Sinopec to cut overseas workforce amid plunging oil prices

08/05/2015       Author:       Source:China Daily

Sinopec Groupthe second largest energy company in Chinaplans to cut costs by recalling40 percent of its overseas staff in the wake of plunging oil prices.

Up to 160 employees from Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Coasubsidiary of the group focusing on overseas upstream businesseswill be brought back to Sinopec's headquarters in Beijingaccording to a senior official at the company.