EXHIBIT 23.2



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement of our reports dated February 7,
2001, included or incorporated by reference in Occidental Petroleum
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000
and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.


                                                /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                                ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Los Angeles, California
February 18, 2002