BHP Trinidad and Tobago announced a TT$ 3.35 million dollar contribution (three point three five million dollars) in equipment and services to support the country’s COVID 19 response. BHP’s commitment to Social Value investment ensures a continued focus on contributing to Trinidad and Tobago’s communities, through resource development, economic contribution and social support.
President of BHP Trinidad and Tobago, Vincent Pereira, commented “Our overriding focus remains that of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our staff, and that all sanitization and other protocols as outlined by the Ministry of Heath are followed. Additionally, we believe that a fundamental area of our support to Trinidad and Tobago - especially at this time - is ensuring that we safely continue to deliver our oil and gas production.
“Continuing our petroleum production is an important benefit to the nation as a whole – our electricity network, our support to the downstream sector, the national power grid. It is also a driver of revenue to the local businesses we partner with.”
BHP Trinidad and Tobago’s TT$ 3.35 million dollar COVID 19 response plan investment includes:
Sponsoring two ventilated beds with the accompanying equipment
Providing equipment to support the establishment of field hospitals
Assisting with the purchase of surgical instruments
Provision of Employee Assistance Counselling Programme to medical staff
Care packages, food, nutrition and sustenance to medical staff, homes for the aged and children’s homes
Aspects of BHP’s support will be provided to the communities in which BHP Trinidad and Tobago operates
As part of the COVID-19 response program, BHP Trinidad and Tobago is also working with several suppliers of Materials and Services to arrange for them to temporarily benefit from shorter cycle payment terms by the company. This is a voluntary reduction from the current payment terms, in an effort by BHP to support the sustainability of local companies at this difficult time.