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GE didn’t immediately provide the number of jobs to be eliminated, but it confirmed it is transferring work out of its East Houston complex, where it manufactures power generators and gas turbines. GE cut about 100 jobs last year at the same site, which at the time employed about 600.

“The decision to restructure is based on the current environment as many oil and gas customers continue to delay projects and decisions and we're experiencing a dramatic drop-off in orders commitments for this year,” GE said in a statement. “The restructuring is in no way a negative reflection of our workforce.”

GE said it made the decision to reduce its workforce in June.

In May, GE said it would move about 70 jobs to Houston when it closed its Power Conversion headquarters in Pittsburgh. Most of the jobs were in project management and engineering.

GE operations in Texas recently shed about 1,000 jobs in Lufkin, about 120 miles northeast of Houston, as a result of reduced demand for oil and gas equipment. The reductions followed the $3.3 billion acquisition of oil field service company Lufkin Industries in 2013. Lufkin had as many as 4,400 workers when it was bought by GE.