VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Energy giant Schlumberger (SHLUM-ber-ZHAY) says it will close a Vicksburg plant by the end of the year.
But the Vicksburg Post (http://example.com/2aBasvj ) says company spokeswoman Blake Nicole Herbert did not provide details about the status of workers at the facility or whether the property may be sold.
The plant makes oilfield structures. It's part of Cameron International, which Schlumberger bought in April.
Cameron said in November that it was laying off 222 of its 350 employees, but told Warren County Economic Development Director Wayne Mansfield about three weeks later that it wasn't laying off workers. The Vicksburg Post says repeated attempts to contact Cameron for confirmation were unsuccessful.
Mansfield notes that Schlumberger has cut more than 10,000 jobs company-wide this year.