Occidental Jet Visits Buffett’s Hometown Amid Potential Oil Deal

Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s private jet touched down in Omaha this week, home to its biggest investor Warren Buffett, as Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub considers a shale oil deal worth at least $10 billion.

The plane flew from Houston, where Occidental’s headquarters are located, to Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Nov. 27 and stayed grounded for about three hours, according to ADS-B Exchange, a flight tracking website. It then flew to New York for a brief stop before returning to Houston just after midnight.

The trip came just days before it was reported that Occidental is considering buying ...