OREANDA-NEWS. October 16, 2012. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) said that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of USD.54 per share on common stock payable on January 15, 2013, to stockholders of record as of December 10, 2012, reported the press-centre of Occidental Petroleum.

Oxy has paid quarterly dividends continuously since 1975 and has increased its dividend each year since 2002.

The current annual rate is USD 2.16 per share.

About Oxy
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions. Oxy is the third-largest U.S. oil and gas company, based on equity market capitalization as of June 30, 2012. Oxy's wholly owned subsidiary OxyChem manufactures and markets chlor-alkali products and vinyls. Oxy is committed to safeguarding the environment, protecting the safety and health of employees and neighboring communities and upholding high standards of social responsibility in all of the company's worldwide operations.