ESDM Accelerates Sakakemang Block

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will accelerate the submission of plans for the development of oil and gas fields. One example of the acceleration done is through the certification of reserves in the Saka Kemang Block.

the Saka Kemang Block in Sumatra

Repsol, the cooperation contract contractor (KKKS) for the block manager, is reported to have been gradually certifying oil and gas reserves in order to accelerate POD. 

Repsol Girl's

    In the initial certification the amount of reserves included was only 1 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) from proven potential reserves of around 2 TCF. Sakakemang Block is one of the largest oil and gas discoveries in the world during the 2018-209 period.

"What I heard was preparing for POD earlier this year," explained Deputy Operations of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) JuIius Wiratno.

Acting Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Ego Syahrial hopes SKK Migas can make efforts to accelerate the oil and gas field PoD. Because many oil and gas blocks have not yet entered the PoD stage. In fact, the block could have great potential.

"There are still many, such as in Masela, there are those who will only enter PoD in 2027. If it can be accelerated," said Ego Syahrial.

Actually, efforts to accelerate the PoD have begun to be carried out by SKK Migas. Earlier this year SKK Migas launched the One Door Service Policy (ODSP) program to facilitate licensing so that it could accelerate the implementation of oil and gas projects in Indonesia. 

     With ODSP, both SKK Migas and KKKS will become a team. Both of them coordinate with each other while proactively overseeing the licensing process. KKKS also does not need to operate independently in managing oil and gas project licensing.

Kontan, Page-14, Monday, Feb 17, 2020

Luhut Asks for 1 Million BPD Oil Production to be Accelerated in 2025

The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan asked for an increase in oil production to 1 million Barrels Per Day (BPD) to be accelerated by 2025.Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan

The application of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technology can be carried out to realize the target. Luhut said, the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) initially proposed achieving oil production of 1 million BPD by 2030. 

SKK Migas

    However, seeing the positive impact of increasing oil production in reducing energy imports, he requested that the achievement of the production target accelerated.

"We want the target of 1 million BPD to be accelerated. They say in 2030, I ask for 2025, "he said in Jakarta.

According to him, the increase in oil production can be obtained from the optimization of existing oil and gas wells using EOR technology. At present, there are 23 oil and gas wells that can be boosted by EOR oil production. On Monday (3/2), his party and SKK Migas will discuss the technical increase in oil production.

"While exploring new wells, some of the old wells can be EOR. "The potential is still large, around 1.7 billion barrels," Luhut said.

the Rokan Block 

One of the EOR activities is expected to be carried out in the Rokan Block whose contract will expire next year. When signing the new Rokan Block contract, one that was promised by PT Pertamina (Persero) was the implementation of EOR activities.

Some of these activities are an EOR study worth US $ 4 million, a stage-1 CEOR 7 pattern of US $ 247 million, and a stage-1 steam flood Kulin or Rantau Bais of US $ 88.6 million. Luhut asserted, there were no problems with the chemical formula that is still being tested in the Rokan Block by Chevron Indonesia as the current operator. He said he wanted Pertamina to conduct an EOR using the chemical formula. EOR activities he said must be carried out as quickly as possible.

PT. Chevron Pacific Indonesia (CPI)

"Let's just use the one that has Chevron, why do you keep changing it? I said earlier so that it was discussed so that it would not be long before we look for other ways, "he stressed.

Nicke Widyawati

In a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) last week, Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati revealed, EOR was one of the keys to the success of increasing oil production in the Rokan Block.

Chevron Indonesia, as the current operator, has reviewed the chemical formula that will be used in the EOR activities. However, She is concerned that she cannot use the formula that Chevron is making because there are components that are not included in the list of cost recovery investments.

"If this formula is not given to us, it will take four more years because this EOR is specific to each location. "One of the keys to the management is the EOR formula," said Nicke Widyawati.

Dwi Soetjipto

The Head of SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto assured the results of the trial and study of the application of EOR in the Rokan Block by Chevron had been included in the state assets section because they had been funded by the state. Therefore Pertamina does not need to repeat the EOR experiment in the oil and gas block located in Riau. Not only EOR, Pertamina Upstream Director Dharmawan H Samsu said that he was asked to make innovations in order to achieve the oil production target of 1 million BPD.

