Fluctuating Tough Refinery Production

BP Berau Ltd. faced with technical obstacles in the form of comprehensive maintenance activities (turn around) so that gas production in the Tangguh refinery is fluctuating. 

     BP Indonesia Head of Country Moektianto Soeryo Wibowo admitted the field of operations was still relatively young so reservoir work was still considered good. It's just that in the field technical problems often occur so that BP routinely makes a turnaround.

Moektianto Soeryo Wibowo

He added, on average, nine treatments were carried out annually. Especially this year, the number could be 10 times. This condition causes production to fluctuate because when the turn around is carried out, one train will stop temporarily and only one will operate.

It is important to know, the Tangguh Refinery has begun producing since 2009 through the Tangguh Train Train-1 and Train-2 Train with a total capacity of 7.6 million metric tons per year (mtpa) or 1.4 Bcf of gas. Until early January 2019, cumulative production has reached 1,000 cargoes. In 2019, Tangguh Refinery LNG production has reached 100% of the target work program and budget (WP&B), which is 118 cargoes.

"The highest production in 2018 is 122 cargoes. Incidentally, 2018 was not turned around at all, "he said.

In 2021, the Tangguh refinery is targeted to be able to produce 121 cargoes. Since 2013, BP has supplied domestic gas needs. According to him, the domestic gas supply continues to increase. He is optimistic that the Tangguh Train-3 Refinery project will be operational in August 2021 so that it will increase BP's production by 3.8 million mtpa. This means that with three train units operating in 2021 BP's gas production could reach 11.4 million mtpa.

BP has contracted with the State Electricity Company (PLN) to supply 75% of gas production from the Train-3 Tangguh refinery, while the rest will be exported. PLN will receive 688 cargoes from the Tangguh LNG Plant from 2016 to 2033.

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Produksi Kilang Tangguh Fluktuatif

BP Berau Ltd. dihadapkan pada kendala teknis berupa kegiatan perawatan menyeluruh (turn around) sehingga produksi gas di Kilang Tangguh fluktuatif. Head of Country BP Indonesia Moektianto Soeryo Wibowo mengakui lapangan operasi memang masih relatif muda sehingga kerja reservoir masih terhitung bagus. Hanya saja di lapangan sering terjadi kendala teknis sehingga BP rutin melakukan turn around.

Dia menambahkan, rata-rata setiap tahun dilakukan sembilan kali perawatan. Khusus tahun ini, jumlahnya bisa menjadi 10 kali. Kondisi tersebut mengakibatkan produksi akan naik turun karena ketika kegiatan turn around dilakukan, salah satu train akan berhenti sementara dan hanya satu yang beroperasi. 

Perlu diketahui, Kilang Tangguh mulai berproduksi sejak 2009 lewat Kilang Tangguh Train-1 dan Kilang tangguh Train-2 dengan kapasitas total 7,6 juta metrik ton per tahun (mtpa) atau 1,4 Bcf gas. Hingga awal Januari 2019, produksi kumulatif telah mencapai 1.000 kargo. Pada 2019, produksi LNG Kilang Tangguh telah mencapai 100% dari target work program and budget (WP&B), yakni sebanyak 118 kargo.

“Produksi tertinggi 2018, yakni 122 kargo. Kebetulan 2018 tidak di-turn round sama sekali,” katanya.

Pada 2021, Kilang Tangguh ditargetkan mampu memproduksi sebanyak 121 kargo. Adapun sejak 2013, BP sudah memasok keperluan gas domestik. Menurutnya, pasokan gas domestik terus mengalami peningkatan. Dia optimistis proyek Kilang Tangguh Train-3 dapat beroperasi pada Agustus 2021 sehingga akan menambah produksi BP sebanyak 3,8 juta mtpa. Artinya, dengan tiga unit train beroperasi pada 2021 produksi gas BP dapat mencapai 11,4 juta mtpa.

BP telah berkontrak dengan Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) untuk memasok 75% produksi gas dari Kilang Tangguh Train-3, sedangkan sisanya akan diekspor. PLN nantinya akan menerima 688 kargo dari Kilang LNG Tangguh selama 2016 sampai 2033.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-20, Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020

The Government Will Bid 12 Oil and Gas Blocks

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will auction 12 conventional and non-conventional oil and gas blocks this year. The ESDM Ministry is optimistic that there are still many investors interested in entering the national upstream oil and gas business. 

     Director of Upstream Business Development Directorate General of Oil and Gas at the ESDM Ministry Mustafid Gunawan said the 12 oil and gas blocks to be auctioned consisted of 10 conventional oil and gas blocks and two non-conventional oil and gas blocks.

Currently, his office is preparing a tender for 12 oil and gas blocks. However, he continued, not all oil and gas blocks will be auctioned together. In the initial stage, it will offer conventional oil and gas blocks first.

