Shell to scale back exploration, development workforce by 20 percent

Shell plans to scale back its oil and gas exploration and development workforce by 20%. The move comes as CEO Wael Sawan widens his cost-saving drive to the highly profitable division after similar cuts in low-carbon businesses and renewables.

Hundreds of jobs are likely to be cut around the world. In the U.S., the cuts will be felt in particular in Houston. Read more from Reuters.