Houston — Oil and gas companies worldwide are taking an axe to their employment rolls, shedding workers to survive what is expected to be a prolonged stretch of weak demand.

ExxonMobil said it will cut its workforce by 15%, or about 14,000 people, along with oil majors Chevron Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell...

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