Mobil plans to replace its own staff with up to 70 contract agents in a major shakeup at the country's oldest oil company.
The firm's continued operation has been the subject of speculation during the past three years but it says the proposed new structure is a sign of its continued commitment to stay.
Mobil would continue to own the service stations and fuel, but an agent would be contracted to run the day-to-day business. Agents would pay a fee and rent and take a cut of fuel sales and the profit from non-fuel revenue.
They would pay around $75,000 to several hundred thousand dollars to buy into the proposed scheme, a spokeswoman said.
Mobil owns or leases nearly 120 service stations and supplies approximately 170 Mobil branded sites. Agents would replace Mobil staff managers at about 80 sites with some running more than one station.
