatives relate are recognized in earnings.

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CASH FLOW HEDGES
Occidental’s marketing operations store natural gas purchased from third parties at Occidental’s leased storage facilities. Occidental occasionally elects cash flow hedge accounting for derivative instruments which are used to fix margins on the future sales of the stored volumes. The amountcombination of cash, flow hedges related to stored gas, includingletters of credit and surety bonds and has not issued any letters of credit under the ineffective portion, was immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018.
In June 2019, in anticipation of issuing debt in the third quarter to partially finance the cash portion of the Acquisition consideration, Occidental entered into a series of U.S. treasury locks which were designated as cash flow hedges. In August 2019, the U.S. treasury locks were unwound with the issuance of the $13.0 billion new senior unsecured notes, and the resulting after-tax accumulated other comprehensive loss of $125 million will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the underlying senior notes.
FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES
Occidental has categorized its assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value in a three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the inputs to the valuation techniques: Level 1 – using quoted prices in active markets for the assets or liabilities; Level 2 – using observable inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities; and Level 3 – using unobservable inputs. Transfers between levels, if any, are reported at the end of each reporting period. The following table presents the fair values of Occidental’s outstanding derivatives. Fair values are presented at gross amounts below, including when derivatives are subject to netting arrangements, and are presented on a net basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
millions Fair Value Measurements Using   Total Fair Value
Balance Sheet Classification Level 1
 Level 2
 Level 3
 
Netting (a)

 
December 31, 2019          
Oil Collars and Calls          
Other current assets $
 $92
 $
 $
 $92
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other 
 (160) 
 
 (160)
Marketing Derivatives          
Other current assets 945
 79
 
 (973) 51
Long-term receivables and other assets, net 4
 12
 
 (4) 12
Accrued liabilities (1,008) (44) 
 973
 (79)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other (4) (1) 
 4
 (1)
Interest Rate Swaps 

 

 

 

 

Other current assets 
 5
 
 
 5
Long-term receivables and other assets, net 
 5
 
 
 5
Accrued liabilities 
 (657) 
 
 (657)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other 
 (776) 
 
 (776)
Warrant          
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other 
 (107) 
 
 (107)
           
December 31, 2018          
Marketing Derivatives          
Other current assets $2,531
 $110
 $
 $(2,392) $249
Long-term receivables and other assets, net 5
 9
 
 (6) 8
Accrued liabilities (2,357) (101) 
 2,392
 (66)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other (6) (2) 
 6
 (2)
(a)
These amounts do not include collateral. As of December 31, 2019, $104 million of collateral has been netted against derivative liabilities related to interest rate swaps. Occidental had $65 million and $54 million of initial margin deposited with brokers as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to marketing derivatives.


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GAINS AND LOSSES ON DERIVATIVES
The following table presents gains and (losses) related to Occidental’s derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
millions December 31,
Income Statement Classification 2019
 2018
 2017
       
Oil Collars and Calls      
Net sales $(107) $
 $
Marketing Derivatives      
Net sales (a)
 1,804
 2,254
 (138)
Interest Rate Swaps (Excluding WES)      
Gain on interest rate swaps and warrants, net 122
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps (WES)      
Gain on interest rate swaps and warrants, net 30
 
 
Warrant      
Gain on interest rate swaps and warrants, net 81
 
 
(a)
Included derivative and non-derivative marketing activity.

CREDIT RISK
The majority of Occidental’s counterparty credit risk is related to the physical delivery of energy commodities to its customers and their inability to meet their settlement commitments. Occidental manages credit risk by selecting counterparties that it believes to be financially strong, by entering into netting arrangements with counterparties and by requiring collateralRCF or other credit risk mitigants, as appropriate. Occidental actively evaluates the creditworthinesscommitted facilities. For additional information, see Risk Factors in Part I, Item IA of its counterparties, assigns appropriate credit limits, and monitors credit exposures against those assigned limits. Occidental also enters into future contracts through regulated exchanges with select clearinghouses and brokers, which are subject to minimal credit risk as a significant portion of these transactions settle on a daily margin basis.this Form 10-K.
Certain of Occidental’s OTC derivative instruments contain credit-risk-contingent features, primarily tied to credit ratings for Occidental or its counterparties, which may affect the amount of collateral that each party would need to post. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-contingent features for which a net liability position existed at December 31, 2019 was $787 million (net of $169 million collateral), primarily related to acquired interest-rate swaps, and $68 million (net of $1 million of collateral) existed at December 31, 2018.

NOTE 107 - ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURESLEASE COMMITMENTS

Occidental identifies leases through its accounts payable and contract monitoring processes. Lease assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease assets include the lease liability, upfront payments and costs incurred to execute the lease and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Occidental assesses the likelihood of exercising renewal, termination and purchase options to determine the lease term. Occidental uses its incremental borrowing rate at commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that Occidental would pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments over a similar term on a collateralized basis in a similar economic environment. Certain leases include variable lease payments based on the underlying asset’s operations that are not included in the lease asset and liability.
Occidental has operating leases for oil and gas exploration and development equipment, including offshore and onshore drilling rigs of $32 million, compressors of $62 million, storage facilities of $52 million, office space of $386 million and other field equipment of $32 million. Operating lease terms generally range from one to eight years. Operating leases also include pipelines, rail cars, easements, aircraft and real estate of $207 million. These operating leases have contract expiration terms ranging from one to 10 years.
Occidental’s operations are subject to stringent federal, state, localfinance leases include a gas treating and international lawsprocessing plant, oil and regulations related to improving or maintaining environmental quality. The laws that require or address environmental remediation, including CERCLAgas exploration and similar federal, state, localdevelopment equipment, compressors, real estate offices and international laws, may apply retroactively and regardlessfield equipment of fault, the legality of the original activities or the current ownership or control of sites. OPC or certain of its subsidiaries participate in or actively monitor a range of remedial activities and government or private proceedings under these laws with respect to alleged past practices at operating, closed and third-party sites. Remedial activities may include one or more of the following: investigation involving sampling, modeling, risk assessment or monitoring; cleanup measures including removal, treatment or disposal; or operation and maintenance of remedial systems. The environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for alleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief and government oversight costs.approximately $589 million.

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
As of December 31, 2019, Occidental participated in or monitored remedial activities or proceedings at 177 sites, which included 36 sites assumed through the Acquisition. The following table presents Occidental’s currentlease balances and non-current environmental remediation liabilitiestheir classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the current portion of which is included in accrued liabilities ($162 million in 2019 and $120 million in 2018) and the remainder in deferred credits and other liabilities - environmental remediation liabilities ($1.04 billion in 2019 and $762 million in 2018). Occidental continues to evaluate the remediation obligations assumed through the Acquisition.31:
Occidental’s environmental remediation sites are grouped into four categories: NPL sites listed or proposed for listing by the EPA on the CERCLA NPL and three categories of non-NPL sites — third-party sites, Occidental-operated sites and closed or non-operated Occidental sites.

millionsBalance sheet classification20212020
Assets:
OperatingOperating lease assets$726 $1,062 
FinanceProperty, plant and equipment581 365 
Total lease assets$1,307 $1,427 
Liabilities:
Current
OperatingCurrent operating lease liabilities$186 $473 
FinanceCurrent maturities of long-term debt85 42 
Non-current
OperatingDeferred credits and other liabilities - Operating lease liabilities585 641 
FinanceLong-term debt, net504 316 
Total lease liabilities$1,360 $1,472 





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  2019 2018
millions, except number of sites Number of Sites
 Remediation Balance
 Number of Sites
 Remediation Balance
NPL sites 36
 $463
 34
 $458
Third-party sites 74
 311
 68
 168
Occidental-operated sites 17
 154
 14
 115
Closed or non-operated Occidental sites 50
 269
 29
 141
Total 177
 $1,197
 145
 $882

As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental will make the following lease payments:

millions
Operating Leases (a)
Finance Leases (b)
Total
2022$183 $85 $268 
2023128 84 212 
202499 82 181 
202578 68 146 
202694 57 151 
Thereafter302 300 602 
Total lease payments884 676 1,560 
Less: Interest(113)(87)(200)
Total lease liabilities$771 $589 $1,360 
(a)The weighted-average remaining lease term is 7.3 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 3.40%.
(b)The weighted-average remaining lease term is 9.2 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 2.91%.

The following tables present Occidental’s environmentaltotal lease cost classifications and cash paid for operating and finance lease liabilities exceeded $10 million each at 20for the years ended December 31:

millions
Lease cost classification (a)
20212020
Operating lease costs (b)
Property, plant and equipment, net$222 $197 
Operating expense and cost of sales487 557 
Selling, general and administrative expenses109 107 
Finance lease cost
Amortization of ROU assets39 29 
Interest on lease liabilities13 14 
Total lease cost$870 $904 
(a)Amounts reflected are gross before joint-interest recoveries. Lease payments are reduced by joint-interest recoveries on the income statement through the joint-interest billing process.
(b)Included short-term lease cost of the 177 sites described above, and 101 of the sites had liabilities from $0 to $1 million each. As of December 31, 2019, 3 sites — the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site and a former chemical plant in Ohio (both of which are indemnified by Maxus Energy Corporation, as discussed further below), and a landfill in Western New York — accounted for 94 percent of its liabilities associated with NPL sites. NaN of the 36 NPL sites are indemnified by Maxus.
NaN of the 74 third-party sites — a Maxus-indemnified chrome site in New Jersey, a former copper mining and smelting operation in Tennessee, a former oil field, a landfill and a chemical plant in California, and an active refinery in Louisiana where Occidental reimburses the current owner for certain remediation activities — accounted for 75 percent of Occidental’s liabilities associated with these sites. NaN of the 74 third-party sites are indemnified by Maxus.
NaN sites — oil and gas operations in Colorado and chemical plants in Kansas, Louisiana, New York and Texas — accounted for 67 percent of the liabilities associated with the Occidental-operated sites.
NaN other sites — a landfill in Western New York, a former refinery in Oklahoma, former chemical plants in California, Tennessee and Washington, and a closed coal mine in Pennsylvania — accounted for 64 percent of the liabilities associated with closed or non-operated Occidental sites.
Environmental remediation liabilities vary over time depending on factors such as acquisitions or dispositions, identification of additional sites and remedy selection and implementation. Occidental recorded environmental remediation expenses of $112 million, $47$238 million and $39$207 million and variable lease cost of $120 million and $95 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. Environmental remediation expenses primarily relate to changes to existing conditions from past operations. Based on current estimates, Occidental expects to expend funds corresponding to approximately 40 percent of the year-end remediation balance over the next three to four years with the remainder over the subsequent 10 or more years. Occidental believes its range of reasonably possible additional losses beyond those amounts currently recorded for environmental remediation for all of its environmental sites could be up to $1.1 billion.

MAXUS ENVIRONMENTAL SITES
millions20212020
Operating cash flows$401 $506 
Investing cash flows$73 $89 
Financing cash flows$39 $29 
When Occidental acquired Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company (DSCC) in 1986, Maxus, a subsidiary of YPF S.A. (YPF), agreed to indemnify Occidental for a number of environmental sites, including the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (Site) along a portion of the Passaic River. On June 17, 2016, Maxus and several affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Federal District Court in the State of Delaware. Prior to filing for bankruptcy, Maxus defended and indemnified Occidental in connection with clean-up and other costs associated with the sites subject to the indemnity, including the Site.
In March 2016, the EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) specifying remedial actions required for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River. The ROD does not address any potential remedial action for the upper 9 miles of the Lower Passaic River or Newark Bay. During the third quarter of 2016, and following Maxus’s bankruptcy filing, Occidental and the EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to complete the design of the proposed clean-up plan outlined in the ROD at an estimated cost of $165 million. The EPA announced that it will pursue similar agreements with other potentially responsible parties.
Occidental has accrued a remediation liability relating to its estimated allocable share of the costs to perform the design and the remediation called for in the AOC and the ROD, as well as for certain other Maxus-indemnified sites. Occidental’s accrued estimated environmental remediation liability does not consider any recoveries for indemnified costs. Occidental’s ultimate share of the estimated costs may be higher or lower than its accrued remediation liability, and is subject to final design plans and the resolution with other potentially responsible parties. Occidental continues to evaluate the costs to be incurred to comply with the AOC, the ROD and to perform remediation at other Maxus-indemnified sites in light of the Maxus bankruptcy and the share of ultimate liability of other potentially responsible parties. In June 2018, Occidental filed a complaint under CERCLA in Federal District Court in the State of New Jersey against numerous potentially responsible parties for reimbursement of amounts incurred or to be incurred to comply with the AOC, the ROD or to perform other remediation activities at the Site.
In June 2017, the court overseeing the Maxus bankruptcy approved a Plan of Liquidation (Plan) to liquidate Maxus and create a trust to pursue claims against YPF, Repsol and others to satisfy claims by Occidental and other creditors for past and future cleanup and other costs. In July 2017, the court-approved Plan became final and the trust became effective. Among other responsibilities, the trust will pursue claims against YPF, Repsol and others and distribute assets to Maxus’ creditors in accordance with the trust agreement and Plan. In June 2018, the trust filed its complaint against YPF and Repsol in Delaware bankruptcy court asserting claims based upon, among other things, fraudulent transfer and alter ego. On February 15, 2019, the bankruptcy court denied Repsol’s and YPF’s motions to dismiss the complaint.

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OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY
Occidental uses a variety of derivative financial instruments and physical contracts to manage its exposure to commodity price fluctuations, interest rate risks and transportation commitments and to fix margins on the future sale of stored commodity volumes. Occidental also enters into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
Occidental may elect normal purchases and normal sales exclusions when physically delivered commodities are purchased or sold to a customer. Occidental occasionally applies cash flow hedge accounting treatment to derivative financial instruments to lock in margins on the forecasted sales of its natural gas storage volumes, and at times for other strategies, such as to lock in rates on debt issuances. Derivatives are carried at fair value and on a net basis when a legal right of offset exists with the same counterparty. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for Occidental’s accounting policy on derivatives.
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NOTE 11 - LAWSUITS, CLAIMS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS

As of December 31, 2021, Occidental’s derivatives not designated as hedges consist of interest rate swaps and marketing derivatives. Occidental’s previously outstanding Brent-priced call options and natural gas two-way collar derivative instruments expired on or before December 31, 2021.
LEGAL MATTERSDerivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in fair value will impact Occidental’s earnings through mark-to-market adjustments until the physical commodity is delivered or the financial instrument is settled. The fair value does not reflect the realized or cash value of the instrument.
Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries are involved, in the normal course of business, in lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage or other losses, punitive damages, civil penalties, or injunctive or declaratory relief. Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries also are involved in proceedings under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and similar federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws. These environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for alleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties and injunctive relief. Usually Occidental or such subsidiaries are among many companies in these environmental proceedings and have to date been successful in sharing response costs with other financially sound companies. Further, some lawsuits, claims and legal proceedings involve acquired or disposed assets with respect to which a third party or Occidental retains liability or indemnifies the other party for conditions that existed prior to the transaction.
COLLARS AND OIL CALL OPTIONS
In accordanceSeptember 2020, Occidental entered into natural gas two-way collar derivative instruments for 2021 to manage its near-term exposure to cash flow variability from natural gas price risk. A two-way collar is a combination of two options: a sold call and a purchased put. The sold call establishes the ceiling price that Occidental will receive for the contracted commodity volume for a defined period of time. The purchased put establishes the floor price that Occidental will receive for the contracted volumes. Net gains and losses associated with applicable accounting guidance,puts and calls are recognized currently in net sales. Occidental accrues reserves fordid not have any puts or calls outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the liability can be reasonably estimated. Reserves for matters, other than for environmental remediation, that satisfy this criteria as of December 31, 2019,2021. In 2021, Occidental paid $152 million to settle its gas puts and December 31, 2018, were not material to Occidental’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.calls.
On May 30, 2019, a complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware by purported Occidental stockholders High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP and Icahn Partners LP (the “Icahn Complainants”), captioned High River Ltd. P’ship v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., C.A. No. 2019-0403-JRS, seeking inspection of Occidental’s books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In the complaint, the Icahn Complainants noted that they had accumulated over $1.6 billion of Occidental Common Stock. On June 14, 2019, Occidental filed an answerentered into 2020 Brent-priced 3-way collars combined with 2021 call options on the same volume to manage its near-term exposure to cash flow variability from oil price risks in 2020. The 2021 call options were sold to enhance the upside retention in 2020. In 2020, collars settled with the receipt of cash of $960 million. In 2021, Occidental paid $146 million to settle oil calls.

INTEREST RATE SWAPS
Occidental's interest rate swap contracts lock in a fixed interest rate in exchange for a floating interest rate indexed to the complaint inthree-month LIBOR throughout the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. A trial was held on September 20, 2019,reference period. Net gains and the court dismissed the Icahn Complaint. The Icahn Complainants appealed and oral arguments occurred in February 2020.
In 2016, Occidental received payments from the Republic of Ecuador of approximately $1.0 billion pursuant to a November 2015 arbitration award for Ecuador’s 2006 expropriation of Occidental’s Participation Contract for Block 15. The awarded amount represented a recovery of 60 percent of the value of Block 15. In 2017, Andes Petroleum Ecuador Ltd. (Andes) filed a demand for arbitration, claiming it is entitled to a 40 percent share of the judgment amount obtained by Occidental. Occidental contends that Andes is not entitled to any of the amounts paid under the 2015 arbitration award because Occidental’s recovery was limited to Occidental’s own 60 percent economiclosses associated with interest in the block. The merits hearing is scheduled for May 2020. Occidental intends to vigorously defend against this claim in arbitration.
The ultimate outcome and impact of outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings on Occidental cannot be predicted. Management believes that the resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Occidental’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. If unfavorable outcomes of these matters were to occur, future results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially adversely affected. Occidental’s estimatesrate swaps are based on information known about the legal matters and its experience in contesting, litigating and settling similar matters. Occidental reassesses the probability and estimability of contingent losses as new information becomes available.

TAX MATTERS
During the course of its operations, Occidental is subject to audit by tax authorities for varying periods in various federal, state, local and foreign tax jurisdictions. Taxable years through 2016 for U.S. federal income tax purposes have been audited by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pursuant to its Compliance Assurance Program and subsequent taxable years are currently under review. Taxable years through 2009 have been audited for state income tax purposes. While a single foreign tax jurisdiction is open for 2002, all other significant audit matters in foreign jurisdictions have been resolved through 2010. During the course of tax audits, disputes have arisen and other disputes may arise as to facts and matters of law. Occidental believes that the resolution of outstanding tax matters would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
For Anadarko, its taxable years through 2016 for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes have been audited by the IRS and respective state taxing authorities. There are outstanding significant audit matters in one foreign jurisdiction. During the course of the tax audit, disputes have arisen and other disputes may arise as to facts and matters of law. Other than the matter discussed below, Occidental believes that the resolution of these outstanding tax matters would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Anadarko received an $881 million tentative refund in 2016 related to its $5.2 billion Tronox settlement payment in 2015. In September 2018, Anadarko received a statutory notice of deficiency from the IRS disallowing the net operating loss carryback and rejecting Anadarko’s refund claim. As a result, Anadarko filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowances in November 2018. The case isrecognized currently in gains (losses) on interest rate swaps and warrants, net.
Occidental had the IRS appeals process. If the matter is not resolved in the IRS appeals process, Occidental expects to continue pursuing resolution in the U.S. Tax Court.
While Occidental believes it is entitled to this refund, in accordance with ASC 740’s guidance on the accounting for uncertain tax positions,following outstanding interest rate swaps outstanding as of December 31, 2019,2021:

millions except percentagesMandatoryWeighted-Average
Notional Principal AmountReference PeriodTermination DateInterest Rate
$275 September 2016 - 2046September 20226.709 %
$450 September 2017 - 2047September 20236.445 %

Depending on market conditions, liability management actions or other factors, Occidental has recordedmay enter into offsetting interest rate swap positions as well as amend or settle certain or all of the currently outstanding interest rate swaps.
Derivative settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from operating activities unless the derivatives contain an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case the settlements and collateralization are classified as cash flows from financing activities. Net cash payments related to settlements were $885 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, which included $815 million paid to settle interest rate swaps with notional principal amounts of $400 million and $350 million and weighted average interest rates of 6.348% and 6.662%, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2021, $51 million of collateral was returned. As of December 31, 2021, $323 million of collateral related to interest rate swaps had been netted against derivative liabilities.

MARKETING DERIVATIVES
Occidental’s marketing derivative instruments not designated as hedges are short-duration physical and financial forward contracts. Marketing derivative instruments do not include the put and call options discussed above. A substantial majority of Occidental’s physically settled derivative contracts are index-based and carry no tax benefit onmark-to-market valuation in earnings. As of December 31, 2021, the tentative cash tax refundweighted-average settlement price of

these forward contracts was $74.85/Bbl and $4.61/Mcf for crude oil and natural gas, respectively. The weighted-average settlement price was $46.05/Bbl and $2.58/Mcf for crude oil and natural gas, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. Net gains and losses associated with marketing derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are recognized currently in net sales.




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The following table summarizes net short volumes associated with the outstanding marketing commodity derivatives not designated as hedging instruments as of December 31:

20212020
Oil commodity contracts
Volume (MMbbl)(28)(31)
Natural gas commodity contracts
Volume (Bcf)(136)(117)

THE BERKSHIRE WARRANTS
Warrants for 80 million shares of Occidental stock, with an initial exercise price of $62.50, were issued in connection with the financing of the Acquisition (the Berkshire Warrants). The Berkshire Warrants are exercisable at the holder’s option, in whole or in part, until the first anniversary of the date on which no shares of preferred stock remain outstanding, at which time the Berkshire Warrants expire. The holders of the Berkshire Warrants could have required net cash settlement if certain shareholder and regulatory approvals to issue shares of Occidental’s common stock underlying the Berkshire Warrants were not obtained. Prior to these approvals, the fair value of the Berkshire Warrants was remeasured each reporting date with gains and losses being recorded on the income statement.
At Occidental’s May 29, 2020, annual shareholders meeting, all remaining approvals were obtained and the Berkshire Warrants can no longer be cash settled. Upon these approvals, the fair value of the Berkshire Warrants was remeasured on May 29, 2020, using the Black-Scholes option model. The reclassification from liabilities to “Additional paid-in capital” was $103 million.
The following inputs were used in the Black-Scholes option model: the expected life of the Berkshire Warrants, a volatility factor and the exercise price. The expected life is based on the estimated term of the Berkshire Warrants, the volatility factor is based on historical volatilities of Occidental common stock and the initial exercise price of $62.50.
The Berkshire Warrants contain an anti-dilution provision that adjusts the exercise price and the number of shares of Occidental’s common stock issuable on exercise upon the occurrence of certain distributions to common shareholders. On June 26, 2020, Occidental’s Board of Directors declared a distribution to its common shareholders of warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock, See Note 14 - Stockholders’ Equity. This distribution to common shareholders resulted in an anti-dilution adjustment to the Berkshire Warrants, which lowered its exercise price to $59.624 and increased the number of shares of Occidental’s common stock issuable on exercise of the Berkshire Warrants by approximately 3.9 million shares.

