Saw it here...
is it only contractors?
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1liRd6Wv
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Canada's Imperial reducing contractor workforce at Kearl oil sands project
By Nia Williams
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/canadas-imperial-reducing-contractor-workforce-kearl-oil-sands-project-2023-02-27/
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canada's Imperial Oil Ltd (IMO.TO) is reducing the number of contractors working at its Kearl oil sands site in northern Alberta as part of measures to cut operating costs at the project, a company spokeswoman said on Monday.
Imperial is deferring some non-critical work or moving it off site, spokeswoman Lisa Schmidt said, adding the company has not laid off any employees.
There is no impact on oil production at Kearl, a 240,000 barrel-per-day bitumen mining project that has been operating since 2013.
Schmidt declined to say how many people would be impacted but said Imperial is trying to maintain an average of 2,000 people on site at Kearl and the company is currently above that level.
Calgary-based Imperial, majority-owned by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), has 5,300 employees, not including contractors, according to company filings and earlier this month reported record annual earnings in 2022
Kearl and IOL refineries will be next... watch for the announcement.
Couple hundreds affected? What's next?
Ay
Imperial would be more agile and competitive if separated from Exxon. Less red tape, less process/controls/bureaucratic bs.
Can we get rid of Imperial? They are a drag on Exxon
XOM should just sell the never ending dumpster fire that is Kearl
Driver is Darren said to make more for investors in recent interview.
What the driver for this 900 people layoff? That's seems like a large number in a time when upstream is doing well?
Now let’s bring back all the Kearl folks out on expat assignments.
Checked with few old friends in Kearl. It is happening, and it is only contractors, for NOW.