Most oil firms plan same or bigger bonuses this year despite oil price plunge

Only about 30% of North American oil firms will pay larger bonuses this year compared to 66% in Asia-Pacific. The AFP pic shows an oil field in the Central Valley of California.

KUALA LUMPUR: Notwithstanding the plunge in oil prices last year, nearly all global oil and gas (O&G) companies expect to pay about the same, if not larger, bonuses this year.