Houston oil-field service company Baker Hughes laid off more than 200 people at a facility in Oklahoma City and hinted that more job cuts could be coming at other locations.

The company is laying off 234 people at 12701 North Santa Fe Ave., according to a letter filed with the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development.

Baker Hughes attributed the layoffs to the combined effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the crash of crude oil prices, which have cut demand for the company's services. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, settled Wednesday at $19.87, the lowest price since 1999.

"Baker Hughes is responding as rapidly as possible to these conditions," Baker Hughes Oilfield Services Human Resource Leader Holly Page wrote in the letter. "In order to meet these rapidly changing unforeseeable business conditions, we are making the difficult business decision to reduce our staffing levels for some locations in the U.S."

Oil Bust: Baker Hughes to write down $15 billion, cut spending

Baker Hughes on Monday said it would cut capital spending by more than 20 percent from 2019 levels and plans to write down the value of $15 billion of assets as part of its first quarter earnings.

Meanwhile, competitors Halliburton and Schlumberger also have cut workers and spending.

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