"Hoping this March or April conventional oil and gas blocks can be auctioned, 10 oil and gas blocks first," he said.

As for the auction of the two non-conventional oil and gas blocks, he said that they would do afterward. This is because it requires more time to prepare for conventional block auction, bearing in mind that the auction of conventional oil and gas blocks has been resumed after a long stop. Even last year, there was no auction for non-conventional oil and gas blocks.

"The [auction] non-conventional oil and gas block has long been [not done]. We are still looking for what [the strategy] is so that the non-conventional oil and gas block [auction] is even more active, ”explained Mustafid.

The preparation of the auction, which includes the cooperation contract / PSC scheme to be used, is the investment cost that can be returned (cost recovery) or gross profit sharing (gross split). It will see which scheme is more interesting from the technical side.

"What is clear, from the open leadership [whether using cost recovery or gross split, depending on technical results," he said.

Acting Director-General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Djoko Siswanto, added that Indonesia is currently still using the two PSC schemes. Of the 254 existing PSCs, only around 45 PSCs use a gross split scheme and the remainder a cost recovery scheme.

However, to avoid polemics, he will offer the two PSC schemes in the oil and gas block auction this year. Therefore, preparation for the auction requires a longer time. This is because it must calculate the amount of profit-sharing (split) offered to the contractor for each scheme so that the economy is the same.

"In terms of cost recovery, surely the government split is greater because it also shares costs. If the gross split, the government is small because the contractor is responsible for the cost. We need time to compare this because the exploration block auctioned is difficult to calculate its economy, "Djoko explained.

Still Interesting

Outside the oil and gas block auction, Mustafid revealed, there were very many international oil and gas companies that were interested in conducting exploration in open areas of Indonesia. Two of these companies are Neptune Energy and BP.

"BP is discussing conducting a survey outside its working area, as a diversion of commitment. This is still being processed, the funds are very large, "he said.

Separately, Deputy Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Fatar Yani Abdurrahman explained, his party had brought in oil and gas investors from various countries last year. Some of these oil and gas companies claim that oil and gas investment in Indonesia is increasingly attractive.

So far, interested companies are Neptune Energy, Premier Oil, Petrochina and BP. In line with Mustafid, BP will issue several new investments reaching the US $ 4 billion in new fields.

"This Indonesian oil and gas investment is still very interesting. Moreover, there are many basins that have not yet been explored, "said Fatar.

Mustafid added, the government is ready to support investors to enter the national upstream oil and gas business. One of them is by ensuring that the implementation of oil and gas data disclosure can take place in the next six months.

"What really determines [investment] about data, so the data is opened, can be accessed and can even be processed," he said.

This data disclosure is called using a membership system. At present, he is still calculating the amount of membership fees to access this data. Later if an oil and gas company becomes a member, then the contractor can access all existing oil and gas block data. However, if not registered as a member, oil and gas companies can only access basic data.

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Pemerintah Akan Lelang 12 Blok Migas

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) akan melelang 12 blok migas konvensional dan non-konvensional pada tahun ini. Kementerian ESDM optimistis masih banyak investor yang berminat masuk di bisnis hulu migas nasional. 

    Direktur Pembinaan Usaha Hulu Direktorat Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi Kementerian ESDM Mustafid Gunawan mengatakan, 12 blok migas yang akan dilelang ini terdiri dari 10 blok migas konvensional dan dua blok migas nonkonvensional. 

Saat ini, pihaknya sedang menyiapkan dokumen lelang 12 blok migas ini. Namun, lanjutnya, tidak seluruh blok migas akan dilelang bersamaan. Di tahap awal, pihaknya akan menawarkan blok migas konvensional terlebih dahulu.

“Berharap Maret atau April ini yang blok migas konvensional bisa dilelang, 10 blok migas dulu,” kata dia.

Sedangkan untuk lelang dua blok migas nonkonvensional, disebutnya akan dilakukan setelahnya. Hal ini lantaran pihaknya membutuhkan waktu lebih lama untuk menyiapkan lelang blok konvensional, mengingat lelang blok migas konvensional ini kembali dilakukan setelah sekian lama berhenti. Pada tahun lalu pun, tidak ada lelang blok migas nonkon-vensional.

“Yang [lelang] blok migas non-konvensional sudah lama [tidak dilakukan]. Kami masih mencari seperti apa [strateginya] agar [lelang] blok migas nonkonvensional lebih giat lagi,” jelas Mustafid.

Persiapan lelang yang dilakukan yakni termasuk skema kontrak kerja sama/PSC yang akan digunakan, apakah biaya investasi yang dapat dikembalikan (cost recovery) atau bagi hasil kotor (gross split). Pihaknya akan melihat skema mana yang lebih menarik dari sisi teknis.

“Yang jelas, dari pimpinan terbuka [apakah memakai cost recovery atau gross split, tergantung hasil teknis,” tuturnya.

Pelaksana Tugas Direktur Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi Kementerian ESDM Djoko Siswanto menambahkan saat ini pun Indonesia masih menggunakan dua skema PSC tersebut. Dari 254 PSC yang ada saat ini, hanya sekitar 45 PSC yang memakai skema gross split dan sisanya skema cost recovery. 

Namun, untuk menghindari polemik pihaknya akan menawarkan kedua skema PSC tersebut dalam lelang blok migas tahun ini. Karenanya, persiapan lelang membutuhkan waktu lebih lama. Hal ini lantaran pihaknya harus menghitung besaran bagi hasil (split) yang ditawarkan ke kontraktor untuk masing-masing skema agar keekonomiannya sama.

“Kalau cost recovery, pasti split pemerintah lebih besar karena ikut tanggung cost. Kalau gross split, pemerintah kecil karena yang menanggung cost itu kontraktor. Kami perlu waktu untuk bandingkan ini, karena yang dilelang blok eksplorasi jadi sulit menghitung keekonomiannya,” jelas Djoko.

Masih Menarik

Di luar lelang blok migas, Mustafid mengungkapkan, sangat banyak perusahaan migas internasional yang berminat melakukan eksplorasi di wilayah terbuka Indonesia. Dua perusahaan diantaranya adalah Neptune Energy dan BP.

“BP sedang berdiskusi untuk lakukan survey di luar wilayah kerjanya, sebagai pengalihan komitmen. Ini masih diproses, dananya sangat besar sekali,” ujarnya.

Secara terpisah, Wakil Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Fatar Yani Abdurrahman menjelaskan, pihaknya telah mendatangkan investor migas dari berbagai negara pada tahun lalu. Beberapa perusahaan migas ini menyatakan bahwa investasi migas di Indonesia semakin menarik. 

Sejauh ini, perusahaan yang berminat adalah Neptune Energy, Premire Oil, Petrochina, dan BP. Senada dengan Mustafid, BP akan mengeluarkan beberapa investasi baru yang mencapai US$ 4 miliar di lapangan baru.

“Ini investasi migas Indonesia masih sangat menarik. Apalagi banyak basin-basin yang belum dieksplor,” tegas Fatar.

Mustafid menambahkan, pemerintah siap mendukung investor untuk masuk ke bisnis hulu migas nasional. Salah satunya yakni dengan memastikan implementasi keterbukaan data migas bisa berlangsung dalam enam bulan mendatang.

“Yang sangat menentukan [investasi] tentang data, jadi data dibuka, boleh di akses dan bahkan boleh diolah,” ungkapnya.

Keterbukaan data ini disebutnya menggunakan sistem keanggotaan. Saat ini, pihaknya masih menghitung berapa besaran iuran keanggotaan untuk mengakses data ini. Nantinya jika sebuah perusahaan migas menjadi anggota, maka kontraktor bisa mengakses seluruh data blok migas yang ada. Namun jika tidak terdaftar sebagai anggota, perusahaan migas hanya dapat mengakses data dasar.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Thursday, Jan 16, 2020

ESDM: Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Investment Still Promising For Global Investors

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) considers that upstream oil and gas investment in Indonesia is still very promising for global investors.

the West Ganal Block

"Right now international companies are starting to enter Indonesia, one of which is Neptune Energy in the West Ganal oil and gas block (off the coast of the Makassar Strait)," said Director of Upstream Oil and Gas Business Development at the ESDM Ministry Mustafid Gunawan in Jakarta.

Eni Indonesia Limited

As is known, the Consortium Eni Indonesia Limited - PT Pertamina (Persero) - Neptune Energy West Ganal B.V. became the winner of the auction on the West Ganal block. He added, British Petroleum (BP) would also conduct exploration activities in open areas.

"BP is discussing discussions to conduct a survey outside the CoW, transfer of commitments is still being processed. The funds are very large, "he said.

He believes that the high interest of global investors in investing in upstream oil and gas, according to him, is not without reason. Currently, the oil and gas data has been transparent as the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 7 of 2019 was issued concerning the Management and Utilization of Oil and Gas Data. 

     Mustafid said oil and gas investors can access and process data in accordance with Ministerial Regulations. To access the oil and gas data, oil and gas investors must register themselves as members and pay contributions.

"The fee is being determined. Throughout being a member, get data. If not, only get basic data. Many investors are hoping for data, "he said.

In 2020, Mustafid said, his party would auction 12 work areas (WK) or oil and gas blocks.

"2020, we prepare a WK auction from a technical standpoint, whether cost recovery or gross split, is applied openly depending on evaluation," he said.

He said the work area to be auctioned consisted of 10 conventional oil and gas blocks, and the rest were non-conventional. Previously, the Head of the Communication Bureau, Public Information Services and Cooperation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Agung said the Government was optimistic that the Ministerial Regulation could invite the maximum investment in upstream oil and gas.

The government provides data access to all parties who need it with maximum access for those who are registered as members. He said being a member was entitled to get access to a data package in the Work Area offering for free as well as getting a free data package for auction winners.

"As for non-members, data access is limited to general data, basic data, processed data and interpretation data that have passed the confidentiality period.

Yesterday when this application was presented to oil and gas contractors, they recognized that the application of oil and gas data was very helpful in managing oil and gas data, "Agung said.

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ESDM: Invostasi Hulu Migas Indonesia Masih Menjanjikan bagi Investor Global

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) menilai bahwa investasi hulu migas di Indonesia masih sangat menjanjikan bagi investor global.

“Sekarang ini perusahaan internasional mulai masuk ke Indonesia, salah satunya Neptune Energy di blok migas West Ganal (lepas pantai Selat Makasar),” ujar Direktur Pembinaan Usaha Hulu Migas Kementerian ESDM Mustafid Gunawan di Jakarta.

Sebagaimana diketahui, Konsorsium Eni Indonesia Limited - PT Pertamina (Persero) - Neptune Energy West Ganal B.V. menjadi pemenang lelang di blok West Ganal itu. Ia menambahkan, British Petroleum (BP) juga bakal melakukan kegiatan eksplorasi di wilayah terbuka.

“BP sedang berdiskusi pembahasan untuk lakukan survey di luar WK, pengalihan komitmen masih diproses. Dana sangat besar sekali,” ucapnya.

Keyakinan tingginya minat investor global berinvestasi hulu migas, menurut dia, bukan tanpa alasan. Saat ini data migas telah transparan seiring telah diterbitkannya Peraturan Menteri  ESDM Nomor 7 Tahun 2019 Tentang Pengelolaan dan Pemanfaatan Data Minyak dan Gas Bumi. Mustafid mengemukakan investor migas dapat mengakses dan mengolah data sesuai ketentuan Peraturan Menteri. Untuk mengakses data migas itu, investor migas wajib mendaftarkan diri sebagai anggota dan membayar iuran.

“Sedang ditetapkan biaya iurannya. Sepanjang menjadi anggota, mendapat data. Kalau tidak, hanya mendapat data dasar. Banyak investor yang berharap data,” ucapnya.

Pada 2020, Mustafid mengatakan, pihaknya bakal melelang 12 wilayah kerja (WK) atau blok migas.

“2020, lelang WK kita siapkan skema dari sisi teknis, apakah cost recovery atau gross split, diterapkan terbuka tergatung evaluasi,” ujarnya.

Ia mengemukakan wilayah kerja yang akan dilelang itu terdiri dari 10 blok migas konvensional, dan sisanya non konvensional. Sebelumnya, Kepala Biro Komunikasi, Layanan Informasi Publik dan Kerja Sama Kementerian ESDM Agung Pribadi mengatakan Pemerintah optimistis dengan Peraturan Menteri itu dapat mengundang sebesar-besarnya investasi di hulu migas. 

Pemerintah memberikan akses data kepada semua pihak yang membutuhkannya dengan akses yang sebesar-besarnya bagi pihak yang terdaftar menjadi anggota. Dia mengatakan menjadi anggota berhak mendapatkan akses paket data pada penawaran Wilayah Kerja secara gratis serta mendapatkan paket data  gratis untuk pemenang lelang.

“Sedangkan bagi bukan anggota, akses data diberikan terbatas hanya untuk data umum, data dasar, data olahan dan data interpretasi yang telah melewati masa kerahasiaan.

Kemarin saat aplikasi ini dipresentasikan kepada kontraktor migas, mereka mengakui bahwa aplikasi data migas ini sangat membantu dalam melakukan pengelolaan data migas,” ujar Agung.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020

KrisEnergy Departs from the Andaman II Block

KrisEnergy Ltd sold all of its shares in the Andaman II Block by 30% to BP Exploration Operating Company Limited. KrisEnergy together with partners won the Andaman II Block at the 2017 oil and gas block auction.

BP Exploration Operating Company Limited

In its official statement, KrisEnergy states, it has signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement with BP Exploration Operating Company Limited for the sale of its shares in the Andaman II Block. The buying and selling of participatory interests (PIs) is still awaiting approval, including from the Government of Indonesia.

"The sale of these assets has taken into account the future exploration costs and risks associated with deep sea activities. The board of directors believes that it is prudent to allocate limited KrisEnergy capital to fund short-term development, "it said in its official statement.

