Reuters | ConocoPhillips to lay off 300 in Canada oil sands pullback Reuters Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA (STL.OL), which late last year agreed to sell Canadian oil sands assets to local producer Athabasca Oil Corp (ATH.TO), has also shed staff, a spokesman said on Thursday, without disclosing the precise number. ConocoPhillips to lay off 300 people, part of possible trend as oil patch consolidates |