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    Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-152875
October 16, 2008


Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Final Term Sheet

7% Senior Notes due 2013

Issuer:

  Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Anticipated Ratings
(Moody's / S&P / Fitch / DBRS):

  A2/A/A/A (Stable/Stable/Stable/Stable)

Settlement:

  October 21, 2008 (T+3)

Trade Date:

  October 16, 2008

Registration:

  Registration Statement
No. 333-152875

Interest Payment Dates:

  Semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2009

Security Description:

  7% Senior Notes due 2013

Principal Amount:

  $1,000,000,000

Maturity:

  November 1, 2013

Coupon:

  7% per annum, accruing from October 21, 2008

Benchmark Treasury:

  3.125% due September 30, 2013

Benchmark Treasury Yield:

  2.832%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

  437.5 bps

Yield to Maturity:

  7.207%

Initial Price to Public:

  99.136% per Note

Proceeds to Issuer (before underwriting discount and expenses):

  $991,360,000

Make-Whole Call:

  At any time at the greater of (i) 100% and (ii) the present value of remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (excluding interest accrued to the redemption date) discounted at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points

Denominations:

  $2,000 × $1,000

CUSIP:

  674599BW4

Joint Book-running Managers:

  Banc of America Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Co-Managers:

  Barclays Capital Inc.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
SG Americas Securities, LLC
UBS Securities LLC

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        This final term sheet supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, Occidental Petroleum Corporation's preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 16, 2008 and accompanying prospectus dated August 11, 2008 and the documents incorporated by reference therein.

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