Occidental Petroleum Corporation recrute au Qatar
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) is a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, the Middle East, North Africa, and South America.”Oxy” is one of the largest oil producers in Texas. In California, Oxy is the largest oil and natural gas producer. Oxy has additional operations in North Dakota, Colorado, and New Mexico. The company nickname began in 1964 in reference to Occidental’s NYSE stock ticker (OXY). Oxy is the fourth-largest US oil and gas company, based on 2013 year-end equity market capitalization. As of 2013, the company has more than 40,000 employees and contractors worldwide.
Oxy’s role in oil and natural gas exploration and production, to which they have pledged a commitment to responsibility, has also been a source of criticism. The company states that it is “committed to respecting the environment, protecting safety and upholding high standards of social responsibility throughout its worldwide operations. Critics have raised concerns about Occidental’s historical operations in these areas. Oxy’s subsidiaries include wholly owned chemical manufacturers Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), OxyVinyls, and INDSPEC Chemical Corporation. Oxy indirectly owns Armand Products Company with Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Oxychem sold its investment in Carbocloro S.A. Indústrias Químicas, a joint venture between OxyChem and UNIPAR in Brazil
