The Los Angeles oil and natural gas producer reported earnings of $1.82 billion, or $2.23 per share, for the April-June period.

That compares with $1.06 billion, or $1.31 per share, for the same part of 2010. Revenue increased 34 percent to $6.17 billion.

The results beat Wall Street expectations of $2.15 per share on revenue of $5.79 billion, according to FactSet.

Occidental said it sold oil for an average $103.12 per barrel in the second quarter, 39 percent higher than the same period last year.

Prices also increased 2 percent for dry natural gas to $4.27 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Production rose about 2 percent to 715,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Sales were flat, however, as uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa hampered its business in the region. Libya’s six-month rebellion has effectively shut down production and sales from fields that Occidental partly owns.

Meanwhile, Occidental’s chemicals business more than doubled earnings to $253 million.

Profit at the oil marketing and pipeline business surged more than 14-fold to $187 million.

Shares fell 37 cents to $107 in premarket trading.