Chevron will lay off 15 per cent to 20 per cent of its global workforce by the end of 2026, as it seeks to cut costs and simplify its business, the U.S. oil company said on Wednesday.
Chevron is embroiled in a court battle with rival Exxon Mobil over its planned acquisition of oil producer Hess, which is the cornerstone of its plans for increasing oil production. At the same time, the company is facing weak margins in its refining business, which reported a loss in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2020.
The layoffs come as the company has said it is targeting $3 billion in cost cuts through 2026 from leveraging technology, asset sales and changing how and where work is performed.
At the end of 2023, Chevron employed 40,212 people across its operations. A layoff of 20 per cent of total employees would be about 8,000 people.
Shares of Chevron declined 0.7 per cent in afternoon trading.
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