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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-037245"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OXY"
cik: "0000797468"
company_name: "OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-10-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:52:33.985468+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Occidental promotes Richard A. Jackson to COO, effective Oct 1, 2025

## Summary
- Jackson named Senior VP & COO; oversees global oil & gas, low-carbon tech, midstream, marketing, HSE.
- Base salary increased to $925,000; target annual cash incentive also $925,000 for 2025.
- Granted $1,500,000 in RSUs vesting in equal annual installments over three years.
- Jackson has been with Occidental since 2003; previously President of U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management.
- Continues reporting to CEO Vicki Hollub; no predecessor noted for the COO role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-037245
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OXY
- cik: 0000797468
- company_name: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797468/000114036125037245/0001140361-25-037245-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797468/000114036125037245/ef20056571_8k.htm

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