EXXON PLANS JOB CUTS; T.O. FIELD WORKERS CAN EXPECT NOTICES.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Exxon Corp.'s domestic oil and gas division will eliminate about 350 jobs, or 10 percent of its work force, by this summer, the company said Tuesday. The changes will affect field workers in various cities and office staff - including supervisors and managers - in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. ; Houston and Midland, Texas Midland is the county seat of Midland CountyGR6 located on the Southern Plains of the western area of the U.S. State of Texas. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 102,073. ; and New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , according to Bruce Tackett, a spokesman for Houston-based Exxon Company U.S.A. The job cuts are part of a company reorganization as the petroleum industry suffers a slowdown in exploration for new reserves. "What we're trying to do is to make sure that the staffing reflects what the level of business is," Tackett said. Tackett said Exxon does not know yet how many of the job reductions would result from layoffs, attrition or early retirement. Some employees will be offered work in other parts of the company, he said. |
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