Occidental Petroleum lands in Glasgow the week of Vicki Hollub's retirement

Occidental Petroleum flew from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport to a private airfield near Glasgow, Scotland, on May 16, 2026, a 7-hour-49-minute trip aboard its Gulfstream G650ER, tail N650XY. The flight arrived just after 8:50 p.m. local time, the same week the company's board completes a leadership transition that was announced on May 1.

Occidental Petroleum announced on May 1 that CEO Vicki Hollub will retire effective June 1, with COO Richard Jackson succeeding her, per a company press release carried by [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/01/3285910/0/en/Occidental-Announces-CEO-Succession.html). Hollub, who has led the Houston-based independent oil and gas producer since 2016, will remain on the board. The trip to Scotland — a region where Occidental Petroleum has operated in the North Sea — comes as the company finalizes its first-quarter results, which it reported on May 6, beating guidance in its Oil and Gas and Midstream segments, according to [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/occidental-petroleum-oxy-beats-guidance-235549855.html).

The G650ER's recent flight history shows a pattern of shuttling between Houston and Occidental Petroleum's Permian Basin operations in West Texas, with multiple hops to Midland and Carlsbad in the days before this transatlantic leg. The Glasgow arrival suggests a visit to the company's international assets or a final handover meeting with outgoing leadership before Hollub's retirement takes effect.