Energy company ConocoPhillips says it is cutting around 1,810 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, following a plunge that took oil ConocoPhillips is cutting 500 jobs in Houston NEW YORK - Energy company ConocoPhillips says it is cutting around 1,810 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, following a plunge that took oil Check out this story on KHOU.com: http://on.khou.com/1Fhx9JV A Texas-based company views the downturn of the oil industry, and all the layoffs, as an opportunity to invest. NEW YORK - Energy company ConocoPhillips says it is cutting around 1,810 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, following a plunge that took oil prices to their lowest levels in years.