Chevron Cuts 575 Houston Jobs After $53B Hess Takeover

Layoffs Announced July 18 Take Effect Sept. 26
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Chevron didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg)

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Chevron Corp. cut 575 jobs in the Houston area on the same day it completed the $53 billion takeover of Hess Corp.

The reductions were handed down on July 18 and take effect Sept. 26, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission on July 23.

Chevron formally closed on its acquisition of Houston-based Hess at the end of last week.



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