"We have to be more aggressive in drilling, and the success rate is increased, if possible don't dry holes," he said.

Even now, Pertamina through Pertamina EP has also implemented EOR in Tanjung Field. The company has also signed the points of understanding between Pertamina and Repsol for full-scale management, including the implementation of surfactant-polymer EOR.

In the Jirak and Rantau Fields, Pertamina is conducting a study of the application of surfactant chemicals for the implementation of EOR in both fields. Furthermore, related to CO2 flooding, Pertamina is currently conducting studies in several fields, namely Jatibarang, Sukowati, and Ramba.

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE)

Pertamina also expanded this EOR activity to the oil and gas block managed by PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), namely in the North West Java Offshore Block, precisely in the Zulu Field and E-Main. In addition, in the near future the Batang field, which is operated by PHE Siak, will be an EOR steam flooding pilot project.

EOR activities were also promised by PT Medco E&P when signing the Rimau Block contract. Medco promises four full EOR chemical pre-injection fields, namely US $ 1.1 million in the second year, US $ 8.2 million in the third year, US $ 6.2 million in the fourth year, and the US $ 4.8 million in the fifth year.

In addition, Medco also plans for a full-field chemical EOR Phase I at the Kaji Harapan Field worth the US $ 1 million. Referring to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources data, national oil lifting continues to fall.

Oil lifting reached 861 thousand BPD in 2012. However, the realization of oil lifting continued to fall to 779 thousand BPD in 2015. Lifting oil increased slightly in 2016 to 829 thousand BPD. After that, the realization of oil lifting continues to fall to 804 thousand BPD in 2017, 778 thousand BPD in 2018, and 746 thousand BPD last year.

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Luhut Minta Produksi Minyak 1 Juta BPH Dipercepat di 2025

Menteri Koordinator Bidang Kemaritiman dan Investasi Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan meminta peningkatan produksi minyak hingga menjadi 1 juta barel per hari (bph) dipercepat pada 2025. 

Penerapan teknologi pengurasan minyak tahap lanjut (enhanced oil recovery/EOR) bisa dilakukan untuk merealisasikan target tersebut. Luhut menuturkan, Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) awalnya mengusulkan pencapaian produksi minyak 1 juta bph pada 2030. Namun, melihat dampak positif dari peningkatan produksi minyak dalam memperkecil impor energi, dirinya meminta agar pencapaian target produksi itu dipercepat.

“Kami mau target 1 juta bph itu dipercepat. Mereka bilang pada 2030, saya minta 2025,” kata dia di Jakarta.

Menurutnya, peningkatan produksi minyak itu bisa diperoleh dari optimasi sumur-sumur migas eksisting dengan menggunakan teknologi EOR. Saat ini, terdapat 23 sumur migas yang dapat digenjot produksi minyaknya dengan EOR. Pada Senin (3/2) ini, pihaknya dan SKK Migas akan membahas teknis peningkatan produksi minyak ini. 

“Sambil eksplorasi sumur baru, sumur lama kan ada yang bisa EOR. Masih besar [potensinya] sekitar 1,7 miliar barel,” ujar Luhut.

Kegiatan EOR salah satunya diharapkan dapat dilakukan di Blok Rokan yang kontraknya akan berakhir pada tahun depan. Pada saat meneken kontrak baru Blok Rokan, salah satu yang dijanjikan PT Pertamina (Persero) adalah pelaksanaan kegiatan EOR. 

Beberapa kegiatan itu yakni studi EOR senilai US$ 4 juta, stage-1 CEOR 7 pattern US$ 247 juta, dan stage-1 steam flood Kulin atau Rantau Bais US$ 88,6 juta. Luhut menegaskan, sudah tidak ada masalah terkait formula zat kimia yang kini masih diuji coba di Blok Rokan oleh Chevron Indonesia selaku operator saat ini. Pihaknya menginginkan Pertamina melakukan EOR dengan menggunakan formula zat kimia tersebut. Kegiatan EOR disebutnya harus dilakukan secepat mungkin.

“Biarkan gunakan saja yang punya Chevron, buat apa diganti terus? Saya bilang tadi supaya itu dibicarakan agar tidak lama lagi cari cara lain,” tegasnya. 

