New Investment and Reserve is the Key

Business actors assess that large investment and discovery of new reserves are the main keys to pursue the target of producing 1 million barrels of oil per day (BPD) by 2030 amid the downward trend in the production of existing blocks.

The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) previously set a target of oil production of 1 million BPD in 2030. In order to achieve this target, SKK Migas began to introduce the potential of oil and gas blocks that can be explored by investors. Indonesia 2020 Petroleum Association (IPA) President Louise McKenzie said the government and SKK oil and gas targets to get 1 million BPD of oil production, would be difficult to come from existing oil and gas fields.

"This target requires new projects and discoveries. We know that the government is doing a lot to create opportunities there [target of 1 million bpd], "he said, at the 48th Annual IPA Annual General Meeting press conference.

Mckenzie added that amid declining oil production, additional oil production is needed which is also expected to cover the decline in production and the oil and gas block that is already operating. At present oil production is around 750,000 BPD. 

    On the other hand, to increase the passion of the oil and gas sector, IPA Vice President Ronald Gunawan said the government needs to continue to ensure certainty because this sector is a capital-intensive investment with a long-term orientation.

"If there is no certainty, it is rather difficult to achieve. So we hope that the contract rules must be maintained during the investment process. That is important because it is an attractive factor for investors to invest, "he said.

Ronald admitted during the last 3 years, there have been improvements in the quality of oil and gas licensing in the country. He hopes that the government will continue to simplify licensing and regulations so that the government's target related to oil and gas production is achieved. 

    Petroleum production over the past 10 years has shown a downward trend from 346 million barrels or 949,000 BPD in 2009 to 283 million barrels or 778,000 BPD in 2018. The decline in production was caused by primary oil production wells that are generally old. Meanwhile, the production of new wells is still relatively limited.

The opportunity for the national oil and gas industry is still large because of a total of 128 sedimentary basins in Indonesia, there are still 54 basins that have been explored and which have produced as many as 19 basins. Thus there are still 74 basins waiting to be explored and 35 basins that have been explored are expected to find oil and gas reserves through continuous exploration and investment in the basin.

Dwi Soetjipto

The Head of SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto said that in carrying out the upstream oil and gas project, SKK Migas prioritized the national capacity building carried out by upstream oil and gas. Dwi also hopes that investment in upstream oil and gas continues to increase. Until 2027, there are 42 main projects with a total investment of US $ 43.3 billion and gross revenue projections of US $ 20 billion.

Later, the total production and 42 projects are 1.1 million boepd which includes oil production of 92,200 BPD and gas of 6.1 billion cubic feet per day (mmscfd). Four of them are national upstream oil and gas strategic projects which are priorities to increase oil and gas production to meet the increasing domestic oil and gas consumption.

"From here [to encourage investment] SKK Migas is making changes so that it is fast, progress is accelerating all arrangements. We will also identify potentials, "he said.

  

OUTSIDE AREA

Expectations of increased production also come from the successful search for new sources of oil reserves. For example, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillip plan to explore outside their operations to find oil and gas reserves. Dwi said the two Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) from the United States planned to explore open areas.

"They have obligations," he said.

According to him, the choice of KKKS to explore outside its working area, also considers the potential for additional oil and gas reserves. Dwi added that currently, the funds collected from the defined work commitment (KKP) for exploration have reached the US $ 2.5 billion. The funds are obtained from gross profit-sharing contracts.

Azi N. Alam

Regarding exploration plans in open areas, ExxonMobil agrees to the possibility. Vice President of Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Indonesia Azi N. Alam said that the company remained committed to Indonesia and continued to look for other opportunities.

"Both in the Cepu Block and throughout Indonesia, as part of our long-term commitment in Indonesia."

At present, ExxonMobil is the largest oil-producing KKKS in Indonesia. As of September 2019, ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd recorded a ready-to-sell production of 216,011 BPD or exceeding the set target of 216,000 bpd.

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Investasi dan Cadangan Baru Menjadi Kunci

Pelaku usaha menilai investasi besar dan penemuan cadangan baru menjadi kunci utama untuk mengejar target produksi minyak 1 juta barel per Hari (bph) pada 2030 di tengah tren penurunan produksi blok eksisting.

Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) sebelumnya mencanangkan target produksi minyak sebesar 1 juta bph pada 2030. Demi mencapai target tersebut, SKK Migas mulai memperkenalkan potensi-potensi blok migas yang dapat dieksplorasi investor. Presiden Indonesia Petroleum Association (IPA) periode 2020 Louise McKenzie mengatakan target pemerintah dan SKK migas mendapatkan produksi minyak 1 juta bph, akan sulit datang dari lapangan migas yang sudah ada.

“Target ini membutuhkan proyek dan penemuan yang baru. Kami tahu, pemerintah banyak melakukan hal untuk menciptakan peluang kesana [target 1 juta bph],” tuturnya, dalam konferensi pers Annual General Meeting IPA ke-48.

Mckenzie menambahkan di tengah produksi minyak yang menurun, diperlukan tambahan produksi minyak yang juga diharapkan menutup penurunan produksi dan blok migas yang sudah beroperasi. Saat ini produksi minyak berkisar 750.000 bph. Di sisi lain, untuk meningkatkan gairah sektor migas, Wakil Presiden IPA Ronald Gunawan mengatakan pemerintah perlu terus menjamin kepastian, karena sektor ini merupakan investasi padat modal yang berorientasi jangka panjang.

“Kalau tidak ada kepastian agak susah tercapai. Makanya kami berharap aturan kontrak itu harus terjaga selama investasi berlangsung. Itu penting, karena menjadi faktor menarik para investor untuk berinvestasi,” katanya.

Ronald mengakui selama 3 tahun terakhir, sudah ada perbaikan kualitas perizinan migas di Tanah Air. Dia berharap, pemerintah terus menyederhanakan perizinan dan peraturan agar target pemerintah terkait produksi migas tercapai. Produksi minyak bumi selama 10 tahun terakhir menunjukkan kecenderungan penurunan dari 346 juta barel atau 949.000 bph pada 2009 menjadi 283 juta barel atau 778.000 bph pada 2018. Penurunan produksi tersebut disebabkan oleh sumur-sumur produksi utama minyak bumi yang umumnya sudah tua. Sementara itu, produksi sumur baru relatif masih terbatas.

Peluang industri migas nasional masih besar karena dari total sebanyak 128 cekungan sedimen yang ada di Indonesia, masih 54 cekungan yang telah dieksplorasi dan yang berproduksi sebanyak 19 cekungan. Dengan demikian masih ada 74 cekungan yang menunggu untuk dieksplorasi serta 35 cekungan yang telah dieksplorasi diharapkan dapat ditemukan cadangan migas melalui eksplorasi dan investasi yang terus menerus di cekungan tersebut. 

Kepala SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto mengatakan dalam menjalankan proyek hulu migas, SKK Migas mengutamakan peningkatan kapasitas nasional yang dilakukan hulu migas. Dwi pun berharap investasi hulu migas terus meningkat. Tercatat hingga 2027 terdapat 42 proyek utama dengan total investasi US$43,3 miliar dan proyeksi pendapatan kotor (gross revenue) sebesar US$20 miliar. 

Nantinya, total produksi dan 42 proyek tersebut 1,1 juta boepd yang mencakup produksi minyak sebesar 92.200 bph dan gas sebesar 6,1 miliar kaki kubik per hari (mmscfd). Empat di antaranya merupakan proyek strategis nasional hulu migas yang menjadi prioritas untuk meningkatkan produksi migas demi memenuhi konsumsi migas domestik yang semakin meningkat. 

“Dari sini [untuk mendorong investasi] SKK Migas melakukan perubahan-perubahan supaya cepat, kemajuan percepatan segala pengurusan. Kami juga akan melakukan identifikasi potensi,” tuturnya.

  

LUAR AREA

Harapan peningkatan produksi juga datang dari keberhasilan pencarian sumber cadangan minyak baru. Sebut saja, ExxonMobil dan ConocoPhillip berencana melakukan eksplorasi di luar area operasinya untuk mencari cadangan migas. Dwi mengatakan kedua Kontraktor Kontrak Kerja Sama (KKKS) asal Amerika Serikat itu berencana melakukan eksplorasi di area terbuka. 

“Mereka kan ada kewajiban,” tuturnya.

Menurutnya, pilihan KKKS untuk melakukan eksplorasi di luar wilayah kerjanya, juga mempertimbangkan potensi tambahan cadangan migas. Dwi menambahkan saat ini dana yang dihimpun dari komitmen kerja pasti (KKP) untuk eksplorasi sudah mencapai US$2,5 miliar. Dana tersebut didapatkan dari kontrak bagi hasil kotor atau gross split. 

Terkait rencana eksplorasi di area terbuka, ExxonMobil mengamini adanya kemungkinan tersebut. Vice President Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Indonesia Azi N. Alam mengatakan pihaknya tetap berkomitmen kepada Indonesia dan terus mencari peluang lain. 

“Baik di Blok Cepu maupun di seluruh Indonesia, sebagai bagian dari komitmen jangka panjang kami di Indonesia.”

Saat ini, ExxonMobil merupakan KKKS penghasil minyak terbesar di Indonesia. Per September 2019, ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd mencatatkan produksi siap jual sebesar 216.011 bph atau melebihi target yang ditetapkan sebesar 216.000 bph.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-24, Thursday, Dec 5,  2019

End of 2019, Kedung Keris Produces

ExxonMobil Cepu Limited (EMCL) will complete the Kedung Keris field project by the end of 2019. Later the project will increase EMCL's crude oil production capacity to around 10,000 barrels per day (BOPD). Its oil reserves are estimated at 20 million BOPD. EMCL Spokesperson and Public Relations Rexy Mawardijaya said, currently the project progress is more than 90 percent.

"Initial oil is expected to flow by the end of 2019," he said when to meet at the EMCL headquarters in Bojonegoro.

offloading vessel (Gagak Rimang)

He explained, the construction of the Kedung Keris field project had been operating since 2017. One of the stages was the construction of a 16-kilometer pipeline from the Kedung Keris field to the Banyu Urip field. Because crude oil processing takes place in the Banyu Urip field. After that, the processing results are channeled from the Banyu Urip field to the floating storage and offloading vessel (Gagak Rimang) off the Tuban coast.

ExxonMobil Cepu Limited (EMCL) Field

EMCL has so far relied on crude oil production from wells in the Banyu Urip field whose total capacity reaches 220 thousand BOPD. So far the Banyu Urip field contributes around 25 percent to the total national oil production.

"This achievement is the highest among all Indonesia's oil fields," said Rexy.

The government has assigned EMCL to collaborate with Pertamina EP Cepu and the Cepu Block Participating Cooperation (PI) to manage the two Bojonegoro oil field. Namely, the Banyu Urip field in the Gayam Bojonegoro District and the Kedung Keris field in the Kalitidu Bojonegoro District.