DERIVATIVES DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
Net gains and losses attributable to derivative instruments subject to cash flow hedge accounting reside in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are reclassified to earnings as the transactions to which the derivatives relate, primarily interest expense on debt issued to partially finance the Acquisition, are recognized in earnings. The value of cash flow hedges was insignificant as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES
Occidental has categorized its assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value in a three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the inputs to the valuation techniques: Level 1 – using quoted prices in active markets for the assets or liabilities; Level 2 – using observable inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities; and Level 3 – using unobservable inputs. Transfers between levels, if any, are reported at the end of each reporting period. The following table presents the fair values of Occidental’s outstanding derivatives. Fair values are presented at gross amounts below, including when derivatives are subject to netting arrangements, and are presented on a net basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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millionsFair Value Measurements UsingTotal Fair Value
Balance Sheet ClassificationLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Netting (a)
December 31, 2021
Marketing Derivatives
Other current assets$1,516 $173 $ $(1,645)$44 
Long-term receivables and other assets, net4 1  (4)1 
Accrued liabilities(1,608)(196) 1,645 (159)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other(4)  4  
Interest Rate Swaps
Accrued liabilities (315)  (315)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other (436)  (436)
December 31, 2020
Collars and Calls
Other current assets$— $25 $— $— $25 
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other— (42)— — (42)
Marketing Derivatives— 
Other current assets1,155 80 — (1,204)31 
Long-term receivables and other assets, net— (7)
Accrued liabilities(1,252)(81)— 1,204 (129)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other(7)— — — 
Interest Rate Swaps— 
Accrued liabilities— (936)— — (936)
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other— (822)— — (822)
(a)These amounts do not include collateral. As of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, $323 million and $374 million of collateral related to interest rate swaps had been netted against derivative liabilities, respectively. Occidental netted $110 million and $85 million of collateral deposited with brokers against derivative liabilities related to marketing derivatives as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

GAINS AND LOSSES ON DERIVATIVES
The following table presents gains and (losses) related to Occidental’s derivative instruments in the consolidated condensed statements of operations for the years ended December 31:

millions
Income Statement Classification202120202019
Collars and Calls
Net sales$(344)$1,064 $(107)
Marketing Derivatives
Net sales (a)
338 (393)1,804 
Interest Rate Swaps (Excluding WES)
Gains (losses) on interest rate swaps and warrants, net122 (428)122 
Other (b)
Gains on interest rate swaps and warrants, net 111 
(a)Includes derivative and non-derivative marketing activity.
(b)Primarily includes losses and gains on Berkshire Warrants prior to the May 29, 2020 reclassification to equity.

CREDIT RISK
The majority of Occidental’s counterparty credit risk is related to the physical delivery of energy commodities to its customers and their inability to meet their settlement commitments. Occidental manages credit risk by selecting




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counterparties that it believes to be financially strong, by entering into netting arrangements with counterparties and by requiring collateral or other credit risk mitigants, as appropriate. Occidental actively evaluates the creditworthiness of its counterparties, assigns appropriate credit limits and monitors credit exposures against those assigned limits. Occidental also enters into futures contracts through regulated exchanges with select clearinghouses and brokers, which are subject to minimal credit risk, if any.
Certain of Occidental’s OTC derivative instruments contain credit-risk-contingent features, primarily tied to credit ratings for Occidental or its counterparties, which may affect the amount of collateral that each party would need to post. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-contingent features for which a net liability position existed as of December 31, 2021 was $107 million (net of $323 million collateral), which was primarily related to interest rate swaps. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-contingent features for which a net liability position existed as of December 31, 2020 was $104 million (net of $374 million of collateral), which was primarily related to interest rate swaps.

NOTE 9 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUES – RECURRING
In January 2012, Occidental entered into a long-term contract to purchase CO2. This contract contained a price adjustment clause that was not clearly and closely related to the host contract and Occidental accounted for it at fair value in the consolidated financial statements. In December 2021, the price adjustment clause related to the contract expired and no longer is recognized at fair value.

FAIR VALUES – NONRECURRING
2021:
For the year ended December 31, 2021, Occidental recorded pre-tax impairments of $276 million related to undeveloped leases that either expired or were set to expire in the near-term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities.

2020:
The table below summarizes the significant impairments and other charges incurred to measure assets to their fair value on a nonrecurring basis throughout the year ended December 31, 2020:

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Asset impairments and other charges
Goodwill$1,153 
Oil and gas properties - proved$2,436 
Oil and gas properties - unproved$4,591 
Oil and gas properties - discontinued operations$2,191 
WES equity investment$2,673 

GOODWILL
In the first quarter of 2020, Occidental impaired $1.2 billion in goodwill related to Occidental’s ownership in WES, which was previously included in long-term receivables and other assets, net. The market value of WES’ publicly traded units is considered a Level 1 input.

OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
In the second quarter of 2020, as a result of the expected prolonged period of lower commodity prices brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on oil demand, Occidental tested substantially all of its oil and gas assets for impairment. Occidental recognized total pre-tax impairments to its oil and gas proved and unproved properties of $8.6 billion, of which $6.4 billion was included in oil and gas segment results and $2.2 billion ($1.4 billion net of tax) related to Ghana was included in discontinued operations.
In the second quarter of 2020, Occidental recorded proved property pre-tax impairments of $1.2 billion primarily related to certain assets for its domestic onshore and Gulf of Mexico assets and $0.9 billion to adjust the Algeria oil and gas proved properties to their fair value. The fair value of the proved properties was measured based on the income approach.
Unproved property pre-tax impairments of $4.3 billion were primarily related to domestic onshore unproved acreage. The fair value of this acreage was measured based on a market approach using an implied acreage valuation derived from domestic onshore market participants excluding the fair value assigned to proved properties.
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Income approaches are considered Level 3 fair value estimates and include significant assumptions of future production and timing of production, commodity price assumptions and operating and capital cost estimates, discounted using a 10 percent weighted average cost of capital. Taxes were based on current statutory rates. Future production and timing of production is based on internal reserves estimates and internal economic models for a specific oil and gas asset. Internal reserve estimates consist of proved reserves and unproved reserves, the latter adjusted for uncertainty based on reserve category. Price assumptions were based on a combination of market information and published industry resources adjusted for historical differentials. Price assumptions ranged from approximately $40 per barrel of oil in 2020 increasing to approximately $70 per barrel of oil in 2034, with an unweighted arithmetic average price of $59.17 and $62.42 for WTI and Brent indexed assets for the 15 year period, respectively. Natural gas prices ranged from approximately $2.00 per Mcf in 2020 to approximately $3.60 per Mcf in 2034, with an unweighted arithmetic average price of $3.13 for NYMEX based assets for the 15 year period. Both oil and natural gas commodity prices were held flat after 2034 and were adjusted for location and quality differentials. Operating and capital cost estimates were based on current observable costs and were further escalated 1 percent in every period where commodity prices exceeded $50 per barrel and 2 percent in every period where commodity prices exceeded $60 per barrel. The weighted average cost of capital is calculated based on industry peers and best approximates the cost of capital an external market participant would expect to obtain.
In the first quarter of 2020, Occidental's oil and gas segment recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $581 million primarily related to both proved and unproved oil and gas properties and a lower of cost or net realizable value adjustment for crude inventory. Occidental recorded proved property impairments of $293 million related to certain international assets and the Gulf of Mexico. Occidental recorded unproved property impairments, of approximately $241 million, primarily related to domestic onshore undeveloped leases and offshore Gulf of Mexico where Occidental no longer intends to pursue exploration, appraisal or development activities primarily due to the reduction in near-term capital plans.
If there is an adverse downturn of the macroeconomic conditions and if such downturn is expected to or does persist for a prolonged period of time, Occidental’s oil and gas properties may be subject to further testing for impairment, which could result in additional non-cash asset impairments. Such impairments could be material to the financial statements.

WES EQUITY INVESTMENT
At the end of the third quarter of 2020, Occidental recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of $2.7 billion, as the fair value of Occidental’s investment in WES had remained significantly lower than its book value for the majority of the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Occidental concluded that the difference between the fair value and book value of WES was not temporary, primarily given both the magnitude and the duration that the fair value was below its book value. This other-than-temporary impairment was calculated based on the closing market price of WES as of September 30, 2020. The market value of WES’ publicly traded common units is considered a Level 1 input.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR VALUE
The carrying amounts of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents and other on-balance sheet financial instruments, other than fixed-rate debt, approximate fair value. See Note 6 - Long-Term Debt for the fair value of long-term debt.






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$881 million. As a result, should Occidental not ultimately prevail on the issue, there would be no additional tax expense recorded for financial statement purposes other than future interest. However, in that event Occidental would be required to repay approximately $925 million ($898 million federal and $27 million in state taxes) plus accrued interest of approximately $189 million. As a result, a liability for this amount has been recorded in deferred credits and other liabilities - other at December 31, 2019.

INDEMNITIES TO THIRD PARTIES
Occidental, its subsidiaries, or both, have indemnified various parties against specified liabilities those parties might incur in the future in connection with purchases and other transactions that they have entered into with Occidental. These indemnities usually are contingent upon the other party incurring liabilities that reach specified thresholds. As of December 31, 2019, Occidental is not aware of circumstances that it believes would reasonably be expected to lead to indemnity claims that would result in payments materially in excess of reserves.

PURCHASE OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Occidental, its subsidiaries, or both, have entered into agreements providing for future payments to secure terminal and pipeline capacity, drilling rigs and services, electrical power, steam and certain chemical raw materials. Occidental has certain other commitments under contracts, guarantees and joint ventures, including purchase commitments for goods and services at market-related prices and certain other contingent liabilities. At December 31, 2019, total purchase obligations were $20.7 billion, which included approximately $3.3 billion in 2020, $5.7 billion in 2021 and 2022, $4.7 billion in 2023 and 2024, and $7.1 billion in 2025 and thereafter.

NOTE 1210 - INCOME TAXES

The following summarizes domestic and foreign components of income (loss) from continuing operations before domestic and foreign income taxes for the years ended December 31:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Domestic $(1,632) $3,431
 $(609)
Foreign 1,818
 2,177
 1,937
Total $186
 $5,608
 $1,328

millions202120202019
Domestic$1,966 $(15,322)$(1,632)
Foreign1,739 (383)1,986 
Total$3,705 $(15,705)$354 

The following summarizes components of income tax expense (benefit) on continuing operations for the years ended December 31:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Current      
Federal $33
 $(23) $(81)
State and Local 46
 52
 11
Foreign 1,641
 1,077
 806
Total current tax expense $1,720
 $1,106
 $736
Deferred      
Federal (130) 422
 (856)
State and Local 17
 12
 23
Foreign (914) (63) 114
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) $(1,027) $371
 $(719)
Total income tax expense $693
 $1,477
 $17


millions202120202019
Current
Federal$173 $(126)$33 
State and Local36 46 
Foreign660 465 1,809 
Total current tax expense$869 $345 $1,888 
Deferred
Federal191 (2,384)(130)
State and Local(153)(103)17 
Foreign8 (30)(914)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)$46 $(2,517)$(1,027)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$915 $(2,172)$861 

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The following reconciliation of the U.S federal statutory income tax rate to Occidental’s worldwide effective tax rate on income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31 is stated as a percentage of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

 2019
 2018
 2017
U.S. federal statutory tax rate 21 % 21 % 35 %
Enhanced oil recovery credit and other general business credits (4) (3) (9)
Change in federal income tax rate 
 
 (44)
Tax (benefit) expense due to reversal of indefinite reinvestment assertion 
 (2) 7
Tax impact from foreign operations 187
 11
 12
State income taxes, net of federal benefit 28
 1
 2
Uncertain tax positions 13
 
 
Transaction costs 19
 
 
Non-controlling interest (16) 
 
Executive compensation limitation 24
 
 
Stock warrants (9) 
 
WES loss of control 113
 
 
Other (3) (2) (2)
Worldwide effective tax rate 373 % 26 % 1 %

202120202019
U.S. federal statutory tax rate21 %21 %21 %
Enhanced oil recovery credit and other general business credits(3)— (2)
Goodwill impairment (3)— 
Capital loss(2)— — 
Tax impact from foreign operations8 (4)135 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit(2)— 14 
Uncertain tax positions — 
Transaction costs — 10 
Non-controlling interest — (8)
Executive compensation limitation1 — 12 
Stock warrants — (5)
WES loss of control — 58 
Other2 — 
Worldwide effective tax rate25 %14 %243 %

In 2019,2021, Occidental’s worldwide effective tax rate was 373%25%, which was higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% due to higher tax rates in the foreign jurisdictions in which Occidental operates, partially offset by the tax impact of business credits, state tax revaluations and other domestic tax benefits.
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In 2020, Occidental’s worldwide effective tax rate was 14%, which was largely a result of Acquisition-related coststhe impairment of the WES goodwill and charges associated with the loss of control of WEScertain international assets for which Occidental received no tax benefit.benefit and higher-taxed international operations which generally caused Occidental’s tax rate to vary significantly from the U.S. corporate tax rate.

The tax effects of temporary differences resulting in deferred income taxes atas of December 31, 2019, and 2018 were as follows:31:
millions 2019
 2018
Deferred tax liabilities    
Property, plant and equipment differences $(12,375) $(2,089)
Equity investments, partnerships and foreign subsidiaries (989) (161)
Gross long-term deferred tax liabilities (13,364) (2,250)
     
Deferred tax assets    
Environmental reserves 261
 195
Postretirement benefit accruals 441
 176
Deferred compensation and benefits 266
 170
Asset retirement obligations 906
 280
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 4,379
 2,356
General business credit carryforwards 443
 429
Net operating loss carryforward 692
 29
Interest expense carryforward 492
 
All other 782
 111
Gross long-term deferred tax assets 8,662
 3,746
Valuation allowance (4,959) (2,403)
Net long-term deferred tax assets $3,703
 $1,343
Less: Foreign deferred tax asset in long-term receivables and other assets, net $(56) $
Total deferred income taxes, net $(9,717) $(907)

millions20212020
Deferred tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment differences$(9,905)$(10,744)
Equity investments, partnerships and international subsidiaries(571)(658)
Gross long-term deferred tax liabilities(10,476)(11,402)
Deferred tax assets
Environmental reserves242 257 
Postretirement benefit accruals285 398 
Deferred compensation and benefits286 186 
Asset retirement obligations850 942 
Foreign tax credit carryforwards3,904 4,465 
General business credit carryforwards698 607 
Net operating loss carryforward1,628 1,797 
Interest expense carryforward28 668 
All other689 720 
Gross long-term deferred tax assets8,610 10,040 
Valuation allowance(5,136)(5,695)
Net long-term deferred tax assets$3,474 $4,345 
Total deferred income tax liability, net$(7,002)$(7,057)
Less: foreign deferred tax asset in long-term receivables and other assets, net(37)(56)
Total deferred income tax liability, gross$(7,039)$(7,113)

Total deferred tax assets, after valuation allowances, were $3.7$3.5 billion and $1.3$4.3 billion as of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, respectively. Occidental expects to realize the recorded deferred tax assets, net of any allowances, through future operating income and reversal of temporary differences. The total deferred tax liabilities were $13.4$10.5 billion and $2.3$11.4 billion as

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of December 31, 20192021 and 2018,2020, respectively. The increasedecrease in the net deferred tax liability in 2019 over 2018 is2021 compared to 2020 was primarily due todriven by the acquisitionimpact of Anadarkolower capital spending and domestic asset impairments for which Occidental does not receive an immediate tax benefit, partially offset by the generationutilization of interest expensenet operating losses and operating loss carryforwards in 2019.other tax attributes.
As of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $4.4$3.9 billion, federal general business credits carryforwards of $404 million, tax-effected foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $209 million, tax-effected state operating loss carryforwards of $292$659 million and state tax credit carryforwards of $39 million. TheseOccidental has recorded a valuation allowance for $3.9 billion of the foreign tax credit carryforwards and $34 million of the state tax credit carryforwards.
As of December 31, 2021, Occidental had tax-effected federal net operating loss carryforwards of $511 million, foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $833 million and state net operating loss carryforwards of $284 million. The carryforward balances have varying carryforward periods through 2039. Occidental has recorded a2041, excluding certain attributes for which there is an indefinite carryforward period. A valuation allowance was recorded for all of the foreign tax credit carryforwards, $240$244 million of the tax-effected state net operating loss carryforwards $32and $797 million of the state tax credit carryforwards and all of the tax-effected foreign net operating loss carryforwards. Occidental has an additional valuation allowance of $145 million against other foreign deferred tax assets.
Occidental had no tax-effected federal interest expense carryforward and tax-effected state interest expense carryforward of $28 million as of December 31, 2021. Occidental recorded a valuation allowance for $9 million of the state interest expense carryforward.
A deferred tax liability has not been recognized for temporary differences related to unremitted earnings of certain consolidated international subsidiaries aggregating approximately $889$916 million atas of December 31, 2019,2021, as it is Occidental’s intention to reinvest such earnings indefinitely. If the earnings of these international subsidiaries were not indefinitely reinvested, an additional deferred tax liability of approximately $206$219 million would be required.
As a result of a legal entity reorganization, management will make an adjustment to the tax basis in a portion of its operating assets, thus reducing Occidental’s deferred tax liabilities. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2022, Occidental will record a one-time non-cash tax benefit that is currently estimated not to exceed $2.6 billion, in connection with this




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reorganization. The timing of any reduction in Occidental’s future cash taxes as a result of this legal entity reorganization will be dependent on a number of factors, including prevailing commodity prices, capital activity level and production mix. Occidental will complete its review of its tax basis calculations, fair value assessments and other information and will finalize the adjustment to its deferred tax liabilities during the first quarter of 2022.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Balance at January 1 $
 $22
 $22
Increase related to Anadarko Acquisition 2,143
 
 
Increases related to current-year positions 30
 
 
Settlements 
 (22) 
Balance at December 31 $2,173
 $
 $22

millions202120202019
Balance as of January 1$2,045 $2,173 $— 
Increase related to Anadarko Acquisition — 2,143 
Increases related to prior-year positions75 14 30 
Settlements(80)(42)— 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(14)(100)— 
Balance as of December 31$2,026 $2,045 $2,173 

The December 31, 20192021 balance of unrecognized tax benefits of $2.2$2.0 billion included potential benefits of $2.0 billion of which, if recognized, $1.7$1.6 billion would affect the effective tax rate on income. Also included arewere benefits of $131$60 million related to tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain, but the timing of such deductibility is uncertain. Occidental records estimated potential interest and penalties related to liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits in the provisions for domestic and foreign income taxes. The Company accrued approximately $199 million of interest related to liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2019. During 2019,2021, Occidental recorded interest related to liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits of $30 million.$58 million, for a cumulative accrued interest related to liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits of $321 million as of December 31, 2021. There were 0 interest andno penalties associated with liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits recorded for the years ended December 31, 20182021 and 2017.2020. Over the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that there will not be a decrease in the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $100 million to $110 million due toresulting from settlements with taxing authorities or lapse in statutesstatute of limitation.limitations lapses.
Occidental has recognized $86$105 million and $68$110 million in federal and state income tax receivables atas of December 31, 2019,2021, and 2018,2020, respectively, which was recorded in other current assets. In addition, Occidental has recognized $36$33 million and $68$24 million in federal alternative minimum tax non-current receivables atassociated with audits as of December 31, 2019,2021 and 2018,2020, respectively, both of which waswere recorded in long-term receivables and other assets, net.
Occidental is subject to audit by various tax authorities in varying periods. See Note 1113 - Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies for a discussion of these matters.

NOTE 1311 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYRETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Occidental has various defined contribution and defined benefit plans for its salaried, domestic union and nonunion hourly and certain foreign national employees. In addition, Occidental also provides medical and other benefits for certain active, retired and disabled employees and their eligible dependents.
Effective as of June 30, 2020 the defined benefit pension plans and certain of the supplemental plans covering active Anadarko employees were frozen. This resulted in a decrease to the benefit obligation of approximately $278 million, including a curtailment gain of approximately $124 million and a corresponding offset to accumulated OCI of approximately $154 million.
In 2021, Occidental settled a significant portion of retiree liability through an annuity purchase. This annuity purchase applied to participants in certain defined benefit plans. The followingimpact of this settlement transaction was approximately $109 million and is reflected in the December 31, 2021 projected benefit obligation.

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
All domestic employees and certain foreign national employees are eligible to participate in one or more of the defined contribution retirement or savings plans that provide for periodic contributions by Occidental based on plan-specific criteria, such as base pay, level and employee contributions. Certain salaried employees participate in a summarysupplemental retirement plan that restores benefits lost due to governmental limitations on qualified retirement benefits. The accrued liabilities for the supplemental retirement plan were $249 million and $239 million as of common stock issuances:December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Occidental expensed $166 million in 2021, $192 million in 2020 and $192 million in 2019 under the provisions of these defined contribution and supplemental retirement plans.

Shares in thousandsCommon Stock
Balance, December 31, 2016892,215
Issued1,252
Options exercised and other, net2
Balance, December 31, 2017893,469
Issued1,628
Options exercised and other, net19
Balance, December 31, 2018895,116
Issued in the ordinary course3,188
Issued as part of the Acquisition (a)
146,131
Balance, December 31, 20191,044,435

(a)
Included approximately 2 million shares of common stock issued to a benefits trust for former Anadarko employees treated as treasury stock at December 31, 2019.

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DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

Participation in defined benefit plans is limited. Approximately 400 domestic and 300 foreign national employees, mainly union, nonunion hourly and certain employees that joined Occidental from acquired operations with grandfathered benefits, are currently accruing benefits under these plans.
TREASURY STOCK
The total number of shares authorizedPension costs for Occidental’s share repurchase program is 185 million shares ofdefined benefit pension plans, determined by independent actuarial valuations, are generally funded by payments to trust funds, which 44.2 million may yet be purchased underare administered by independent trustees.

POSTRETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS
Occidental provides medical and dental benefits and life insurance coverage for certain active, retired and disabled employees and their eligible dependents. Occidental generally funds the repurchase program. However,benefits as they are paid during the program does not obligate Occidental to acquire any specific number of shares and may be discontinued at any time. In 2019, 2.7 million shares were purchased at an average price of $66.94 underyear. These benefit costs, including the program and in 2018, 16.9 million shares were purchased at an average price of $74.92. NaN shares were purchased underpostretirement costs for the program in 2017. Additionally, Occidental purchased shares from the trustee of its defined contribution savings plan during each year. As ofyears ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, treasury stock shares numbered 150.3 million, 145.7 million, and 128.4 million, respectively.

PREFERRED STOCK
Occidental has authorized 50 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $1.00 per share. On August 8, 2019, in connection with the Acquisition, Occidental issued 100,000 shares of series A preferred stock (the Preferred Stock), having a face value of $100,000 per share and a liquidation preference of $105,000 per share plus unpaid accrued dividends. In connection with the preferred stock issuance, Occidental also issued the Warrant. The holder of the Warrant and the Preferred Stock may redeem the Preferred Stock as payment for the exercise price of the Warrant in lieu of cash payment upon exercise. The Preferred Stock is redeemable at Occidental’s option after the 10th anniversary of issuance. Dividends on the Preferred Stock will accrue on the face value at a rate per annum of 8 percent, but will be paid only when, as, and if declared by Occidental’s Board of Directors. At any time, when such dividends have not been paid in full, the unpaid amounts will accrue dividends, compounded quarterly, at a rate per annum of 9 percent. Following the payment in full of any accrued but unpaid dividends, the dividend rate will remain at 9 percent per annum. In January 2020, Occidental paid $200were $211 million in Preferred Stock dividends. At December 31, 2019, Occidental had 100,000 shares of preferred stock issued2021, $235 million in 2020 and outstanding, and none were outstanding$220 million in 2018 and 2017.2019.

EARNINGS PER SHAREOBLIGATIONS AND FUNDED STATUS
The following table presentstables show the calculationamounts recognized in Occidental’s consolidated balance sheets related to its pension and postretirement benefit plans as of basicDecember 31:

Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
millions2021202020212020
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:
Long-term receivables and other assets, net$192 $167 $ $— 
Accrued liabilities(4)(9)(71)(74)
Deferred credits and other liabilities — pension and postretirement obligations(391)(578)(1,149)(1,185)
 $(203)$(420)$(1,220)$(1,259)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss included the following after-tax balances:
Net (gain) loss$(17)$(3)$163 $226 
Prior service credit — (50)(60)
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The following tables show the funding status, obligations and diluted earnings per shareplan asset fair values of Occidental related to its pension and postretirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31:
millions except per share amounts 2019
 2018
 2017
Income (loss) from continuing operations $(507) $4,131
 $1,311
Loss from discontinued operations (15) 
 
Net income (loss) $(522) $4,131
 $1,311
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (145) 
 
Less: Preferred stock dividends (318) 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock $(985) $4,131
 $1,311
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities 
 (17) (6)
Net income (loss), net of participating securities $(985) $4,114
 $1,305
Weighted-average number of basic shares 809.5
 761.7
 765.1
Basic earnings (loss) per common share $(1.22) $5.40
 $1.71
Net income (loss), net of participating securities $(985) $4,114
 $1,305
Weighted-average number of basic shares 809.5
 761.7
 765.1
Dilutive securities 
 1.6
 0.8
Total diluted weighted-average common shares 809.5
 763.3
 765.9
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $(1.22) $5.39
 $1.70


Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
millions2021202020212020
Changes in the benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation — beginning of year$1,613 $2,508 $1,259 $1,175 
Service cost — benefits earned during the period8 37 42 39 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation35 52 33 37 
Actuarial (gain) loss(55)251 (54)73 
Curtailment (gain) loss (278) 
Special termination benefits 23  — 
Benefits paid(219)(948)(67)(73)
Sale of Colombia assets (24) — 
Settlement due to annuity purchase(109)—  — 
Other (8)7 
Benefit obligation — end of year$1,273 $1,613 $1,220 $1,259 
Changes in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets — beginning of year$1,193 $1,841 $ $— 
Actual return on plan assets44 161  — 
Employer contributions162 146 59 67 
Benefits paid(219)(948)(67)(73)
Payments due to annuity purchase(109)—  — 
Other(1)(7)8 
Fair value of plan assets — end of year$1,070 $1,193 $ $— 
Unfunded status:$(203)$(420)$(1,220)$(1,259)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consistedChanges in actuarial gains and losses in the projected benefit obligation are primarily driven by discount rate movement.
The following table sets forth details of the following after-tax amounts atobligations and assets of Occidental’s defined benefit pension plans for the years ended December 31:

Accumulated Benefit
Obligation in Excess of
Plan Assets
Plan Assets in
Excess of Accumulated
Benefit Obligation
millions2021202020212020
Projected benefit obligation$963 $1,226 $310 $387 
Accumulated benefit obligation$960 $1,221 $308 $379 
Fair value of plan assets$656 $670 $414 $523 

millions 2019
 2018
Foreign currency translation adjustments $(7) $(7)
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives (122) 5
Pension and postretirement adjustments (a)
 (92) (170)
Total $(221) $(172)
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COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit costs for the years ended December 31:

Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
millions202120202019202120202019
Net periodic benefit costs:     
Service cost — benefits earned during the period$8 $37 $47 $42 $39 $24 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation35 52 40 33 37 36 
Expected return on plan assets(59)(73)(52) — — 
Recognized actuarial loss2 15 11 
Recognized prior service credit — — (9)(8)(8)
(Gain) loss due to curtailment (124)(91) 
Gain due to settlement(19)(19)—  — — 
Special termination benefits 22 49  — — 
Other costs and adjustments (2) — — 
Net periodic benefit cost$(33)$(99)$— $81 $81 $66 

The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is included in selling, general and administrative, oil and gas operating expense, chemical and midstream costs and exploration expense on Occidental’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. All other components of net periodic benefit cost are included in other operating and non-operating expense.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth the weighted-average assumptions used to determine Occidental’s benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost for domestic plans for the years ended December 31:

 Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
2021202020212020
Benefit Obligation Assumptions:    
Discount rate2.67 %2.19 %2.94 %3.05 %
Rate of increase in compensation levels3.98 %5.07 %— — 
Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions:
Discount rate2.19 %3.04 %3.05 %3.26 %
Rate of increase in compensation levels5.07 %5.34 %  
Assumed long-term rate of return on assets4.92 %6.02 %  

For domestic pension plans and postretirement benefit plans, Occidental based the discount rate on a AA-AAA Universe yield curve in 2021 and 2020. The assumed long-term rate of return on assets is estimated with regard to current market factors but within the context of historical returns for the asset mix that exists at year end. Assumed rates of compensation increases for active participants in certain plans and vary by age group.
In 2020, Occidental adopted the Society of Actuaries Pri-2012 Private Retirement Plans Mortality Tables with MP-2020 Mortality Improvement Scale, which updated the mortality assumptions that private defined-benefit plans in the United States use in the actuarial valuations that determine a plan sponsor’s pension obligations. The new mortality assumption reflects additional data that the Social Security Administration has released since the previous mortality tables and improvement scales were released.
The postretirement benefit obligation was determined by application of the terms of medical and dental benefits and life insurance coverage, including the effect of established maximums on covered costs, together with relevant actuarial assumptions and health care cost trend rates. Health care cost trend rates for Medicare advantaged prescription drug (MAPD) plans of 9.6% starting in 2021, then grading down to 4.5% in 2028 and beyond. Health care cost trend rates used for non-MAPD plans are 6.3% to 6.8% in 2021, then grading down to 4.5% in 2028 and beyond.
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FAIR VALUE OF PENSION PLAN ASSETS
Qualified defined benefit plan assets are monitored by Occidental’s Pension and Retirement Trust and Investment Committee in its role as a fiduciary. The Investment Committee selects and employs various external professional investment management firms to manage specific investments across the spectrum of asset classes. The Investment Committee employs a liability driven investment approach that uses a diversified blend of investments (equity securities, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments) along a glide path to optimize the long-term return of plan assets relative to plan liabilities, at a prudent level of risk. Equity investments are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, as well as differing styles and market capitalizations. Investment performance is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio and manager guideline compliance reviews, annual liability measurements and periodic studies.
The fair values of Occidental’s pension plan assets by asset category were as follows:

millionsLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
December 31, 2021
Asset Class:    
Cash and cash equivalents$19 $ $ $19 
Government securities63   63 
Corporate bonds (a)
 36  36 
Equity securities (b)
46   46 
Other 76  76 
Investments measured at fair value$128 $112 $ $240 
Investments measured at net asset value (c)
   836 
Total pension plan assets (d)
$128 $112 $ $1,076 
December 31, 2020
Asset Class:
Cash and cash equivalents$38 $— $— $38 
Government securities65 — — 65 
Corporate bonds (a)
— 39 — 39 
Equity securities (b)
138 — — 138 
Other— 55 — 55 
Investments measured at fair value$241 $94 $— $335 
Investments measured at net asset value (c)
— — — 861 
Total pension plan assets (d)
$241 $94 $— $1,196 
(a)This category represents investment grade bonds of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers from diverse industries.
(b)This category represents direct investments in mutual funds and common and preferred stocks from diverse U.S. and non-U.S. industries.
(c)Certain investments measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. Amounts presented in this table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the pension plan assets.
(d)Amounts exclude net payables of approximately $6 million as of December 31, 2021 and $3 million as of December 31, 2020.

Occidental expects to contribute an immaterial amount in cash to its defined benefit pensions plans during 2022.
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Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are as follows for the years ended December 31:

millionsPension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits
2022$130 $72 
202373 70 
202477 68 
202571 66 
202668 64 
2027 - 2031318 306 

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NOTE 12 - ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES



NOTE 14 - STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLANS
Occidental issues stock-based awardsOccidental’s operations are subject to employees in accordance withstringent federal, state, local and international laws and regulations related to improving or maintaining environmental quality. The laws that require or address environmental remediation, including CERCLA and similar federal, state, local and international laws, may apply retroactively and regardless of fault, the termslegality of the shareholder approved 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2015 LTIP). An aggregateoriginal activities or the current ownership or control of 80 million sharessites. Occidental or certain of Occidental common stock were authorizedits subsidiaries participate in or actively monitor a range of remedial activities and government or private proceedings under these laws with respect to alleged past practices at operating, closed and third-party sites. Remedial activities may include one or more of the following: investigation involving sampling, modeling, risk assessment or monitoring; cleanup measures including removal, treatment or disposal; or operation and maintenance of remedial systems. The environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for issuancealleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief and approximately 6.6 million shares had been allocated to employee awards through December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, approximately 52.5 million shares were available for grants of future awards. The plan requires each share covered by an award (other than options) to be counted as if 3 shares were issued in determining the number of shares that are available for future awards. Accordingly, the number of shares available for future awards may be less than 52.5 million depending on the type of award granted, and shares available for future awards may increase by the number of shares that are forfeited, canceled, or correspond to the portion of any stock-based awards settled in cash, including awards that were issued under a previous plan that remain outstanding. Current outstanding awards include RSUs, stock options, CROCEIs, and TSRIs.government oversight costs.
During 2019, non-employee directors were granted awards for 41,752 shares of common stock. Compensation expense for these awards was measured using the closing quoted market price of Occidental’s common stock on the grant date and was fully recognized at that time.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, Occidental incurred expenses of $208 million related to stock-based incentive plans, of which $31 million was related to the Acquisition. For the years ended December 31, 2018, and 2017, expense related to stock-based incentive plans was $180 million, and $150 million, respectively. The income tax benefit associated with this expense was $43 million, $47 million, and $32 million in the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
As of December 31, 2019, unrecognized compensation expense for all unvested stock-based incentive awards was $354.1 million. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.2021, Occidental accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
RSUs
Certain employees are awarded the right to receive RSUs, some of which have performance criteria, and areparticipated in the form of, or equivalent in value to, actual shares of Occidental common stock. Depending on their terms, RSUs may be settled in stockmonitored remedial activities or may be cash settled liabilities. These awards vest from one to 4 years following the grant date, however, certain of the RSUs are forfeitable if performance objectives are not satisfied by the seventh anniversary of the grant date. For certain RSUs, dividend equivalents are paid during the vesting period.
CASH-SETTLED LIABILITY AWARDS
The weighted-average, grant-date fair values of cash-settled RSUs granted in 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $42.62, $75.86, and $66.62 per share, respectively. Cash-Settled RSUs resulted in payments of $4 million, $18 million, and $23 million, during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
STOCK-SETTLED EQUITY AWARDS
The weighted-average, grant-date fair values of the stock-settled RSUs granted in 2019, 2018, and 2017 were $58.73, $69.87, and $67.21, respectively. The fair value of RSUs settled in shares during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $148 million, $109 million, and $64 million, respectively.

A summary of changes in Occidental’s unvested cash- and stock-settled RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented below:
  Cash-Settled Stock-Settled
thousands, except fair values RSUs
 Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
  RSUs
 Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 
Unvested at January 1 186
  $73.93
 3,971
  $73.19
Granted (a)
 4,267
  $42.62
 3,543
  $58.73
Vested (67)  $72.26
 (2,743)  $67.04
Forfeitures (39)  $47.60
 (376)  $67.25
Unvested at December 31 4,347
  $43.46
 4,395
  $65.88

(a)
Included 1.5 million shares issued in exchange for Anadarko stock-based incentive shares.
TSRIs
Certain executives are awarded TSRIs that vestproceedings at the end of a three-year period following the grant date. Payout is based upon Occidental’s absolute total shareholder return and performance relative to its peers. TSRIs have payouts that range from 0% to 200% of the target award and settle in stock once certified. Dividend equivalents for TSRIs are accumulated and paid upon certification of the award.165 sites. The fair value of TSRIs settled in shares during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $4 million, $12 million, and $5 million, respectively.

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The fair values of TSRIs are initially determined on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model based on Occidental’s assumptions, noted in the following table presents Occidental’s current and the volatility from corresponding peer group companies. The expected life is based on the vesting period (Term). The risk-free interest rate is the implied yield available on zero coupon T-notes (U.S. Treasury Strip) at the time of grant with a remaining term equal to the Term. The dividend yield is the expected annual dividend yield over the Term, expressed as a percentage of the stock price on the grant date. Estimates of fair value may not accurately predict the value ultimately realized by the employees who receive the awards, and the ultimate value may not be indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by Occidental.    
The grant-date assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation models for the estimated payout level of TSRIs were as follows:
  TSRIs
  2019
 2018
 2017
Assumptions used:      
Risk-free interest rate 2.5% 2.3% 1.5%
Volatility factor 22% 24% 25%
Expected life (years) 3
 3
 3
Grant-date fair value of underlying Occidental common stock $67.19
 $69.87
 $67.21


A summary of Occidental’s unvested TSRIsnon-current environmental remediation liabilities as of December 31, 20192021 and changes during2020, the year ended December 31, 2019current portion of which is presented below:included in accrued liabilities ($155 million in 2021 and $123 million in 2020) and the remainder in deferred credits and other liabilities - environmental remediation liabilities ($0.9 billion in 2021 and $1.0 billion in 2020).
  TSRIs
thousands, except fair values Awards
 Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
of Occidental Stock
 
Unvested at January 1 1,444
  $70.97
Granted 578
  $67.19
Vested (a)
 (442)  $76.83
Forfeitures (43)  $76.83
Unvested at December 31 1,537
  $67.70
(a)
Presented at the target payouts. The weighted-average payout at vesting was 19% of the target, resulting in the issuance of approximately 83,000 shares of Occidental common stock.

STOCK OPTIONS
Certain employees have been granted options thatOccidental’s environmental remediation sites are settled in stock. Exercise prices ofgrouped into four categories: NPL sites listed or proposed for listing by the options were equal to the quoted market value of Occidental’s stockEPA on the grant date. NaN options were granted, vestedCERCLA NPL and three categories of non-NPL sites — third-party sites, Occidental-operated sites and closed or forfeited in 2019. The intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 was insignificant. non-operated Occidental sites.

20212020
millions, except number of sitesNumber of SitesRemediation BalanceNumber of SitesRemediation Balance
NPL sites30 $427 35 $447 
Third-party sites69 273 69 293 
Occidental-operated sites15 122 17 144 
Closed or non-operated Occidental sites51 277 49 267 
Total165 $1,099 170 $1,151 

As of December 31, 2019, there were 530,000 fully vested options outstanding with an exercise price2021, Occidental’s environmental liabilities exceeded $10 million each at 20 of $79.98 per sharethe 165 sites described above, and 96 of the sites had liabilities from $0 to $1 million each. As of December 31, 2021, 2 sites — the Maxus-indemnified Diamond Alkali Superfund Site and a remaining lifelandfill in Western New York — accounted for 96% of 2.1 years.

CROCEI, ROCEI and ROAI
Certain executives are awarded CROCEI, ROCEI or ROAI awards that vest at the end of a three-year period if performance targets based on cash return on capital employed, return on capital employed, or return on assets are certified as being met. These awards are settled in stock upon certificationits liabilities associated with NPL sites. 14 of the performance target, with payouts that range from 0% to 200%30 NPL sites are indemnified by Maxus.
NaN of the target award. Dividend equivalents are accumulated69 third-party sites — a Maxus-indemnified chrome site in New Jersey, a former copper mining and paid upon certificationsmelting operation in Tennessee, a former oil field and a landfill in California and an active refinery in Louisiana where Occidental reimburses the current owner for certain remediation activities — accounted for 75% of Occidental’s liabilities associated with these sites. NaN of the award.69 third-party sites are indemnified by Maxus.
NaN sites — oil and gas operations in Colorado and chemical plants in Kansas, Louisiana and Texas — accounted for 69% of the liabilities associated with the Occidental-operated sites. NaN other sites — a landfill in Western New York, a former refinery in Oklahoma, former chemical plants in California, Delaware, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and

  CROCEI, ROCEI, and ROAI
thousands, except fair values Awards
 Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value of Occidental Stock
 
Unvested at January 1 210
  $71.60
Granted 81
  $67.19
Vested (a)
 (137)  $72.54
Forfeited 
  
Unvested at December 31 154
  $68.44



(a)
Presented at the target payouts. The weighted-average payout at vesting was 86% of the target resulting in the issuance of approximately 118,000 shares.

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Washington, and a closed coal mine in Pennsylvania — accounted for 75% of the liabilities associated with closed or non-operated Occidental sites.
Environmental remediation liabilities vary over time depending on factors such as acquisitions or divestitures, identification of additional sites and remedy selection and implementation. Occidental recorded environmental remediation expenses of $28 million, $36 million and $112 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Environmental remediation expenses primarily relate to changes to existing conditions from past operations. Based on current estimates, Occidental expects to expend funds corresponding to approximately 40% of the year-end remediation balance over the next three to four years with the remainder over the subsequent 10 or more years. Occidental believes its range of reasonably possible additional losses beyond those amounts currently recorded for environmental remediation for all of its environmental sites could be up to $1.3 billion.

MAXUS ENVIRONMENTAL SITES
When Occidental acquired DSCC in 1986, Maxus agreed to indemnify Occidental for a number of environmental sites, including the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (Site) along a portion of the Passaic River. On June 17, 2016, Maxus and several affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Federal District Court in the State of Delaware. Prior to filing for bankruptcy, Maxus defended and indemnified Occidental in connection with clean-up and other costs associated with the sites subject to the indemnity, including the Site.
In March 2016, the EPA issued a ROD specifying remedial actions required for the lower 8.3 miles of the Lower Passaic River. The ROD does not address any potential remedial action for the upper 9 miles of the Lower Passaic River or Newark Bay. During the third quarter of 2016, and following Maxus’s bankruptcy filing, Occidental and the EPA entered into an AOC to complete the design of the proposed clean-up plan outlined in the ROD with an estimated cost of $165 million. The EPA announced that it will pursue similar agreements with other potentially responsible parties.
Occidental has accrued a reserve relating to its estimated allocable share of the costs to perform the design and remediation called for in the AOC and the ROD, as well as for certain other Maxus-indemnified sites. Occidental's accrued estimated environmental reserve does not consider any recoveries for indemnified costs. Occidental’s ultimate share of this liability may be higher or lower than the reserved amount and is subject to final design plans and the resolution of Occidental's allocable share with other potentially responsible parties. Occidental continues to evaluate the costs to be incurred to comply with the AOC and the ROD and to perform remediation at other Maxus-indemnified sites in light of the Maxus bankruptcy and the share of ultimate liability of other potentially responsible parties. In June 2018, Occidental filed a complaint under CERCLA in Federal District Court in the State of New Jersey against numerous potentially responsible parties for reimbursement of amounts incurred or to be incurred to comply with the AOC and the ROD, or to perform other remediation activities at the Site.
In September 2021, the EPA issued a ROD with an estimated cost of $441 million for an interim remedy plan for the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River. At this time, Occidental’s role or responsibilities under this ROD, and those of other potentially responsible parties, have not been determined with the EPA. Discussions between Occidental and the EPA are ongoing about this ROD.
In June 2017, the court overseeing the Maxus bankruptcy approved a Plan to liquidate Maxus and create a trust to pursue claims against current and former parents YPF and Repsol, as well as others to satisfy claims by Occidental and other creditors for past and future cleanup and other costs. In July 2017, the court-approved Plan became final and the trust became effective. The trust is pursuing claims against YPF, Repsol and others and is expected to distribute assets to Maxus' creditors in accordance with the trust agreement and Plan. In June 2018, the trust filed its complaint against YPF and Repsol in Delaware bankruptcy court asserting claims based upon, among other things, fraudulent transfer and alter ego. During 2019, the bankruptcy court denied Repsol's and YPF's motions to dismiss the complaint as well as their motions to move the case away from the bankruptcy court. Discovery remains ongoing.

