1st Quarter Results
*T Occidental Petroleum Announces First Quarter 2003 Results *T LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) (LSE:OCP) announced net income for the first quarter 2003 of $325 million ($0.86 per share), compared with $25 million ($0.07 per share) for the first quarter 2002. In announcing the results, Dr. Ray R. Irani, chairman and chief executive officer, said, "Oil and natural gas production for the quarter averaged 532,000 barrels of oil equivalent - the highest level for any quarter in the company's history. Our core earnings, which were driven by