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Akhir Tahun 2019, Kedung Keris Berproduksi

ExxonMobil Cepu Limited (EMCL) akan merampungkan proyek lapangan Kedung Keris pada akhir tahun 2019. Nanti proyek itu meningkatkan kapasitas produksi minyak mentah EMCL menjadi sekitar 10 ribu barel per hari (barrel oil per day atau BOPD). 

     Cadangan minyaknya diperkirakan mencapai 20 juta BOPD. Juru Bicara dan Humas EMCL Rexy Mawardijaya menyebutkan, saat ini progres pengerjaan proyek lebih dari 90 persen. 

”Minyak perdana diharapkan mengalir pada akhir 2019," katanya saat dijumpai di kantor pusat EMCL di Bojonegoro.

Dia menjelaskan, pembangunan proyek lapangan Kedung Keris beroperasi sejak 2017. Salah satu tahapnya adalah pembangunan pipa sepanjang 16 kilometer dari lapangan Kedung Keris ke lapangan Banyu Urip. Sebab, pengolahan minyak mentah berlangsung di lapangan Banyu Urip. Setelah itu, hasil pengolahannya disalurkan dari lapangan Banyu Urip ke floating storage and offloading vessel (kapal air muat terapung) Gagak Rimang di lepas pantai Tuban. 

Selama ini EMCL mengandalkan produksi minyak mentah dari sumur-sumur di lapangan Banyu Urip yang kapasitas totalnya mencapai 220 ribu BOPD. Sejauh ini lapangan Banyu Urip berkontribusi sekitar 25 persen terhadap total produksi minyak nasional. 

"Capaian ini merupakan yang tertinggi di antara seluruh lapangan minyak Indonesia,” papar Rexy.

Pemerintah menugasi EMCL bekerja Sama dengan Pertamina EP Cepu dan Badan Kerja Sama Participating Interest (PI) Blok Cepu untuk mengelola dua

lapangan minyak Bojonegoro. Yakni, lapangan Banyu Urip di Kecamatan Gayam Bojonegoro dan lapangan Kedung Keris di Kecamatan Kalitidu Bojonegoro.

Jawa Pos, Page-5, Saturday, Nov 30,  2019

Four New Oil and Gas Fields, East Java to be Oil and Gas Fields

SKK Migas expects that four large upstream oil and gas sector projects in the Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara (Jabanusa) regions will be completed on schedule. Thus, the four projects can immediately support the national oil and gas lifting target. Also able to restore East Java (East Java) as oil and gas fields in Indonesia.

ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd (EMCL) Field

Head of SKK Migas Jabanusa Nur Wahidi said that the four upstream oil and gas strategic projects were in Bojonegoro and Madura. Exactly, the Kedung Keris project, Bojonegoro, operated by ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd (EMCL), the Jambaran Tiung Biru project in Bojonegoro with the Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) operator, the Bukit Tua Phase 3 project in Sampang, which was carried out by Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd, and the TSB project in Bojonegoro with the Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) operator, the Bukit Tua Phase 3 project in Sampang, which was carried out by Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd. Phase 2 in Sumenep with operator Kangean Energi Indonesia (KEI).

Petronas

"Completion of the project on schedule has a positive effect on achieving the lifting target set by the government," Nur said during the Media Workshop on Period III SKK Migas Jabanusa-KKKS with the leaders of the East Java and Central Java mass media.

the Jambaran Tiung Biru project

Until now, the work on the Jambaran Tiung Biru project has reached 37.72 percent. The target is that in June 2021 the project will be finished and can start production.

"From this project, the maximum target for gas sales can increase 10 percent nationally or equivalent to 192 million cubic feet per day," he explained.

Komaidi Reforminer Executive Director added that upstream oil and gas investment requires 73 supporting sectors and 45 user sectors. A total of 73 supporting sectors were able to contribute 55.99 percent of GDP. Meanwhile, the workforce that can be employed reaches 61.53 percent.

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Empat Ladang Migas Baru, Jawa Timur menjadi Ladang Minyak dan Gas

SKK Migas mengharapkan empat proyek besar sektor hulu migas di kawasan  Jawa, Bali, dan Nusa Tenggara (Jabanusa) selesai sesuai dengan jadwal. Dengan demikian, empat proyek tersebut bisa segera mendukung target capaian lifting migas nasional. Juga mampu mengembalikan Jawa Timur (Jatim) sebagai ladang migas di Indonesia. 

Kepala SKK Migas Jabanusa Nur Wahidi mengatakan bahwa keempat proyek strategis hulu migas itu berada di Bojonegoro dan Madura. Tepatnya, proyek Kedung Keris, Bojonegoro, yang dioperatori ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd (EMCL), proyek Jambaran Tiung Biru di Bojonegoro dengan operator Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC), proyek Bukit Tua Phase 3 di Sampang yang dikerjakan Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd, dan proyek TSB Phase 2 di Sumenep dengan operator Kangean Energi Indonesia (KEI).

"Selesainya proyek sesuai jadwal berpengaruh positif terhadap pencapaian target lifting yang telah ditetapkan pemerintah," ujar Nur saat Lokakarya Media Periode III SKK Migas Jabanusa-KKKS dengan para pemimpin media massa Jawa Timur dan Jawa Tengah.

Hingga saat ini, pengerjaan proyek Jambaran Tiung Biru mencapai 37,72 persen. Targetnya, Juni 2021 proyek tersebut sudah selasai dan bisa mulai berproduksi. 

"Dari proyek ini, target maksimum sales gas bisa meningkat 10 persen secara nasional atau setara 192 juta kaki kubik per hari,” terangnya.

