Hi Ocaasi and Cowboy128, while I don’t question the verifiability of the material in this section concerning Irani’s and de Brier’s compensations, I believe the added material lends a disproportionate focus on the issue in a section dedicated to the company’s overall history, as based on my understanding of WP:UNDUEWEIGHT.  Of course, as noted by Ocaasi, this is a matter of editorial discretion and worthy of further discussion.  My general feeling is that while the majority of this material is appropriate for the Ray Irani article, the Occidental Petroleum article should be limited to discussion concerning the controversy around Irani’s compensation and his consequent relinquishment of his title as CEO. 

 ::Additionally, I agree with Ocaasi that the phrasing of some of the language expresses a non-neutral point of view and should be revised in accordance with Wikipedia’s guidelines concerning impartial tone.  In the interest of addressing the controversy over Irani’s compensation while remaining in line with Wikipedia’s policies concerning WP:NPOV, I would suggest revising the first sentence of material above to something along the lines of the following: 

 ::*The company’s compensation policies came under scrutiny in 2007 after it was announced that CEO, Ray Irani, collected $460 million in stock shares and salary in 2006. (source: Elizabeth Douglass, “CEO's 2006 paycheck: $460 million,” The Los Angeles Times, 4/7/2007) 

 ::I haven’t been able to find coverage of the reduction in company expenditures in 2007 and 2008, but if someone could point me to that, it would be appreciated.  In the hopes of WP:CONSENSUS, please provide any feedback you may have.  Thanks!