Berkshire Hathaway
purchased nearly eight million shares of
Occidental Petroleum
in recent days, bringing its stake to 208 million shares, or 23% of the big energy company, according to a regulatory filing late Wednesday.
Berkshire Hathaway (Ticker BRK.A, BRK.A) bought the shares from Monday through Wednesday at prices ranging from $56 to $61 a share. Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock fell 5.6% Wednesday to $56.80 because of a drop of more than $3 a barrel in oil prices to under $68 a barrel as measured by West Texas Intermediate.
Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/berkshire-buffett-occidental-stock-94547ece?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo