EXHIBIT 23



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



     To the Board of Directors, Occidental Petroleum Corporation


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 33-14662, 33-47636, 33-59395, 33-64719, 333-49207, 333-72719, 333-78031,
333-37970, 333-55404, 333-63444, 333-82246, 333-83124 and 333-96951) on Forms
S-3 and S-8 of Occidental Petroleum Corporation of our report dated February 7,
2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Occidental Petroleum
Corporation as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, comprehensive income, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 and
the related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the Form 10-K
dated March 4, 2003 of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Our report refers to
(i) a change in the method of accounting for the impairment of goodwill and
other intangibles, and (ii) a change in the method of accounting for derivative
instruments and hedging activities.



     /s/ KPMG LLP

     Los Angeles, California
     March 4, 2003