POWER OF ATTORNEY

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Know all by those present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each of Donald P. de Brier, Christel H. Pauli and Linda S. Peterson, signing

singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



     1.   Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

          undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of

          Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and

          5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

          of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



     2.   Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

          undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

          execute any such Form 3, 4 and 5 and timely file such form with

          the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

          stock exchange or similar authority; and



     3.   Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

          the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may

          be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

          by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents

          executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

          pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

          shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

          may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any rights and powers herein

granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could

do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such

attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, IN

SERVING IN SUCH CAPACITY AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNDERSIGNED, ARE NOT ASSUMING,

NOR IS THE COMPANY ASSUMING, ANY OF THE UNDERSIGNED'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO COMPLY

WITH SECTION 16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 9th day of July, 2014.





                                        /s/ CHRISTOPHER G. STAVROS

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                                        Christopher G. Stavros