Direktur Eksekutif Reforminer Institute Komaidi menambahkan bahwa investasi hulu migas membutuhkan 73 sektor pendukung dan 45 sektor pengguna.

Sebanyak 73 sektor pendukung itu mampu berkontribusi 55,99 persen terhadap PDB. Sementara itu,  tenaga kerja yang bisa dipekerjakan mencapai 61,53 persen.

Jawa Pos, Page-6, Saturday, Nov 23, 2019

Four Upstream Oil and Gas Strategic Projects in Jabanusa

A total of four (4) major upstream oil and gas sector projects in the SKK areas of Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara (Jabanusa) are expected to be completed according to the specified schedule. Because the four projects strongly support the achievement of oil and gas lifting targets nationally. 

     The four upstream oil and gas strategic projects are the Kedung Keris project in Bojonegoro Regency, East Java Province with the operator ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd (EMCL), the Jambaran Tiung Biru project in Bojonegoro Regency with the Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) operator, the Bukit Tua Phase 3 project operated by Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd in Sampang Regency, East Java Province, and finally the Phase 2 TSB project with Kangean Energi Indonesia operator in Sumenep Regency, East Java Province.

Petronas

This was said by the Head of SKK Migas Jabanusa, Nur Wahidi during the media workshop activities of Period III SKK Migas Jabanusa-KKKS with mass media leaders from East Java and Central Java, Tuesday (19 / Nov / 2019).

"We expect the four projects to be completed on schedule. Because, the completion of the project on schedule has a positive effect on achieving the lifting target set by the government, "he said.

In the workshop III of SKK Migas Jabanusa with the leaders of the mass media in Bali, a number of speakers appeared to provide material. Among them, Chairperson of the Central Advisory Board of PWI Margiono, Heri Susanto (Director of Research & Data, Katadata), Komaidi Notonegoro (Executive Director of the ReforMiner Institute), and Nur Wahidi (Head of SKK Migas Representative Jabanusa).

In the context of achieving project targets according to schedule, according to Nur Wahidi, constructive support from all stakeholders is highly expected, both local governments, community leaders, mass media, and society at large.

"I also say many thanks for the support of the mass media to SKK Migas so far. Only one percent of negative news about upstream oil and gas in Jabanusa during 2019, "he said.

Specifically for the Jarmbaran Tiung Biru project, Nur Wahidi explained, the overall project progress reached 37.72 percent. Where is the progress for project engineering work with 80.72 percent, procurement with 40.36 percent, and construction with 14.49 percent. It is targeted that in June 2021 the Jambaran Tiung Biru project will be completed and start production.

From this project, the maximum target for gas sales is to increase 10 percent nationally or equivalent to 192 million cubic feet per day. During this time, as many as 15 cooperation contract contractors (KKKS) in the Jabanusa SKK Migas area are currently carrying out oil and gas exploitation. In addition, there are 6 KKKS carrying out exploration activities. Jabanusa's position in national oil and gas lifting is very important and becomes a backbone.

2018 data shows that the realization of oil lifting from Jabanusa amounted to 253,822 thousand barrels per day or reached 102.60 percent of the target. While the gas lifting target is 753.2 million cubic feet per day. In 2019, the oil lifting target from Jabanusa is 258,169 thousand barrels per day and until 2019 it will reach 100.87 percent of the target.

The target for lifting gas from Jabanusa is set at 731.3 million cubic feet per day. Support from all parties is needed by SKK Migas Jabanusa in this context, Nur Wahidi stressed, because until now from monitoring related to permits and land issues in Jabanusa, there are a number of problems that must be resolved immediately. 13 non-technical licensing issues, 77 explosive licensing issues, 5 land acquisition issues, and 3 forest area lease-to-use permits issues.

 "SKK Migas and KKKS work in the interests of the country, especially in the context of fulfilling national energy and state revenues," he warned.

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Empat Proyek Strategis Hulu Migas di Jabanusa

Sebanyak empat (4) proyek besar sektor hulu minyak dan gas di kawasan SKK Jawa, Bali, dan Nusa Tenggara (Jabanusa) diharapkan selesai sesuai jadwal yang ditetapkan. Sebab, keempat proyek sangat mendukung target capaian lifting minyak dan gas secara nasional. 

      Empat proyek strategis hulu migas itu adalah proyek Kedung Keris di Kabupaten Bojonegoro, Propinsi Jawa Timur dengan operator ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd, proyek Jambaran Tiung Biru di Kabupaten Bojonegoro dengan operator Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC), proyek Bukit Tua Phase 3 yang dioperatori Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd di Kabupaten Sampang, Propinsi Jawa Timur, dan terakhir proyek TSB Phase 2 dengan operator Kangean Energi Indonesia di Kabupaten Sumenep, Propinsi Jawa Timur. 

Hal tersebut dikatakan Kepala SKK Migas Jabanusa, Nur Wahidi pada kegiatan lokakarya Media Periode III SKK Migas Jabanusa-KKKS dengan pimpinan media massa dari Jatim dan Jateng, Selasa (19/Nov/2019). 

“Kita harapkan ke-empat proyek tersebut selesai on schedule. Sebab, selesainya proyek sesuai jadwal berpengaruh positif terhadap pencapaian target lifting yang telah ditetapkan pemerintah,” ujarnya. 

Pada kegiatan lokakarya III SKK Migas Jabanusa dengan pimpinan media massa di Bali, sejumlah narasumber tampil memberikan materi. Di antaranya, Ketua Dewan Penasihat PWI Pusat Margiono, Heri Susanto (Direktur Riset & Data, Katadata), Komaidi Notonegoro (Direktur Eksekutif ReforMiner Institute), dan Nur Wahidi (Kepala SKK Migas Perwakilan Jabanusa). 

