BP to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide amid virus pandemic

LONDON (AP) — Energy company BP says that its global workforce will be trimmed by 10,000 jobs amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chief Executive Bernard Looney said Monday that the roles will be office-based and come mostly this year.

The company’s current global workforce is 70,000.

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