Occidental Petroleum Announces Record Net Income for Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2008

LOS ANGELES, July 24, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) announced net income of $2.297 billion ($2.78 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2008, compared with $1.412 billion ($1.68 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2007. Core results for the second quarter of 2008 were $2.300 billion ($2.79 per diluted share), compared with $943 million ($1.12 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2007. See the attached schedule for a reconciliation of net income to core results. In announcing the results, Dr. Ray R. Irani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Oxy's record net income for the second quarter of 2008 beat the previous record set during the first quarter of 2008 by 24 percent. Occidental's first six months of 2008 net income was 58 percent higher than our... [read full story]