---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-002320"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OXY"
cik: "0000797468"
company_name: "OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T12:47:44.840760+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Occidental elects Claire O'Neill, former UK energy minister, to board of directors

## Summary
- Claire O'Neill elected to Occidental's board effective Jan 17, 2023; board size increased from 8 to 9.
- She will serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Sustainability Committee.
- O'Neill previously served as UK Minister for Energy and Clean Growth and COP26 President-Designate.
- Appointment supports Occidental's strategic focus on low-carbon initiatives, direct air capture, and net zero.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-002320
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OXY
- cik: 0000797468
- company_name: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797468/000114036123002320/0001140361-23-002320-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797468/000114036123002320/brhc10046860_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-002320
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-002320.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-002320.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Claire O'Neill was elected as Director at OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 17, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“Occidental”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors in order to elect Claire O’Neill, the former Managing Director for Climate and Energy of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and a former member of UK Parliament, to the Board effective as of January 17, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797468/000114036123002320/0001140361-23-002320-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.