Dalam rapat dengan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) pekan lalu, Direktur Utama Pertamina Nicke Widyawati mengungkapkan, EOR merupakan salah satu kunci keberhasilan peningkatan produksi minyak di Blok Rokan.

Chevron Indonesia, selaku operator saat ini, telah mengkaji formula zat kimia yang akan dipakai dalam kegiatan EOR tersebut. Namun, pihaknya khawatir tidak dapat menggunakan formula yang sedang dibuat Chevron lantaran terdapat komponen yang tidak masuk dalam daftar biaya investasi yang dapat dikembalikan (cost recovery). 

“Kalau formula ini tidak diberikan ke kami, maka perlu waktu empat tahun lagi karena EOR ini spesifik untuk setiap lokasi. Alih kelola ini salah satu yang menjadi kunci adalah formula EOR,” kata Nicke Widyawati.

Kepala SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto meyakinkan, hasiil uji coba dan kajian penerapan EOR di Blok Rokan oleh Chevron sudah masuk dalam bagian aset negara karena sudah dibiayai negara. Oleh karena itu Pertamina tidak perlu mengulang percobaan EOR di blok migas yang berlokasi di Riau tersebut. Tidak hanya EOR, Direktur Hulu Pertamina Dharmawan H Samsu menuturkan bahwa pihaknya diminta membuat inovasi guna mencapai target produksi minyak 1 juta bph.

“Kami harus lebih agresif dalam melakukan pengeboran, dan tingkat kesuksesannya ditingkatkan, kalau bisa jangan dry hole,” ujarnya.

Saat ini pun, Pertamina melalui Pertamina EP juga telah melaksanakan EOR di Lapangan Tanjung. Perseroan juga telah meneken pokok-pokok kesepahaman antara Pertamina dan Repsol untuk pengelolaan full scale tersebut, termasuk implementasi EOR surfaktan-polimer. 

Di Lapangan Jirak dan Rantau, Pertamina sedang melakukan studi aplikasi zat kimia surfaktan untuk implementasi EOR di kedua lapangan ini. Selanjutnya, terkait dengan CO2 flooding, Pertamina saat ini sedang melakukan studi di beberapa lapangan yaitu Jatibarang, Sukowati dan Ramba. 

Pertamina juga memperluas kegiatan EOR ini ke blok migas yang dikelola PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), yakni di Blok Offshore North West Java, tepatnya di Lapangan Zulu dan E-Main. Selain itu, di lapangan Batang yang dioperasikan oleh PHE Siak dalam waktu dekat akan dilakukan pilot project EOR steam flooding.

Kegiatan EOR juga dijanjikan PT Medco E&P ketika menandatangani kontrak Blok Rimau. Medco menjanjikan empat pre injection full field chemical EOR, yakni senilai US$ 1,1 juta pada tahun kedua, US$ 8,2 juta pada tahun ketiga, US$ 6,2 juta pada tahun keempat, dan US$ 4,8 juta pada tahun kelima. 

Selain itu, Medco juga merencanakan Fase-I full field chemical EOR di Lapangan Kaji Semoga senilai US$ 1 juta. Mengacu data Kementerian ESDM, lifting minyak nasional terus turun. 

Lifting minyak sempat mencapai 861 ribu bph pada 2012. Namun, realisasi lifting minyak ini terus turun menjadi 779 ribu bph pada 2015. Lifting minyak kembali naik sedikit pada 2016 menjadi 829 ribu bph. Setelah itu, realisasi lifting minyak terus turun menjadi 804 ribu bph pada 2017, 778 ribu bph pada 2018, dan 746 ribu bph pada tahun lalu.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Monday, Feb 3, 2020

Exploration Begins in 2023

The Sakakemang Block owned by Repsol, an oil and gas company from Spain, operates in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, and is confirmed to be operating the fastest in 2023. 

Dodi Reza Alex

    Musi Banyuasin Regent Dodi Reza Alex said Repsol's plan to exploit gas reserves in the block was classified as fast. The reason is only 5 years after the discovery of gas sources in the District of Bayung Lencir in February 2019.

Saka Kemang Block

"The latest information that we have received has not changed. Repsol will begin exploration in 2023 or no later than 2024, "he said.

