HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $2.98 billion. The Houston-based…HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $2.98 billion. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.92 per share. The oil and gas exploration and production company posted revenue of $8.33 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. _____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research.