Yellow said it might recall the managers, 100 at field locations and 60 at its Overland Park, Kan., headquarters, in 90 days if economic conditions improve.
The total staff for the world organization stood at about 44,000, with 60% working in field locations around the world.
Shell has "down-manned facilities in some field locations" and "is concerned about the recent upsurge of attacks on its facilities in Eastern Niger Delta," a Shell spokeswoman in Nigeria said.
Many aid agencies working in Darfur, which is home to the world's largest humanitarian operation, have recalled staff members in field locations back to their headquarters in El Fasher.
Though it's more traditional to stick a few tents in a muddy field, locations for festivals are becoming increasingly adventurous, providing a stunning backdrop to nights of alfresco partying.
Core samples were obtained from the field locations for the purpose of performing a series of laboratory tests.
The specification of field locations on maps for seed sources and type of seed cultivated was obtained through a questionnaire.
In Figure 3, about 98% of all field locations occur within distance of 5-150 m from the next neighbour.
This figure gives the detailed fault distribution system, MT profiles, gravity lines, hot springs, oil and gas field locations.
Core samples were obtained from the field locations and were analyzed by standard resonance frequency analysis and the boil test.
The experiments were performed using groundwater from two field locations to examine the effects of groundwater chemistry on transport.