Repsol

Dodi said that currently, Repsol is still conducting a number of explorations around the discovery of gas in the Kaliberau 2 Well to further ensure the amount of gas content in the region. The plan is that Repsol will utilize existing lines to make corridor blocks like the oil and gas drilling process.

 "The Regency Government is very supportive of the steps taken by Repsol, and sincerely hopes exploration will soon materialize," he said.

The discovery of new gas reserves in the Kaliberau 2 Well (KBD2X) Sakakemang Block is said to be the fourth largest discovery in the world in the period 2018-2019. The KBD2X well in the Sakakemang Block is estimated to have a potential of approximately 2 Tcf (trillion cubic feet), or to be the best finding in oil and gas exploration in Indonesia within 18 years.

This discovery was made thanks to Repsol's decision to drill the 2nd inside the Sakakemang Block on August 20, 2018, with the help of two other consortium members, namely Petronas and Mitsui Oil Exploration.

Repsol work in the Sakakemang working area can be carried out after the company succeeded in purchasing the previous operator, Talisman, in 2015. The Repsol second exploration well in the Sakakemang Block has located about 60 km from the Suban giant gas field, Musi Banyuasin. In early February 2019,

Repsol then discovered the potential for gas reserves at a depth of 2,430 MD.

"The success of KBD2X will open exploration from South Sumatra to Central Sumatra," said Dodi.

In the near future, Dodi said that the Regency Government will coordinate with SKK Migas to make a road map for developing energy potential in Musi Banyuasin. The Regional Government hopes that Repsol can immediately produce and empower local residents according to their fields and expertise.

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Eksplorasi Mulai 2023

Blok Sakakemang milik Repsol perusahaan minyak dan gas yang berasal dari Spanyol beroperasi di Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin, Sumatra Selatan dipastikan beroperasi paling cepat pada 2023. Bupati Musi Banyuasin Dodi Reza Alex mengatakan rencana Repsol untuk mengeksploitasi cadangan gas di blok itu tergolong cepat. Pasalnya hanya 5 tahun setelah penemuan sumber gas di Kecamatan Bayung Lencir tersebut pada Februari 2019. 

“Informasi terbaru yang kami terima tidak ada perubahan. Repsol akan memulai eksplorasi pada 2023 atau paling lambat 2024,” katanya.

Dodi mengatakan saat ini Repsol masih masih melakukan sejumlah eksplorasi di sekitar penemuan gas di Sumur Kaliberau 2 untuk semakin menyakinkan jumlah kandungan gas di kawasan tersebut. Rencananya, Repsol akan memanfaatkan jalur yang sudah ada (eksisting] untuk membuat blok koridor seperti pada umumnya proses pengeboran migas.

 “Pemerintah Kabupaten sangat mendukung langkah-langkah yang ditempuh Repsol, dan sangat berharap eksplorasi segera terwujud," ujarnya.

Penemuan cadangan gas baru di Sumur Kaliberau 2 (KBD2X) Blok Sakakemang disebut-sebut sebagai penemuan terbesar ke empat di dunia pada periode 2018-2019. Sumur KBD2X di Blok Sakakemang itu diperkirakan memiliki potensi kurang lebih 2 Tcf (trillion cubic feet), atau menjadi temuan terbaik dalam eksplorasi minyak dan gas di Indonesia dalam kurun waktu 18 tahun. 

Penemuan ini berkat keputusan Repsol melakukan pengeboran ke-2 di dalam Blok Sakakemang pada 20 Agustus 2018 dengan dibantu dua anggota konsorsium lainnya, yakni Petronas dan Mitsui Oil Exploration.

Pengerjaan Repsol di wilayah kerja Sakakemang ini dapat dilakukan setelah perusahaan tersebut berhasil membeli operator sebelumnya, Talisman, pada 2015. Sumur eksplorasi kedua Repsol di Blok Sakakemang ini berlokasi sekitar 60 km dari lapangan gas raksasa Suban, Musi Banyuasin. Pada awal Februari 2019, Repsol kemudian menemukan potensi cadangan gas pada kedalaman sumur 2.430 MD.

“Keberhasilan surnur KBD2X akan membuka eksplorasi dari Sumatra Selatan hingga ke Sumatra bagian Tengah,” kata Dodi.

