February 12, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s (NYSE: OXY) board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.33 per share on common stock payable on April 15, 2010, to stockholders of record as of March 10, 2010.

The company’s latest quarterly dividend is at the same level as the dividend it paid in October 2009. Oxy has paid quarterly dividends continuously since 1975.

California-based Occidental Petroleum is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions.

Oxy’s wholly owned subsidiary, OxyChem, manufactures and markets chlor-alkali products and vinyls.

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