FORM 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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[  ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
              (Check all applicable)
Hirl, J. Roger Occidental Petroleum Corporation    

OXY            Director            10% Owner
(Last)                                (First)                          (Middle)
  X       Officer (give title            Other (specify
Occidental Chemical Corporation 3. I.R.S. Identification Number 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year                  below)                below)
5005 LBJ Freeway of Reporting Person, if an

entity (voluntary) 08/22/2002
                                          (Street)
Executive Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date of Original
Dallas, Texas 75244 (Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
       (City)                               (State)                           (Zip)   X       Form filed by One Reporting Person
           Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Beneficially Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Indirect (I) Ownership


of Month
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)

Common Stock        08/22/2002 M 5,633 A $17.7500 D

Common Stock        08/22/2002 F 3,402 D $29.3900 D

Common Stock        08/22/2002 M 14,367 A $17.7500 D

Common Stock        08/22/2002 F 10,295 D $29.3900 D

Common Stock        08/23/2002 S 6,000 D $28.9760* 125,861 D

      

      

      

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
 

 

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FORM 4 (continued)                               Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
Security sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex- lying Securities of of Der- ship ture
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ivative Form of In-
Price of posed of (D) (Month/Day/ ative Secur- of De- direct
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Year) Secur- ities rivative Bene-
ative Day/ ity Bene- Secur- ficial
Security Year)



ficially ity: Own-
(Instr. Owned Direct ership
    Date     Expira- Amount or 5) at End (D) or (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D)     Exer-     tion Title Number of of Indi-
    cisable     Date Shares Month rect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)

Common Stock $17.7500 08/22/02 M     5,633 ** 04/29/04 Common Stock 5,633   0 D  

Common Stock $17.7500 08/22/02 M     14,367 ** 05/29/04 Common Stock 14,367   0 D  

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

Explanation of Responses:
 
*    Average sale price; 4,200 shares were sold at $28.9700 and 1,800 shares were sold at $28.9900.
**    The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on April 29, 1995.
    
    
    
    
    
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
/s/ CHRISTEL H. PAULI
**Signature of Reporting Person
September 9, 2002
Date
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Christel H. Pauli, Attorney-in-Fact
for J. Roger Hirl

 

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