Dalam konteks capaian target proyek sesuai jadwal, menurut Nur Wahidi, dukungan konstruktif dari semua stakeholder sangat diharapkan, baik pemerintah daerah, tokoh masyarakat, media massa, dan masyarakat secara luas. 

“Saya juga sampaikan banyak terima kasih atas dukungan media massa kepada SKK Migas selama ini. Hanya satu persen berita negatif tentang hulu migas di Jabanusa sepanjang 2019,” katanya. 

Khusus untuk proyek Jarmbaran Tiung Biru, Nur Wahidi menjelaskan, progress proyek secara keseluruhan mencapai 37,72 persen. Di mana progress untuk pekerjaan engineering proyek dengan 80,72 persen, procurement dengan 40,36 persen, dan construction dengan 14,49 persen. Ditargetkan pada Juni 2021 mendatang, proyek Jambaran Tiung Biru selasai dan mulai berproduksi. 

Dari proyek ini, target maksimum sales gas meningkat 10 persen secara nasional atau setara 192 juta kaki kubik per hari. Selama ini, sebanyak 15 kontraktor kontrak kerja sama (KKKS) di kawasan SKK Migas Jabanusa yang sedang menjalankan eksploitasi migas. Selain itu, ada 6 KKKS menjalankan aktifitas eksplorasi. Posisi Jabanusa dalam lifting migas nasional sangat penting dan menjadi backbone. 

Data 2018 menunjukkan, realisasi lifting minyak dari Jabanusa sebesar 253,822 ribu barel per hari atau mencapai 102,60 persen dari target. Sedangkan target lifting gas sebesar 753,2 juta kaki kubik per hari. Di tahun 2019, target lifting minyak dari Jabanusa sebesar 258,169 ribu barel per hari dan hingga berakhir tahun 2019 tercapai 100,87 persen dari target. 

Untuk target lifting gas dari Jabanusa ditetapkan sebesar 731,3 juta kaki kubik per hari. Dukungan dari semua pihak itu sangat  dibutuhkan SKK Migas Jabanusa dalam konteks ini, tegas Nur Wahidi, karena sampai sekarang dari monitoring terkait perizinan dan pertanahan di Jabanusa, ada sejumlah masalah yang harus segera diselesaikan. Masalah perizinan nonteknis sebanyak 13, masalah perizinan bahan peledak sebanyak 77, masalah pengadaan tanah sebanyak 5, dan masalah izin pinjam pakai kawasan hutan sebanyak 3.

 “SKK Migas dan KKKS bekerja untuk kepentingan negara, terutama dalam rangka pemenuhan energi nasional dan pendapatan negara,” katanya mengingatkan.

Duta Masyarakat, Page-16, Thursday, Nov 21, 2019

Benchmark Cepu Production Maintained

ExxonMobil Cepu Limited maintains production projections in the range of 220,000 barrels per day (bpd) of the Cepu Block in 2020, even though the Kedung Keris project was operational in December 2019. The Kedung Keris project, the Cepu Block, is projected to produce 3,800 bpd.

Deputy Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Fatar Yani Abdurrahman said the Kedung Keris Project was ready for production. Despite the addition of Kedung Keris, the ExxonMobil oil and gas production target is maintained considering the approval of an environmental impact analysis (Amdal) for production capacities up to 235,000 bpd is still hampered. Fatar explained, in fact the Cepu Block oil production trial reached 235,000 bpd had been able to run.

"Our plan remains above 220,000 bpd, because of the capacity capacity. But the AMDAL is still in process, "he said, Tuesday.

According to him, production and Kedung Keris in anticipation of the decline in production from Banyu Urip. Last June, ExxonMobil and SKK Migas conducted a production (high rate test / HRT) conducted by Exxonmobil Cepu Limited in the Banyu Urip Field, targeted at 225,000 bpd, subsequently increasing to 235,000 bpd. For the Kedung Keris Project, Fatar said the project will be produced in December after the construction of the 16 kilometer pipeline is complete.

"Just waiting for the oil to flow. The target is in December 2019, "he said.

the Cepu Block

ExxonMobil's performance in Cepu is brilliant, with the realization of ready-to-sell production of 216,011 bpd in September from the lifting target of 216,000 bpd in ABPN 2019. Meanwhile, the amount of reserves that can be produced in the Cepu Block currently stands at 823 million barrels. This reserve is higher than initially estimated in the development plan (POD) of 450 million barrels.

With these notes, Fatar said the Cepu Block was a mainstay of domestic oil production. He said with the optimization of oil production from the oil and gas block, the plateau period for oil and gas block production would be shorter by around 2-3 years. In the future, with the Banyu Urip field oil production lowered, the Cato Block Block production period will indeed be around 3-4 years longer.

Azi N Alam

Meanwhile, ExxonMobil Indonesia's Vice President Public and Governments Affairs Azi N Alam said the Kedung Keris Project continues to progress and is expected at peak production to produce 10,000 bpd.

"Initial oil from the project is expected to be obtained by the end of 2019, he said. 

   Exxomobil Cepu Limited's representatives also reported to Vice President Ma'ruf Amin that the Kedung Keris field would produce on schedule at the end of 2019.

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Patokan Produksi Cepu Dipertahankan

ExxonMobil Cepu Limited mempertahankan proyeksi produksi di kisaran 220.000 barel per hari (bph) dali Blok Cepu pada 2020, meski proyek Kedung Keris sudah beroperasi pada Desember 2019. Proyek Kedung Keris, Blok Cepu, diproyeksi akan berproduksi sebesar 3.800 bph. 

Wakil Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Fatar Yani Abdurrahman mengatakan Proyek Kedung Keris siap diproduksikan. Kendati ada tambahan dari Kedung Keris, target produksi migas ExxonMobil dipertahankan mengingat persetujuan analisis dampak lingkungan (amdal) untuk kapasitas produksi hingga 235.000 bph masih terhambat. Fatar menjelaskan, sebenarnya uji coba produksi minyak Blok Cepu mencapai 235.000 bph sudah dapat dijalankan. 

“Rencana kami tetap di atas 220.000 bph, karena kemampuan kapasitas bisa. Tetapi kan amdal-nya masih dalam proses,” tuturnya, Selasa. 

Menurutnya, produksi dan Kedung Keris sebagai antisipasi penurunan produksi dari Banyu Urip. Juni lalu, ExxonMobil dan SKK Migas telah melakukan uji produksi (high rate test/HRT) yang dilakukan oleh Exxonmobil Cepu Limited di Lapangan Banyu Urip ditargetkan 225.000 bph, selanjutnya meningkat menjadi uji tes 235.000 bph. Untuk Proyek Kedung Keris, Fatar mengatakan proyek ini akan diproduksikan pada Desember setelah pembangunan pipa sepanjang 16 kilometer selesai. 

“Hanya menunggu mengalirkan minyaknya saja. Targetnya di Desember 2019,” katanya. 

Kinerja ExxonMobil di Cepu terbilang cemerlang, dengan realisasi produksi siap jual sebesar 216.011 bph per September dari target lifting 216.000 bph dalam ABPN 2019. Sementara itu, besaran cadangan yang dapat diproduksikan di Blok Cepu saat ini tercatat mencapai 823 juta barel. Cadangan ini lebih tinggi dari yang awalnya diperkirakan dalam rencana pengembangan (POD) sebesar 450 juta barel. 

Dengan catatan tersebut, Fatar menyebut Blok Cepu menjadi andalan produksi minyak dalam negeri. Dia mengatakan dengan optimasi produksi minyak dari blok migas ini, masa plato produksi blok migas ini akan lebih pendek sekitar 2-3 tahun. Ke depan, dengan produksi minyak lapangan Banyu Urip diturunkan, masa plato produksi Blok Cepu memang lebih panjang sekitar 3-4 tahun. 

Sementara itu, Vice President Public and Governments Affairs ExxonMobil Indonesia Azi N Alam mengatakan Proyek Kedung Keris terus mengalami kemajuan dan diharapkan pada puncak produksi dapat menghasilkan 10.000 bph. 

“Minyak perdana dari proyek ini diharapkan diperoleh pada akhir 2019, kata dia.

 Perwakilan Exxomobil Cepu Limited juga melaporkan ke Wakil Presiden Ma’ruf Amin bahwa lapangan Kedung Keris akan berproduksi sesuai jadwal yakni pada akhir 2019.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-24, Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019

Cepu Block Project Will Be Speeded Up

The Central Processing Facility of Banyuurip Bojonegoro crude oil in East Java, is certain to get an additional 10 thousand barrels per day from Kedungkeris Sukoharjo Field, Kalitidu Bojonegoro District. Crude oil is flowed in December 2019, currently in the process of finishing facilities for crude oil flow. 

     Head of Public Relations of PT Meindo Elang Indah Ahnan said there was a construction company working on a 16-kilometer pipeline from Kedungkeris Field to Banyuurip Bojonegoro and an oil-cooled building in Kedungkeris, Sukoharjo Village. It is targeted that the project can be completed according to the target set by the company because of the initial work in 2018.

"The pipeline was completed in September 2019 and now all that's needed is to tidy up the cooling building. Especially on the twenty-first of this month the crude oil has begun to flow or the term is trial or start up, "he explained.

ExxonMobil Cepu Limeted (EMCL)

As is known, the Kedungkeris Field was explored by ExxonMobil Cepu Limeted (EMCL) in 2011 and it is known that there is an oil content of 20 million barrels. To add Banyuurip production, also known as the Cepu Block, a pipeline and other facilities will be carried out in the field. 

    So that the presence of the Kedungkeris Field is expected to increase Bojonegoro's Regional Original Revenue (PAD). That was recognized by ExxonMobil Cepu Limited (EMCL) Field Public and Government Affairs Manager Rexy Mawardijaya.

Rexy Mawardijaya

"The shareholders of the Cepu Block remain and produce for PAD Bojonegoro, because the management rights are carried out by ExxonMobil, Pertamina EP Cepu and the BUMD ampat cooperating with the Cepu Block, one of which is Bojonegoro," he said.

He continued, ExxonMobil continued to develop the Kedung Keris Field project and currently the work has reached more than ninety percent. Initial crude oil is expected to flow by the end of 2019. According to him, currently from the Banyuurip Field, 220 thousand barrels per day is obtained, so that the flow of oil from Kedungkeris can be additional to Banyuurip.

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Proyek Blok Cepu Akan Dikebut

Pusat pengolahan (Central Processing Facility) minyak mentah Banyuurip Bojonegoro Jawa Timur, dipastikan akan mendapatkan tambahan 10 ribu barel perhari dari Lapangan Kedungkeris Sukoharjo Kecamatan Kalitidu Bojonegoro. Minyak mentah dialirkan di Desember 2019 itu, saat ini sedang melakukan finishing fasilitas untuk mengalirnya minyak mentah. 

