HOUSTON — Update: The article has been edited with accurate information from Chevron‘s WARN letter as the original data was incorrect “as a result of a data entry issue” into the Texas Workforce Information System of Texas.
Houston-based Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is laying off nearly 200 workers in the Permian Basin.
The company told the Texas Workforce Commission it would lay off 185 people at its Deauville Boulevard location, 14 people at its North FM 1788 location and seven people at its South County Road location, all located in Midland County. The layoffs are scheduled to happen on July 15.
On the Texas Workforce Commission’s website, it was originally reported that nearly 800 people in total would be laid off from those locations and that the letter was submitted May 28. The entries were changed on May 29 after the news was widely reported by several major news publications.
A representative of the Texas Workforce Commission told the Houston Business Journal, “the original figure listed was reported through the Texas Workforce Information System of Texas incorrectly as a result of a data entry issue,” and that the information on the website now corresponds with the WARN notice issued by Chevron.
Chevron did not respond to the HBJ’s initial request for comment when the original layoff numbers were released, but after the numbers were updated, a representative provided the following statement:
“On May 16, 2025, Chevron notified the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) of its anticipated workforce reduction of approximately 200 employees in Midland, Texas, in accordance with the WARN Act. The Texas Workforce Commission mistakenly reported the number of layoffs in Midland as 800 on its website. Chevron has reached out to the TWC to alert them to this error. Chevron aims to place as many employees as possible in other roles and is offering severance pay and transition assistance to those impacted.”
Chevron added in the WARN letter that the layoffs are permanent and the employees do not have bumping rights or are represented by a union.
Chevron announced in February it was cutting its global workforce by between 15% and 20%, which could be anywhere from 6,750 to 9,000 employees companywide. Chevron employed 45,298 people worldwide at the end of 2024, according to its most recent annual earnings report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chevron released a statement Thursday, reading:
“On May 16, 2025, Chevron notified the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) of its anticipated workforce reduction of approximately 200 employees in Midland, Texas, in accordance with the WARN Act.
The Texas Workforce Commission mistakenly reported the number of layoffs in Midland as 800 on its website. Chevron has reached out to the TWC to alert them to this error. Chevron aims to place as many employees as possible in other roles and is offering severance pay and transition assistance to those impacted.”
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