Occidental Petroleum flies from Midland to Houston after a day of Permian Basin movement

Occidental Petroleum flew from Midland International Air and Space Port to Houston Bush Intercontinental on May 26, 2026, a one-hour hop in its Embraer ERJ-175 (tail N170XY). The shuttle landed just after 5:30 p.m. local time, following a day of regional movements that included flights between Midland and the company's operations in Carlsbad and Wink, Texas.

The trip comes the same week Occidental Petroleum's first-quarter 2026 earnings call remains a subject of analyst attention, with CEO Vicki Hollub emphasizing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and lower decline rates as key value drivers, per the company's May 6 transcript [oxy.com](https://www.oxy.com/siteassets/documents/investors/quarterly-earnings/oxy1q26transcript.pdf). Hollub noted that EOR production now stands at about 100,000 barrels per day and that the company sees U.S. oil output hitting a plateau between 2027 and 2030. Meanwhile, Occidental Petroleum is also navigating geopolitical turbulence: a March 2026 drone strike shut down the Shah gas project in the UAE, where the company holds a 40 percent stake, as reported by Hoodline [hoodline.com](https://hoodline.com/2026/03/houston-s-occidental-caught-in-gulf-crossfire-as-uae-gas-giant-goes-dark/).

The Midland-to-Houston shuttle is routine for a company that moves personnel between the Permian Basin heartland and its headquarters. The pattern of recent flights — including a Houston departure to Glasgow earlier the same day — suggests a busy week for Occidental Petroleum's corporate travel, with the ERJ-175 serving as the workhorse for domestic field operations.