EXHIBIT 23
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of (a) our report, dated January 31, 1997 appearing in Occidental
Petroleum Corporation's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1996,
and (b) our report, dated January 31, 1997, appearing in Occidental Petroleum
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996,
into Occidental Petroleum Corporation's previously filed Registration
Statements Nos. 33-5487, 33-5490, 33-14662, 33-23798, 33-40054, 33-44791,
33-47636, 33-60492, 33-59395, 33-64719, 333-11725, 333-11897, 333-21019 and
333-17879.
 
 
Los Angeles, California                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
March 19, 1997