Chevron to Cut More than 600 Jobs in $53 Billion Hess Deal (2)

Chevron Corp. is cutting almost 650 jobs in the Houston area and North Dakota after completing the $53 billion takeover of Hess Corp.

The reductions include 575 positions in Texas and 70 in North Dakota, and will take effect Sept. 26, according to a Chevron spokesperson on Wednesday. Chevron formally closed on its acquisition of Houston-based Hess at the end of last week.

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“As part of the integration, we will consolidate or eliminate some positions,” Chevron spokesperson Allison Cook wrote in an email. “These are difficult decisions which we ...