NOTE 15 - RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Occidental has various benefit plans for its salaried, domestic union and nonunion hourly, and certain foreign national employees.
In conjunction with the Acquisition, Occidental acquired certain Anadarko contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans, which include both qualified and supplemental plans, and plans that provide health care and life insurance benefits for certain retired employees. The Anadarko pension and postretirement obligations were remeasured as of the Acquisition date. The remeasurement resulted in an increase to the benefit obligation of $193 million. The disclosures below exclude the plans related to the Africa Assets classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2019.
During the third quarter of 2018, Occidental adopted a postretirement benefit plan design change, which replaced the previous self-insured benefit with a Medicare Advantage PPA plan for Medicare-eligible retirees. As a result of this change, the postretirement benefit obligation was remeasured as of August 31, 2018. The remeasurement resulted in a decrease to the benefit obligation of $178 million with a corresponding offset to accumulated other comprehensive income.

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
All domestic employees and certain foreign national employees are eligible to participate in one or more of the defined contribution retirement or savings plans that provide for periodic contributions by Occidental based on plan-specific criteria, such as base pay, level and employee contributions. Certain salaried employees participate in a supplemental retirement plan that restores benefits lost due to governmental limitations on qualified retirement benefits. The accrued liabilities for the supplemental retirement plan were $279 million and $201 million as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and Occidental expensed $211 million in 2019, $152 million in 2018 and $130 million in 2017 under the provisions of these defined contribution and supplemental retirement plans.

DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
Participation in defined benefit plans is limited. Approximately 4,000 domestic and 600 foreign national employees, mainly union, nonunion hourly and certain employees that joined Occidental from acquired operations with grandfathered benefits, are currently accruing benefits under these plans.
Pension costs for Occidental’s defined benefit pension plans, determined by independent actuarial valuations, are generally funded by payments to trust funds, which are administered by independent trustees.

POSTRETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS
Occidental provides medical and dental benefits and life insurance coverage for certain active, retired and disabled employees and their eligible dependents. Occidental generally funds the benefits as they are paid during the year. These benefit costs, including the postretirement costs, were approximately $220 million in 2019, $182 million in 2018 and $181 million in 2017.

OBLIGATIONS AND FUNDED STATUS
The following tables show the amounts recognized in Occidental’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, related to its pension and postretirement benefit plans:
  Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
millions 2019
 2018
 2019
 2018
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:        
Long-term receivables and other assets, net $85
 $60
 $
 $
Accrued liabilities (96) (25) (72) (45)
Deferred credits and other liabilities — pension and postretirement obligations (704) (46) (1,103) (763)
  $(715) $(11) $(1,175) $(808)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss included the following after-tax balances:        
Net (gain) loss $(25) $91
 $184
 $151
Prior service credit 
 
 (67) (72)
  $(25) $91
 $117
 $79



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NOTE 13 - LAWSUITS, CLAIMS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

LEGAL MATTERS
Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries are involved, in the normal course of business, in lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage or other losses, punitive damages, civil penalties, or injunctive or declaratory relief. Occidental or certain of its subsidiaries also are involved in proceedings under CERCLA and similar federal, state, local and international environmental laws. These environmental proceedings seek funding or performance of remediation and, in some cases, compensation for alleged property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties and injunctive relief. Usually Occidental or such subsidiaries are among many companies in these environmental proceedings and have to date been successful in sharing response costs with other financially sound companies. Further, some lawsuits, claims and legal proceedings involve acquired or disposed assets with respect to which a third party or Occidental retains liability or indemnifies the other party for conditions that existed prior to the transaction.
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, Occidental accrues reserves for outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the liability can be reasonably estimated. Reserves for
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matters, other than for environmental remediation and the arbitration award disclosed below, that satisfy this criteria as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, were not material to Occidental’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In 2016, Occidental received payments from the Republic of Ecuador of approximately $1.0 billion pursuant to a November 2015 arbitration award for Ecuador’s 2006 expropriation of Occidental’s Participation Contract for Block 15. The following tables showawarded amount represented a recovery of 60% of the funding status, obligationsvalue of Block 15. In 2017, Andes filed a demand for arbitration, claiming it is entitled to a 40% share of the judgment amount obtained by Occidental. Occidental contends that Andes is not entitled to any of the amounts paid under the 2015 arbitration award because Occidental’s recovery was limited to Occidental’s own 60% economic interest in the block. On March 26, 2021, the arbitration tribunal issued an award in favor of Andes and plan asset fair valuesagainst OEPC in the amount of $391 million plus interest. In June 2021, OEPC filed a motion to vacate the award due to concerns regarding the validity of the award. In addition, OEPC has made a demand for significant additional claims not addressed by the arbitration tribunal that OEPC has against Andes relating to Andes' 40% share of costs, liabilities, losses and expenses due under the farmout agreement and joint operating agreement to which Andes and OEPC are parties. In December 2021, the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York confirmed the arbitration award, plus prejudgment interest, in the aggregate amount of $558 million. OEPC has appealed the judgement.
In August 2019, Sanchez filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Sanchez is a party to agreements with Anadarko as a result of its 2017 purchase of Anadarko's Eagle Ford Shale assets. Sanchez attempted to reject some of the agreements related to the Bankruptcy Litigation. If Sanchez was permitted to reject certain of those agreements, then Anadarko may owe deficiency payments to various third parties. In December 2021, Occidental and certain of its affiliates entered into an agreement to resolve the Bankruptcy Litigation. Occidental recorded a contingency reserve as of September 30, 2021, associated with the settlement.
If unfavorable outcomes of these matters were to occur, future results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially adversely affected. Occidental’s estimates are based on information known about the legal matters and its experience in contesting, litigating and settling similar matters. Occidental reassesses the probability and estimability of contingent losses as new information becomes available.

TAX MATTERS
During the course of its operations, Occidental is subject to audit by tax authorities for varying periods in various federal, state, local and international tax jurisdictions. Tax years through 2017 for U.S. federal income tax purposes have been audited by the IRS pursuant to its Compliance Assurance Program and subsequent taxable years are currently under review. Tax years through 2012 have been audited for state income tax purposes. Significant audit matters in international jurisdictions have been resolved through 2010. During the course of tax audits, disputes have arisen and other disputes may arise as to facts and matters of law.
For Anadarko, its taxable years through 2014 and tax year 2016 for U.S. federal tax purposes have been audited by the IRS. Tax years through 2008 have been audited for state income tax purposes. There is one outstanding significant tax matter in an international jurisdiction related to a discontinued operation. As stated above, during the course of tax audits, disputes have arisen and other disputes may arise as to facts and matters of law.
Other than the matter discussed below, Occidental believes that the resolution of these outstanding tax matters would not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Anadarko received an $881 million tentative refund in 2016 related to its pension$5.2 billion Tronox Adversary Proceeding settlement payment in 2015. In September 2018, Anadarko received a statutory notice of deficiency from the IRS disallowing the net operating loss carryback and postretirementrejecting Anadarko’s refund claim. As a result, Anadarko filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to dispute the disallowances in November 2018. The case was in the IRS appeals process until the second quarter of 2020, however it has since been returned to the U.S. Tax Court, where a trial date has been set for July 2022 and Occidental expects to continue pursuing resolution.
In accordance with ASC 740’s guidance on the accounting for uncertain tax positions, Occidental has recorded no tax benefit planson the tentative cash tax refund of $881 million. As a result, should Occidental not ultimately prevail on the issue, there would be no additional tax expense recorded relative to this position for financial statement purposes other than future interest. However, in that event, Occidental would be required to repay approximately $1 billion in federal taxes, $27 million in state taxes and accrued interest of $314 million. A liability for this amount plus interest is included in deferred credits and other liabilities-other.

INDEMNITIES TO THIRD PARTIES
Occidental, its subsidiaries, or both, have indemnified various parties against specified liabilities those parties might incur in the future in connection with purchases and other transactions that they have entered into with Occidental. These indemnities usually are contingent upon the other party incurring liabilities that reach specified thresholds. As of December 31, 2021, Occidental is not aware of circumstances that it believes would reasonably be expected to lead to indemnity claims that would result in payments materially in excess of reserves.

PURCHASE OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
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materials. Occidental has certain other commitments under contracts, guarantees and joint ventures, including purchase commitments for goods and services at market-related prices and certain other contingent liabilities. As of December 31, 2021, total purchase obligations were $12.5 billion, which included approximately $3.0 billion in 2022, $4.3 billion in 2023 and 2024, $2.6 billion in 2025 and 2026, and $2.6 billion in 2027 and thereafter.

NOTE 14 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following is a summary of common stock issuances:

Shares in thousandsCommon Stock
Balance, December 31, 2018895,116 
Issued3,188 
Issued as part of the Acquisition (a)
146,131 
Balance, December 31, 20191,044,435 
Issued36,130 
Balance, December 31, 20201,080,565 
Issued2,522
Options exercised and other, net336
Balance, December 31, 20211,083,423
(a)Included approximately 2000000 shares of common stock issued to a benefits trust for former Anadarko employees treated as treasury stock as of December 31, 2019. These shares were sold from the trust in the first quarter of 2020.

TREASURY STOCK
The total number of shares authorized for Occidental’s share repurchase program is 185 million shares of which 44.2 million may yet be purchased under the repurchase program. However, the program does not obligate Occidental to acquire any specific number of shares and may be discontinued at any time. In 2021 and 2020, no shares were purchased under the program. In 2019, 2.7 million shares were purchased at an average price of $66.94. Additionally, Occidental purchased shares from the trustee of its defined contribution savings plan in 2021 and 2020. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, treasury stock shares numbered 149.3 million, 149.1 million and 150.3 million, respectively.

PREFERRED STOCK
In connection with the Acquisition, Occidental issued 100,000 shares of series A preferred stock, having a face value of $100,000 per share and a liquidation preference of $105,000 per share plus unpaid accrued dividends. In connection with the preferred stock issuance, Occidental also issued the Warrant. The holder of the Warrant and the preferred stock may redeem the preferred stock as payment for the exercise price of the Warrant in lieu of cash payment upon exercise. The preferred stock is redeemable at Occidental’s option after the 10th anniversary of issuance. Dividends on the preferred stock will accrue on the face value at a rate per annum of 8%, but will be paid only when, as and if declared by Occidental’s Board of Directors. At any time, when such dividends have not been paid in full, the unpaid amounts will accrue dividends, compounded quarterly, at a rate per annum of 9%. Following the payment in full of any accrued but unpaid dividends, the dividend rate will remain at 9% per annum. If preferred dividends are not paid in full, Occidental is prohibited from paying dividends on common stock. Occidental paid $200 million in preferred stock dividends in each quarter of 2021.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, Occidental had 100,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, and none were outstanding in 2019.

COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
On June 26, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a distribution of warrants to holders of Occidental common stock, at a rate of 0.125 warrants per share of Occidental common stock (Common Stock Warrants). Occidental issued approximately 116 million Common Stock Warrants on August 3, 2020 to holders of record of outstanding shares of Occidental’s common stock as of the close of business on July 6, 2020, and pursuant to Occidental’s outstanding equity-based incentive awards in connection with anti-dilution adjustments resulting from such distribution. The Common Stock Warrants have an exercise price of $22.00 per share and will expire on August 3, 2027. The Common Stock Warrants are listed on the NYSE and trade under the symbol "OXY WS".
The Common Stock Warrants were measured at fair value on the declaration date using the Black-Scholes option model and were classified as equity in "Additional paid-in capital". The following level 2 inputs were used in the Black-Scholes option model: the expected life of the Common Stock Warrants, a volatility factor and the exercise price. The expected life is based on the estimated term of the Common Stock Warrants, the volatility factor is based on historical
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volatilities of Occidental common stock and the exercise of $22.00 per share of Occidental common stock. As of the declaration date, the fair value of the Common Stock Warrants was determined to be $767 million.

EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the years ended December 31:
  Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
millions 2019
 2018
 2019
 2018
Changes in the benefit obligation:        
Benefit obligation — beginning of year $349
 $391
 $808
 $999
Service cost — benefits earned during the period 45
 5
 24
 23
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 39
 15
 36
 34
Actuarial (gain) loss (33) (19) 45
 (90)
Foreign currency exchange rate gain 
 (3) 
 
Curtailment (gain) loss (136) 
 10
 
Special termination benefits 49
 
 
 
Benefits paid (95) (40) (51) (57)
Participant contributions 
 
 2
 
Plan amendments 
 
 
 (101)
Additions due to the Acquisition 2,136
 
 301
 
Benefit obligation — end of year $2,354
 $349
 $1,175
 $808
         
Changes in plan assets:        
Fair value of plan assets — beginning of year $338
 $403
 $
 $
Actual return on plan assets 122
 (33) 
 
Participant contributions 
 
 2
 
Employer contributions 41
 8
 49
 
Benefits paid (95) (40) (51) 
Additions due to the Acquisition 1,233
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets — end of year $1,639
 $338
 $
 $
Unfunded status: $(715) $(11) $(1,175) $(808)


millions except per share amounts202120202019
Income (loss) from continuing operations$2,790 $(13,533)$(507)
Loss from discontinued operations(468)(1,298)(15)
Net income (loss)$2,322 $(14,831)$(522)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — (145)
Less: Preferred stock dividends(800)(844)(318)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock$1,522 $(15,675)$(985)
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities(10)— — 
Net income (loss), net of participating securities$1,512 $(15,675)$(985)
Weighted-average number of basic shares935.0 918.7 809.5 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share$1.62 $(17.06)$(1.22)
Net income (loss), net of participating securities$1,512 $(15,675)$(985)
Weighted-average number of basic shares935.0 918.7 809.5 
Dilutive securities23.8 — — 
Total diluted weighted-average common shares958.8 918.7 809.5 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share$1.58 $(17.06)$(1.22)
The following table sets forth details of the obligations and assets of Occidental’s defined benefit pension plans for the years December 31:
  
Accumulated Benefit
Obligation in Excess of
Plan Assets
 
Plan Assets in
Excess of Accumulated
Benefit Obligation
millions 2019
 2018
 2019
 2018
Projected benefit obligation $2,175
 $173
 $179
 $176
Accumulated benefit obligation $1,918
 $169
 $179
 $176
Fair value of plan assets $1,375
 $98
 $264
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COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit costs for the years ended December 31:
  Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
 2019
 2018
 2017
Net periodic benefit costs:            
Service cost — benefits earned during the period $45
 $5
 $6
 $24
 $23
 $21
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 39
 15
 17
 36
 34
 38
Expected return on plan assets (50) (25) (24) 
 
 
Recognized actuarial loss 9
 7
 10
 8
 14
 14
Recognized prior service credit 
 
 
 (8) 
 
Liability (gain) loss due to curtailment (91) 
 
 6
 
 
Special termination benefits 49
 
 
 
 
 
Other costs and adjustments (2) 1
 3
 
 (2) 1
Net periodic benefit cost $(1) $3

$12
 $66
 $69

$74


The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is included in selling, general and administrative, oil and gas operating expense, chemical and midstream costs, and exploration expense on Occidental’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. All other components of net periodic benefit cost are included in other operating and non-operating expense.
The estimated net loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $3 million and 0, respectively. The estimated net loss and prior service credit for the defined benefit postretirement plans that will be amortized from AOCI into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $12 million and $(8) million, respectively.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth the weighted-average assumptions used to determine Occidental’s benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost for domestic plans for the years ended December 31:
  Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
  2019
 2018
 2019
 2018
Benefit Obligation Assumptions:        
Discount rate 3.10% 4.09% 3.26% 4.29%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions:        
Discount rate for January 1 - August 31 expense 3.21% 3.45% 3.41% 3.61%
Discount rate for September 1 - December 31 expense 3.21% 3.45% 3.41% 4.14%
Assumed long-term rate of return on assets 6.50% 6.50% 
 
Rates of increase in compensation levels 5.44% 
 
 


For domestic pension plans and postretirement benefit plans, Occidental based the discount rate on AA-AAA Universe yield curve in 2019 and 2018. The assumed long-term rate of return on assets is estimated with regard to current market factors but within the context of historical returns for the asset mix that exists at year end. Assumed rates of compensation increases for active participants in certain plans and vary by age group.
In 2019, Occidental adopted the Society of Actuaries 2019 Pri-2012 Private Retirement Plans Mortality Tables with Mortality Improvement Scale, which updated the mortality assumptions that private defined-benefit plans in the United States use in the actuarial valuations that determine a plan sponsor’s pension obligations. The new mortality assumption reflects additional data that the Social Security Administration has released since the previous mortality tables and improvement scales were released. This additional data shows a lower degree of mortality improvement than previously reflected. The changes in the mortality assumption results in a decrease of $15 million and $9 million in the pension and postretirement benefit obligation, respectively, at December 31, 2019.
For pension plans outside the United States, Occidental based its discount rate on rates indicative of government or investment grade corporate debt in the applicable country, taking into account hyperinflationary environments when necessary. The discount rates used for the foreign pension plans ranged from 1.0% to 8.8% at December 31, 2019 and from 1.0% to 8.9% at December 31, 2018. The average rate of increase in future compensation levels ranged from 1.0% to 8.0% in 2019, depending on local economic conditions.
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assumptions and health care cost trend rates. Health care cost trend rates for Medicare advantaged prescription drug (MAPD) plans of 4.3% to 21.5% in 2019, between (7.7)% and (6.2)% in 2020, 9.6% in 2021, then grading down to 4.5% in 2028 and beyond. The negative trend rates for the MAPD plans reflect the repeal of the Health Insurer Fee effective in 2021. Health care cost trend rates used for non-MAPD plans are 6.7% to 7.5% in 2019, then grading down to 4.5% in 2028 and beyond.
A 1% increase or a 1% decrease in these assumed health care cost trend rates would result in an increase of $131 million or a reduction of $103 million, respectively, in the postretirement benefit obligation and increase of $13 million or a reduction of $9 million in the annual service and interest costs as of December 31, 2019.
The actuarial assumptions used could change in the near term as a result of changes in expected future trends and other factors that, depending on the nature of the changes, could cause increases or decreases in the plan assets and liabilities.

FAIR VALUE OF PENSION PLAN ASSETS
Pension plan assets are monitored by Occidental’s Pension and Retirement Trust and Investment Committee or by the Investment Subcommittee of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Administrative & Investment Committee (collectively, the Investment Committees), in their roles as fiduciaries. The Investment Committees select and employ various external professional investment management firms to manage specific investments across the spectrum of asset classes. The Investment Committees employ a total return investment approach that uses a diversified blend of investments across several categories (equity securities, fixed-income securities, real estate, hedge funds, and private equity) to optimize the long-term return of plan assets at a prudent level of risk. Equity investments are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, as well as differing styles and market capitalizations. Investment performance is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio and manager guideline compliance reviews, annual liability measurements and periodic studies.
The fair values of Occidental’s pension plan assets by asset category were as follows:
millions Level 1
 Level 2
 Level 3
 Total
December 31, 2019        
Asset Class:        
U.S. government securities $13
 $
 $
 $13
Corporate bonds (a)
 
 60
 
 60
Mutual funds:        
Bond funds 46
 
 
 46
International funds 68
 
 
 68
Common and preferred stocks (b)
 173
 
 
 173
Other 
 29
 
 29
Investments measured at fair value $300
 $89
 $
 $389
Investments measured at net asset value (c)
 
 
 
 1,253
Total pension plan assets (d)
 $300
 $89
 $
 $1,642
         
December 31, 2018        
Asset Class:        
U.S. government securities $17
 $
 $
 $17
Corporate bonds (a)
 
 66
 
 66
Common/collective trusts (e)
 
 9
 
 9
Mutual funds:        
Bond funds 31
 
 
 31
Blend funds 48
 
 
 48
Common and preferred stocks (b)
 141
 
 
 141
Other 
 31
 
 31
Total pension plan assets (d)
 $237
 $106
 $
 $343
(a)
This category represents investment grade bonds of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers from diverse industries.
(b)
This category included investment funds that primarily invest in U.S. and non-U.S. common stocks and fixed-income securities.
(c)
This category represents direct investments in common and preferred stocks from diverse U.S. and non-U.S. industries.
(d)
Certain investments measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. Amounts presented in this table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the pension plan assets.
(e)
Amounts exclude net payables of approximately $3 million and $5 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Occidental expects to contribute $179 million in cash to its defined benefit pension plans during 2020. Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are as follows for the years ended December 31:
millions 
Pension
Benefits

Postretirement Benefits 
2020 $810
 $73
2021 $113
 $72
2022 $125
 $71
2023 $128
 $70
2024 $124
 $68
2025 - 2029 $625
 $321


NOTE 16 - INVESTMENTS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

EQUITY INVESTMENTS
As of December 31, 2019,2021, warrants and 2018, investments in unconsolidated entitiesoptions covering 87 million shares of Occidental common stock were $6.4 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively.excluded from the diluted shares as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2019, Occidental’s significant equity investments primarily2020, warrants and options covering 203 million shares of Occidental common stock were excluded from the diluted shares as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Accumulated OCI (loss) consisted of the following:
millions % Interest
 Carrying amount
WES 56.3% $5,128
OxyChem Ingleside Facility 50.0% 679
Dolphin Energy Limited 24.5% 240
Other various
 342
Total   $6,389


As of December 31, 2018, Occidental’s significant equity investments consisted of investments in Plains, OxyChem Ingleside Facility and Dolphin Energy Limited. In September 2019, Occidental sold its equity investment in Plains, which consisted of an 11 percent interest in the general partner that owned approximately 40 percent in Plains Pipeline. See Note 4 - Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Other Transactions for additional information.
As part of the Acquisition, Occidental acquired equity investments in certain oil and gas properties and gathering and processing assets and assumed an associated notes payable which Occidental has the legal right of setoff and intends to net settle with its ownership interest in the equity investments. The notes payable can be net settled starting in 2022. The carrying value of the investment and note payable was $2.8 billion and $2.8 billion at December 31, 2019, respectively. Accordingly, the equity investments and the related notes payable are presented net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 
Dividends received from equity investments were $422 million, $329 million, and $297 million to Occidental in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, cumulative undistributed earnings of equity-method investees since they were acquired was immaterial. As of December 31, 2019, Occidental’s investments in equity investees exceeded the underlying equity in net assets by approximately $3.6 billion, of which $1.5 billion represented goodwill and the remainder comprised intangibles amortized over their estimated useful lives.
The following table presents the summarized financial information of its equity-method investments combined for the years ended andafter-tax amounts as of December 31:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Summarized Results of Operations(a)
      
Revenues and other income $26,520
 $28,091
 $13,843
Costs and expenses 24,084
 25,029
 12,230
Net income $2,436
 $3,062
 $1,613
       
Summarized Balance Sheet(b)
      
Current assets $1,130
 $5,587
 $5,754
Non-current assets $21,158
 $25,871
 $25,108
Current liabilities $785
 $4,879
 $4,479
Long-term debt $8,673
 $12,505
 $14,091
Other non-current liabilities $859
 $95
 $414
Stockholders’ equity $11,971
 $13,979
 $11,878

(a)
The 2019 Summarized Results of Operations include results of Plains for the period beginning January 1, 2019 through the date Occidentals interest was sold in September 2019.
(b)
The 2019 Summarized Balance Sheet included the balance of WES due to the loss of control on December 30, 2019 and excluded the balances of Plains as the interest was sold in September 2019.

millions20212020
Foreign currency translation adjustments$(8)$(6)
Losses on derivatives(104)(119)
Pension and postretirement adjustments (a)
(96)(163)
Total$(208)$(288)
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS(a)See Note 11 - Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans for further information.
From time to time, Occidental purchases oil, NGL, power, steam and chemicals from and sells oil, NGL, natural gas, chemicals and power to certain of its equity investees and other related parties. During 2019, 2018 and 2017, Occidental entered into the following related-party transactions and had the following amounts due from or to its related parties for the years ended December 31:
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Sales (a,c)
 $691
 $805
 $636
Purchases (b,c)
 $463
 $502
 $387
Services $28
 $52
 $38
Advances and amounts due from related parties $133
 $63
 $63
Amounts due to related parties (d)
 $463
 $46
 $45
(a)
In 2019, 2018 and 2017, sales of Occidental-produced oil and NGL to Plains Pipeline affiliates accounted for 87 percent, 89 percent and 86 percent of these totals, respectively. In September 2019, Occidental sold its remaining interest in Plains Pipeline.
(b)
In 2019 and 2018, purchases of ethylene from the Ingleside ethylene cracker accounted for 98 percent of related-party purchases, respectively.
(c)
Excluded sales to and purchases from WES as it was a consolidated subsidiary from the date of the Acquisition through December 31, 2019.
(d)
Amounts due to related parties at December 31, 2019 primarily consists of a 6.5% note payable to WES due 2038.

