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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001609253
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
001-36478
1 World Trade Center
Suite 1500
Long Beach
CA
90831
888-848-4754
MARK A MCFARLAND
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
37000
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68530744
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NYSE
Common Stock
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Issuer
N
37000
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Suite 1500
Long Beach
CA
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