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Exclusive: Chevron workers face demands to reapply for jobs under global restructuring - sources

Published 07/10/2020, 22:58
Updated 07/10/2020, 23:00
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By Jennifer Hiller and Devika Krishna Kumar

HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (N:CVX) employees worldwide are being asked to reapply for positions as part of a cost-cutting program expected to eliminate up to 15% of its workforce, people familiar with the matter said.

The No. 2 U.S. oil producer has begun taking steps to streamline its organization this year to reduce costs and revive declining profits. Oil companies have posted huge losses on asset writedowns and slashed spending as economic downturns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic undercut fuel demand.

Employees who are not chosen for jobs should know within weeks, Chief Executive Michael Wirth said in an interview on Monday. He did not discuss how cuts would be decided nor how many employees were asked to reapply for positions.

The company took a $1 billion charge to earnings earlier this year to cover severance pay for employees affected by the restructuring. Workers not chosen for new assignments would lose their jobs.

Chevron recently expanded its 45,000-person workforce by acquiring smaller oil and gas producer Noble Energy, which has about 2,200 workers. That $4.1 billion all-stock deal closed this week.

In Houston, about 700 employees will lose jobs starting Oct. 23, according to a notice Chevron sent to the state of Texas. Employees will receive enhanced severance benefits and two-months to leave the company, the letter said. Most of the people not chosen for new posts will depart by the end of the year, a spokeswoman said.

Decisions about Noble employees are likely in several weeks, Wirth said. Reductions are more likely where the two companies overlap, such as west Texas shale and administrative areas, Wirth said.

"Some areas like the Middle East or like Colorado where we don't have much of an operating footprint, it's unlikely there's significant changes there in the near term," Wirth said. "We're working through the details on that."

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen in Los Angeles

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (L:RDSa) last month said it plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or over 10% of its workforce. BP Plc (L:BP) this year also announced plans to cut around 10,000 jobs, as the two shift from oil and gas to lower-carbon energy sources.

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