    Kepala Humas PT Meindo Elang Indah Ahnan mengatakan ada perusahaan konstruksi yang mengerjakan pipa sepanjang 16 kilometer dari Lapangan Kedungkeris hingga Banyuurip Bojonegoro dan bangunan pendingin minyak di Kedungkeris Desa Sukoharjo. Ditargetkan proyek tersebut dapat selesai sesuai target yang ditetapkan perusahaan karena awal pengerjaannya pada 2018 lalu.

“Pengerjaan pipa sudah selesai di September 2019 lalu dan kini tinggal merapikan bangunan pendingin. Apalagi tanggal dua puluh satu bulan ini sudah mulai dialirkan minyak mentahnya atau istilahnya ujicoba atau start up,” jelasnya.

Seperti diketahui, Lapangan Kedungkeris dieksplorasi ExxonMobil Cepu Limeted (EMCL) di 2011 silam dan diketahui ada kandungan minyak 20 juta barel. Untuk menambahkan produksi Banyuurip atau yang dikenal dengan sebutan Blok Cepu, kemudian dilakukan pengerjaan pipa dan fasilitas lainnya di lapangan. Sehingga dengan keberadaan Lapangan Kedungkeris diharapkan dapat menambah Pendapatan Asli Daerah (PAD) Bojonegoro. Hal itu diakui Field Public and Government Affairs Manager ExxonMobil Cepu Limited (EMCL) Rexy Mawardijaya. 

“Shareholder Blok Cepu tetap dan menghasilkan untuk PAD Bojonegoro, karena hak kelolanya dilakukan ExxonMobil, Pertamina EP Cepu dan ampat BUMD kerja sama Blok Cepu, salah satunya Bojonegoro,” katanya.

Lanjutnya, ExxonMobil terus mengembangkan proyek Lapangan Kedung Keris dan saat ini pengerjaan telah mencapai lebih dari sembilan puluh persen. Minyak mentah perdana diharapkan mengalir pada akhir 2019. Menurutnya, saat ini dari Lapangan Banyuurip diperoleh 220 ribu barel perhari, sehingga dengan mengalirnya minyak dari Kedungkeris dapat menjadi tambahan untuk Banyuurip.

Duta Masyarakat, Page-15, Monday, Nov 18, 2019

Two Oil and Gas Projects Potentially Backward

The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) stated that there are two oil and gas projects whose operational schedule (on stream) will go back to next year 2020, namely the Bukit Tua Phase 3 and Buntal Projects. Both were originally operational at the end of 2019.

SKK Migas Deputy for Operations Julius Wiratno said, not all projects planned to operate by the end of this year will be realized. One project, the Buntal-5 Project, is certain to be delayed in operation until 2020. The same thing has the potential to occur for the Bukit Tua Project Phase 3.

"The pufferfish has been delayed because the drilling rig has entered Indonesia from Vietnam. Bukit Tua may be delayed, but we are recovering, "he said.

The Puffer-5 Project is carried out by Medco E&P Natuna Ltd. The project, with an investment value of US $ 33 million, is targeted to produce gas of 45 million cubic feet per day (mmscfd). The project's scope of work includes the installation of a new 8km umbilical subsea, subsea production control system, subsea protection structure, 8 inch flowline of 175 m, modification of existing SCU software, and pigging facilities.

Furthermore, the Bukit Tua Phase 3 Project in the Ketapang Block was worked on by Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd. The project is estimated to produce 3.82 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 31 mmscfd of gas. 

    The US $ 15 million project includes the construction of a deck extension on the WHP BTJT-A eskisting, installation of four conductors and clamps, modification of the existing IRCD for chemical injection, addition of a new wellhead control panel, and installation of a wet gas flowmeter.

The two projects are planned to start operating the rest of the year along with four other projects. The Buntal-5 project, according to SKK Migas data, was originally operational in November 2019. While the Bukit Tua Project Phase 3 is scheduled to start operating in December 2019. The other four projects will operate on schedule.

"The remaining projects [which will be operational this year] are Kedung Keris, Bison-Iguana-Gajah Putri, Temelat, Harvest, and Big Bamboo," said Julius.

Premiere Oil Natuna Sea BV

The Bison-Iguana-Gajah Putri project with 163 mmscfd gas production was undertaken by Premiere Oil Natuna Sea BV with an investment of US $ 171 million. The project project by PT Medco E&P Indonesia with an estimated production of 10 mmscfd and an investment of US $ 11 million.

the Cepu Block by EMCL

Harvest Project with an estimated production of 2,000 bpd by PetroChina International Jabung Ltd with an investment of US $ 17 million. Finally, the Full Well Stream Kedung Keris Project in the Cepu Block was undertaken by ExxonMobil Cepu Limited (EMCL) with a production of 3,800 bpd and an investment of US $ 72 million. Regarding the Bamboo Project, Julius said that this was an additional project in 2019.

"We are trying to speed up the Big Bamboo Project to increase oil and gas production in 2019," he said. Although he admitted, the oil and gas production produced by this project was not large to replace the delayed production of Buntal-5 and Bukit Tua Phase 3. "Additional oil from the Great Bamboo Field is approximately 2,700-3,000 bpd," he added.

In addition to two potentially delayed projects, SKK Migas also ensured the cancellation of one project that was originally operational in 2019, namely the YY Project undertaken by PT Pertamina Hulu Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ). Because, there was an incident of gas and oil leakage in the project.