Dalam waktu dekat, Dodi mengatakan Pemerintah Kabupaten akan berkoordinasi dengan SKK Migas untuk membuat peta jalan pengembangan potensi energi di Musi Banyuasin. Pemerintah Daerah berharap Repsol dapat segera berproduksi dan memberdayakan warga sekitar sesuai bidang dan keahliannya.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-12, Saturday, Feb 1, 2020

Upstream Oil and Gas Requested Adoption of Technology

The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) encourages the implementation of the latest technology to support oil and gas search activities to accelerate the development of 73 basins waiting to be explored.

Dwi Soetjipto

Head of SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto said the upstream oil and gas industry must be adaptive to technological developments. According to him, SKK Migas has placed technology as one of the pillars in the 5 (five) upstream oil and gas transformations, such as the Integrated Operation Center (IOC). 

    As the capital and technology-intensive industries, oil and gas exploration efforts should be supported by innovation and making new breakthroughs.

"The upstream oil and gas industry must be adaptive to technological developments," he said.

the South East Jambi Block

Innovations to support exploration have also been carried out in the South East Jambi Block. This time Repsol South East Jambi BM in Collaboration with CGG (Company General DuGeophisic) Aviation Indonesia used aircraft specifically designed to carry out aerial surveys. 

  This aircraft will be able to read ground level with the aim of finding new oil and gas reserves in the work area / South East Jambi Block, which is mostly located in Sarolangun Regency, Jambi Province.

Airborne Gravity-Gradiometry (AGG)

Exploration of Airborne Gravity-Gradiometry (AGG) activities in the airspace of Sarolangun Regency for 10 to 20 days, depending on the brightness of the weather every day. Through this method, data can be quickly obtained which will then be evaluated for oil and gas exploration activities, one of which is determining the location of seismic activities.

Head of SKK Migas, South Sumatra Representative Adiyanto Agus Handoyo said that in conducting air surveys using aircraft, Repsol ensured all aspects of safety and the environment and fulfilled the necessary permits as applicable in the upstream oil and gas industry.

Repsol

"Already using the standards of the company by taking into account the safety rules that apply in Indonesia and internationally," he said.

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Hulu Minyak dan Gas Diminta Adopsi Teknologi

Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) mendorong implementasi teknologi mutakhir untuk mendukung kegiatan pencarian minyak dan gas bumi guna mempercepat pengembangan 73 cekungan yang menunggu untuk dieksplorasi. 

Kepala SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto mengatakan industri hulu migas harus adaptif terhadap perkembangan teknologi. Menurutnya, SKK Migas telah menempatkan teknologi sebagai salah satu pilar pada 5 (lima) transformasi Hulu Migas, seperti integrated operation center (IOC). 

    Sebagai industri yang padat modal dan padat teknologi upaya eksplorasi migas sebaiknya didukung dengan inovasi dan membuat terobosan baru.

“lndustri hulu migas harus adaptif terhadap perkembangan teknologi,” katanya.

Inovasi untuk mendukung eksplorasi juga telah dilakukan di Blok South East Jambi. Kali ini Repsol South East Jambi BM bekerjasama dengan CGG (Company General DuGeophisic) Aviation Indonesia menggunakan pesawat udara yang didesain khusus untuk melaksanakan survei udara. 

    Pesawat ini nantinya mampu membaca permukaan tanah dengan tujuan penemuan cadangan baru minyak dan gas bumi di wilayah kerja/Blok South East Jambi yang sebagian besar berlokasi di Kabupaten Sarolangun, Provinsi Jambi.

Eksplorasi kegiatan Airborne Gravity-Gradiometry (AGG) di wilayah udara Kabupaten Sarolangun selama 10 sampai dengan 20 hari, tergantung dari kecerahan cuaca setiap harinya. Melalui metode ini akan dapat dengan cepat diperoleh data-data yang kemudian akan dievaluasi kegiatan eksplorasi migas, salah satunya adalah penentuan lokasi kegiatan seismik.

Kepala SKK Migas Perwakilan Sumatra Bagian selatan Adiyanto Agus Handoyo mengatakan dalam pelaksanaan survey udara menggunakan pesawat, Repsol memastikan semua aspek keselamatan dan lingkungan dan memenuhi izin-izin yang diperlukan sebagaimana yang berlaku di industri hulu migas.

