BY DANIEL GILBERT AND ISABEL ORDÓÑEZ
HOUSTON—Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s outgoing chief executive pulled in $76.1 million in compensation last year, more than double his haul the previous year, according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. But new policies at the company will make it harder for top executives there to earn as much in the future.
The lion's share of CEO Ray Irani's 2010 compensation—$58.5 million in cash and stock—came from meeting performance goals Occidental's board set in 2007. The 76-year-old Mr. ...
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