CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Oil major
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) COP.N is laying off 400 employees and 100
contractors in Canada, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, with
the majority of cuts coming in the Calgary office.
ConocoPhillips spokesman Rob Evans said the 400 employees
were about 15 percent of the company's workforce in Canada and
the cuts will take effect in mid-October.
Conoco is reducing its global workforce by 10 percent on
average as low oil prices bite.