The Houston-based energy giant Chevron will lay off 575 employees from the Downtown Hess Tower following its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp., according to the company. The company disclosed the layoffs-the second round of layoffs announced in just over two months-in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter sent July 18 to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Chevron leaders told Hess employees to stay focused on safe operations and that they will hear next week if they will continue to have jobs following the oil producer's acquisition, according to two Hess employees who spoke with Reuters.