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ExxonMobil's 'leaner ship' floats higher than rivals in oil downturn
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Nov 2, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Chicago
DECADES of financial discipline that honed ExxonMobil Corp into the leanest, most-efficient oil company in the world are paying off as it navigates the worst market slump since the 1980s.
As industry job cuts top 200,000 worldwide, ExxonMobil has kept its 75,300-strong workforce intact with none of the sweeping layoffs seen at other oil companies, including its biggest US rival Chevron Corp.
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