Company: OXY-WT
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000797468-25-000029
Chunk: 168

Company: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 168
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 royalty uplift.

Operations in the DJ Basin are subject to regulations that impose siting requirements, or “setback,” on certain oil and gas drilling locations based on the distance of a proposed well pad to occupied structures. Occidental has dedicated stakeholder relations team that conducts regulatory and community outreach with respect to its permit applications and operations in Colorado with a focus on building trust and fostering open communication with those who live and work near its operations. Occidental has established a steady cadence of permit approvals from various agencies, local governments and the ECMC through robust community outreach, protective site selection, thoughtful facility design and planning, and best-in-class measures to mitigate potential impacts from operations. In 2024, Occidental submitted Oil and Gas Development Plans comprising approximately 200 wells to the ECMC. As of December 31, 2024, Occidental has permits for over 90% of the 2025 drilling schedule and over 70% of the 2026 drilling schedule with the remaining percentage of activity largely submitted and pending approval. Occidental continues to gain efficiencies in the permitting process and will continue to look for additional opportunities to do so in the future. 

Occidental has interests in approximately 0.1 million net acres in the Powder River Basin, mainly located in Converse County and Campbell County, Wyoming. The field contains the Turner, Niobrara, Mowry and Parkman formations that hold both liquids and natural gas.

Occidental holds approximately 4.6 million net acres in other domestic locations, which consist of acreage and fee minerals outside of Occidental’s core operated areas including parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.

OFFSHORE DOMESTIC ASSETS

Gulf of America

The Gulf of America accounts for more than 14% of total United States oil production. Occidental is the fourth-largest oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of America, operating 8 strategically located deepwater floating platforms and producing from 16 active fields while owning a working interest in approximately 300 blocks, covering approximately 1.1 million net acres. 

In 2024, Occidental’s Gulf of America production was 125 Mboe/d from 82 gross wells. Occidental’s focused production management and artificial lift projects successfully reduced reservoir declines for a consecutive fifth year. Operational efficiency focus continued in 2024, with Production Operations and Asset Integrity teams continuing to achieve world class platform operating efficiencies, with major equipment uptimes of over 98%. Multiple platform seasonal shut-ins