Nov 1 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:OXY) OXY.N
* CEO expects 2017 capital spending should be between $3.3 billion and $3.8 billion
* CEO says views 2017 as a transition year
* CEO says goal is to cover dividend with cash flow by 2018
* Chief Executive Vicki Hollub says has exited Bahrain and Iraq contracts
* CEO says making progress on exiting Libya contract Source text for Eikon: ID: Further company coverage: OXY.N