Dubai: State oil giant Saudi Aramco started laying off hundreds of employees this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as global energy companies reduce their workforces in response to the coronavirus crisis.Like other top oil firms, Aramco has cut capital spending for 2020 after the pandemic brought an unprecedented drop in oil demand and hammered crude prices.
Oil majors have cut workforce by 10% to 15% to cuts costs and as part of restructuring plans.Most of those who lost jobs at Aramco were foreigners, the sources said.