U.S. Steel announced that it will lay off about 750 employees from two plants that make tubular steel, which is used in oil and gas drilling. The company announced it will shut down a plant in Lorain, Ohio, in March and lay off 614 workers. It said the move is temporary.

U.S. Steel will also lay off 142 employees who work at a plant in Houston. The plants make steel pipes and tubes used in drilling for oil and gas as well as construction. The Pittsburgh company it is making the moves in response to falling oil prices and unfair competition from foreign companies.