“Sudah menggunakan standar perusahaannya dengan memperhatikan kaidah-kaidah keselamatan yang berlaku di Indonesia dan Internasional,” katanya.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-20, Wednesday, Jan 29, 2020

POD Sakakemang Completed in the First Quarter

The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) is targeting the Sakakemang Block Plan of Development / POD to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

the Sakakemang Block

SKK Migas Planning Deputy Jafee Suadin said that his office was speeding up the completion of the Sakakemang Block POD. For this reason, his party will meet with Repsol to discuss the POD preparation.

Repsol

"But I have to meet with Repsol," he said at the ESDM Ministry Office.

In his presentation on the 2019 SKK Migas Performance and 2020 Plan, Jafee mentioned the Sakakemang Block POD completion target in the quarter I / 2020.

"The Sakakemang Block was announced in January 2019, when seen on average from discovery to POD to full stream it can be 10-15 years. Our target for the first quarter of 2020 can be POD in Sakakemang, "he said.

Lemigas

However, Repsol is still waiting for the issuance of 1 TCF proven reserve certification from the Center for Research and Development of Oil and Gas Technology (Lemigas) before discussing the development plan.

Previously, Repsol as a new operator in the Sakakemang Block submitted a proven reserve certification of 1 TCF from the potential proven reserves of 2 TCF. Previously, SKK Migas Head Dwi Sutjipto said the number of delineation wells in the field development in Sakakemang Block was not too much. 

    For information, delineation wells are wells drilled with the aim of setting oil and gas reservoir limits and well productivity. If according to plan, the field will start producing (on-stream) in 2021.

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POD Sakakemang Rampung Kuartal I

Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) menargetkan rencana Plan Of Development/POD Blok Sakakemang dapat rampung pada kuartal I/2020. 

Deputi Perencanaan SKK Migas Jafee Suadin mengatakan pihaknya sedang mempercepat penyelesaian POD Blok Sakakemang. Untuk itu, pihaknya akan bertemu dengan Repsol untuk membahas penyusunan POD.

“Tapi saya harus ketemu dengan Repsol,” katanya di Kantor Kementerian ESDM.

Dalam paparan Kinerja SKK Migas 2019 dan Rencana 2020, Jafee menyebut target penyelesaian POD Blok Sakakemang pada kuartlal I/2020.

“Blok Sakakemang diumumkan discovery Januari 2019, kalau dilihat rata-rata dari discovery sampai POD ke full stream bisa 10-15 thn. Target kami kuartal I/2020 ini bisa ada POD di Sakakemang,” katanya.

Namun Repsol masih menunggu penerbitan sertifikasi cadangan terbukti 1 TCF dari Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Teknologi Minyak dan Gas Bumi (Lemigas) sebelum membahas nencana pengembangan. 

Sebelumnya, Repsol sebagai operator baru di Blok Sakakemang mengajukan sertiflkasi cadangan terbukti sebesar 1 TCF dari potensi cadangan terbukti 2 TCF.  Sebelumnya, Kepala SKK Migas Dwi Sutjipto mengatakan jumlah sumur delineasi dalam pengembangan lapangan di Blok Sakakemang belum terlalu banyak. 

    Sebagai informasi, sumur delineasi adalah sumur yang dibor dengan tujuan menetapkan batas reservoir minyak dan gas bumi dan produktivitas sumur. Apabila sesuai rencana, lapangan tersebut sudah mulai berproduksi (on-stream) pada 2021.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-20, Monday, Jan 13, 2020

Encouraging the Development of Oil and Gas Block

Earlier this year, the national oil and gas sector began to run fast. This can be seen from the hard work of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) in encouraging the development of three oil and gas blocks, namely the Sanga Sanga Block in East Kalimantan, the South Sumatra Sakakemang Block, and the South Sumatra Merakes Field.

the Sanga Sanga Block

The development aims to boost the lifting of 1 million barrels of crude oil per day (BPD). Based on SKK Migas data, up to 30 December 2019, Indonesia's oil lifting was only reached 735,219 barrels per day (BPD) or 94.87% of the target of the State Budget (APBN).