NOTE 1715 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTSSTOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLANS

FAIR VALUES – RECURRING
In January 2012, Occidental entered into a long-term contractissues stock-based awards to purchase CO2. This contract contains a price adjustment clauseemployees in accordance with the terms of the Plan, as amended and restated. An aggregate of 133 million shares of Occidental common stock were authorized for issuance and approximately 16.0 million shares had been reserved for issuance for employee awards through December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, approximately 68.7 million shares were available for grants of future awards. The plan requires each share covered by an award (other than options) to be counted as if 3 shares were issued in determining the number of shares that is linkedare available for future awards. Accordingly, the number of shares available for future awards may be less than 68.7 million depending on the type of award granted, and shares available for future awards may increase by the number of shares that are forfeited, canceled, or correspond to changes in NYMEX oil prices. Occidental determined that the portion of this contract linked to NYMEX oil prices is not clearlyany stock-based awards settled in cash, including awards that were issued under a previous plan that remain outstanding. Current outstanding awards include RSUs, stock options, CROCEI awards and closely related toTSRI awards.
During 2021, non-employee directors were granted awards for 88,802 shares of common stock. Compensation expense for these awards was measured using the host contract,closing quoted market price of Occidental’s common stock on the grant date and Occidental therefore bifurcated this embedded pricing feature from its host contract and accounts for itwas fully recognized at fair value in the consolidated financial statements.

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Occidental incurred expenses of $287 million, $202 million and $208 million related to stock-based incentive plans in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The income tax benefit associated with this expense was $60 million, $42 million and $43 million in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation expense for all unvested stock-based incentive awards was $225 million. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years. Occidental accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Certain employees are awarded the right to receive RSUs, some of which have performance criteria, and are in the form of, or equivalent in value to, actual shares of Occidental common stock. Depending on their terms, RSUs may be settled in stock or may be cash settled liabilities. These awards vest from one to three years following the grant date. For certain RSUs, dividend equivalents are paid during the vesting period (Term).

CASH-SETTLED RSU LIABILITY AWARDS
The weighted-average, grant-date fair values of cash-settled RSUs granted in 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $25.83, $40.86 and $42.62 per share, respectively. Cash-settled RSUs resulted in payments of $4 million, $3 million and $4 million, during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

STOCK-SETTLED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT EQUITY AWARDS
The weighted-average, grant-date fair values of the stock-settled RSUs granted in 2021, 2020, and 2019 were $25.45, $41.60 and $58.73, respectively. The fair value of RSUs settled in shares during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $70 million, $62 million and $148 million, respectively.

A summary of changes in Occidental’s unvested cash- and stock-settled RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2021, is presented below:

 Cash-SettledStock-Settled
thousands, except fair valuesRSUsWeighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
RSUsWeighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Unvested as of January 15,457 $42.41 5,856 $50.21 
Granted190 $25.83 5,773 $25.45 
Vested (a)
(166)$56.36 (2,750)$53.27 
Forfeitures(106)$40.08 (290)$35.07 
Unvested as of December 315,375 $41.44 8,589 $33.10 
(a)Presented at the target payouts. Stock-settled RSU weighted-average payout at vesting was 95% of the target, resulting in the issuance of approximately 2,605,000 shares of Occidental common stock. Cash-settled RSUs do not have performance criteria.

TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN INCENTIVE AWARDS
Certain executives are awarded TSRIs that vest at the end of a three-year period following the grant date. Payout is based upon Occidental’s absolute total shareholder return and performance relative to its peers. TSRIs have payouts that range from 0% to 200% of the target award and settle in stock once certified. Dividend equivalents for TSRIs are accumulated and paid upon certification of the award. The fair value of TSRIs settled in shares during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $4 million, $9 million and $4 million, respectively.
The fair values of TSRIs are initially determined on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model based on Occidental’s assumptions, noted in the following table, and the volatility from corresponding peer group companies. The expected life is based on the Term. The risk-free interest rate is the implied yield available on zero coupon Treasury notes at the time of grant with a remaining term equal to the Term. The dividend yield is the expected annual dividend yield over the Term, expressed as a percentage of the stock price on the grant date. Estimates of fair value may not accurately predict the value ultimately realized by the employees who receive the awards, and the ultimate value may not be indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by Occidental.

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The grant-date assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation models for the estimated payout level of TSRIs were as follows:
The following tables provide fair value measurement information for assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis:
millions Fair Value Measurements Using   Total Fair Value
Balance Sheet Classification Level 1
 Level 2
 Level 3
 Netting
 
December 31, 2019          
Embedded Derivatives          
Accrued liabilities $
 $40
 $
 $
 $40
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other $
 $49
 $
 $
 $49
           
December 31, 2018          
Embedded Derivatives          
Accrued liabilities $
 $66
 $
 $
 $66
Deferred credits and other liabilities - other $
 $116
 $
 $
 $116


FAIR VALUES – NONRECURRING
 TSRIs
202120202019
Assumptions used:  
Risk-free interest rate0.2%1.4%2.5%
Volatility factor75%26%22%
Expected life (years)2.8833
Grant-date fair value of underlying Occidental common stock$25.39$41.60$67.19
During 2019,
A summary of changes in Occidental’s unvested TSRIs during the year ended December 31, 2021 is presented below:

 TSRIs
thousands, except fair valuesAwardsWeighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
of Occidental Stock
Unvested as of January 11,534 $58.02 
Granted665 $25.39 
Vested (a)
(420)$69.87 
Forfeitures(10)$25.39 
Unvested as of December 311,769 $43.12 
(a)Presented at the target payouts. The weighted-average payout at vesting was 34% of the target, resulting in the issuance of approximately 145,000 shares of Occidental measured assetscommon stock.

STOCK OPTIONS
Certain employees are granted options that vest over three years, expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date, and liabilities at acquisition-date fair value on a nonrecurring basis relatedsettle in stock. Exercise prices of the options were equal to the Acquisition. See Note 3 - The Acquisition for more detail.
In 2019, Occidental recordedquoted market value of Occidental’s stock on the grant date. These options had a $1 billion charge as a result of recording Occidental’s equity investment in WES at fair value upon loss of control, see Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Additionally, Occidental’s oil and gas segment recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $285 million related to domestic undeveloped leases that were set to expire in the near term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities, and $39 million related to Occidental’s mutually agreed early termination of its Qatar ISSD contract.
During 2018, Occidental recognized pre-tax impairment and related charges of $416 million primarily related to Qatar ISND and ISSD proved properties and inventory. Thegrant date fair value of $12.72, as estimated by the proved propertiesBlack Scholes model. The inputs to this model are presented below:

 Options
2021
Assumptions used:
Risk-free interest rate0.7%
Volatility factor55%
Expected life (years)6.00
Dividend yield0.16%
Grant-date fair value of underlying Occidental common stock$25.39

A summary of Occidental’s outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2021 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2021 is presented below:

 VestedUnvested
thousands, except fair valuesOptionsWeighted Average Strike PriceOptionsWeighted Average Strike Price
January 11,326 $55.38 1,900 $40.03 
Granted— $— 440 $25.39 
Vested910 $40.03 (910)$40.03 
December 312,236 $49.13 1,430 $35.52 

No options were exercised during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. As of December 31, 2021, the remaining life of fully vested options was measured6.9 years.





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CASH RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED INCENTIVE AWARDS
Certain executives are awarded CROCEI awards that vest at the end of a three-year period if performance targets based on CROCE are met. These awards are settled in stock upon certification of the income approach, which incorporated a numberperformance target, with payouts that range from 0% to 200% of assumptions involving expectationsthe target award. Dividend equivalents are accumulated and paid upon certification of future cash flows. These assumptions included estimatesthe award. A summary of future product prices, which Occidental based on forward price curves, estimates of oil and gas reserves, estimates of future expected operating and capital costs and a risk-adjusted discount rate of 10 percent. These inputs are categorized as Level 3changes in Occidental’s unvested CROCEI during the fair value hierarchy.
During 2017, Occidental recognized pre-tax impairment charges of $397 million primarily related to held for sale non-core proved and unproved Permian acreage. Assumptions for proved and unproved properties classified as held for sale include estimated third-party prices to be received based on recent transactions of similar acreage.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR VALUEyear ended December 31, 2021 is presented below:
The carrying amounts of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents and other on-balance sheet financial instruments, other than fixed-rate debt, approximate fair value. See Note 7 - Long-term Debt for the fair value of Long-term debt.

 CROCEI
thousands, except fair valuesAwardsWeighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value of Occidental Stock
Unvested as of January 1197 $41.60 
Granted221 $25.39 
Unvested as of December 31418 $33.03 

NOTE 1816 - INDUSTRY SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

Occidental conducts its operations through 3 segments: (1) oil and gas; (2) chemical; and (3) marketingmidstream and midstream.
marketing. The factors used to identify these segments are based on the nature of the operations that are undertaken in each segment. Income taxes, interest income, interest expense, environmental remediation expenses, Anadarko acquisition-relatedAcquisition-related costs and unallocated corporate expenses are included under Corporatecorporate and Eliminations.eliminations. Intersegment sales eliminate upon consolidation and are generally made at prices approximating those that the selling entity would be able to obtain in third-party transactions. Identifiable assets are those assets used in the operations of the segments. Corporate assets consist of cash and restricted cash, certain corporate receivables and PP&E. The chief operating decision maker analyzes each segment’s operating results to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and to assess its performance as well as Occidental’s overall performance.

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Oil and gas ChemicalMidstream and marketingCorporate
and
eliminations
 Total
Year ended December 31, 2021       
Net sales$18,941 $5,246 $2,863 $(1,094)$25,956 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$4,145 (a)$1,544 $257 (b)$(2,241)(c)$3,705 
Income tax expense   (915)(d)(915)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$4,145 $1,544 $257 $(3,156)$2,790 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$154 $608 $2,176 $  $2,938 
Property, plant and equipment additions (e)
$2,458 $316 $107 $50  $2,931 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$7,741 $343 $325 $38  $8,447 
Total assets$56,132 $4,671 $11,132 $3,101  $75,036 
Year ended December 31, 2020      
Net sales$13,066 $3,733 $1,768 $(758)$17,809 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$(9,632)(a)$664 $(4,175)(b)$(2,562)(c)$(15,705)
Income tax benefit— — — 2,172 (d)2,172 
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(9,632)$664 $(4,175)$(390)$(13,533)
Investments in unconsolidated entities$168 $645 $2,437 $— $3,250 
Property, plant and equipment additions (e)
$2,279 $261 $50 $29 $2,619 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$7,414 $356 $312 $15 $8,097 
Total assets$62,931 $4,326 $9,856 $2,951 $80,064 
Year ended December 31, 2019      
Net sales$13,941 $4,102 $4,132 $(1,264)$20,911 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 
$2,520 (a)$799 $241 (b)$(3,206)(c)$354 
Income tax expense— — — (861)(d)(861)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$2,520 $799 $241 $(4,067)$(507)
Investments in unconsolidated entities$181 $689 $5,519 $— $6,389 
Property, plant and equipment additions (e)
$5,571 $272 $475 $135 $6,453 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$5,153 $368 $563 $56 $6,140 
Total assets$80,093 $4,361 $14,915 $7,821 $107,190 
(a)The 2021 amount included $282 million of asset impairments and $280 million of net oil, gas and CO2 derivative losses. The 2020 amount included $7.1 billion related to asset impairments and net asset sale losses of $1.6 billion, partially offset by a $1.1 billion gain on the oil and gas collars and calls. The 2019 amount included a net gain on sale of $475 million related to Occidental’s joint venture with Ecopetrol in the Midland Basin and sale of real estate assets, a $285 million impairment charge associated with domestic undeveloped leases that were set to expire in the near-term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities and a $39 million charge related to Occidental’s mutually agreed early termination of its Qatar ISSD contract.
(b)The 2021 amount included $252 million in derivative mark-to-market losses and $124 million of gains on sales, primarily from the sale of 11.5 million limit partner units in WES. The 2020 amount included $2.7 billion of other-than-temporary impairment of WES equity investment and $1.4 billion of impairments related to the write-off of goodwill and a $236 million loss from an equity investment related to WES' write-off of its goodwill. The 2019 amount included a $1 billion charge as a result of recording Occidental’s investment in WES at fair value as of December 31, 2019 upon the loss of control, a $114 million gain on the sale of an equity investment in Plains and a $30 million mark-to-market gain on an interest rate swap for WES.
(c)The 2021 amount included $153 million of Anadarko acquisition-related costs, $122 million net derivative mark-to-market gains on interest rate swaps and $118 million of early debt extinguishment expenses. The 2020 amount included $339 million in expenses related to Anadarko Acquisition-related costs and a $428 million loss on interest rate swaps. The 2019 amount included corporate transactions related to the Acquisition including charges of $1.0 billion related to employee severance and related costs, $401 million related to crucial seismic data and$213 million for bank, legal and consulting fees. The tax effect of these pre-tax adjustments was a $0.2 billion benefit in 2021, a $1.9 billion benefit in 2020, and a $245 million benefit in 2019.
(d)Included all foreign and domestic income taxes from continuing operations.
(e)Included capital expenditures and capitalized interest, but excluded acquisition and disposition of assets.





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millionsOil and Gas
 Chemical
 
Marketing and
Midstream

 
Corporate
and
Eliminations

 Total
Year ended December 31, 2019         
Net sales$13,423
 $4,102
 $4,132
 $(1,264) $20,393
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$2,352
(a) 
$799
 $241
(b) 
$(3,206)
(c) 
$186
Income tax expense 

 
 
 (693)
(d) 
(693)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$2,352
 $799
 $241
 $(3,899) $(507)
Investments in unconsolidated entities$181
 $689
 $5,519
 $
 $6,389
Property, plant and equipment additions(e)
$5,559
 $272
 $475
 $135
 $6,441
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$4,994
 $368
 $563
 $56
 $5,981
Total assets$77,936
 $4,361
 $17,055
 $9,978
 $109,330
          
Year ended December 31, 2018         
Net sales$10,441
 $4,657
 $3,656
 $(930) $17,824
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$2,442
(a) 
$1,159
 $2,802
(b) 
$(795)
(c) 
$5,608
Income tax expense
 
 
 (1,477)
(d) 
(1,477)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$2,442
 $1,159
 $2,802
 $(2,272) $4,131
Investments in unconsolidated entities$
 $733
 $947
 $
 $1,680
Property, plant and equipment additions(e)
$4,443
 $277
 $221
 $79
 $5,020
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$3,254
 $354
 $331
 $38
 $3,977
Total assets$24,874
 $4,359
 $11,087
 $3,534
 $43,854
          
Year ended December 31, 2017         
Net sales$7,870
 $4,355
 $1,157
 $(874) $12,508
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 
$1,111
(a) 
$822
 $85
(b) 
$(690)
(c) 
$1,328
Income tax expense
 
 
 (17)
(d) 
(17)
Income (loss) from continuing operations$1,111
 $822
 $85
 $(707) $1,311
Investments in unconsolidated entities$
 $771
 $739
 $5
 $1,515
Property, plant and equipment additions(e)
$2,968
 $323
 $296
 $64
 $3,651
Depreciation, depletion and amortization$3,269
 $352
 $340
 $41
 $4,002
Total assets$23,595
 $4,364
 $11,775
 $2,292
 $42,026

(a)
The 2019 amount included a net gain on sale of $475 million related to Occidental’s joint venture with Ecopetrol in the Midland Basin and sale of real estate assets, a $285 million impairment charge associated with domestic undeveloped leases that were set to expire in the near term, where Occidental had no plans to pursue exploration activities, and a $39 million charge related to Occidental’s mutually agreed early termination of its Qatar ISSD contract. The 2018 amount included $416 million for the impairment of proved oil properties and inventory in Qatar ISND and ISSD due to the decline in oil prices. The 2017 amount included pre-tax asset sale gains of $655 million primarily related to South Texas and non-core acreage in the Permian basin and $397 million for the impairment of non-core proved and unproved Permian acreage.
(b)
The 2019 amount included a $1 billion charge as a result of recording Occidental’s investment in WES at fair value as of December 31, 2019 upon the loss of control, a $114 million gain on the sale of an equity investment in Plains and a $30 million mark-to-market gain on an interest rate swap for WES. The 2018 amount included pre-tax asset sale gains of $907 million on the sale of non-core domestic midstream assets. The 2017 amount included pre-tax charges of $120 million related to asset impairments of idled facilities.
(c)
The 2019 amount included corporate transactions related to the Acquisition including charges of $1.0 billion related to employee severance and related costs, $401 million related to crucial seismic data and$213 million for bank, legal and consulting fees. There were no significant corporate transactions and events affecting 2018 and 2017 results. The tax effect of these pre-tax adjustments was a $245 million benefit in 2019, and $198 million expense and $392 million expense in 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(d)
Included all foreign and domestic income taxes from continuing operations.
(e)
Included capital expenditures and capitalized interest, but excluded acquisition and disposition of assets.


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FOOTNOTES



GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
millionsProperty, plant and equipment, net
For the years ended December 31,202120202019
United States$53,197 $59,016 $72,808 
International
UAE3,645 3,737 3,886 
Oman2,055 1,901 2,115 
Algeria496 664 1,761 
Colombia — 1,010 
Qatar468 510 563 
Other International69 61 87 
Total International6,733 6,873 9,422 
Total$59,930 $65,889 $82,230 
  Property, plant and equipment, net
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
United States $72,808
 $23,594
 $22,863
International      
United Arab Emirates 3,887
 4,051
 4,241
Oman 2,115
 2,048
 1,962
Colombia 1,010
 927
 807
Qatar 562
 741
 1,236
Other International 87
 76
 65
Total International 7,661
 7,843
 8,311
Total $80,469
 $31,437
 $31,174



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Quarterly Financial DataOccidental Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries
millions except per-share amounts First Quarter
 Second Quarter
 Third Quarter
 Fourth Quarter
2019        
Segment net sales        
Oil and gas $2,351
 $2,718
 $3,821
 $4,533
Chemical 1,059
 998
 1,071
 974
Marketing and Midstream(a)
 816
 909
 1,163
 1,244
Eliminations (222) (205) (368) (469)
Net sales $4,004
 $4,420
 $5,687
 $6,282
Gross profit $1,210
 $1,449
 $1,422
 $1,287
Segment earnings        
Oil and gas $484
 $726
 $221
 $921
Chemical 265
 208
 207
 119
Marketing and Midstream(a)
 279
 331
 400
 (769)
Total segment earnings $1,028
 $1,265
 $828
 $271
Unallocated corporate items        
Interest expense, net (83) (143) (360) (416)
Income taxes (225) (306) (116) (46)
Other (89) (181) (1,089) (845)
Income (loss) from continuing operations $631
 $635
 $(737) $(1,036)
Discontinued operates, net of taxes 
 
 (15) 
Net Income (loss) $631
 $635
 $(752) $(1,036)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 
 
 (42) (103)
Less: Preferred stock dividend 
 
 (118) (200)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $631
 $635
 $(912) $(1,339)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share $0.84
 $0.84
 $(1.08) $(1.50)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $0.84
 $0.84
 $(1.08) $(1.50)
Dividends per common share $0.78
 $0.78
 $0.79
 $0.79
         
2018        
Segment net sales        
Oil and gas $2,454
 $2,531
 $2,889
 $2,567
Chemical 1,154
 1,176
 1,185
 1,142
Marketing and Midstream 389
 603
 1,367
 1,297
Eliminations (234) (227) (225) (244)
Net sales $3,763
 $4,083
 $5,216
 $4,762
Gross profit $1,371
 $1,556
 $2,297
 $1,616
Segment earnings        
Oil and gas $750
 $780
 $767
 $145
Chemical 298
 317
 321
 223
Marketing and Midstream 179
 250
 1,698
 675
Total segment earnings $1,227
 $1,347
 $2,786
 $1,043
Unallocated corporate items        
Interest expense, net (92) (91) (92) (81)
Income taxes (339) (302) (710) (126)
Other (88) (106) (115) (130)
Net income attributable to common stockholders $708
 $848
 $1,869
 $706
Basic earnings per common share $0.92
 $1.10
 $2.44
 $0.93
Diluted earnings per common share $0.92
 $1.10
 $2.44
 $0.93
Dividends per common share $0.77
 $0.77
 $0.78
 $0.78
(a)
Marketing and Midstream segment net sales and earnings include the results of WES from the Acquisition date to the loss of control date.