However, KrisEnergy revealed, there is no certainty or guarantee that the release of this asset will be completed. In the Andaman II Block, KrisEnergy is only a 30% PI holder, not an operator. BP Indonesia Head of Country Moektianto Soeryowibowo confirmed that his party has signed an agreement with KrisEnergy.

"The transfer of participating interests is still awaiting several approvals, including from the Indonesian government," he said.

Deputy for Operations of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Julius Wiratno admitted that he did not yet know about the KrisEnergy corporate action in releasing its share ownership in the Andaman II Block. But he said, the transfer of shares could affect exploration activities in the block.

"Maybe it can also influence [exploration activities]," said Julius.

The Andaman II Block was won by the Consortium of Premiere Oil Far East Ltd, Kris Energy (Andaman II) BV, and Mubadala Petroleum (Andaman II JSA) Ltd in 2017. Furthermore, this block of production sharing contract (PSC) was just signed last year with a gross split scheme.

Mubadala Petroleum

The share ownership in the oil and gas block is 40% Premiere Oil, 30% Mubadala Petroleum, and 30% KrisEnergy. The Consortium of Premier Oil Far East Ltd, KrisEnergy (Andaman II) BV, and Mubadala Petroleum (Andaman II JSA) Ltd promised a definite commitment for the first three years of G&G and 3D seismic activities totaling 1,850 square kilometers (km2) worth US $ 7.55 million. While the signature bonus given is US $ 1 million.

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KrisEnergy Hengkang dari Blok Andaman II

KrisEnergy Ltd menjual seluruh sahamnya di Blok Andaman II sebesar 30% kepada BP Exploration Operating Company Limited. KrisEnergy bersama mitra memenangkan Blok Andaman II ini pada lelang blok migas 2017 lalu. 

Dalam keterangan resminya, KrisEnergy menyatakan, telah menandatangani perjanjian jual beli bersyarat (conditional sale and purchase agreement) dengan BP Exploration Operating Company Limited untuk penjualan sahamnya di Blok Andaman II tersebut. Jual beli bagian partisipasi (participating interest/PI) ini masih menunggu persetujuan persetujuan, termasuk dari Pemerintah Indonesia.

“Penjualan aset ini telah mempertimbangkan biaya eksplorasi di masa mendatang dan risiko-risiko terkait kegiatan di laut dalam. Jajaran direksi percaya bahwa lebih bijaksana mengalokasikan modal KrisEnergy yang terbatas untuk mendanai pengembangan jangka pendek,” demikian tertulis dalam keterangan resminya.

Meski demikian, KrisEnergy mengungkapkan, tidak ada kepastian ataupun jaminan pelepasan aset ini akan diselesaikan. Di Blok Andaman II, KrisEnergy hanya sebagai pemegang PI dengan besaran 30%, bukan operator. Head of Country BP Indonesia Moektianto Soeryowibowo membenarkan bahwa pihaknya

telah menandatangani perjanjian dengan KrisEnergy. 

“Pengalihan participating interest masih menunggu beberapa persetujuan, termasuk dari pemerintah Indonesia,” tuturnya.

Deputi Operasi Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Julius Wiratno mengakui belum mengetahui soal aksi korporasi KrisEnergy melepas kepemilikan sahamnya di Blok Andaman II. Namun dikatakanya, pengalihan saham ini bisa berpengaruh pada kegiatan eksplorasi di blok tersebut. 

“Mungkin bisa berpengaruh juga [kegiatan eksplorasi],” kata Julius.

Blok Andaman II dimenangkan oleh Konsorsium Premiere Oil Far East Ltd, Kris Energy (Andaman II) BV, dan Mubadala Petroleum (Andaman II JSA) Ltd pada 2017 lalu. Selanjutnya, kontrak kerja sama (production sharing contract/PSC) blok ini baru diteken pada tahun lalu dengan skema bagi hasil kotor (gross split).

Kepemilikan saham di blok migas ini yakni Premiere Oil 40%, Mubadala Petroleum 30%, dan KrisEnergy 30%. Konsorsium Premier Oil Far East Ltd, KrisEnergy (Andaman II) BV, dan Mubadala Petroleum (Andaman II JSA) Ltd menjanjikan komitmen pasti tiga tahun pertama berupa kegiatan G&G dan seismik 3D seluas 1.850 kilometer persegi (km2) senilai US$ 7,55 juta. Sementara bonus tanda tangan yang diberikan US$ 1 juta.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Friday, Nov 22, 2019

KrisEnergy Release of Andaman Ownership ll

KrisEnergy Ltd agreed to release its 30% participating interest (PI) in the Andaman II Block to British Petroleum (BP). In an official statement, KrisEnergy's management announced that it signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement with BP Explorating Operating Company Limited.

