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Environmental Liabilities and Expenditures (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Environmental Liabilities and Expenditures  
Environmental loss contingencies by categories of sites

As of June 30, 2011, Occidental participated in or monitored remedial activities or proceedings at 168 sites.  The following table presents Occidental’s environmental remediation reserves as of June 30, 2011, the current portion of which is included in accrued liabilities ($78 million) and the remainder in deferred credits and other liabilities — other ($285 million).  The reserves are grouped as environmental remediation sites listed or proposed for listing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL sites) and three categories of non-NPL sites — third-party sites, Occidental-operated sites and closed or non-operated Occidental sites.

 

 

 

Number of Sites

 

Reserve Balance
(in millions)

 

NPL sites

 

38

 

$

55

 

Third-party sites

 

80

 

97

 

Occidental-operated sites

 

21

 

117

 

Closed or non-operated Occidental sites

 

29

 

94

 

Total

 

168

 

$

363