Williams Cos. CEO Alan Armstrong announced during a town hall meeting with employees Thursday that Williams would be reducing its workforce across North America by approximately 10 percent.

Overall the reductions are expected to affect approximately 10 percent of Williams’ total workforce of around 6,700 employees across the continent. Of those roughly 670 employees, around 100 workers based in Tulsa are expected to be laid off. The pipeline company employs around 1,000 people at its Tulsa headquarters.

The reductions will be communicated to affected employees in late March and into early April. Some of the company’s operation areas, especially those focused on supporting growth in the supply basins where the company is seeing a pull-back in growth opportunities, will likely be affected more than others.

The reductions are not connected to the proposed merger with Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity. Rather, the layoffs are focused solely on sustaining the company’s future growth in a climate where the energy industry as a whole is suffering.

Reductions come as part of Williams’ 2016 business plan, which was announced in January and includes an enhanced focus on reducing overall costs. The 2016 growth capital funding needs were reduced by approximately $1 billion, or 32 percent, from previous plans.