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CNBC As oil prices surge to the highest levels since 2008, Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub said U.S. producers cannot increase output right away. “We’re in a really dire situation,” she said Tuesday at CERAWeek by S&P Global. “We’ve never … The post Oil producers in a ‘dire situation’ and unable to ramp up output, says Oxy CEO appeared first on Oil & Gas 360 .

Crude oil prices continued their relentless rise higher Tuesday after the U.S. announced a Russian oil ban. But market strategists are urging investors not to overreact to the latest inflationary shock. Recession talk is premature, for one thing. The equity market, while broadly humbled, is hardly broken. And opportunities for outperformance remain, at both the equity and sector level – especially in energy stocks – according to analysts and strategists. SEE MORE 66 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On in 2022 Most importantly, panicking never did any investor any good. "The macroeconomic indicators do not give hope for a quick recovery, compounded by the continuing Russia-Ukraine war," says Kunal Sawhney, CEO of research firm Kalkine Australia. "However, freaking out at the possibility of a longer period of disruption won''t help." The Russian oil ban, announced Tuesday by President Joe Biden, includes not just Russian crude, but also liquefied natural gas and coal. Global benchmark Brent crude oil prices broke above $132 a barrel on the news.

These are good times to be an Occidental Petroleum (OXY) investor. The oil-and-gas producer recently dialed in a much better-than-anticipated earnings report, raise…

Shares of Occidental Petroleum opened higher on Monday after Warren Buffett''s Berkshire Hathaway revealed over the weekend that it had purchased some 61 million shares

Occidental Shares Climb As Buffett Buys, Icahn Exits Stake Shares of Occidental Petroleum opened higher on Monday (although off their highs from overnight) after Warren Buffett''s Berkshire Hathaway revealed over the weekend that it had purchased some 61 million shares (worth roughly $3.1 billion) at an average price of $50.87. He apparently bought the shares from Carl Icahn, who has exited the last of his holdings in the oil giant. Warren Buffett Shares of the US-based oil giant were up more than 2% after the open on Monday after reaching a premarket high of $64 (a gain of roughly 4%). The buys bring Buffett''s overall total of 113.7 million shares, a figure that represents an 11.2% stake in the Houston-based energy group. Buffett''s Berkshire Hathaway filed its SEC Form 4 on Friday (which the firm filed because its ownership stake in Oxy is now higher than 10%) after buying up shares of the company in 14 separate transactions over the course of last week. Meanwhile, WSJ reported on Sunday that Carl Icahn, who started building his stake in Occidental three years ago (when he disputed the firm''s $38 billion buyout of Anadarko Petroleum, during which it outbid rival Chevron), had sold the last of his shares in the group, and will pull two executives, Andrew Langham and Gary Hu, from the firm''s board of directors.

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc revealed a more than $5 billion stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp, as oil prices soared to their highest level in about a decade.

Warren Buffett''s Berkshire Hathaway Inc revealed a more than $5 billion stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp, as oil prices soared to their highest level in about a decade…. | March 7, 2022

For Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY ), it''s one billionaire Wall Street legend in and another one out. On Friday, new filings from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A )(NYSE: BRK-B ) revealed Warren Buffett has taken a sizable new position in the oil and gas giant. Just two days later, long-time activist investor Carl Icahn revealed to the Occidental board that he has sold his remaining stake in the company. Buffett And Icahn: Icahn famously criticized Occidental for its $38 billion buyout of Anadarko Petroleum in May 2019. Buffett took his first stake in Occidental during that period, acquiring $10 billion in preferred … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Warren Buffett has been absolutely hoovering up stock in Occidental Petroleum ( OXY , $56.15). In a flurry of recent purchases, Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.B , $325.34) bought 91 million OXY shares, or 9.8% of the integrated oil and gas company''s shares outstanding. The addition to the Berkshire Hathaway equity portfolio coincides with the ongoing melt-up in energy prices, which was sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Global benchmark Brent crude oil futures briefly topped $130 a barrel in the wee hours of Monday trading, and have gained about 30% over the past month. SEE MORE The 22 Best Stocks to Buy for 2022 The common shares Berkshire just purchased add to its already substantial exposure to the energy firm, which includes $10 billion worth of 8% preferred shares, as well as 84 million warrants to purchase OXY stock. Occidental shares must trade above the warrants'' exercise price of $59.62 for the warrants to be in the money. Buffett received the warrants as an equity "kicker" when he bought the preferred shares in 2019.

Berkshire Hathaway bought $5.1 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum between Wednesday and Friday last week.

NEW YORK , March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for OXY, LHX, WLL, MA, and CSX. … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Shares of Occidental Petroleum rise sharply amid supply fears as the U.S. and its allies are considering a ban on Russian oil after Moscow''s invasion of Ukraine.

The price of Occidental Petroleum stock (OXY) is on a sharp rise. The stock has gained about 36.95% in the past month.