Why did the world's largest oil service company suddenly lay off 2 1000 people?

On Friday, local time, Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield service company, announced that it would lay off 2 1 1,000 people to protect itself due to the COVID-19 epidemic, and the company would spend more than 654,380+billion dollars in severance pay.

Schlumberger's second-quarter financial report showed that the company's profit fell by one third and the loss was as high as $3.4 billion. This old oil service company employs about 65,438+026,000 people all over the world. They come from 140 countries and regions and serve 85 countries. The main offices are located in Houston, Texas, Paris, France, London, England and The Hague, the Netherlands.

The company expects that the severance payment for most employees who leave the company will be paid in the second half of this year. According to the report, the global economic slowdown has put pressure on the energy industry. In the past five years, more than 200 oil producers filed for bankruptcy protection, and the COVID-19 epidemic intensified industry integration. Since the beginning of this year, the price of crude oil has fallen by 33%, and the price of natural gas has fallen by 17%.

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Schlumberger Company Profile:

Schlumberger is the world's largest oilfield technical service company, headquartered in Houston, Paris and The Hague, with branches in more than 40 countries around the world.

The company was established in 1927, with more than 30,000 employees/kloc-0. In 2006, the company's revenue was192.3 billion USD, making it one of the top 500 enterprises in the world. Schlumberger Technical Service Company (SIS) belongs to Schlumberger Oilfield Service Department and is recognized as the best software and service provider in the oil and gas industry.

Schlumberger is also a global technical service company, headquartered in Houston, with quasi-headquarters in Paris and The Hague. Schlumberger * * * has more than 1 18000 employees from more than 40 countries and works in 85 countries around the world.

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