CNBC | BP to slash thousands more jobs in face of oil downturn CNBC British oil and gas company BP announced plans on Tuesday to slash 5 percent of its global workforce in the face of a continued slump in oil prices. It said it aims to reduce its global oil production, or upstream, headcount by 4,000 to 20,000 as it ... BP to cut 4000 jobs globally as oil prices drop BP to cut 4000 jobs in exploration and production as oil price bites BP to axe one in five North Sea jobs as oil giant cuts 4000 staff worldwide |