Occidental Petroleum Corporation elects Anita Powers as a Vice President of Occidental Petroleum and Executive Vice President, Worldwide Exploration, Oxy Oil and Gas.

Ms. Powers has spent the past 30 years at Oxy. She has held increasingly responsible positions at Oxy both domestic and international. Since December 2006, she has served as Vice President of Worldwide Exploration. Prior to that, she served as Director of Worldwide Geoscience, Vice President of Exploration in Colombia and Chief Exploration Geologist for Worldwide Exploration.

Ms. Powers holds a Bachelor's degree in Geology from Texas A&M University.

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