Houston Chronicle Costs related to Occidental Petroleum’s acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum last year drove losses for the Houston oil and gas producer in 2019, the company said Friday. Oxy said it lost $965 million or $1.22 per share in 2019, compared with a $4.1 billion profit or $5.39 per share in the previous year. The company said it took on
Reuters In just 12 days, Occidental Petroleum Corp pulled off one of the biggest hedges against falling oil prices ever placed by a U.S. energy company. It characterized the transaction as “costless” but a Reuters review of regulatory filings, market data and interviews shows that’s not the whole story. The aim of the complex financial maneuver, the company said, was
Reuters Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Monday it would reduce its economic interest in pipeline operator Western Midstream Partners Lp to less than 50% in 2020. Occidental said it had reached agreements with Western, acquired in 2019 as part of its $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp, enabling Western to operate on an independent basis.
Houston Chronicle Occidental Petroleum added to its board of directors Thursday with the appointment of a former chief executive of Schlumberger as Oxy aims to instill more confidence with shareholders after risking its future to buy Anadarko Petroleum for $38 billion last year. Andrew Gould, who previously headed the world’s largest oilfield services firm until 2011, will join the board of
Houston Chronicle Carl Icahn plans to nominate a slate of 10 directors in an attempt to seize control of the board of U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. The billionaire investor, who owns a stake in the company valued at about $1 billion, plans to make his move before the Nov.
Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn will not have access to Occidental Petroleum Corp’s Anadarko takeover records to support his proxy fight against the oil firm’s board, a Delaware court judge ruled on Thursday. Icahn sued Occidental in Delaware Court of Chancery last May seeking financial records and details of its negotiations with Anadarko. He has since committed
Reuters U.S. energy producers plan to slash spending for a second straight year in 2020 as companies struggle to extract profits from the U.S. shale boom. While U.S. crude output hit a record 13 million barrels per day (bpd) this month, U.S. oil companies have struggled to deliver consistent profits. That is in part due to their success – higher
Houston Chronicle Activist investor Carl Icahn said Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s new target for assets sales won’t be achieved without a “fire sale” that includes its pipeline system, Western Midstream Partners LP, which was already shopped to potential buyers earlier this year. Occidental’s Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub said Wednesday in a statement she was “highly confident” the company will exceed
Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/- (“Occidental” or “the Company”) (NYSE: OXY) today, provided an update on its speed and momentum executing against key strategic and financial initiatives designed to maximize shareholder value following the close of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum (“Anadarko”) on August 8, 2019. Occidental’s incremental progress following third-quarter earnings includes: Ecopetrol Joint Venture: Occidental has completed the transaction to
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (“the Company”) informs that today it completed the joint venture transaction announced last July 31, 2019. Through this deal, the Company and Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) agreed to form a strategic alliance or Joint Venture (“JV”) for the development of unconventional reservoirs in approximately 97,000 acres of the Permian Basin in the State of Texas (US). For these purposes, Ecopetrol Permian
Source: Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – Occidental Petroleum Corp is soliciting bids for oil and gas properties in Wyoming and Colorado that it acquired when it purchased Anadarko Petroleum, hoping the assets will fetch up to $700 million, according to people familiar with the matter. Occidental offered about 200,000 acres in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Wyoming and Colorado that produce $66
Houston Chronicle Famed corporate activist Carl Icahn said he reduced his ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum by nearly one-third, but he vowed to continue to wage his proxy war against the company stemming from his opposition to Oxy’s $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum. Famed corporate activist Carl Icahn said he reduced his ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum by nearly
