Occidental Petroleum (OXY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.73 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 19.18%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this oil and gas exploration and production company would post earnings of $0.67 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.80, delivering a surprise of 19.40 ...