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Supplemental Oil and Gas Information

OIL AND GAS RESERVES

The following tables set forth Occidental’s net interests in quantities of proved developed and undeveloped reserves of oil, (including condensate), NGL and natural gas and changes in such quantities. Proved oil, NGL and natural gas reserves were estimated using the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the year, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements. Oil, NGL and natural gas prices used for this purpose were based on posted benchmark prices and adjusted for price differentials including gravity, quality and transportation costs. The following table shows the pricing used in the reserve analysis for the periods presented:

  2019 2018 2017
Average WTI oil price (per barrel) $55.69 $65.56 $51.34
Average Brent price (per barrel) $63.03 $72.20 $54.93
Average Henry Hub natural gas price (per MMBtu) $2.58 $3.10 $2.98
202120202019
Average WTI Oil ($/Bbl)$66.56 $39.57 $55.69 
Average Brent Oil ($/Bbl)$69.24 $43.41 $63.03 
Average Henry Hub Natural Gas ($/MMbtu)$3.60 $1.98 $2.58 
Average Mt. Belvieu NGL ($/Bbl) (a)
$44.22 $18.74 N/A
(a)     Mt. Belvieu pricing was added as an NGL benchmark beginning in 2020. Prior to 2020, WTI Oil was used as a benchmark for NGL.

Reserves are stated net of applicable royalties. Estimated reserves include Occidental’s economic interests under production-sharing contracts (PSCs)PSCs and other similar economic arrangements. In addition, discussions of oil and gas production or volumes, in general, refer to sales volumes unless the context requires or it is indicated otherwise.
Prices for oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL fluctuate widely. Historically, the markets for oil, NGL and natural gas NGL and refined products have been volatile and may continue to be volatile in the future. Prolonged or further declines in oil, NGL and natural gas and NGL prices would continue to reduce Occidental’s operating results and cash flows and could impact its future rate of growth and further impact the recoverability of the carrying value of its assets.
Proved undeveloped reserves in the Permian Basin are supported by a five-year detailed field-level development plan, which includes the timing, location and capital commitment of the wells to be drilled. Only proved undeveloped reserves which are reasonably certain to be drilled within five years of booking and are supported by a final investment decision to drill them are included in the development plan. A portion of the proved undeveloped reserves associated with international operations are expected to be developed beyond the five years and are tied to approved long-term development plans.


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OIL RESERVES(a)        
MMbblUnited States
International (b)
Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES 
Balance as of December 31, 20181,186 397 1,583 
Revisions of previous estimates(154)11 (143)
Improved recovery128 37 165 
Extensions and discoveries37 41 
Purchases of proved reserves545 84 629 
Sales of proved reserves(17)— (17)
Production(155)(64)(219)
Balance as of December 31, 20191,570 469 2,039 
Revisions of previous estimates(283)(1)(284)
Improved recovery82 18 100 
Extensions and discoveries14 
Purchases of proved reserves— 
Sales of proved reserves(31)(101)(132)
Production(205)(59)(264)
Balance as of December 31, 20201,144 331 1,475 
Revisions of previous estimates (c)
382 4 386 
Improved recovery6 13 19 
Extensions and discoveries88 1 89 
Purchases of proved reserves33  33 
Sales of proved reserves(5) (5)
Production(182)(44)(226)
Balance as of December 31, 20211,466 305 1,771 
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES 
December 31, 2018843 317 1,160 
December 31, 20191,206 371 1,577 
December 31, 2020917 251 1,168 
December 31, 2021 (d)
1,140 226 1,366 
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES
December 31, 2018343 80 423 
December 31, 2019364 98 462 
December 31, 2020227 80 307 
December 31, 2021326 79 405 
millions of barrels (MMbbl) United States
 Latin America
 
 Middle East (b)

 Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES        
Balance at December 31, 2016 960
 71
 326
 1,357
Revisions of previous estimates 66
 14
 33
 113
Improved recovery 97
 8
 17
 122
Extensions and discoveries 
 
 5
 5
Purchases of proved reserves 70
 
 
 70
Sales of proved reserves (13) 
 
 (13)
Production (73) (11) (55) (139)
Balance at December 31, 2017 1,107
 82
 326

1,515
Revisions of previous estimates 15
 (2) (7) 6
Improved recovery 135
 23
 31
 189
Extensions and discoveries 
 4
 2
 6
Purchases of proved reserves 32
 
 
 32
Sales of proved reserves (12) 
 
 (12)
Production (91) (11) (51) (153)
Balance at December 31, 2018 1,186
 96
 301

1,583
Revisions of previous estimates (c)
 (154) 3
 15
 (136)
Improved recovery 128
 12
 25
 165
Extensions and discoveries 37
 2
 2
 41
Purchases of proved reserves (d)
 545
 
 
 545
Sales of proved reserves (17) 
 
 (17)
Production (155) (12) (44) (211)
Balance at December 31, 2019 1,570
 101
 299
 1,970
        
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES       
December 31, 2016 670
 69
 298
 1,037
December 31, 2017 772
 77
 279
 1,128
December 31, 2018 843
 77
 240
 1,160
December 31, 2019 (e)
 1,206
 76
 226
 1,508
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES 
       
December 31, 2016 290
 2
 28
 320
December 31, 2017 335
 5
 47
 387
December 31, 2018 343
 19
 61
 423
December 31, 2019 364
 25
 73
 462
(a)Excluded reserve amounts related to discontinued operations and held for sale assets in 2020 and 2019. Proved reserves for held for sale assets as of December 31, 2021 were immaterial.
(a)
(b)For 2021, included Middle East and North Africa. For 2020, 2019 and 2018, also included Latin America, which primarily consisted of Colombia, which was sold in 2020. Total proved oil reserves for Latin America were 101 MMboe and 96 MMboe as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(c)Revisions of previous estimates in 2021 included the effects of price revisions, new infill drilling and other updates, including changes in reservoir performance, economic conditions, and development plans. Positive price revisions of 235 MMboe were primarily in the Permian Basin (230 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (11 MMboe), partially offset by negative price revisions of 24 MMboe related to PSCs. Another 92 MMboe in positive revisions were related to additions associated with infill development projects, primarily in the Permian Basin (57 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (24 MMboe). Further positive revisions of 34 MMboe were associated with updates based on reservoir performance, various other cost related revisions (16 MMboe), and changes in development plans (8 MMboe).
(d)Approximately 9% of the proved developed reserves as of December 31, 2021, were nonproducing, primarily associated with the Permian Basin and Oman.
Excluded reserve amounts related to the Africa Assets.
(b)
A majority of the proved reserve amounts relate to PSCs and other similar economic arrangements.
(c)
Revisions of previous estimates in 2019 primarily related to negative price revisions, changes to development plans and reservoir performance in the Permian Basin.
(d)
Purchases of proved reserves in 2019 related to acquired reserves through the Acquisition.
(e)
Approximately 11% of the proved developed reserves at December 31, 2019, are nonproducing, primarily associated with Oman, Permian EOR and DJ Basin.









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NGL RESERVES(a)
MMbblUnited States
International (b)
Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES 
Balance as of December 31, 2018284 202 486 
Revisions of previous estimates(21)(12)
Improved recovery58 — 58 
Extensions and discoveries11 — 11 
Purchases of proved reserves267 10 277 
Sales of proved reserves(7)— (7)
Production(52)(13)(65)
Balance as of December 31, 2019540 208 748 
Revisions of previous estimates(90)10 (80)
Improved recovery32 10 42 
Extensions and discoveries— 
Purchases of proved reserves— 
Sales of proved reserves(20)— (20)
Production(81)(13)(94)
Balance as of December 31, 2020384 215 599 
Revisions of previous estimates (c)
227 (1)226 
Improved recovery   
Extensions and discoveries27  27 
Purchases of proved reserves7  7 
Sales of proved reserves(2) (2)
Production(79)(12)(91)
Balance as of December 31, 2021564 202 766 
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES 
December 31, 2018196 145 341 
December 31, 2019406 147 553 
December 31, 2020314 138 452 
December 31, 2021 (d)
433 125 558 
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES
December 31, 201888 57 145 
December 31, 2019134 61 195 
December 31, 202070 77 147 
December 31, 2021131 77 208 
(a)Excluded reserve amounts related to discontinued operations and held for sale assets in 2020 and 2019. Proved reserves for held for sale assets as of December 31, 2021 were immaterial.
(b)Included Middle East and North Africa.
(c)Revisions of previous estimates in 2021 included the effects of price revisions, new infill drilling and other updates, including changes in reservoir performance, economic conditions and development plans. Positive price revisions of 97 MMbbl were primarily in the Permian Basin (80 MMbbl) and the DJ Basin (17 MMbbl). Another 54 MMbbl in positive revisions were related to additions associated with infill development projects, primarily in the DJ Basin (28 MMbbl) and the Permian Basin (25 MMbbl). Further positive revisions of 47 MMbbl were associated with updates based on reservoir performance, various other cost related revisions (19 MMbbl), and changes in development plans (10 MMbbl).
(d)Approximately 4% of the proved developed reserves as of December 31, 2021, were nonproducing, primarily associated with the Permian Basin.

millions of barrels (MMbbl) United States
 Latin America
  Middle East
 Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES        
Balance at December 31, 2016 219
 
 201
 420
Revisions of previous estimates 11
 
 (2) 9
Improved recovery 23
 
 10
 33
Extensions and discoveries 
 
 
 
Purchases of proved reserves 21
 
 
 21
Sales of proved reserves (7) 
 
 (7)
Production (20) 
 (11) (31)
Balance at December 31, 2017 247
 
 198
 445
Revisions of previous estimates 7
 
 15
 22
Improved recovery 47
 
 
 47
Extensions and discoveries 
 
 
 
Purchases of proved reserves 11
 
 
 11
Sales of proved reserves (3) 
 
 (3)
Production (25) 
 (11) (36)
Balance at December 31, 2018 284
 
 202
 486
Revisions of previous estimates (b)
 (21) 
 10
 (11)
Improved recovery 58
 
 
 58
Extensions and discoveries 11
 
 
 11
Purchases of proved reserves (c)
 267
 
 
 267
Sales of proved reserves (7) 
 
 (7)
Production (52) 
 (12) (64)
Balance at December 31, 2019 540
 
 200
 740
         
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES        
December 31, 2016 149
 
 164
 313
December 31, 2017 161
 
 153
 314
December 31, 2018 196
 
 145
 341
December 31, 2019  (d)
 406
 
 141
 547
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES       
December 31, 2016 70
 
 37
 107
December 31, 2017 86
 
 45
 131
December 31, 2018 88
 
 57
 145
December 31, 2019 134
 
 59
 193
(a)
Excluded reserve amounts related to the Africa Assets.
(b)
Revisions of previous estimates in 2019 primarily related to negative price revisions, changes to development plans and reservoir performance in the Permian Basin and DJ Basin.
(c)
Purchases of proved reserves in 2019 related to acquired reserves through the Acquisition.
(d)
Approximately 6% of the proved developed reserves at December 31, 2019, are nonproducing, primarily associated with Permian EOR and DJ Basin.









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NATURAL GAS RESERVES(a)
BcfUnited States
International (b)
Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES 
Balance as of December 31, 20181,445 2,650 4,095 
Revisions of previous estimates(409)89 (320)
Improved recovery393 32 425 
Extensions and discoveries59 64 
Purchases of proved reserves2,996 — 2,996 
Sales of proved reserves(30)— (30)
Production(326)(204)(530)
Balance as of December 31, 20194,128 2,572 6,700 
Revisions of previous estimates(823)102 (721)
Improved recovery183 103 286 
Extensions and discoveries38 — 38 
Purchases of proved reserves— 
Sales of proved reserves(523)(9)(532)
Production(561)(195)(756)
Balance as of December 31, 20202,446 2,573 5,019 
Revisions of previous estimates (c)
1,274 27 1,301 
Improved recovery3 3 6 
Extensions and discoveries176  176 
Purchases of proved reserves22  22 
Sales of proved reserves(25) (25)
Production(477)(172)(649)
Balance as of December 31, 20213,419 2,431 5,850 
 
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES 
December 31, 2018978 2,026 3,004 
December 31, 20193,198 2,007 5,205 
December 31, 20202,028 1,846 3,874 
December 31, 2021 (d)
2,632 1,705 4,337 
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES
December 31, 2018467 624 1,091 
December 31, 2019930 565 1,495 
December 31, 2020418 727 1,145 
December 31, 2021787 726 1,513 
billions of cubic feet (Bcf) United States
 Latin America
 
 Middle East (b)

 Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES        
Balance at December 31, 2016 1,045
 6
 2,723
 3,774
Revisions of previous estimates 197
 8
 (33) 172
Improved recovery 167
 1
 106
 274
Extensions and discoveries 
 
 3
 3
Purchases of proved reserves 50
 
 
 50
Sales of proved reserves (146) 
 
 (146)
Production (108) (3) (185) (296)
Balance at December 31, 2017 1,205
 12
 2,614
 3,831
Revisions of previous estimates (25) 
 191
 166
Improved recovery 329
 1
 17
 347
Extensions and discoveries 
 
 4
 4
Purchases of proved reserves 69
 
 
 69
Sales of proved reserves (14) 
 
 (14)
Production (119) (2) (187) (308)
Balance at December 31, 2018 1,445
 11
 2,639
 4,095
Revisions of previous estimates (c)
 (409) (1) 90
 (320)
Improved recovery 393
 2
 30
 425
Extensions and discoveries 59
 2
 3
 64
Purchases of proved reserves (d)
 2,996
 
 
 2,996
Sales of proved reserves (30) 
 
 (30)
Production (326) (2) (202) (530)
Balance at December 31, 2019 4,128
 12
 2,560
 6,700
         
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES        
December 31, 2016 708
 6
 2,324
 3,038
December 31, 2017 782
 11
 2,131
 2,924
December 31, 2018 978
 11
 2,015
 3,004
December 31, 2019  (e)
 3,198
 11
 1,996
 5,205
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES        
December 31, 2016 337
 
 399
 736
December 31, 2017 423
 1
 483
 907
December 31, 2018 467
 
 624
 1,091
December 31, 2019 
 930
 1
 564
 1,495
(a)Excluded reserve amounts related to discontinued operations and held for sale assets in 2020 and 2019. Proved reserves for held for sale assets as of December 31, 2021 were immaterial.
(a)
(b)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020, 2019 and 2018, Latin America also included Colombia which was sold in 2020. Total proved natural gas reserves for Latin America were 12 Bcf and 11 Bcf as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(c)Revisions of previous estimates in 2021 included the effects of price revisions, new infill drilling and other updates, including changes in reservoir performance, economic conditions and development plans. Positive price revisions of 533 Bcf were primarily in the Permian Basin (420 Bcf) and the DJ Basin (140 Bcf), partially offset by negative price revisions of 51 Bcf related to PSCs. Another 371 Bcf in positive revisions were related to additions associated with infill development projects, primarily in the DJ Basin (229 Bcf) and the Permian Basin (126 Bcf). Further positive revisions were associated with changes in development plans (146 Bcf), various other cost related revisions (135 Bcf), and updates based on reservoir performance (114 Bcf).
(d)Approximately 2% of the proved developed reserves as of December 31, 2021, were nonproducing, primarily associated with the Permian Basin, DJ Basin and Oman.

Excluded reserve amounts related to the Africa Assets.
(b)
Approximately one-third of Middle East proved reserves relate to PSCs and other similar economic arrangements.
(c)
Revisions of previous estimates in 2019 primarily related to negative price revisions, changes to development plans and reservoir performance in the Permian Basin.
(d)
Purchases of proved reserves in 2019 related to acquired reserves through the Acquisition.
(e)
Approximately 4% of the proved developed reserves at December 31, 2019, are nonproducing, primarily associated with Permian EOR and DJ Basin.









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TOTAL RESERVES(a)
MMboe (b)
United States
International (c)
Total
PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES 
Balance as of December 31, 20181,711 1,041 2,752 
Revisions of previous estimates(243)35 (208)
Improved recovery251 42 293 
Extensions and discoveries58 63 
Purchases of proved reserves1,311 94 1,405 
Sales of proved reserves(29)— (29)
Production(261)(111)(372)
Balance as of December 31, 20192,798 1,106 3,904 
Revisions of previous estimates(510)26 (484)
Improved recovery145 45 190 
Extensions and discoveries17 22 
Purchases of proved reserves— 
Sales of proved reserves(138)(103)(241)
Production(380)(104)(484)
Balance as of December 31, 20201,936 975 2,911 
Revisions of previous estimates (d)
821 8 829 
Improved recovery7 13 20 
Extensions and discoveries144 1 145 
Purchases of proved reserves44  44 
Sales of proved reserves(11) (11)
Production(341)(85)(426)
Balance as of December 31, 20212,600 912 3,512 
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES 
December 31, 20181,202 800 2,002 
December 31, 20192,145 853 2,998 
December 31, 20201,569 697 2,266 
December 31, 2021 (e)
2,012 635 2,647 
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES
December 31, 2018509 241 750 
December 31, 2019653 253 906 
December 31, 2020367 278 645 
December 31, 2021588 277 865 
(a)Excluded reserve amounts related to discontinued operations and held for sale assets in 2020 and 2019. Proved reserves for held for sale assets as of December 31, 2021 were immaterial.
(b)Natural gas volumes have been converted to Boe based on an energy content of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil.Conversion to Boe does not necessarily result in price equivalency.
(c)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020, 2019 and 2018, Latin America also included Colombia which was sold in 2020. Total proved reserves for Latin America were 103 MMboe and 98 MMboe and as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(d)Revisions of previous estimates in 2021 included the effects of price revisions, new infill drilling and other updates, including changes in reservoir performance, economic conditions and development plans. Positive price revisions of 421 MMboe were primarily in the Permian Basin (380 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (51 MMboe), partially offset by negative price revisions of 35 MMboe related to PSCs. Another 208 MMboe in positive revisions were related to additions associated with infill development projects, primarily in the Permian Basin (103 MMboe) and the DJ Basin (90 MMboe). Further positive revisions were associated with updates based on reservoir performance (101 MMboe), various other cost related revisions (57 MMboe), and changes in development plans (42 MMboe).
(e)Approximately 6% of the proved developed reserves as of December 31, 2021, were nonproducing, primarily associated with the Permian Basin, Oman and Gulf of Mexico.
millions of BOE (MMBOE) (b)
 United States
 Latin America
  Middle East
 
Total(c)

PROVED DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESERVES        
Balance at December 31, 2016 1,353
 72
 981
 2,406
Revisions of previous estimates 109
 16
 26
 151
Improved recovery 149
 8
 44
 201
Extensions and discoveries 
 
 5
 5
Purchases of proved reserves 99
 
 
 99
Sales of proved reserves (44) 
 
 (44)
Production (111) (12) (97) (220)
Balance at December 31, 2017 1,555
 84
 959
 2,598
Revisions of previous estimates 18
 (2) 40
 56
Improved recovery 237
 23
 34
 294
Extensions and discoveries 
 4
 3
 7
Purchases of proved reserves 54
 
 
 54
Sales of proved reserves (17) 
 
 (17)
Production (136) (11) (93) (240)
Balance at December 31, 2018 1,711
 98
 943
 2,752
Revisions of previous estimates (d)
 (243) 3
 40
 (200)
Improved recovery 251
 12
 30
 293
Extensions and discoveries 58
 2
 3
 63
Purchases of proved reserves (e)
 1,311
 
 
 1,311
Sales of proved reserves (29) 
 
 (29)
Production (261) (12) (90) (363)
Balance at December 31, 2019 2,798

103

926
 3,827
         
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES        
December 31, 2016 937
 70
 849
 1,856
December 31, 2017 1,063
 79
 786
 1,928
December 31, 2018 1,202
 79
 721
 2,002
December 31, 2019(f)
 2,145
 78
 700
 2,923
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES        
December 31, 2016 416
 2
 132
 550
December 31, 2017 492
 5
 173
 670
December 31, 2018 509
 19
 222
 750
December 31, 2019 653
 25
 226
 904
(a)
Excluded reserve amounts related to the Africa Assets.
(b)
Natural gas volumes have been converted to barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) based on an energy content of six thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of gas to one barrel of oil.
(c)
Included proved reserves related to PSCs and other similar economic arrangements of 0.5 billion BOE at December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
(d)
Revisions of previous estimates in 2019 primarily related to negative price revisions, changes to development plans and reservoir performance in the Permian Basin.
(e)
Purchases of proved reserves in 2019 related to acquired reserves through the Acquisition.
(f)
Approximately 8% of the proved developed reserves at December 31, 2019, are nonproducing, primarily associated with Oman, Permian EOR and DJ Basin.





