Post by Logan on Mar 16, 2016 16:00:56 GMT -6
ANCHORAGE — BP says it is planning to further reduce its workforce in Alaska as the state continues to struggle with low oil prices.
Dawn Patience, a spokeswoman for the oil company, told KTUU-TV on Monday that about 4 percent of the company’s workforce will be cut. Most of the affected positions are based in Anchorage.
The layoffs will take effect sometime in mid-2016, Patience said.
Patience could not say an exact number of how many jobs could be lost but a 4 percent cut could be as many as 84 positions.
The announcement comes after BP revealed plans last week to reduce the active rig count at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope from five to two. It also follows the company’s January announcement that it would reduce its Alaska workforce by 13 percent, or about 270 jobs.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-03-16/bp-reveals-plans-more-job-cuts-alaska
Dawn Patience, a spokeswoman for the oil company, told KTUU-TV on Monday that about 4 percent of the company’s workforce will be cut. Most of the affected positions are based in Anchorage.
The layoffs will take effect sometime in mid-2016, Patience said.
Patience could not say an exact number of how many jobs could be lost but a 4 percent cut could be as many as 84 positions.
The announcement comes after BP revealed plans last week to reduce the active rig count at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope from five to two. It also follows the company’s January announcement that it would reduce its Alaska workforce by 13 percent, or about 270 jobs.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-03-16/bp-reveals-plans-more-job-cuts-alaska