FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Vangolen Glenn M. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ [OXY] (Last) (First) (Middle) 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP - Business Support 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77046 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 12,022 (1) D   Common Stock 2,466 (2) I by OPC Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	  (3)	02/11/2022	Common Stock	35,000	$ 79.98	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vangolen Glenn M. 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110 HOUSTON, TX 77046	Â	Â	  Senior VP - Business Support	Â

Signatures

Kelly A. Gaide, Attorney-in-Fact for Glenn M. Vangolen		05/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The amount reported consists of 3,677 shares of the issuer's common stock held by the reporting person, 7,200 restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person under the issuer's 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan on February 17, 2016, and 1,145 shares of restricted stock (time-based vesting) ("RSITVs") granted to the reporting person under the issuer's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2005 LTIP") on July 22, 2013. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2017. The RSITVs vest on July 21, 2016.
(2)	Based on a plan statement dated May 2, 2016.
(3)	The employee stock options (the "options") were granted to the reporting person under the 2005 LTIP on February 11, 2015. The first tranche, consisting of 11,667 options, vested on February 10, 2016 but remains unexercised. The second tranche, consisting of 11,667 options, will vest on February 10, 2017, and the third tranche, consisting of 11,666 options, will vest on February 10, 2018.
  Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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