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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549
                              
                                  FORM 8-K
                              
                               CURRENT REPORT
                              
                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              
      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 12, 1998
                              
                      OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
                              
                              
                              
         Delaware                      1-9210              95-4035997
      (State  or other             (Commission File     (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction of incorporation)    Number)            Identification No.) 
                                                        


          10889 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90024
          (Address  of  principal executive offices)   (ZIP code)

            Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                              (310) 208-8800
                              
                              
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Item 5.  Other Events
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Recent Developments.

      As  announced  on February 12, 1998, the  Registrant's
Annual  Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 1,  1998
at  10:30  a.m.  at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium,  1855
Main Street, Santa Monica, California.  The record date  for
stockholders  entitled  to notice of  and  to  vote  at  the
Meeting is the close of business on March 6, 1998.
                              
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                          SIGNATURE
                              
                              
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report  to  be
signed  on  its  behalf  by  the undersigned  hereunto  duly
authorized.


                            OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
                                      (Registrant)
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
DATE: February 26, 1998     S. P. Dominick, Jr.
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                            S. P. Dominick, Jr., Vice
                            President and Controller
                            (Chief Accounting and Duly
                            Authorized Officer)




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