Bakken producers not ready to throw in the towel.

摘要

Some Bakken companies at least, appear to be ready to come roaring back if they get the chance. A number of producers have said that they are not planning any workforce reductions, at least not yet. "We're all about lean efficiencies, but there are no plans for layoffs," said Hess spokesman John Roper. He was echoed by spokespeople for Statoil, Whiting Petroleum, Oasis Petroleum, and others. Even oil field services company Halliburton, which announced in Jan. that it will be cutting 1,000 jobs in the eastern hemisphere, has told its North Dakota employees, which number about 1,500, that they will face no staffing reduction, at least not for now.