Berkshire now owns 264 million Occidental shares worth about $12 billion, a 28% stake in the big U.S.-focused energy company.

Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. shed 4.64% to $46.65 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.50% to 6,040.53 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.

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Occidental Petroleum Corp. closed 31.17% short of its 52-week high of $71.19, which the company achieved on April 12th.