Chevron's (CVX 0.63%) shares are down just about 20% since hitting a peak in 2022. Brent Crude, a key oil benchmark, is down around 40% since 2022.
CVX intends to cut 15-20% of its workforce by 2026 as part of its cost-cutting initiative, aiming for $3B in savings amid industry challenges.
Devon Energy (DVN 0.74%) recently completed the acquisition of assets in the Williston Basin (in the northern central U.S.) worth roughly $5 billion. That's a tiny deal relative to the roughly $53 billion Hess (HES 0.72%) acquisition that Chevron (CVX 0.63%) is attempting to complete.
CVX's pressing concern of dwindling oil and gas reserves defines the urgency of the planned acquisition of Hess' Guyana assets.
Chevron's earnings-related slump presents a buying opportunity for passive income investors, offering a high-quality 5% dividend yield and future dividend growth prospects. Despite missing 4Q24 estimates, Chevron's strong upstream performance and growth in the Permian and Kazakhstan support its long-term profit and production growth. Chevron's profit growth and cost-saving initiatives, coupled with a compelling profit multiple, make it an attractive investment compared to peers like Exxon Mobil.
Chevron is seeking to trim its headcount by a sizable amount, with Vice Chair Mark Nelson saying they will impact 15%-20% of workers.
Since my last writing, oil prices have suffered a sizable correction. The current oil price is too compressed in my view, creating a large bias for CVX's profits to expand. Key catalysts that can drive oil prices higher: The low level of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and low overall crude stocks in the U.S.
No 2 US oil firm aims for $3bn in cost cuts through 2026 and seeks to simplify business after production challenges
Energy giant Chevron will let go of up to a fifth of its more than 45,000 employees, the company confirmed in a statement Wednesday to Forbes, becoming the latest American giant to announce a significant reduction to its headcount.
Chevron plans to lay off between 15% and 20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026 as part of a broader effort to reduce costs and streamline operations, the US oil giant announced on Wednesday.
The layoffs come as the company has said it is targeting $3 billion in cost cuts through 2026 from leveraging technology, asset sales and changing how and where work is performed.
The integrated energy company said that layoffs will affect 15% to 20% of its employees, starting this year and with most layoffs completed before the end of 2026.