HOUSTON , Feb. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) said today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share on common stock payable on April 16, 2018, to stockholders of record as of March 9, 2018.
Occidental has paid quarterly dividends continuously since 1975 and has increased its dividend each year since 2002. The current annual rate is $3.08 per share.
About Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East and Latin America. Headquartered in Houston, Occidental is one of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies, based on equity market capitalization. Occidental’s midstream and marketing segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases and markets hydrocarbons and other commodities. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary OxyChem manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. Occidental posts or provides links to important information on its website at www.oxy.com.
Contacts:
Media:
Melissa E. Schoeb
713-366-5615
melissa_schoeb@oxy.com
or
Investors:
Richard A. Jackson
713-215-7235
richard_jackson@oxy.com
On the web: www.oxy.com