PT Pertamina Hulu Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ)

The project was originally planned to produce 4,605 ​​bpd of oil and 25.5 mmscfd of gas. However, Julius had revealed, it was difficult to reach the target of lifting oil and gas in 2019, namely 775 thousand bpd of oil and 7,000 mmscfd of gas. Until the end of October 2019, the realization of oil lifting was recorded at 742.9 thousand bpd and 5,892 mmscfd of gas. 

    In addition to pursuing on-stream projects, his office is also trying to realize a work program in 2019, such as well drilling and well maintenance. It will also drain stock in several terminals which can add 500-600 barrels.

"The end of 2019 Outlook is lifting 746.2 thousand bpd of oil and 5,896 mmscfd of gas. It is very challenging (reaching the target), but we are still trying, "he said.

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Dua Proyek Migas Berpotensi Mundur

Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) menyatakan terdapat dua proyek migas yang jadwal operasinya (on stream) mundur ke tahun depan 2020, yakni Proyek Bukit Tua Phase 3 dan Buntal. Keduanya sedianya beroperasi di akhir tahun 2019.

Deputi Operasi SKK Migas Julius Wiratno menuturkan, tidak semua proyek yang direncanakan beroperasi pada akhir tahun ini akan terealisasi. Salah satu proyek, yakni Proyek Buntal-5 dipastikan akan tertunda operasinya hingga tahun 2020. Hal yang sama berpotensi terjadi untuk Proyek Bukit Tua Phase 3.

“Buntal delayed karena drilling rig-nya telah masuk Indonesia dari Vietnam. Bukit Tua mungkin delay, tetapi sedang kami recovery,” kata dia.

Proyek Buntal-5 dikerjakan oleh Medco E&P Natuna Ltd. Proyek dengan nilai investasi US$ 33 juta ini ditargetkan bisa menghasilkan gas sebesar 45 juta kaki kubik per hari (million standard cubic feet per day/ mmscfd). Lingkup kerja proyek ini mencakup pemasangan new subsea umbilical 8 km, subsea production control system, subsea protection structure, flowline 8 inch sepanjang 175 m, modifikasi eksisting SCU software, dan pigging facilities. 

Selanjutnya, Proyek Bukit Tua Phase 3 di Blok Ketapang digarap oleh Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd. Proyek ini diperkirakan menghasilkan minyak 3.82 barel per hari (bph) dan gas 31 mmscfd. Proyek senilai US$ 15 juta ini mencakup pembangunan deck extention pada esksisting WHP BTJT-A, pemasangan empat buah conductor dan clamp, modifikasi eksisting IRCD untuk chemical injection, penambahan wellhead control panel baru, serta pemasangan wet gas flowmeter.

Kedua proyek ini direncanakan mulai beroperasi pada sisa tahun ini bersama empat proyek lainnya. Proyek Buntal-5, sesuai data SKK Migas, sedianya beroperasi pada November 2019. Sementara Proyek Bukit Tua Phase 3 dijadwalkan mulai beroperasi pada Desember 2019. Empat proyek lainnya akan beroperasi sesuai jadwal.

“Sisa proyek [yang akan operasi tahun ini] adalah Kedung Keris, Bison-Iguana-Gajah Putri, Temelat, Panen, dan Bambu Besar,” tutur Julius.

Proyek Bison-Iguana-Gajah Putri dengan produksi gas 163 mmscfd dikerjakan oleh Premiere Oil Natuna Sea BV dengan nilai investasi US$ 171 juta. Proyek Temelat oleh PT Medco E&P Indonesia dengan perkiraan produksi 10 mmscfd dan nilai investasi US$ 11 juta. 

Proyek Panen dengan estimasi produksi 2.000 bph oleh PetroChina International Jabung Ltd dengan investasi US$ 17 juta. Terakhir, Proyek Full Well Stream Kedung Keris di Blok Cepu dikerjakan oleh ExxonMobil Cepu Limited dengan produksi 3.800 bph dan investasi US$ 72 juta. Terkait Proyek Bambu, Julius menyebutkan bahwa ini merupakan proyek tambahan di 2019. 

“ Proyek Bambu Besar kami coba speed up untuk menambah produksi migas di 2019,” ujarnya. Walaupun diakuinya, produksi migas yang dihasilkan proyek ini tidak besar untuk mengganti produksi yang tertunda dari Buntal-5 dan Bukit Tua Phase 3. “Tambahan minyak dari Lapangan Bambu Besar kira-kira 2.700-3.000 bph,” tambahnya.

Selain dua proyek yang berpotensi tertunda, SKK Migas juga memastikan batalnya satu proyek yang sedianya beroperadi pada tahun 2019, yakni Proyek YY yang dikerjakan oleh PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ). Pasalnya, terjadi insiden kebocoran gas dan minyak di proyek tersebut. 

Proyek ini awalnya direncanakan menghasilkan minyak 4.605 bph dan gas 25,5 mmscfd. Meski demikian, Julius sempat mengungkapkan, sulit mencapai target lifting migas tahun 2019, yakni minyak 775 ribu bph dan gas 7.000 mmscfd. Hingga akhir Oktober 2019, realisasi lifting minyak tercatat sebesar 742,9 ribu bph dan gas 5.892 mmscfd. 

     Selain mengupayakan proyek on stream, pihaknya juga berusaha merealisasikan program kerja tahun 2019, seperti pengeboran sumur dan perawatan sumur. Pihaknya juga akan melakukan pengurasan stok di beberapa terminal yang bisa menambah 500-600 barel.

“Outlook akhir tahun 2019 ini lifting minyak 746,2 ribu bph dan gas 5.896 mmscfd. Sangat menantang (mencapai target), tetapi tetap kami usahakan,” kata dia.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Friday, Nov 15, 2019