press release Chevron Announces $562,500 for Earthquakes and Tsunami Relief Efforts
Handover ceremony of Chevron emergency relief assistance for Central Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami to Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) in Jakarta (7/10).
$500,000 of the contribution comes from the Chevron Corporate Global Community Fund as grants to international non-profit humanitarian organizations Mercy Corps and Save the Children. Another $62,500 is allocated for the emergency response in Lombok, Palu, and Donggala. This emergency response assistance is channeled through a national non-profit humanitarian organization named Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) and a joint initiative of SKK Migas-Production Sharing Contractors (PSC) in the amount of $25,000 and $37,500 respectively. Chevron IBU will also dispatch its medical doctors to Palu dan Donggala as part of SKK Migas-PSCs’ Medical Team.
“Chevron wants to help with the response to these devastating earthquakes and tsunami, which have a severe impact on the lives of thousands of our brothers in Lombok, Palu, and Donggala,” said Chevron IBU Managing Director Kevin Lyon. “Our heartfelt thoughts are with the people affected by these natural disasters.”
The amount of the contribution would increase since the Chevron IBU is currently collecting its employees cash donation through a program named “Chevron Berbakti”. The Company has set up a 1:1 cash donation matching fund program, where the Company will match the full amount of employees’ cash donation. The total amount collected will be added to rehabilitation and reconstruction program in Lombok, Palu, and Donggala.
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies and through its Indonesian subsidiaries, including PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia, has been present in Indonesia for 94 years. With the ingenuity and commitment of highly skilled and dedicated employees, and through these subsidiaries, Chevron leads as one of Indonesia's largest producers of crude oil. From onshore oil fields in Riau, Sumatra and our offshore fields in East Kalimantan, these companies have produced more than 13 billion barrels of oil to meet the energy needs of Indonesia's growing economy. In operating the oil and gas blocks in Indonesia, the companies work under the supervision and direction of SKK Migas based on Production Sharing Contract terms. For further information about Chevron in Indonesia, visit Indonesia.chevron.com.
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