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Reserves of Assets Held for Sale
The table below shows proved developed and undeveloped reserves related to Ghana and Algeria that were presented as held for sale at December 31, 2019:
  Oil (MMbbl)
 NGL(MMbbl)
 Natural Gas (Bcf)
 Total (MMBOE)
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES 99
 7
 19
 109
PROVED UNDEVELOPED RESERVES 
 14
 
 11
 16

CAPITALIZED COSTS
Capitalized costs relating to oil and gas producing activities and related accumulated DD&A were as follows:

millions 
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
millionsUnited States
International (a)
Total
December 31, 2019        
December 31, 2021December 31, 2021  
Proved properties $59,658
 $3,667
 $11,787
 $75,112
Proved properties$66,443 $15,232 $81,675 
Unproved properties 30,301
 36
 432
 30,769
Unproved properties19,423 153 19,576 
Total capitalized costs (a,b)
 89,959

3,703

12,219
 105,881
Total capitalized costs (b)
Total capitalized costs (b)
85,866 15,385 101,251 
Proved properties depreciation, depletion and amortization (20,961) (2,643) (8,853) (32,457)Proved properties depreciation, depletion and amortization(32,355)(11,821)(44,176)
Unproved properties valuation (1,025) (27) (170) (1,222)Unproved properties valuation(4,789)(27)(4,816)
Total Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (21,986)
(2,670)
(9,023) (33,679)Total Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization(37,144)(11,848)(48,992)
Net capitalized costs $67,973
 $1,033
 $3,196
 $72,202
Net capitalized costs$48,722 $3,537 $52,259 
December 31, 2018        
December 31, 2020December 31, 2020  
Proved properties $35,717
 $3,436
 $17,302
 $56,455
Proved properties$63,988 $14,548 $78,536 
Unproved properties 1,900
 43
 401
 2,344
Unproved properties23,713 205 23,918 
Total capitalized costs (a)
 37,617
 3,479
 17,703
 58,799
Total capitalized costs (b,c)
Total capitalized costs (b,c)
87,701 14,753 102,454 
Proved properties depreciation, depletion and amortization (17,188) (2,514) (14,286) (33,988)Proved properties depreciation, depletion and amortization(27,914)(11,140)(39,054)
Unproved properties valuation (1,200) (27) (85) (1,312)Unproved properties valuation(5,285)(27)(5,312)
Total Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (18,388) (2,541) (14,371) (35,300)Total Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization(33,199)(11,167)(44,366)
Net capitalized costs $19,229
 $938
 $3,332
 $23,499
Net capitalized costs$54,502 $3,586 $58,088 
December 31, 2017        
December 31, 2019December 31, 2019  
Proved properties $31,091
 $3,194
 $16,582
 $50,867
Proved properties$59,658 $17,374 $77,032 
Unproved properties 2,094
 53
 394
 2,541
Unproved properties30,301 468 30,769 
Total capitalized costs (a)
 33,185
 3,247
 16,976
 53,408
Total capitalized costs (b,c,d)
Total capitalized costs (b,c,d)
89,959 17,842 107,801 
Proved properties depreciation, depletion and amortization (14,609) (2,412) (13,196) (30,217)Proved properties depreciation, depletion and amortization(20,961)(11,655)(32,616)
Unproved properties valuation (1,166) (27) 
 (1,193)Unproved properties valuation(1,025)(197)(1,222)
Total Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (15,775) (2,439) (13,196) (31,410)Total Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization(21,986)(11,852)(33,838)
Net capitalized costs $17,410
 $808
 $3,780
 $21,998
Net capitalized costs$67,973 $5,990 $73,963 
(a)
(a)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020 and 2019, Latin America also included Colombia, which was sold in 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Latin America had total net capitalized costs of $1.0 billion.
(b)Included acquisition costs, development costs, capitalized interest and AROs.
(c)Excluded capitalized costs related to Ghana, which was presented as held for sale as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Excluded capitalized costs related to South Africa, which was presented as held for sale as of December 31, 2019.
(d)$50.3 billion of capitalized costs are associated with the Acquisition.
Included acquisition costs, development costs, capitalized interest and asset retirement obligations. Excluded capitalized costs related to Africa Assets.
(b)
$48.4 billion of capitalized costs are associated with the Acquisition.


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COSTS INCURRED
Costs incurred in oil and gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities, whether capitalized or expensed, were as follows:

millionsUnited States
International (a)
Total
December 31, 2021 (b)
  
Property acquisition costs  
Proved properties$378 $1 $379 
Unproved properties51  51 
Exploration costs147 143 290 
Development costs1,749 366 2,115 
Costs incurred$2,325 $510 $2,835 
December 31, 2020 (b)
Property acquisition costs
Proved properties$$35 $42 
Unproved properties41 24 65 
Exploration costs117 95 212 
Development costs1,376 466 1,842 
Costs incurred$1,541 $620 $2,161 
December 31, 2019 (b)
Property acquisition costs
Proved properties$19,567 $1,915 $21,482 
Unproved properties29,042 12 29,054 
Exploration costs307 200 507 
Development costs4,449 771 5,220 
Costs incurred$53,365 $2,898 $56,263 
(a)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020 and 2019, Latin America also included Colombia, which was sold in 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, Latin America incurred costs of $97 million and $261 million, respectively.
(b)Excluded costs incurred related to the Mozambique (sold 2019), South Africa (sold 2020) and Ghana (sold 2021) assets.

millions 
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019(a)
        
Property acquisition costs        
Proved properties $19,567
 $6
 $
 $19,573
Unproved properties 29,042
 1
 11
 29,054
Exploration costs 307
 58
 141
 506
Development costs 4,449
 196
 563
 5,208
Costs incurred $53,365
 $261
 $715
 $54,341
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018        
Property acquisition costs        
Proved properties $428
 $
 $
 $428
Unproved properties 46
 4
 2
 52
Exploration costs 196
 42
 44
 282
Development costs 3,387
 203
 698
 4,288
Costs incurred $4,057
 $249
 $744
 $5,050
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017        
Property acquisition costs        
Proved properties $880
 $
 $1
 $881
Unproved properties 32
 
 
 32
Exploration costs 163
 39
 54
 256
Development costs 1,981
 157
 582
 2,720
Costs incurred $3,056
 $196
 $637
 $3,889
(a)
Excluded costs incurred related to Africa Assets.


























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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Occidental’s oil and gas producing activities for continuing operations, which exclude items such as asset dispositions,divestitures, corporate overhead, interest and royalties, were as follows:
millionsUnited States
International (a)
Total
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021  
Revenues (b)
$15,817 $3,462 $19,279 
Lease operating costs2,341 883 3,224 
Transportation costs1,306 65 1,371 
Other operating expenses896 176 1,072 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization7,053 687 7,740 
Taxes other than on income785 209 994 
Exploration expenses158 94 252 
Oil and gas mark-to-market - Collars and CO2
280  280 
Pretax income (loss) before impairments and other charges2,998 1,348 4,346 
Asset impairments and other charges282  282 
Pretax income (loss)2,716 1,348 4,064 
Income tax expense (benefit) (c)
508 656 1,164 
Results of operations$2,208 $692 $2,900 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020  
Revenues (b)
$9,058 $2,947 $12,005 
Lease operating costs2,169 921 3,090 
Transportation costs1,425 72 1,497 
Other operating expenses960 221 1,181 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization6,611 803 7,414 
Taxes other than on income503 111 614 
Exploration expenses68 64 132 
Oil and gas mark-to-market - Collars and CO2
(1,089)— (1,089)
Pretax income (loss) before impairments and other charges(1,589)755 (834)
Asset impairments and other charges5,973 1,208 7,181 
Pretax income (loss)(7,562)(453)(8,015)
Income tax expense (benefit) (c)
(1,663)428 (1,235)
Results of operations$(5,899)$(881)$(6,780)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019  
Revenues (b)
$9,497 $4,556 $14,053 
Lease operating costs2,271 1,103 3,374 
Transportation costs647 97 744 
Other operating expenses1,125 258 1,383 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization4,113 1,040 5,153 
Taxes other than on income651 141 792 
Exploration expenses99 148 247 
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
15 — 15 
Pretax income before impairments and other charges576 1,769 2,345 
Asset impairments and other charges288 39 327 
Pretax income288 1,730 2,018 
Income tax expense (c)
74 937 1,011 
Results of operations$214 $793 $1,007 
millions 
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019        
Revenues (a)
 $9,497
 $703
 $3,335
 $13,535
Lease operating costs 2,271
 163
 904
 3,338
Transportation costs 647
 5
 78
 730
Other operating expenses 1,125
 51
 200
 1,376
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 4,113
 135
 746
 4,994
Taxes other than on income 651
 8
 
 659
Exploration expenses 99
 45
 102
 246
Oil and gas mark-to-market - Collars and CO2
 15
 
 
 15
Pretax income before impairments and other charges 576

296

1,305

2,177
Asset impairments and other charges 288
 
 39
 327
Pretax income 288

296

1,266

1,850
Income tax expense (b)
 74
 135
 634
 843
Results of operations(c)
 $214
 $161
 $632
 $1,007
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018        
Revenues (a)
 $5,747
 $731
 $3,963
 $10,441
Lease operating costs 1,675
 151
 939
 2,765
Transportation costs 11
 3
 98
 112
Other operating expenses 676
 49
 186
 911
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,321
 102
 831
 3,254
Taxes other than on income 407
 6
 
 413
Exploration expenses 64
 19
 27
 110
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
 (4) 
 
 (4)
Pretax income before impairments and other charges 597

401

1,882

2,880
Asset impairments and other charges 32
 
 416
 448
Pretax income 565

401

1,466

2,432
Income tax expense (benefit) (b)
 (131) 174
 925
 968
Results of operations $696

$227
 $541

$1,464
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017        
Revenues (a)
 $4,047
 $570
 $3,253
 $7,870
Lease operating costs 1,463
 151
 849
 2,463
Transportation costs 11
 4
 101
 116
Other operating expenses 621
 51
 166
 838
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,549
 124
 596
 3,269
Taxes other than on income 273
 9
 
 282
Exploration expenses 28
 7
 47
 82
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
 (36) 
 
 (36)
Pretax income (loss) before impairments and other charges (862)
224

1,494

856
Asset impairments and other charges 397
 4
 
 401
Pretax income (loss) (1,259)
220

1,494

455
Income tax expense (benefit) (b)
 (695) 120
 690
 115
Results of operations $(564) $100
 $804
 $340
(a)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020 and 2019, Latin America also included Colombia, which was sold in 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, Latin America’s results of operations were $56 million and $161 million, respectively. Results of operations excluded discontinued operations related to the Mozambique (sold 2019), South Africa (sold 2020) and Ghana (sold 2021) assets.
(a)
(b)Revenues are net of royalty payments.
(c)U.S. federal income taxes reflect certain expenses related to oil and gas activities allocated for U.S. income tax purposes. These amounts are computed using the statutory rate in effect during the period.
Revenues are net of royalty payments.
(b)
U.S. federal income taxes reflect certain expenses related to oil and gas activities allocated for U.S. income tax purposes . These amounts are computed using the statutory rate in effect during the period.
(c)
The 2019 results of operations excluded amounts related to Africa Assets.


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RESULTS PER UNIT OF PRODUCTION FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS
$/Boe (a)
United States
International (b)
Total
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021  
Revenues (c)
$46.42 $40.82 $45.31 
Lease operating costs6.87 10.41 7.58 
Transportation costs3.83 0.76 3.22 
Other operating expenses2.63 2.08 2.52 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization20.70 8.10 18.19 
Taxes other than on income2.30 2.47 2.34 
Exploration expenses0.46 1.10 0.59 
Oil and gas mark-to-market - Collars and CO2
0.82  0.66 
Pretax income (loss) before impairments and other charges8.81 15.90 10.21 
Asset impairments and other charges0.83  0.66 
Pretax income (loss)7.98 15.90 9.55 
Income tax expense (d)
1.49 7.73 2.73 
Results of operations$6.49 $8.17 $6.82 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020  
Revenues (c)
$23.86 $28.15 $24.79 
Lease operating costs5.71 8.80 6.38 
Transportation costs3.75 0.69 3.09 
Other operating expenses2.53 2.11 2.44 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization17.41 7.67 15.31 
Taxes other than on income1.32 1.06 1.27 
Exploration expenses0.18 0.61 0.27 
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
(2.87)— (2.25)
Pretax income (loss) before impairments and other charges(4.17)7.21 (1.72)
Asset impairments and other charges15.73 11.54 14.83 
Pretax income (loss)(19.90)(4.33)(16.55)
Income tax expense (benefit) (d)
(4.38)4.09 (2.55)
Results of operations$(15.52)$(8.42)$(14.00)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019  
Revenues (c)
$36.43 $40.94 $37.78 
Lease operating costs8.71 9.91 9.07 
Transportation costs2.48 0.87 2.00 
Other operating expenses4.32 2.32 3.72 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization15.78 9.35 13.85 
Taxes other than on income2.50 1.27 2.13 
Exploration expenses0.38 1.33 0.66 
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
0.06 — 0.04 
Pretax income before impairments and other charges2.20 15.89 6.31 
Asset impairments and other charges1.11 0.35 0.88 
Pretax income (loss)1.09 15.54 5.43 
Income tax expense (d)
0.29 8.42 2.72 
Results of operations$0.80 $7.12 $2.71 
(a)Natural gas volumes have been converted to Boe based on energy content of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil.
(b)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020 and 2019, Latin America also included Colombia, which was sold in 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, Latin America’s results of operations per unit of production were $4.62 per Boe and $12.99 per Boe, respectively. Results of operations excluded discontinued operations related to the Mozambique (sold 2019), South Africa (sold 2020) and Ghana (sold 2021) assets.
(c)Revenues are net of royalty payments.
(d)U.S. federal income taxes reflect certain expenses related to oil and gas activities allocated for U.S. income tax purposes. These amounts are computed using the statutory rate in effect during the period.
$/BOE (a) 
 
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019        
Revenues (b)
 $36.43
 $56.70
 $36.94
 $37.25
Lease operating costs 8.71
 13.18
 10.01
 9.19
Transportation costs 2.48
 0.34
 0.87
 2.01
Other operating expenses 4.32
 4.15
 2.21
 3.79
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 15.78
 10.85
 8.27
 13.74
Taxes other than on income 2.50
 0.63
 
 1.81
Exploration expenses 0.38
 3.66
 1.13
 0.68
Oil and gas mark-to-market - Collars and CO2
 0.06
 
 
 0.04
Pretax income before impairments and other charges 2.20

23.89

14.45

5.99
Asset impairments and other charges 1.11
 
 0.43
 0.90
Pretax income 1.09

23.89

14.02

5.09
Income tax expense(c)
 0.29
 10.90
 7.01
 2.32
Results of operations(d)
 $0.80
 $12.99
 $7.01
 $2.77
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018        
Revenues (b)
 $42.30
 $63.37
 $42.78
 $43.50
Lease operating costs 12.33
 13.08
 10.14
 11.52
Transportation costs 0.08
 0.24
 1.06
 0.47
Other operating expenses 4.98
 4.24
 2.01
 3.79
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 17.08
 8.88
 8.96
 13.56
Taxes other than on income 3.00
 0.52
 
 1.72
Exploration expenses 0.47
 1.65
 0.29
 0.46
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
 (0.03) 
 
 (0.01)
Pretax income before impairments and other charges 4.39
 34.76
 20.32

11.99
Asset impairments and other charges 0.24
 
 4.49
 1.87
Pretax income 4.15

34.76

15.83

10.12
Income tax expense (benefit) (c)
 (0.96) 15.08
 9.99
 4.03
Results of operations $5.11
 $19.68
 $5.84
 $6.09
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017        
Revenues (b)
 $36.50
 $47.79
 $33.51
 $35.79
Lease operating costs 13.19
 12.66
 8.75
 11.20
Transportation costs 0.10
 0.33
 1.04
 0.53
Other operating expenses 5.60
 4.28
 1.71
 3.81
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 22.99
 10.37
 6.14
 14.87
Taxes other than on income 2.47
 0.75
 
 1.28
Exploration expenses 0.25
 0.59
 0.48
 0.37
Oil and gas mark-to-market - CO2
 (0.32) 
 
 (0.16)
Pretax income before impairments and other charges (7.78) 18.81
 15.39
 3.89
Asset impairments and other charges 3.58
 0.34
 
 1.82
Pretax income (loss) (11.36)
18.47

15.39

2.07
Income tax expense (benefit) (c)
 (6.27) 10.06
 7.11
 0.52
Results of operations $(5.09) $8.41
 $8.28
 $1.55
(a)
Natural gas volumes have been converted to barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) based on energy content of six thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of gas to one barrel of oil.
(b)
Revenues are net of royalty payments.
(c)
U.S. federal income taxes reflect certain expenses related to oil and gas activities allocated for U.S. income tax purposes . These amounts are computed using the statutory rate in effect during the period.
(d)
The 2019 results of operations excluded amounts related to Africa Assets.

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STANDARDIZED MEASURE, INCLUDING YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGES THEREIN, OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS

For purposes of the following disclosures, future cash flows were computed by applying to Occidental’s proved oil and gas reserves the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018,2021, 2020 and 2017,2019, respectively, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements, and exclude escalations based upon future conditions. The realized prices used to calculate future cash flows vary by producing area and market conditions. Future operating and capital costs were forecast using the current cost environment applied to expectations of future operating and development activities to develop and produce proved reserves at year end.
  2019 2018 2017
Average WTI oil price (per barrel) $55.69 $65.56 $51.34
Average Brent price (per barrel) $63.03 $72.20 $54.93
Average Henry Hub natural gas price (per MMBtu) $2.58 $3.10 $2.98

Future income tax expenses were computed by applying, generally, year-end statutory tax rates (adjusted for permanent differences, tax credits, allowances and foreign income repatriation considerations) to the estimated net future pre-tax cash flows. The discount was computed by application of a 10% discount factor. The calculations assumed the continuation of existing economic, operating and contractual conditions atas of December 31, 2019, 2018,2021, 2020 and 2017.2019. Such assumptions, which are required by regulation, have not always proven accurate in the past. Other valid assumptions would give rise to substantially different results.

STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS
millionsUnited States
International (a)
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2021  
Future cash inflows$116,014 $28,865 $144,879 
Future costs 
Production costs and other operating(47,803)(9,284)(57,087)
Development costs (b)
(12,186)(3,004)(15,190)
Future income tax expense(9,875)(3,544)(13,419)
Future net cash flows46,150 13,033 59,183 
10% discount factor(19,538)(5,821)(25,359)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows$26,612 $7,212 $33,824 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  
Future cash inflows$49,050 $21,270 $70,320 
Future costs 
Production costs and other operating(29,147)(8,304)(37,451)
Development costs (b)
(9,103)(2,410)(11,513)
Future income tax expense(19)(2,088)(2,107)
Future net cash flows10,781 8,468 19,249 
10% discount factor(3,827)(4,071)(7,898)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows$6,954 $4,397 $11,351 
Balance as of December 31, 2019  
Future cash inflows$97,293 $39,061 $136,354 
Future costs 
Production costs and other operating(47,685)(14,142)(61,827)
Development costs (b)
(13,137)(3,272)(16,409)
Future income tax expense(4,097)(4,529)(8,626)
Future net cash flows32,374 17,118 49,492 
10% discount factor(12,427)(7,836)(20,263)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows$19,947 $9,282 $29,229 
millions 
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
AT DECEMBER 31, 2019        
Future cash inflows $97,293
 $5,803
 $28,715
 $131,811
Future costs        
Production costs and other operating (47,685) (2,824) (9,786) (60,295)
Development costs (a)
 (13,137) (553) (2,543) (16,233)
Future income tax expense (4,097) (687) (2,559) (7,343)
Future net cash flows 32,374
 1,739
 13,827
 47,940
10% discount factor (12,427) (701) (6,819) (19,947)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows (b)
 $19,947
 $1,038
 $7,008
 $27,993
AT DECEMBER 31, 2018        
Future cash inflows $75,313
 $6,104
 $31,158
 $112,575
Future costs        
Production costs and other operating (33,373) (2,673) (9,609) (45,655)
Development costs (a)
 (9,450) (377) (2,136) (11,963)
Future income tax expense (4,150) (959) (3,524) (8,633)
Future net cash flows 28,340
 2,095
 15,889
 46,324
10% discount factor (14,288) (846) (7,729) (22,863)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $14,052
 $1,249
 $8,160
 $23,461
AT DECEMBER 31, 2017        
Future cash inflows $59,289
 $3,961
 $25,662
 $88,912
Future costs        
Production costs and other operating (29,318) (1,915) (9,349) (40,582)
Development costs (a)
 (7,986) (238) (2,199) (10,423)
Future income tax expense (1,838) (543) (2,906) (5,287)
Future net cash flows 20,147
 1,265
 11,208
 32,620
10% discount factor (10,951) (423) (5,026) (16,400)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $9,196
 $842
 $6,182
 $16,220
(a)For 2021, included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. For 2020 and 2019, Latin America also included Colombia, which was sold in 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for Latin America were outflows of $6 million and inflows of $1.0 billion, respectively. Excluded discontinued operations related to Ghana (sold 2021).
(a)
(b)Included ARO costs.
Included asset retirement costs.
(b)
Excluded discounted future net cash flows of $2.0 billion related to Occidental’s Africa Assets.


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CHANGES IN THE STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS FROM PROVED RESERVE QUANTITIES(a)
millions202120202019
Balance as of January 1$11,351 $29,229 $23,461 
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs and other operating expenses(13,983)(6,483)(9,207)
Net change in prices received per barrel, net of production costs and other operating expenses32,464 (19,738)(6,506)
Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, net of future production and development costs2,412 1,007 2,607 
Change in estimated future development costs(376)1,686 (1,666)
Revisions of quantity estimates10,296 (1,989)(2,172)
Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period1,277 1,680 3,304 
Accretion of discount1,009 2,541 2,381 
Net change in income taxes(6,249)3,212 3,285 
Purchases and sales of reserves in place, net377 (651)11,229 
Changes in production rates and other(4,754)857 2,513 
Net change22,473 (17,878)5,768 
Balance as of December 31$33,824 $11,351 $29,229 
millions 2019
 2018
 2017
Balance at January 1 $23,461
 $16,220
 $9,713
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs and other operating expenses (8,884) (7,828) (5,362)
Net change in prices received per barrel, net of production costs and other operating expenses (6,823) 9,482
 7,598
Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, net of future production and development costs 2,607
 3,378
 1,534
Change in estimated future development costs (1,636) (3,463) (1,283)
Revisions of quantity estimates (1,769) 664
 966
Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period 3,297
 1,943
 1,643
Accretion of discount 2,276
 1,551
 922
Net change in income taxes 2,905
 (1,182) (528)
Purchases and sales of reserves in place, net 9,945
 347
 688
Changes in production rates and other 2,614
 2,349
 329
Net change 4,532
 7,241
 6,507
Balance at December 31 $27,993
 $23,461
 $16,220
(a)    Excluded results from discontinued operations.

AVERAGE SALES PRICE

The following table sets forth, for each year in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental’s approximate average sales prices in continuingfor ongoing operations:

United States
International (a)
Total
2021  
Oil ($/Bbl)$66.39 $65.08 $66.14 
NGL ($/Bbl)$30.62 $26.13 $30.01 
Gas ($/Mcf)$3.30 $1.69 $2.87 
2020  
Oil ($/Bbl)$36.39 $41.50 $37.34 
NGL ($/Bbl)$11.98 $16.22 $12.58 
Gas ($/Mcf)$1.18 $1.67 $1.31 
2019
Oil ($/Bbl)$54.31 $62.00 $56.26 
NGL ($/Bbl)$16.03 $21.85 $17.20 
Gas ($/Mcf)$1.31 $1.66 $1.45 
(a)Included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. 2020 and 2019 average realized prices have been adjusted to reflect the exclusion of Colombia, which was sold in 2020.
  
