Lifting Oil Dimmed

The target of petroleum production is ready to sell or lifting this year will not be achieved, while natural gas will exceed the target set. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ignatius Jonan said that oil lifting will not reach 815,000 barrels per day (bpd). From the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources data, the average of oil lifting until August 2017 only reached 792,000 bpd.

"I think the outlook of the year will be below 815,000 [bph]," he said in a press conference of EMR achievement September 2014-September 2017, Thursday (28/9).

Unlike oil, Jonan said that lifting gas achievement exceeded the target, which is 10% to 15% above target. Lifting gas 2017 set 1.15 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). Gas lifting this year is projected to reach 1.27 million boepd. Actual gas production until August 2017 reached 1.13 million boepd.

"If gas, I am sure 10% -15% above target."

Deputy Head of Special Unit for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Sukandar said that achieving the gas lifting target would be easier because there are several gas fields under development. This year, there is a gas field that starts production, contributing to gas lifting.

One of the large volumes of gas fields is the Jangkrik Field, Muara Bakau Block in the Makassar Strait. The gas field operated by Eni Muara Bakau BV now generates 450 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMscfd).

"If the gas is why the production increases because many new fields are developed that produce gas, such as Field Cricket," he said.

Head of SKK Migas Amien Sunaryadi said the realization of oil lifting is still low because of the volume of oil that has been produced, but not yet ready for sale or lifting. He hopes that until the end of this year, oil that has been produced can

immediately entering the tanker can contribute to the achievements of oil lifting.

There is already oil produced into storage, but not yet lifting, yet delivered to the tanker. So the difference is in storage. Hopefully at the end of the year all that is produced is sent to tankers. "

Vice President of Public & Government Affairs of ExonMobil Cepu Limited Erwin Maryoto said that SKK Migas has approved production changes in the Banyu Urip field work plan and budget of 2017 to 201,600 bpd.

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Lifting Minyak Redup

Target produksi minyak bumi siap jual atau lifting pada tahun ini tidak akan tercapai, sedangkan gas bumi akan melebih target yang telah ditetapkan. Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan mengatakan bahwa lifting minyak tidak akan mencapai 815.000 barel per hari (bph).  Dari data Kementerian ESDM, rerata lifting minyak bumi hingga Agustus 2017 hanya mencapai 792.000 bph.

“Menurut saya, outlook-nya sampai akhir tahun akan di bawah 815.000 [bph]," ujarnya dalam jumpa pers capaian ESDM September 2014-September 2017, Kamis (28/9).

Berbeda dengan minyak, Jonan menyebut capaian lifting gas melampaui target, yaitu 10% sampai 15% di atas target. Lifting gas 2017 ditetapkan 1,15 juta barel setara minyak per hari (boepd). Realisasi lifting gas tahun ini diproyeksikan mencapai 1,27 juta boepd. Realisasi produksi gas sampai Agustus 2017 mencapai 1,13 juta boepd.

“Kalau gas, saya yakin 10%-15% di atas target."

Wakil Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Sukandar mengatakan bahwa mencapai target lifting gas akan lebih mudah karena ada beberapa lapangan gas yang sedang dikembangkan. Pada tahun ini, ada lapangan gas yang memulai produksi sehingga turut berkontribusi terhadap lifting gas.

Salah satu ladang gas yang cukup besar volumenya adalah Lapangan Jangkrik, Blok Muara Bakau di Selat Makassar. Lapangan gas yang dioperatori Eni Muara Bakau BV itu kini menghasilkan gas 450 juta kaki kubik per hari (MMscfd). 

“Kalau gas kenapa produksi naik karena banyak dikembangkan ladang-ladang baru yang menghasilkan gas, misalnya Lapangan Jangkrik,” katanya. 

Kepala SKK Migas Amien Sunaryadi mengatakan realisasi lifting minyak masih rendah karena terdapat volume minyak yang telah diproduksi, tapi belum bisa siap dijual atau lifting. Dia berharap agar sampai akhir tahun ini, minyak yang telah diproduksi bisa segera masuk ke tanker bisa berkontribusi terhadap capaian lifting minyak.

Ada minyak yang sudah diproduksi masuk ke storage, tetapi belum di-lifting, belum dikirim ke tanker. Jadi selisihnya ada di dalam storage. Mudah-mudahan di akhir tahun semua yang diproduksikan dikirim ke tanker."

Vice President Public & Government Affairs ExonMobil Cepu Limited Erwin Maryoto mengatakan bahwa SKK Migas telah menyetujui perubahan produksi dalam rencana kerja dan anggaran 2017 Lapangan Banyu Urip menjadi 201.600 bph.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-28, Friday, Sept 29, 2017