ExxonMobil to slash 14,000 jobs as effects of pandemic hit oil demand
ExxonMobil to slash 14,000 jobs as effects of pandemic hit oil demand
BUSINESS & FINANCE
October 30, 2020, by Bojan Lepic
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S. oil major ExxonMobil could cut its global workforce by about 15 per cent, as the Covid-19 pandemic batters energy demand and prices.
ExxonMobil said on Thursday that the company, as other oil producers, would be cutting costs due to a collapse in oil demand and badly timed new projects. The top U.S. oil company earlier outlined more than $10 billion in budget cuts this year.
“The impact of Covid-19 on the demand for ExxonMobil’s products has increased the urgency of the ongoing efficiency work,” the company told Reuters.
ExxonMobil spokesman Casey Norton said that an estimated 14,000 employees globally, or 15 per cent, could lose jobs – including contractors.