OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Occidental Petroleum is an oil and gas exploration and production company with direct executive branch exposure via two Trump administration holdings and $20K in 2024 environmental lobbying.
Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
15/100
Political Signal
BULLISH
BusinessWhat OXY does
Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an international energy company with operations in the United States, Middle East, and Latin America focused on hydrocarbon exploration, production, and chemical manufacturing. Its primary revenue lines are oil and natural gas sales, with additional income from its OxyChem segment which produces basic chemicals and vinyls. The company is a major operator in the Permian Basin.
12 months past · 3 months futureOXY activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
+ added
− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
239 trading days ·
6 congressional trades shown
·
1 insider buys
·
11 13F filings
·
2 past bill actions
·
14 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsOXY held by Trump-administration officials
2 cabinet/senior officials reported OXY positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 3 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsOXY federal contracts
OXY doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding OXY
$94.24B
Total OXY held by tracked 13F funds
40
Funds with OXY positions
+40
Funds opened this quarter
Berkshire Hathaway
$16.09B
opened
2024-06-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$13.16B
opened
2024-09-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$13.08B
opened
2025-03-31
Berkshire Hathaway
$13.05B
opened
2024-12-31
Berkshire Hathaway
$12.52B
opened
2025-09-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$11.13B
opened
2025-06-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$10.89B
opened
4 overlap
2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$288M
opened
2024-03-31
32 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading OXYMembers of Congress with recent OXY positions
6 politicians traded OXY across 25 disclosed transactions totaling $1.1M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just OXY). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
David McCormick
1 buy
$375K
2025-01-21
LOW · 2
Jefferson Shreve
4 buys
4 sells
$260K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Michael T. McCaul
4 sells
$215K
2024-11-19
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
4 buys
2 sells
$146K
2025-05-15
LOW · 0
Maria Elvira Salazar
2 buys
$65K
2024-10-25
LOW · 0
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
3 buys
1 sell
$32K
2026-02-10
HIGH · 61
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading OXY
2026-02-10
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-12
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-24
(unknown)
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-24
(unknown)
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-05
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-05
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-08
Jefferson Shreve
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-08
Jefferson Shreve
purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-15
Robert P. Bresnahan
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-15
Robert P. Bresnahan
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-03-09
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
C
Insider signal score 40/100 · 1 distinct insiders · 2 open-market buys totaling $390K in the last 180 days.
2025-12-16
KLESSE WILLIAM R
BUY
5,000 sh
$195K
Stock awards & option exercises
5
stock awards · $5.7M market value
2026-02-18
Hollub Vicki A.
President and CEO
AWARD
59,121 sh
$2.8M
2026-02-18
Jackson Richard A.
Senior Vice President and COO
AWARD
18,393 sh
$866K
2026-02-18
Dillon Kenneth
Senior Vice President
AWARD
18,393 sh
$866K
2026-02-18
Peterson Robert L
Senior Vice President
AWARD
16,817 sh
$792K
2026-02-18
Champion Christopher O
VP, CAO and Controller
AWARD
9,197 sh
$433K
For OXY, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting OXYLive legislation impacting this stock
S.1020 · 119th
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commen
HJRES.75 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Ene
S.870 · 118th
An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance
S.881 · 119th
Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act
HR.1994 · 119th
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2025
HR.1854 · 119th
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act
S.1012 · 119th
SOIL Act of 2025
S.896 · 119th
Co-Location Energy Act
S.837 · 119th
Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025
SRES.101 · 119th
A resolution affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran.
Political ProfileWhere OXY sits in Washington
[object Object]
STRUCTURAL: Direct executive branch holdings (Trump and Leavitt per `get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings`) and committee alignment with Senate Appropriations Chair and House Energy/Water appropriator. EVIDENTIARY: Recent cluster of congressional trades including a net buyer (bioguide_id C001123) and a $389.8K director buy in Dec 2025 (`get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys`). Net: Structural access outweighs minimal lobbying spend ($20K).
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
-
EPA Superfund site cleanup liability and regulationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)"Lobbying filing cites 'proposed EPA handling of the Passaic River superfund site cleanup' as specific issue (`Lobbying filings touching this ticker[0].specific_issues`)."
Regulatory opportunities
-
Potential favorable oversight from aligned congressional appropriatorsCongress"Donations to Rep. Dan Newhouse, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (`get_political_influence.donations[1].committees`)."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for OXY
GTB PARTNERS · $20K environment
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for OXY — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades OXY
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout OXY & political exposure
Does Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own OXY stock?
2 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in OXY on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Karoline Leavitt. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded OXY stock?
243 congressional trades by 27 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-02-10. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is OXY political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 15/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 67% / D 33%.
How does GovGreed track OXY political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. OXY data is updated daily from these official federal sources.