据钻机区域网2019年2月21日伦敦报道，德国化工巨头巴斯夫麾下的油气子公司温特斯豪（Wintershall）和德国DEA公司周四在一份联合声明中表示，由这两家德国公司计划油气合并的欧洲最大独立油气公司温特斯豪DEA将裁减其大约24%的劳动力。

根据两家公司发布的联合声明，在全球范围内包括全职和合资企业在内的4200个工作岗位中，温特斯豪DEA计划以“社会和谐的方式”裁减大约1000个工作岗位。

温特斯豪DEA这次裁员包括德国国内的800个工作岗位和挪威国内的200个工作岗位。挪威国内的裁员主要与正在进行的大型开发项目的完成情况有关。

新闻稿还表示，德国一半以上的裁员将发生在汉堡和卡塞尔的“公司职能”范围内。德国的生产基地计划进一步裁员。

温特斯豪DEA的目标是，在2021年至2023年把温特斯豪和DEA合计日产量57.5万桶油当量提高40%至80万桶油当量。产量增长将部分来自墨西哥和阿布扎比等新产区。

通过增加产量和降低成本，新公司预计每年将产生至少2亿欧元的协同效应。

温特斯豪和DEA合并后将成为欧洲最大的独立油气公司。合并预计将在今年上半年内完成。

李峻 编译自 钻机区域

原文如下：

Wintershall, DEA Plan to Axe 1,000 Jobs|

Wintershall DEA, the planned oil and gas merger of two German companies will cut its workforce by about 24 percent, the companies announced in a joint statement Thursday.

Of 4,200 jobs worldwide – including full-time positions and joint ventures – Wintershall DEA plans to cut around 1,000 jobs in “a socially compatible manner,” according to the release.

The cuts include 800 jobs in Germany and 200 jobs in Norway. The Norway job cuts are mainly related to completion of ongoing large development projects.

The release also stated that more than half of the job reductions in Germany will be within “corporate functions” at locations in Hamburg and Kassel. Additional cuts are planned at German production sites.

Wintershall DEA aims to increase Wintershall’s and DEA’s combined average daily production of 575,000 barrels of oil equivalent by 40 percent to 800,000 barrels between 2021 and 2023. The growth will come in part from new production regions such as Mexico and Abu Dhabi.

Through production increases and cost reductions, the new company expects to have synergies of at least 200 million euros per year.

Wintershall DEA will be the largest independent oil and gas company in Europe. The merger is anticipated to close first half of 2019.