By Oliver Griffin

 

BP PLC (BP.LN) said on Tuesday that it will cut its global upstream workforce by approximately 3%, resulting in around 540 job losses, as it aims to improve the business's efficiency and competitiveness.

The oil-and-gas giant said that it was making the cuts to its 18,000-strong workforce in its upstream business, which deals with the production of crude oil and natural gas, as part of a continuing process to modernize the company.

BP said in a statement that it continued to focus on the efficiency of its capital spend to maintain competitiveness, adding that it remains committed to developing upstream opportunities and delivering its five-year growth plan.

 

Write to Oliver Griffin at oliver.griffin@dowjones.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 22, 2018 10:56 ET (14:56 GMT)

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