BP Explorating Operating Company Limited

Currently the process of buying and selling participating rights in the Andaman II block is still awaiting approval from the Indonesian government. The Singapore-based oil and gas company released the Pl after considering the exploration costs and risks of marine oil and gas operations. By doing so, the Board of Directors considers it wise for KrisEnergy to allocate limited capital for short-term development. Krisenergy hasn't confirmed when the Pl release will be completed.

Based on this business agreement, the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) has not commented much. Head of SKK Migas Program and Communication Division Wisnu Prabawa Taher said that his party had not received an official notification from KKKS related to the planned release of the Pl.

"There is no formal information," he said.

The Andaman II Block is a new block auctioned by the government in 2017 using a gross profit sharing scheme. The new contract was signed in early 2018 which was won by the Andaman II block management consortium namely Premiere Oil Far East Ltd as operator, KrisEnergy Ltd, and Mubadala Petroleum. Based on ESDM Ministry data, the Andaman Il block has the potential to store reserves of 844.14 billion Cubic feet / BCF gas and oil 196.53 million barrels of oil / MMbo.

The first 3-year commitment must be fulfilled by the consortium in the form of G&G and elementary school seismic activities covering an area of ​​1,850 square kilometers (km2) worth US $ 7.55 million. In accordance with Government Regulation No. 53 of 2017 which regulates tax treatment for upstream oil and gas business activities with a gross split PSC, the contractor will get indirect tax incentives.

IN INDONESIA

KrisEnergy Lepas Kepemilikan Andaman ll

KrisEnergy Ltd sepakat untuk melepas hak partisipasi atau participating interest (PI) 30% yang dimilikinya di Blok Andaman ll kepada British Petroleum (BP).

    Dalam keterangan resmi, manajemen KrisEnergy mengumumkan bahwa pihaknya mendatangani perjanjian jual beli bersyarat dengan BP Explorating Operating Company Limited. 

Saat ini proses jual beli bagian  partisipasi blok Andaman II tersebut masih menunggu persetujuan pemerintah Indonesia. Perusahaan migas yang berbasis di Singapura tersebut melepas Pl setelah mempertimbangkan biaya eksplorasi serta risiko operasi migas laut. Dengan begitu, Dewan Direksi menganggap akan lebih bijaksana bagi KrisEnergy untung mengalokasikan modal terbatasnya untuk pembangunan jangka pendek. Krisenergy belum memastikan kapan pelepasan Pl akan selesai. 

Atas kesepakatan bisnis ini, Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) belum banyak berkomentar. Kepala Divisi Program dan Komunikasi SKK Migas Wisnu Prabawa Taher mengatakan pihaknya belum menerima pemberitahuan resmi dari KKKS terkait dengan rencana pelepasan Pl tersebut. 

“Belum ada informasi formal,” katanya.

Blok Andaman II merupakan blok baru yang dilelang pemerintah pada 2017 dengan menggunakan skema bagi hasil kotor atau gross split. Penandatanganan kontraknya baru dilakukan pada awal 2018 yang dimenangkan oleh konsorsium kelola blok Andaman II yakni Premiere Oil Far East Ltd sebagai operator, KrisEnergy Ltd, serta Mubadala Petroleum. Berdasarkan Data Kementerian ESDM, blok Andaman Il berpotensi menyimpan cadangan sebesar 844,14 billion Cubic feet/BCF gas dan minyak 196,53 juta barel minyak/MMbo. 

Adapun komitmen pasti 3 tahun pertama yang harus dipenuhi oleh konsorsium berupa kegiatan G&G dan seismik SD seluas 1.850 kilometer persegi (km2) senilai US$ 7,55 juta. Sesuai dengan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 53 Tahun 2017 yang mengatur perlakuan perpajakan pada kegiatan usaha hulu migas dengan PSC gross split, kontraktor akan mendapatkan insentif pajak tidak langsung.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-24, Thursday, Nov 21, 2019

Pertamina Prepares Rokan Transition

PT Pertamina (Persero) prepared a number of activities in 2019 to begin the transition to managing the Rokan Block located in Riau. After paying the signature bonus December 20, 2018, Pertamina immediately formed a subsidiary to manage the legendary oil and gas work area, namely PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan.

the Rokan Block located in Riau

RP Yudantoro was appointed as President Director of Pertamina Hulu Rokan. This former Director of Operations at PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) has not been able to comment on the transition to the management of the Rokan Block.

Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) Block 

"Later," he said in accordance with PT Pertamina's Upstream Media Workshop event: Upstream Insight.

