Video: Schlumberger Cuts Workers As Oil Demand & Prices Slide

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Video: Schlumberger Cuts Workers As Oil Demand & Prices Slide

By NYFP on January 9, 2009 | More Posts By NYFP | Author's Website

The world’s largest oil field services provider Schlumberger (SBL) announced today that it will cut about 5% of its workforce as low oil prices and demand has hurt their services.

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