ConocoPhillips Begins Layoffs In Bartlesville, Across Company

ConocoPhillips has begun the layoffs it announced earlier this year.

Back in the summer ConocoPhillips announced it would be laying off six percent of its employees worldwide.

The company employs 15,600 people worldwide, according to its website, with 1,400 employees in Bartlesville.

8/11/2016: Related Story: ConocoPhillips Announces More Layoffs

On Monday, September 12, 2016, the company said through a spokesman that the layoffs have begun.

"We expect to have approximately 90 workforce reductions in Bartlesville, which has around 1,400 employees," a company spokesperson based in Bartlesville said.

The spokesman said there are no new reductions to report, but employees will be leaving the organization over the coming weeks as necessitated by each individual staff or business unit need.