Shell to cut hundreds of jobs in oil and gas exploration operations

Reduction of about a fifth of workforce in two subdivisions part of plan to slash up to $3bn in costs by end of 2025Shell is to cut hundreds of jobs from its oil and gas exploration operation in the latest move by the chief executive, Wael Sawan, to slash up to $3bn (?2.3bn) in costs by the end of next year.The energy company is to cut about a fifth of its workforce in two subdivisions of its oil and gas business responsible for exploration strategy and developing its oil and gas finds. Continue reading...