HOUSTON — Chevron will eliminate 700 jobs from its downtown Houston offices, according to the Houston Business Journal. That’s just over 10 percent of its downtown Houston workforce.
The layoffs will begin later this month.
The move comes a week after Chevron closed a deal to take over Houston-based Noble Energy.
The California-based company said earlier this year it would cut thousands of jobs worldwide by the end of the year.
Some employees worldwide are being asked to reapply for positions, Reuters reported. Chevron CEO Michael Wirth told Reuters that employees not selected for positions will know within weeks.
Oil companies across the U.S. have had a bumpy ride through 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic and OPEC fallout causing oil prices crashing to historically low levels.
