Dive Brief:
- ExxonMobil expects to lay off 59 employees in Texas on Sept. 30, according to multiple WARN notices submitted earlier this month to the Texas Workers Commission.
- Most of the layoffs will impact ExxonMobil employees in Irving, while others include workers based in Midland and Big Lake, according to the WARN notices. A spokesperson from ExxonMobil did not respond by press time when asked if these reductions impact the oil and gas giant’s branded retail operations.
- The shakeup is part of ExxonMobil’s integration with oil and gas exploration and production company Pioneer Natural Resources, which it acquired for $60 billion last year, an ExxonMobil spokesperson said in a statement to C-Store Dive.
Dive Insight:
When the merger between the two companies was announced last fall, Scott Sheffield, Pioneer’s former CEO, said it would position Pioneer's employees for “long-term success through a size and scale that spans the globe and offers diversity through product and exposure to the full energy value chain.”
ExxonMobil’s spokesperson emphasized that the WARN notice “was triggered due to the number of employees that have either been offered transition roles or that have declined offers to join ExxonMobil.”
Thirty nine employees in the Irving suburb of Las Colinas — where Pioneer’s former headquarters was located — received WARN notices. So did 18 employees in Midland, as well as two in Big Lake.
“Our employment strategy has not changed — the success of this merger depends heavily on the retention of Pioneer's talented workforce, and more than 1,500 Pioneer employees were offered jobs as part of the merger,” ExxonMobil’s spokesperson said in a statement to C-Store Dive.
Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil is one of the largest integrated fuels, lubricants and chemicals companies in the world. Its primary business functions include upstream, product solutions and low-carbon solutions. ExxonMobil also offers various gasoline and diesel fuels to independent c-store retailers to sell under their own brands.
