Exxon Mobil It will fire 2,000 workers worldwide as part of a long -term restructuring plan, he informed Reuters The main American energy company in a statement sent by email, which will affect between the 3% and 4% of the world template of the company.
In the United States, no template cuts are planned, and the layoffs announced Monday at the Canadian oil company Imperial Oilof which Exxon is a majority shareholder, they represent approximately half of the largest cuts confirmed on Tuesday, according to a company spokesman.
Before the fall in world prices of crude oil and the increase in the pumping of the group of OPEC+ oil producersenergy companies have announced thousands of template cuts this year to contain costs and face lower earnings. Exxon, based in Houston, said he intended to improve efficiency causing employees to work from the same places.
“Our world offices network was created decades ago in very different circumstances. To support collaboration, so critical for our success, we are aligning our global footprint with our operational model and gathering our teams,” said a spokesman in a statement sent by email.
Bloomberg He reported for the first time the layoffs on Tuesday.
Oil producers are increasingly consolidating their offices to work more efficiently and save money. Chevronthe second largest oil producer in the United States after Exxon, he said in February that he was going to fire up to 20% of his world work force and expand the use of global centers, which includes an engineering center in Bengaluru.
Conocophillips He also said at the beginning of the month that he would cut between 20% and 25% of his employees.
The jobs in the production of oil and gas in the United States fell by 4,700 in the first six months of this year, they showed statistics of the Texas labor market.
According to a survey of the Bank of the Federal Reserve of Dallas, the levels of activity in the main producing states of Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico decreased slightly in the third quarter, and several executives in the sector reported important delays in investment decisions in response to price volatility.
The Brent crude futures They have dropped about 10.5% so far this year, affected by the increase in the production of OPEC+ and the persistent uncertainty about the demand linked to the commercial policy of the United States.
Exxon employed 61,000 people worldwide at the end of 2024, according to a regulatory notification.
