Exelon Corp. and ExxonMobil, two of the U.S. energy industry’s largest companies, announced major relief efforts Thursday, totaling more than $5.5 million, for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia.

Exelon, one of the largest domestic power companies with more than $15 billion in annual revenues, said it is creating a matching gifts program, in which it will match one-for-one contributions up to a total of $500,000 made by Exelon employees to American Red Cross, CARE and UNICEF.

“Our employees have a strong history of supporting their communities and responding to disaster efforts,” said CEO John W. Rowe. “The company is pleased to enhance their donations and help alleviate the incredible hardship that has been caused by the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean.”

ExxonMobil and its employees are contributing $5 million to assist relief efforts. The company also will match employee and retiree contributions around the world.

“ExxonMobil is saddened by this terrible disaster, the full extent of which is still being assessed,” said CEO Lee Raymond. “This assistance will support relief and rehabilitation efforts in the most impacted areas. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of those who died in this horrific event and with the survivors as they attempt to put their lives back in order.”

ExxonMobil affiliates immediately donated in-kind assistance, including air transportation for medical personnel and provision of much-needed supplies, to relief efforts in affected countries. The company employs 5,000 people in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, and has oil and gas production and petroleum and petrochemical refining and distribution businesses in those countries.

Exelon’s utilities, Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison and Philadelphia-based PECO Energy, serve 5.1 million customers in the United States. The company also has one of the industry’s largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity.

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