An oilfield service company in the Four Corner's region has laid off 67 workers, citing low oil and gas prices.
The Daily Times of Farmington reports that Baker Hughes Pressure Pumping district manager Robert "Kevin" Jones said the Farmington company announced the layoffs on Tuesday.
Baker Hughes spokeswoman Melanie Kania says after the layoffs the company will still employ around 250 workers in New Mexico.
The company sent a WARN, or Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, letter to Farmington Mayor Tommy Roberts and to the state Department of Workforce Solutions to alert them to the layoffs.
The layoffs included 39 field operators and other workers.
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association spokesman Wally Drangmeister says that the news was unfortunate but not entirely a surprise.
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