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
2019        
Oil ($/bbl) $54.31
 $57.26
 $61.96
 $56.09
NGL ($/bbl) $16.03
 $
 $21.31
 $17.06
Gas ($/Mcf) $1.31
 $7.01
 $1.59
 $1.45
2018        
Oil ($/bbl) $56.30
 $64.32
 $67.69
 $60.64
NGL ($/bbl) $27.64
 $
 $23.20
 $26.25
Gas ($/Mcf) $1.59
 $6.43
 $1.58
 $1.62
2017        
Oil ($/bbl) $47.91
 $48.50
 $50.38
 $48.93
NGL ($/bbl) $23.67
 $
 $18.05
 $21.63
Gas ($/Mcf) $2.31
 $5.08
 $1.52
 $1.84



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NET PRODUCTIVE AND DRY— EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENT WELLS COMPLETED

The following table sets forth, for each year in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental’s net productive and dry exploratory and development wells completed:

United States
International (a)
Total
2021   
Oil
Exploratory6 4 10 
Development292 42 334 
Gas
Exploratory 1 1 
Development4  4 
Dry
Exploratory4 2 6 
Development1  1 
2020   
Oil
Exploratory
Development240 81 321 
Gas
Exploratory— 
Development
Dry
Exploratory— 
Development— — — 
2019   
Oil
Exploratory22 29 
Development422 197 619 
Gas
Exploratory— 
Development
Dry
Exploratory10 
Development— 
(a)Included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
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United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
2019        
Oil       

Exploratory 22
 
 7
 29
Development 422
 68
 129
 619
Gas       

Exploratory 
 2
 5
 7
Development 2
 
 2
 4
Dry       

Exploratory 1
 3
 6
 10
Development 
 1
 
 1
2018        
Oil        
Exploratory 11
 2
 5
 18
Development 267
 54
 138
 459
Gas        
Development 3
 
 1
 4
Dry        
Exploratory 
 2
 3
 5
2017        
Oil        
Exploratory 14
 1
 5
 20
Development 201
 51
 105
 357
Gas        
Development 2
 
 1
 3
Dry        
Exploratory 
 
 3
 3
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PRODUCTIVE OIL AND GAS WELLS

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental’s productive oil and gas wells (both producing and capable of production):

Wells at
December 31, 2019 (a)
 
United
States
 
Latin
America
 Middle East Total
Oil                
Gross (b)
 20,976
 (1,196) 1,881
 
 2,579
 
 25,436
 (1,196)
Net (c)
 17,304
 (1,076) 954
 
 1,205
 
 19,463
 (1,076)
Gas                
Gross (b)
 9,596
 (2,386) 35
 
 113
 (2) 9,744
 (2,388)
Net (c)
 8,056
 (2,138) 33
 
 58
 (2) 8,147
 (2,140)
United States
International (b)
Total
Oil (a)
Gross (c)
19,050 (984)2,808  21,858 (984)
Net (d)
15,816 (886)1,238 (34)17,054 (920)
Gas (a)
 
Gross (c)
4,414 (1,938)159 (2)4,573 (1,940)
Net (d)
3,188 (1,774)92 (4)3,280 (1,778)
(a)
(a)The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of wells with multiple completions.
(b)Included Middle East and North Africa.
(c)The total number of wells in which interests are owned.
(d)The sum of fractional interests.

PARTICIPATION IN WELLS BEING DRILLED OR PENDING COMPLETION
The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2021, Occidental’s participation in exploratory and development wells being drilled:

United States
International (a)
Total
Exploratory and development wells being drilled   
Gross7 17 24 
Net5 13 18 
Exploratory and development wells pending completion (b)
   
Gross86 3 89 
Net63 1 64 
(a)Included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
(b)Wells suspended or waiting on completion include exploration and development wells where drilling has occurred, but the wells are awaiting the completion of hydraulic fracturing or other completion activities or the resumption of drilling in the future. There were 17 MMboe of PUD reserves primarily assigned to U.S. onshore development wells suspended or waiting on completion as of December 31, 2021. Occidental expects to convert all of these PUD reserves to developed status within five years of their initial disclosure.

As of December 31, 2021, Occidental was participating in 167 and 42 gross pressure-maintenance projects in the United States and Internationally, respectively. In the United States, these projects primarily consisted of waterfloods with some CO2 floods, and in the Middle East and North Africa, these projects consisted mostly of waterfloods.

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of wells with multiple completions.
(b)
The total number of wells in which interests are owned.
(c)
The sum of fractional interests.

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PARTICIPATION IN WELLS BEING DRILLED OR PENDING COMPLETION

OIL AND GAS ACREAGE
The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2019, Occidental’s participation in exploratory and development wells being drilled:
  
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
Exploratory and development wells being drilled        
Gross 73
 2
 23
 98
Net 57
 2
 13
 72
         
Exploratory and development wells pending completion (a,b)
        
Gross 359
 
 
 359
Net 294
 
 
 294
(a)
Wells suspended or waiting on completion include exploration and development wells where drilling has occurred, but the wells are awaiting the completion of hydraulic fracturing or other completion activities or the resumption of drilling in the future.
(b)
There were 138 MMBOE of PUDs primarily assigned to U.S. onshore development wells suspended or waiting on completion at December 31, 2019, Occidental expects to convert all of these PUDs reserves to developed status within five years of their initial disclosure.

At December 31, 2019, Occidental was participating in 109 pressure-maintenance projects, mostly waterfloods, in the United States, 9 in Latin America, and 44 in the Middle East.

OIL AND GAS ACREAGE

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental’s holdings of developed and undeveloped oil and gas acreage:

thousands 
United
States

 
Latin
America

 Middle East
 Total
Developed (a)
        
Gross (b)
 6,782
 146
 589
 7,517
Net (c)
 4,208
 97
 215
 4,520
Undeveloped (d)
        
Gross (b)
 1,992
 1,853
 5,536
 9,381
Net (c)
 1,341
 996
 4,717
 7,054
Fee Mineral Ownership (e)
        
Gross (b)
 12,515
 
 
 12,515
Net (c)
 8,810
 
 
 8,810
thousandsUnited States
International (a)
Total
Developed (b)
   
Gross (c)
6,409 1,139 7,548 
Net (d)
4,007 379 4,386 
Undeveloped (e)
 
Gross (c)
1,223 8,444 9,667 
Net (d)
877 7,046 7,923 
Fee Mineral Ownership (f)
Gross (c)
8,034  8,034 
Net (d)
4,568  4,568 
(a)
(a)Included Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
(b)Acres spaced or assigned to productive wells.
(c)Total acres in which interests are held.
(d)Sum of the fractional interests owned based on working interests, or interests under PSCs and other economic arrangements.
(e)Acres on which wells have not been drilled or completed to a point that would permit the production of commercial quantities of oil and gas, regardless of whether the acreage contains proved reserves.
(f)Occidental’s fee mineral acreage is primarily undeveloped.

Acres spaced or assigned to productive wells.
(b)
Total acres in which interests are held.
(c)
Sum of the fractional interests owned based on working interests, or interests under PSCs and other economic arrangements.
(d)
Acres on which wells have not been drilled or completed to a point that would permit the production of commercial quantities of oil and gas, regardless of whether the acreage contains proved reserves.
(e)
Occidental’s fee mineral acreage is primarily undeveloped.

Occidental’s investment in developed and undeveloped acreage comprises numerous concessions, blocks and leases. Work programs are designed to ensure that the exploration potential of any property is fully evaluated before the contractual expiration date. In some instances, Occidental may elect to relinquish acreage in advance of the contractual expiration date if the evaluation process is complete and there is not a business basis for extension. In cases where additional time may be required to fully evaluate acreage, Occidental has generally been successful in obtaining extensions. Scheduled lease and concession expirations for undeveloped acreage over the next three years are not expected to have a material adverse impact on Occidental.


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OIL, NGL AND NATURAL GAS SALES VOLUMES PER DAY

The following tables set forth the sales volumes from ongoing operations of oil, NGL and natural gas per day for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019.2021. The differences between the sales and production volumes per day are negligible and are generally due to the timing of shipments at Occidental’s international locations where product is loaded onto tankers. Natural gas volumes have been converted to BOEBoe based on energy content of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil.

Sales per Day from Ongoing Operations (Mboe/d)202120202019
United States   
Permian487 575 509 
Rockies & Other Domestic302 332 147 
Gulf of Mexico144 130 58 
Total933 1,037 714 
International
Algeria and Other International43 46 25 
Al Hosn Gas76 78 82 
Dolphin40 45 42 
Oman74 85 89 
Total233 254 238 
Total Sales from Ongoing Operations (Mboe/d)1,166 1,291 952 
Operations exited or exiting18 60 77 
Total Sales (Mboe/d)1,184 1,351 1,029 
Sales per Day from Ongoing Operations (MBOE/d) 2019
 2018
 2017
United States      
Permian Resources 355
 214
 141
Permian EOR 154
 154
 150
DJ Basin 120
 
 
Gulf of Mexico 58
 
 
Other Domestic 27
 4
 5
Total 714
 372
 296
Latin America 34
 32
 33
Middle East      
Al Hosn Gas 82
 73
 71
Dolphin 42
 40
 42
Oman 89
 86
 95
Qatar 35
 55
 58
Total 248
 254
 266
Total Sales from Ongoing Operations (MBOE/d) 996
 658
 595
Sold domestic operations 
 
 8
Discontinued operations - Africa Assets 33
 
 
Total Sales (MBOE/d) 1,029
 658
 603





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Sales per Day by Products from Ongoing Operations202120202019
United States   
Oil (Mbbl)
Permian286 343 324 
Rockies & Other Domestic93 109 53 
Gulf of Mexico119 109 48 
Total498 561 425 
NGL (Mbbl)
Permian110 129 104 
Rockies & Other Domestic97 83 32 
Gulf of Mexico10 
Total217 221 140 
Natural gas (MMcf)
Permian548 620 486 
Rockies & Other Domestic676 838 373 
Gulf of Mexico84 71 34 
Total1,308 1,529 893 
International
Oil (Mbbl)
Algeria and Other International39 42 22 
Al Hosn Gas13 14 14 
Dolphin7 
Oman61 65 66 
Total120 128 109 
NGL (Mbbl)
Algeria and Other International3 
Al Hosn Gas23 25 26 
Dolphin8 
Total34 37 36 
Natural gas (MMcf)
Algeria and Other International6 
Al Hosn Gas234 238 251 
Dolphin151 171 161 
Oman80 120 138 
Total471 535 557 
Total Sales from Ongoing Operations (Mboe/d)1,166 1,291 952 

Sales per Day by Products from Ongoing Operations (MBOE/d) 2019
 2018
 2017
United States      
Oil (Mbbl)      
Permian Resources 207
 132
 85
Permian EOR 117
 117
 113
DJ Basin 46
 
 
Gulf of Mexico 48
 
 
Other Domestic 7
 1
 2
Total 425
 250
 200
NGL (Mbbl)      
Permian Resources 74
 38
 26
Permian EOR 30
 29
 27
DJ Basin 28
 
 
Gulf of Mexico 4
 
 
Other Domestic 4
 
 
Total 140
 67
 53
Natural gas (MMcf)      
Permian Resources 442
 261
 184
Permian EOR 44
 50
 57
DJ Basin 275
 
 
Gulf of Mexico 34
 
 
Other Domestic 98
 16
 18
Total 893
 327
 259
Latin America      
Oil (Mbbl) 33
 31
 32
Natural gas (MMcf) 7
 6
 7
Middle East      
Oil (Mbbl)      
Al Hosn Gas 14
 13
 13
Dolphin 7
 7
 7
Oman 66
 63
 72
Qatar 35
 55
 58
Total 122
 138
 150
NGL (Mbbl)      
Al Hosn Gas 26
 23
 23
Dolphin 8
 8
 8
Total 34
 31
 31
Natural gas (MMcf)      
Al Hosn Gas 251
 220
 211
Dolphin 161
 152
 159
Oman 138
 139
 138
Total 550
 511
 508
Total Sales from Ongoing Operations (MBOE/d) 996
 658
 595




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Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

and Subsidiaries


 Additions   
millionsBalance at Beginning of PeriodCharged to
Costs and
Expenses
Charged to
Other
Accounts
Deductions (a)
Balance at
End of
Period
 
2021      
Allowance for doubtful accounts$822 $56 $(11)$ $867 (b)
Environmental, litigation, tax and other reserves$2,429 $900 $94 $(259)$3,164 (c)
2020  
Allowance for doubtful accounts$788 $37 $(3)$— $822 (b)
Environmental, litigation, tax and other reserves$2,411 $115 $43 $(140)$2,429 (c)
2019 
Allowance for doubtful accounts$668 $126 $(6)$— $788 (b)
Environmental, litigation, tax and other reserves$994 $182 $1,408 $(173)$2,411 (c)
(a)Primarily represents payments.
    Additions     
millions Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

 
Charged to
Other
Accounts

 
Deductions (a)

 
Balance at
End of
Period

 
2019           
Allowance for doubtful accounts $668
 $126
 $(6) $
 $788
(b) 
Environmental, litigation and other reserves $994
 $182
 $1,408
 $(173) $2,411
(c) 
            
2018           
Allowance for doubtful accounts $594
 $77
 $(3) $
 $668
(b) 
Environmental, litigation, tax and other reserves $935
 $140
 $85
 $(166) $994
(c) 
            
2017           
Allowance for doubtful accounts $558
 $37
 $(2) $1
 $594
(b) 
Environmental, litigation, tax and other reserves $997
 $45
 $53
 $(160) $935
(c) 
(b)Of these amounts, $46 million, $42 million and $22 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, were classified as current.
(c)Of these amounts, $790 million, $149 million and $188 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, were classified as current.

Note: The amounts presented represent continuing operations.

(a)
Primarily represents payments.
(b)
Of these amounts, $22 million, $24 million and $18 million in 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively, are classified as current.
(c)
Of these amounts, $188 million, $146 million and $163 million in 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively, are classified as current.


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ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Occidental had no changes in, and no disagreements with, Occidental’s accountants on accounting and financial disclosure.

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF AND REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries (Occidental) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Occidental’s system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.GAAP. Occidental’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositionsdivestitures of Occidental’s assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,GAAP and that Occidental’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of Occidental’s management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Occidental’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has assessed the effectiveness of Occidental’s internal control system as of December 31, 2019,2021, based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2019,2021, Occidental’s system of internal control over financial reporting is effective.
Occidental’s independent auditors, KPMG LLP, have issued an audit report on Occidental’s internal control over financial reporting.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Occidental’s President and Chief Executive Officer and its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer supervised and participated in Occidental’s evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, Occidental’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Occidental’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2019.2021.
Except as described below, thereOccidental is converting legacy Anadarko’s information into Occidental’s primary enterprise resource planning system during the first quarter of 2022. Certain existing internal controls will be modified and new controls will be implemented. There has been no change in Occidental’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 20192021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Occidental’s internal control over financial reporting. The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting is set forth in Item 8.

In the third quarter of 2019, Occidental started the process of integrating Anadarko into its operations and internal control processes, resulting in some of Anadarko’s historical internal controls being superseded by Occidental’s internal controls. Management will continue to integrate Anadarko’s historical internal controls over financial reporting with Occidental’s internal controls over financial reporting. This integration may lead to changes in Occidental’s or Anadarko’s historical internal controls over financial reporting in future fiscal periods. Occidental is also in the process of implementing a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system which was implemented in January 2020. Occidental intends to integrate Anadarko’s internal control processes into Occidental’s internal control processes in conjunction with implementation of the ERP system. Management expects the integration process to be completed during 2021.

ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

None.


ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

None.
ITEM 9B.130OTHER INFORMATION

None.


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Part III
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Occidental has adopted a Code of Business Conduct (Code). The Code applies to the President and Chief Executive Officer;Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;Officer, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller;Controller and persons performing similar functions (Key Personnel). The Code also applies to Occidental’s directors, its employees and the employees of entities which it controls. The Code is posted aton our website, www.oxy.com. Occidental will satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, any provision of the Code with respect to its Key Personnel or directors by disclosing the nature of that amendment or waiver on its website within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver.
The list of Occidental’s executive officers and related information under “InformationInformation About Our Executive Officers”Officers set forth in Part I of this report10-K is incorporated by reference herein. The information required by this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference from Occidental’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of December 31, 2019.2021.

ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Compensation Committee Report” shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material,” or to be “filed” with the SEC, or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Exchange Act or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933. The information required by this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference from Occidental’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of December 31, 2019.2021.

ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

All of Occidental’s stock-based compensation plans for its employees and non-employee directors have been approved by the stockholders. The aggregate number of shares of Occidental common stock authorized for issuance under such plans is approximately 80133 million, of which approximately 6.616.0 million had been reserved for issuance through December 31, 2019.2021. The following is a summary of the securities available for issuance under such plans:

a)Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rightsb)Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rightsc)Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
7,450,436 16,627,404(1)
$79.98 43.82(2)
52,452,30168,689,570 (3)
(1)
(1)Includes shares reserved to be issued pursuant to RSUs, stock options (Options) and performance-based awards. Shares for performance-based awards are included assuming maximum payout, but may be paid out at lesser amounts, or not at all, according to achievement of performance goals.
(2)Price applies only to the Options included in column (a). Exercise price is not applicable to the other awards included in column (a), nor warrants not issued under equity compensation plans.
(3)A plan provision requires each share covered by an award (other than stock appreciation rights (SARs) and Options) to be counted as if three shares were issued in determining the number of shares that are available for future awards. Accordingly, the number of shares available for future awards may be less than the amount shown depending on the type of award granted. Additionally, under the plan, the amount shown may increase, depending on the award type, by the number of shares currently unvested or forfeitable, or three times that number as applicable, that are forfeited or canceled, or correspond to the portion of any stock-based awards settled in cash.

Included shares reserved to be issued pursuant to restricted stock units, stock options (Options), and performance-based awards. Shares for performance-based awards are included assuming maximum payout, but may be paid out at lesser amounts, or not at all, according to achievement of performance goals.
(2)
Price applies only to the Options included in column (a). Exercise price is not applicable to the other awards included in column (a).
(3)
A plan provision requires each share covered by an award (other than stock appreciation rights (SARs) and Options) to be counted as if three shares were issued in determining the number of shares that are available for future awards. Accordingly, the number of shares available for future awards may be less than the amount shown depending on the type of award granted. Additionally, under the plan, the amount shown may increase, depending on the award type, by the number of shares currently unvested or forfeitable, or three times that number as applicable, that are forfeited or canceled, or correspond to the portion of any stock-based awards settled in cash.

The information required by this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference from Occidental’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of December 31, 2019.2021.

ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference from Occidental’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of December 31, 2019.


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ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Houston, TX, Auditor Firm ID: 185.

The information about our principle accountant, KPMG LLP, Houston, Texas (185) required by this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference from Occidental’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of December 31, 2019.2021.

Part IV
ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The agreements included as exhibits to this report are included to provide information about their terms and not to provide any other factual or disclosure information about Occidental or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement that were made solely for the benefit of the other agreement parties and:
should
Should not be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk among the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;
haveHave been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;
mayMay apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from the way investors may view materiality; and
wereWere made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

(a) (1) and (2). Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule
Reference is made to Item 8 of the Table of Contents of this report, where these documents are listed.

(a) (3). Exhibits

2.13.(i)
2.2
3.(i)
3.(i)(a)
3.(ii)
3.(ii)(a)
4.13.(ii)(b)
4.1
Instruments4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
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Other instruments defining the rights of holders of other long-term debt of Occidental and its subsidiaries are not being filed since the total amount of securities authorized under each of such instruments does not exceed 10% of the total assets of Occidental and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Occidental agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Commission upon request.
All of the Exhibitsexhibits numbered 10.1 to 10.3810.24 are management contracts and compensatory plans required to be identified specifically as responsive to Item 601(b)(10)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K pursuant to Item 15(b) of Form 10-K.
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.310.4
10.4
10.5
10.6

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10.7
10.810.6
10.9Form of Indemnification Agreement between Occidental and each of its directors and certain executive officers (filed as Exhibit B to the Proxy Statement of Occidental for its May 21, 1987, Annual Meeting of Stockholders, File No. 1-9210).
10.1010.7
10.1110.8
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.1610.9
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.2110.10
10.2210.11
10.23
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27
10.28

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10.29
10.3010.13
10.31
10.3210.14
10.3310.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.3410.21
10.3510.22
10.23
10.3610.24
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10.25
10.38
10.39
10.4010.26
10.41
10.4210.27
21
23.1
23.2
23.331.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
99.1
99.2101.INS
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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ITEM 16.    FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

ITEM 16.FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By:/s/ Vicki Hollub
Vicki Hollub
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

TitleDate
/s/ Vicki Hollub President, Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 24, 2022
Vicki Holluband Director
/s/ Robert L. PetersonSenior Vice President andFebruary 24, 2022
Robert L. PetersonChief Financial Officer
/s/ Christopher O. ChampionVice President, Chief Accounting OfficerFebruary 24, 2022
Christopher O. Championand Controller
/s/ Stephen I. ChazenChairman of the Board of DirectorsFebruary 24, 2022
Stephen I. Chazen
/s/ Andrew F. GouldTitleDirectorDateFebruary 24, 2022
Andrew F. Gould
/s/ Vicki Hollub President, Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 27, 2020
Vicki Holluband Director
/s/ Cedric W. BurgherSenior Vice President andFebruary 27, 2020
Cedric W. BurgherChief Financial Officer
/s/ Christopher O. ChampionVice President, Chief Accounting OfficerFebruary 27, 2020
Christopher O. Championand Controller
/s/ Spencer AbrahamDirectorFebruary 27, 2020
Spencer Abraham
/s/ Eugene L. BatchelderChairman of the Board of DirectorsFebruary 27, 2020
Eugene L. Batchelder
/s/ Margaret M. ForanDirectorFebruary 27, 2020
Margaret M. Foran
/s/ Carlos M. GutierrezDirectorFebruary 27, 202024, 2022
Carlos M. Gutierrez
/s/ Gaoxiang HuDirectorFebruary 24, 2022
Gaoxiang Hu
/s/ William R. KlesseDirectorFebruary 27, 202024, 2022
William R. Klesse
/s/ Andrew N. LanghamDirectorFebruary 24, 2022
Andrew N. Langham
/s/ Jack B. MooreDirectorFebruary 27, 202024, 2022
Jack B. Moore
/s/ Margarita Paláu-HernándezDirectorFebruary 24, 2022
Margarita Paláu-Hernández
/s/ Avedick B. PoladianDirectorFebruary 27, 202024, 2022
Avedick B. Poladian
/s/ Robert M. ShearerDirectorFebruary 27, 202024, 2022
Robert M. Shearer
/s/ Elisse B. WalterDirectorFebruary 27, 2020
Elisse B. Walter


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