(ExxonMobil) -- Exxon Mobil Corporation said it would donate USD1 mln to the Japanese Red Cross Society to provide disaster relief assistance in response to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The company has also implemented a worldwide program to match employee, retiree, dealer and distributor donations to Japanese disaster relief, up to a further USD 2 mln.
ExxonMobil affiliates employ approximately 2.900 people in Japan, and have petroleum and petrochemical refining and distribution, gas and power marketing and project engineering businesses in the country.
ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha and TonenGeneral, ExxonMobil's affiliates in Japan, are working closely with Japanese authorities to ensure adequate fuel supply to emergency responders and the areas hit to assist in the recovery.