Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and welcome to the Occidental Petroleum Corporation second quarter 2018 earnings conference call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Jeff Alvarez, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

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Hi, everyone.

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question Gresh ahead Please comes from JPMorgan. The Phil go with next

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The Please next Raymond question comes with from James. ahead. Pavel Molchanov go

Thanks for this taking on about the the call. buyback lot We've a question. talked

Let me ask the dividend. about

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the Permian. Okay, one more about

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The Please comes next go from Gammel Jefferies. ahead. with question Jason

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a one Okay, second could great, and ask if then I please.

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That's great. Thanks, Jody.

Roger Please with from comes Read Wells ahead. go Fargo. question next The

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that On our XX from side, there's the in feet-per-day about drilling to XXXX. talks back the XXXX improvements slide

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Please question comes with Mariani Securities. NatAlliance next Leo ahead. go from The

you Hey, I the color new a hoping around guys. add design. little was of bit well could

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thanks. Okay,

session. I to closing any turn remarks. over This Hollub for to Vicki back concludes like our conference the would question-and-answer

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