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Occidental reduces debt after OxyChem sale, posts strong quarter- oil and gas 360

Occidental reduces debt after OxyChem sale, posts strong quarter

(World Oil) – Occidental Petroleum reported fourth-quarter 2025 production that exceeded guidance and continued balance sheet improvement following the sale of its OxyChem business, the company announced Tuesday. Total company production averaged 1.48 MMboed during the quarter, surpassing the high end of guidance, with strong contributions from the Permian basin and Rockies. U.S. Gulf and international production met expectations. Occidental generated

FREE MONEY WORKS! Majors, independents diverge on Inflation Reduction Act - oil and gas 360

FREE MONEY WORKS! Majors, independents diverge on Inflation Reduction Act

(Oil & Gas 360) – After two years of industry opposition to the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),  touted by its proponents as the single largest effort by the U.S. government to promulgate a federal-level climate change investments and tax credit policy, several of the country’s largest oil companies are finding elements of the law so attractive that they are