British oil company VP

The British oil company VP will reduce about 15% of its employees against the backdrop of a crisis caused by coronavirus - this is about 10 thousand jobs out of 70.1 thousand, Reuters said with reference to sources.

According to the publication, personnel changes are also associated with plans for the transition to renewable energy. The decision was announced during the online conference by the General Director of BP Bernard Luni. Most of the dismissal will take place by the end of 2020, and they will affect mainly managers, not workers, Reuters interlocutors say.

Back in April, the company announced a reduction in expenses in 2020 by 25% due to a drop in oil prices. Then the sources of the publication reported the possible dismissals of the leadership, the number of which may halve. According to their information, the reductions are associated with Luni's plans to make the company “more flexible for switching to low -carbon energy”.

• BP is a British company included in the six of the largest oil and gas corporations in the world. Since the summer of 2006, BP became a shareholder of Rosneft. Now she has 19.75%.