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Joe Ellis [joe.ellis@bp.com] 4/29/2020 1:35:12 PM Gunasekara, Mandy [gunasekara.Mandy@epa.gov] BP Donates Jet Fuel to US COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Mandy,
I hope you are doing well. Today, BP will announce [LINK1 that we are donating 3 million gallons of jet fuel to FedEx and Alaska Airlines to support the timely delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential goods to areas of the U.S. at greatest risk for COVID-19.
The ongoing pandemic is a human crisis and we are in this together. That's why we're pulling together our global resources to support first responders, health care workers and patients. Today's jet fuel donation announcement builds on our recent initiative to support frontline workers by offering discounted fuel for first responders, doctors, nurses and hospital workers at BP and Amoco sites.
Fed Ex Donation
The donation to FedEx Express, supplied by Air BP, will be used solely for international air
transportation to and from the U.S. to deliver critical medical supplies; including gloves, gowns, ventilators and
masks, that support the effort to fight COVID-19.
Supplies will be directed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to communities in greatest need based on data from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The fuel will be supplied by BP's Whiting refinery in Whiting, Indiana and BP's Cherry Point refinery
in Blaine, Washington and delivered to Chicago O'Hare and Seattle-Tacoma International airports respectively.
The fuel will supply more than 45 FedEx Express charter flights for HHS.
Alaska Airlines Donation
This donation will assist Alaska Airlines as it steps up to restore air service to several remote Alaska
communities recently cut off after a local carrier declared bankruptcy.
Working through BP Alaska and Air BP, the donated fuel will help Alaska Airlines to activate its
response in support of the supply chain, delivering food, medical supplies, mail and emergency passenger
services.
With BP's contribution, Alaska Airlines will donate 1 million miles to the American Cancer Society of
Alaska's Flight Partner program, which ensures that cancer patients in Alaska have access to transportation
when they are required to receive treatment far from home.
The fuel will be supplied by BP's Cherry Point Refinery and delivered to Seattle-Tacoma International
airport.
Carbon emissions from the fuel donated by BP will be offset through the BP Target Neutral program using certified U.S. carbon offset projects. These fuel donations allow the program to retire certified carbon credits that were generated by projects around the world that reduced carbon emissions.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Joe Ellis
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