BP spokesman Jason Ryan said the cuts were part of the 4,000 upstream jobs its plans to eliminate in 2016. The company is also aiming to trim about an additional 3,000 downstream jobs by the end of 2017.

Has anyone heard if there will be any further layoffs in the Calgary office?

Next round of layoffs should be modeled after Survivor... everyone that is left in the tribe gets a vote on who to boot HR calls you down " Grab your stuff The Tribe has Spoken"

“You know, we needed, we needed oil desperately years ago. Today, because – again, because of the new technologies, and because of places that we never thought had oil, and they do have oil, and there’s a glut on the market, there’s a tremendous glut... — read more 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 2.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 534.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are at historically high levels for this time of... — read more 

Given all of the empty Houston office space, would it make sense to consolidate everything in Houston and shut down Bville completely? We are now a smaller company and consolidation makes sense.

Hour Reductions....why are there not hour reductions? We are going to mess around and wait until its too late to make changes then the only thing that can be done is layoffs..it seems to be the plan

I am hoping that the townhall tomorrow is actual news worthy info , sadly though I think its more chatter that doesn't mean alot to people who are left....it is a real morale depression in the RBU, we could really use some good news.

I think it's time we started holding our leadership team accountable. For one, we should stop sweeping their poor decisions under the rug and stop helping hide them!

Oil Please Come Back Up!!!!

Just send more money

Gasoline at 1.98.99 a gallon

Ryan Lance needs to push Congress for oil exports

When will COP follow suit?

if so we are screwed... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKolh8Q9hA

Bring on the next round! There are lots of staff just waiting for the severance. Please...

We were supposed to get an announcement in February then supposedly March now that thats over now its supposed to be April...enough is enough there are no layoffs!!!

Upper management need more work. The town halls are dreadful and the same thing is repeated over and over again. How much time and money is spent watching and hearing the same thing over and over.....which boils down to we don't know. Send us an... — read more 

Sometimes, unfortunately, it's all about who you know. If you were a kissass to the right person, or had the "right" goals maybe you're still safe. Even though you may be a hard-working , dedicated employee, that may not be enough. I've seen this... — read more 

Who's hottest in your BU? I want names.

Will check back in October

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 1.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 523.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are at historically high levels for this time of... — read more 

They should really shorten work hours right now, they can increase them later but keeping front doors open, receptionists, maintenance people, techs for each team and any contractors at all is seriously crazy right now there is no work! I have... — read more 

Remember when Helene Harding said that the Eagle Ford play was similar to the moon landing? Maybe I have been at Happy Hour too long, but I can't stop laughing about that!

Heres to another week!!!!

Who should be punted in your BU and why? Let's hear some names.

• Some shareholder activists are seeking to limit bonuses tied to production and reserve growth, pitching proxy ballot measures at companies such as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN).

Nat gas up like Katrina just hit the gulf coast

I (stupidly) forgot to update my address again with HR. Just got the announcement of a VCIP at my new address. Anyone know if they will forward the check, or direct deposit (like everything else)? I can't remember if the checks say "DO NOT... — read more 

Tonight as I was leaving the campus, I thought I heard some strange noises coming from one of the bathrooms. As a fairly new employee, I'm not sure what to think. Is this normal?

What are you thoughts on the NEPOTISM at COP? Way too many couples are hired and leave managers in a compromised position.. of course they are always going to support each other's groups in a decision! In SJBU there was a couple who ran two entire... — read more 

Where is the supposed layoff announcement we were supposed to get???

For those of you still on the inside, particularly L48, are they still going to take occupancy of EC3? If so, all of EC3 or only part?