There are a number of articles on Hess's job cuts in Perth, but they all appear to be related to the very costly offshore Equus project. I couldn't find any that specifically mentioned the Beetaloo play directly, so if anyone does please post it. Here is a link to one of the Equus news articles:
http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/hess_cuts_jobs_in_perth_as_equus_EoqYD92yocVrVV1b0pOi0M