Halliburton closes La. facility, lays off 36 workers

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A Texas-based oil field services company laid off more than 30 workers in Louisiana this month, citing"challenging market conditions."Halliburton Co. announced April 14 that it was permanently closing its facility in Broussard and laying off 36workers there, according to a notice filed with the Louisiana Workforce Commission that was obtained by newsoutlets Tuesday."Unfortunately, Halliburton is making reductions in Lafayette as we adjust our workforce to reduced customeractivity," news outlets quoted spokesperson Stacia Licona as saying.Geologists, quality assurance inspectors and mechanical technicians were among the employees laid off, TheAdvocate reported.The company did not say how many people were still employed in Louisiana or comment further, according to TheAdvocate.Halliburton announced March 18 that it was furloughing about 3,500 workers at its Houston campus for 60 daysas oil prices fell. On Monday, U.S. oil futures plunged below zero as storage space dwindled and demandcollapsed because of the pandemic.