An industry downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the Texas oil patch where another 446 people have lost their jobs over the past week and 537 more could be out of work if their employer cannot sort out bankruptcy issues, the Houston Chronicle reported. An industry downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the Texas oil patch where another 446 people have lost their jobs over the past week and 537 more could be out of work if their employer cannot sort out bankruptcy issues. Houston oil field equipment maker Exterran is laying off 174 people at its compression fabrication services off Brittmoore Road in two rounds of layoffs that will take place in August and October, the company told the Texas Workforce Commission in a notice made public Thursday.
