Notable names included Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX). There isn't much room for error in the oil market these days, especially after the Biden administration has steadily emptied the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to take the pressure off gasoline prices. While achieving its target has allowed Occidental to start returning more cash to shareholders -- it launched a $3 billion share repurchase program and significantly increased the dividend -- a couple of things continue holding it back.