On the same occasion, Upstream Director of Pertamina Dharmawan Samsu explained, Pertamina's focus is in the transition of the legendary oil and gas block. He explained, Pertamina Hulu Rokan was directly under the Pertamina Upstream Directorate. 

     Dharmawan said, this subsidiary was officially formed on December 20, 2018, the day before the company paid a signature bonus and guaranteed performance for the Rokan Block.

"The signature of the contract is targeted for this month. We are currently in the final discussion stage with the government, "he said.

Furthermore, Pertamina also plans to build an oil pipeline with a downstream scheme that connects Minas-Duri-Dumai and Balam-Bangko-Dumai. The construction of an oil pipeline is considered necessary because the existing pipelines are 40 years old. 

     According to him, the construction of the pipeline does not need to wait for the transition, management, but it can already be done this year. Based on the results of the study, to facilitate production, the pipeline infrastructure must be replaced.

"Chevron has agreed, but it will be detailed in the future. "The route will be installed next to each other, some will be made new," said the former BP Indonesia Head of Country.

In addition to the construction of a pipeline, Pertamina plans to also prepare a well drilling program. Dharmawan acknowledges that drilling wells is not easy because it requires a business agreement.

SKK Migas Head Dwi Soetjipto said that drilling wells is possible in the second semester / 2019. Meanwhile, to encourage upstream oil and gas investment, a concrete breakthrough needs to be done, one of which is the simplification of licensing for operational activities by focusing on SKK Migas. 

      The lecturer at the Trisakti University Faculty of Earth Sciences and Energy Pri Agung Rakhmanto said that innovation in the form of strengthening the role of SKK Migas could be done through the revision of the Oil and Gas Law.

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Pertamina Siapkan Masa Transisi Rokan

PT Pertamina (Persero) menyiapkan sejumlah kegiatan pada 2019 untuk mulai melakukan transisi pengelolaan Blok Rokan yang berlokasi di Riau. Setelah membayarkan bonus tanda tangan 20 Desember 2018, Pertamina langsung membentuk anak usaha untuk mengelola wilayah kerja minyak dan gas bumi legendaris tersebut, yaitu PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan. 

RP Yudantoro ditunjuk sebagai Presiden Direktur Pertamina Hulu Rokan. Mantan Direktur Operasional PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) ini belum dapat memberikan komentar terkait dengan transisi pengelolaan Blok Rokan. 

“Nanti dulu," katanya sesuai acara Media Workshop Direktorat Hulu PT Pertamina: Upstream Insight. 

Pada kesempatan yang sama, Direktur Hulu Pertamina Dharmawan Samsu memaparkan, sejumlah fokus Pertamina dalam transisi blok migas legendaris tersebut. Dia menjelaskan, Pertamina Hulu Rokan berada langsung di bawah Direktorat Hulu Pertamina. 

      Dharmawan menyebutkan, anak usaha ini resmi dibentuk pada 20 Desember 2018, sehari sebelum perusahaan membayar bonus tanda tangan dan jaminan performa untuk Blok Rokan. 

“Tanda tangan kontrak ditargetkan untuk dilakukan pada bulan ini. Saat ini kami berada dalam tahap diskusi final dengan pemerintah,” ujarnya. 

Selanjutnya, Pertamina juga berencana untuk membangun pipa minyak dengan skema hilir yang menghubungan Minas-Duri-Dumai dan Balam-Bangko-Dumai. Pembangunan pipa minyak dianggap perlu mengingat jaringan pipa yang ada sudah berumur 40 tahun. 

     Menurutnya, pembangunan pipa tidak perlu menanti peralihan, pengelolaan, tetapi sudah dapat dilakukan pada tahun ini. Berdasarkan hasil kajian, untuk memperlancar produksi, infrastruktur pipa harus diganti. 

“Chevron sudah sepakat, tetapi akan didetailkan ke depannya. Mengenai jalur nanti dipasang bersebelahan, ada juga yang dibuat baru,” tutur mantan Head of Country BP Indonesia tersebut. 

Selain pembangunan jaringan pipa, Pertamina rencananya juga menyiapkan program pengeboran sumur. Dharmawan mengakui bahwa pengeboran sumur tidak mudah karena memerlukan kesepakatan bisnis. 

Kepala SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto mengatakan bahwa pengeboran sumur dimungkinkan terjadi pada semester II/2019. Sementara itu, untuk mendorong investasi hulu migas perlu dilakukan terobosan konkret, salah satunya penyederhanaan perizinan kegiatan operasional dengan memusatkan di SKK Migas. 

     Pengajar di Fakultas Teknologi Kebumian dan Energi Universitas Trisakti Pri Agung Rakhmanto mengatakan, inovasi dalam bentuk penguatan peran SKK Migas dapat dilakukan melalui revisi Undang-Undang Minyak dan Gas. 

