Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to Occidental's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Babatunde Cole, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Babatunde Cole

Thank you, Betsy, and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for participating in Occidental's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. On the call with us today are Vicki Hollub, President and Chief Executive Officer; Sunil Mathew, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Richard Jackson, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and Ken Dillon, Senior Vice President and President, International Oil and Gas Operations.

This afternoon, we will refer to slides available on the Investors section of our website. The presentation includes a cautionary statement on Slide 2 regarding forward-looking statements that will be made on the call this afternoon. We will also reference a few non-GAAP financial measures today. Reconciliations to the nearest corresponding GAAP measure can be found in the schedules to our earnings release and on our website.

I will now turn the call over to Vicki.

Vicki Hollub
President, CEO & Director

Thank you, Babatunde, and good afternoon, everyone. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the ongoing challenges and uncertainty