BP to Cut 10,000 Jobs br Due to Oil Price Crash CEO Bernard Looney told br employees that the company br will decrease its global workforce br by nearly 15 this year. Bernard Looney, br via company email Office jobs will be the most br heavily impacted by the cuts. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company has accelerated plans to reorganize their business in order br to reach net zero emissions by 2050. In April, Brent Crude features, the br global benchmark for oil prices, br reached their lowest level in decades,br falling below $20 per barrel.