(Adds details on job cuts)
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell willclose the head office of BG Group, the gas producer it agreed toacquire for $50 billion in February, by the end of the year, itsaid on Monday, as part of a plan to save costs and cut 10,300jobs worldwide.
The oil major will also offer voluntary redundancy packagesto staff at the BG headquarters in Reading, near London, and toShell staff in the UK.
This follows a similar announcement made to Dutch staffearlier this month.
The oil company is under intense pressure to rein in costsas a slump in oil prices has hit its profits.
Shell also said on Monday it would close BG's Aberdeenoffice to focus onshore operations in the Scottish city at itsown site. Shell will also close its Brabazon House office inManchester by the end of 2017, it said.
The site closures and voluntary redundancy offers aresubject to consultation with staff, Shell said.
As part of the 10,300 job cuts it has already announced,2,800 will come from the integration of BG and 7,500 from itsexisting staff and direct contractor base. (Reporting by Karolin Schaps and Ron Bousso, editing by LouiseHeavens and Susan Thomas)