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Company Response

18 Jun 2013

Author:
Chevron [on behalf of Tengizchevroil]

[Chevron response regarding environmental & health hazards allegedly resulting from its operations in Kazakhstan]

…[T]he report is riddled with false assumptions and conclusions that are not factual. Tengizchevroil remains committed to bringing value to the Republic of Kazakhstan and its people by meeting highest world-class standards of safety and environmental performance…TCO has invested $2.54 billion since the year 2000 on projects to minimize environmental impact. Such investments in environmental protection have enabled TCO to reduce total gas flaring volumes by 92 percent since the year 2000. Total air emissions generated per tonne of oil produced have been reduced by 68 percent since 2000…Investments in environmental protection and improvements in plant reliability have helped TCO to achieve reduction in the number of technical malfunctions at the KTL plant by 81 percent, and the volume of sour and acid gas flaring during technical malfunctions by 87 percent from 2000 to 2012. TCO employees have a comprehensive annual medical examination. TCO statistics indicate that employees in Tengiz have morbidity rates of cardiovascular disease which are 3 to 4 times lower than the average in Kazakhstan and Atyrau Oblast. This is attributed to a good preventative health program as well as good health education. It should be noted that cardiovascular disease is the cause of 51% of deaths in Kazakhstan and the World Health Organization has called the disease an epidemic.