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-10, Saturday, Jan 19, 2019

National Oil and Gas Lifting Target Increases to 2.02 Million BOEPD

Lifting oil and gas (oil and gas) this year is targeted to increase to 2.02 million barrels of barrel oil equivalent per day (BOEPD), from the 2018 realization of 1.9 million BOEPD. The addition of production is one of the 13 oil and gas projects planned to start operating this year. 

     Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Dwi Soecipto said, oil lifting in 2019 is targeted at 775 thousand barrels per day (BPD), where last year's realization was 778 thousand BPD. While the gas lifting target is set at 1.25 million BOEPD, up from last year's 1.13 million BOEPD.

"So that oil and gas lifting in 2019 is 2.02 million BOEPD, from the 2018 realization of 1.92 million BOEPD," he said at a hearing at the House of Representatives Commission VII (DPR).

2D & 3D Seismic

To achieve this target, his party has compiled a work program that will be carried out in the exploration block and in the exploitation block. According to him, the exploration block is planned to carry out 4,328 kilometers (km) of 2D seismic, 3D seismic area of ​​4,693 square kilometers (km2), and 57 wells of exploration well drilling.

While in the exploitation block, exploration activities will be carried out in the form of 3,814 km of 2D seismic, 3D seismic area of ​​1,747 km2, and drilling of wildcat wells or delineation of 40 wells.

"Then there will be workover of 969 wells, 29,256 well service activities, and drilling wells for the development of 345 wells," he explained.

In addition, SKK Migas also plans to have 13 oil and gas projects that will be operational this year. In the first quarter, there were two projects planned to start on stream, the Betara Complex Project with the production of 12 million cubic feet per day (million standard cubic feet per day / MMSCFD) by Petrochina International Jabung Ltd. and Terang Sirasun Batur Phase 2 of 200 MMSCFD by Kangean Energy Indonesia Ltd.

Furthermore, in the second quarter, the project which began operations was Ario Damar-Sriwijaya Phase 2 with production of 20 MMSCFD by PT Tropik Energi Pandan, Temalat gas flow to South Kembang Mountain 10 MMSCFD by PT Medco E & P Indonesia, and Bukit Tua Phase-3 31.5 mmscfd by Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd.

Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd.

In the third quarter, there were eight projects that would start flowing oil and gas. In particular, Kedung Keris Full Well Stream Project with production of 3,800 BPH by Exxon Mobil Cepu Ltd, Buntal-5 45 mmscfd by Medco E & P Natuna Ltd, Bison-Iguana-Gajah Putri 163 MMSCFD by Premiere Oil Natuna Sea BY and Suban Compression 780 MMSCFD by ConocoPhilips (Grissik) Ltd.

ConocoPhilips (Grissik) Ltd.

Next, the project operating in the last quarter of this year was the installation of 15 MMSCFD Betung Compressors by PT Pertamina EP Bayan Gas Production Facilities which produced 15 MMSCFD gas and 250 BPH oil by Manhattan Kalimantan Investment Pte Ltd, YY with production. oil 4,605 ​​BPH and 25.5 MMSCFD by PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (ONWJ), as well as Calling 20 MMSCFD by Santos (Madura Offshore) Pty Ltd.

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (ONWJ)

"So the total production estimate is 240 thousand BOEPD, which is 1,300 MMSCFD gas and 8,600 BPH oil. "The estimated total investment value is US $ 702 million," Dwi said.

To achieve this year's lifting target, SKK Migas recorded five of the biggest oil producers, namely Exxon Mobil Cepu Limited 216 thousand BPH, PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia 190 thousand BPD, PT Pertamina EP 85 thousand BPD, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam 50 thousand BPH, and PT Pertamina Hulu Energi OSES 32 thousand BPH.

Furthermore, the five largest gas producers are PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam 196 thousand BOEPD, BP Berau Ltd 188 thousand BOEPD, ConocoPhilips (Grissik) Ltd 145 thousand BOEPD, PT Pertamina EP 145 thousand BOEPD, and Eni Muara Bakau 115 thousand BOEPD.

Press Cost Recovery

"Meanwhile, Dwi added, this year's upstream oil and gas investment is targeted at the US $ 14.79 billion, up from last year's US $ 11.99 billion. Next, the target of state revenue from the upstream oil and gas sector is set at the US $ 17.51 ​​billion, not unlike the realization of 2018 of US $ 17.5 billion.

For cost recovery, this year it is targeted to reach the US $ 10.22 billion. This figure is lower than last year's realization of US $ 11.7 billion. According to Dwi, his party is indeed trying to control this cost recovery amount. According to Dwi, one of the ways to reduce cost recovery is the synergy between the contractors (KKKS).

Investor Daily, Page-9, Friday, Jan 11, 2019