Occidental CEO Says She’d ‘Love’ to Scrap Quarterly SEC Reports

Occidental Petroleum Corp. Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub said she’s all for doing away with three-month financial reporting cycles if the US Securities and Exchange Commission allows it.

The shale boss commented in an interview after SEC Chairman Paul Atkins pledged to fast-track President Donald Trump’s proposal to end quarterly reporting for most companies.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. CEO Vicki Hollub

Photographer: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg

“We haven’t fully considered it yet, but I’d love to do that,” Hollub said Thursday. “What I find is that reporting on a quarterly basis, sometimes it’s difficult for us to be able to share with our shareholders and our potential investors the complete ...