Meanwhile, gas lifting was only reached 5,934 million cubic feet per day / MMscfd or 84.77% of the APBN target. The development of these three regions is like fresh air in the world of oil and gas. The amount of reserves contained in the three oil and gas blocks is expected to drive the achievement of the lifting target.

Based on an evaluation conducted by SKK Migas, the operator in the Sanga-Sanga Block namely Pertamina Hulu Sanga-Sanga has proposed drilling 755 new wells. The Sanga-Sanga block is projected to have 1.2 trillion cubic feet / Tcf of gas and 84.3 million barrels of oil / MMbo. 

Lemigas

     Meanwhile, field development in the Sakakemang Block is still awaiting the issuance of 1 Tcf proven reserve certification from the Center for Research and Development of Oil and Gas Technology (Lemigas).

Repsol

Repsol, as the operator of Sakakemang Block, has just submitted a certification of proven reserves of 1 Tcf from the potential of proven reserves of 2 Tcf. The discovery of 2 Tcf of gas reserves came from the Kaliberau Dalam ZX well. If the reserve certification from Lemigas has been obtained, Repsol can directly develop the Work Area in the first quarter / 2020. Meanwhile, the production process can begin in 2021.

the Merakes field

On the contrary, currently, the Merakes field development plan has been approved by SKK Migas. Eni East Sepinggan Ltd, the operator of the East Sepinggan Block, said that gas reserves in the Merakes Field are estimated to reach 2 Tcf.

The government's strategy to encourage the development of a number of working areas cannot be separated from efforts to maintain the risk of increasing the deficit in the state budget due to oil and gas lifting targets that have not been achieved in recent years. 

     Not only that, but the government is also trying to spur oil and gas cooperation contract contractors (KKKS) who have old oil and gas wells to use the Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technique. The use of this high technology to withstand the decline in natural production from a number of wells.

Oil and gas KKKS that use EOR technology will receive incentives from the government so that the economic value of the project can be maintained. In addition, the government also seeks to create a conducive investment climate so that oil and gas investors enter Indonesia.

A number of strategies taken by the government to encourage national oil and gas production are important to achieve because the community's need for energy sources is still very large. 

     However, all the efforts made by the government will not succeed without the support of stakeholders in the oil and gas industry. New innovations from investors used to explore potential areas need to achieve increased national oil and gas production.

IN INDONESIA

Mendorong Pengembangan Blok Migas

Awal tahun ini, sektor minyak dan gas nasional mulai berlari kencang. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari upaya keras Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) dalam mendorong pengembangan tiga blok migas, yakni Blok Sanga Sanga Kalimantan Timur, Blok Sakakemang Sumatra Selatan, dan Lapangan Merakes Sumatra Selatan. 

Pengembangan tersebut bertujuan menggenjot lifting minyak mentah 1 juta barel per hari (bph). Berdasarkan data SKK Migas, hingga 30 Desernber 2019, lifting minyak Indonesia hanya tercapai 735.219 barel per hari (bph) atau 94,87% dari target Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara (APBN).

Adapun, lifting gas hanya tercapai 5.934 juta kaki kubik per hari/MMscfd atau 84,77% dari target APBN. Pengembangan dari tiga wilayah tersebut tidak ubahnya angin segar di dunia minyak dan gas. Jumlah cadangan yang terkandung di tiga blok minyak dan gas tersebut diharapkan dapat mendorong pencapaian target lifting.

Berdasarkan evaluasi yang dilakukan SKK Migas, operator di Blok Sanga-Sanga yakni Pertamina Hulu Sanga-Sanga telah mengajukan pengeboran 755 sumur baru. Blok Sanga-Sanga diproyeksikan memiliki 1,2 triliun kaki kubik/Tcf gas dan 84,3 juta barel minyak/MMbo. 

    Sementara itu, untuk pengembangan lapangan di Blok Sakakemang masih menunggu penerbitan sertifikasi cadangan terbukti 1 Tcf dari Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Teknologi Minyak dan Gas Bumi (Lemigas).

Repsol, sebagai operator Blok Sakakemang, baru saja mengajukan sertifikasi cadangan terbukti sebesar 1 Tcf dari potensi cadangan terbukti 2 Tcf. Penemuan cadangan gas sebesar 2 Tcf tersebut berasal dari sumur Kaliberau Dalam ZX. 

     Jika sertifikasi cadangan dari Lemigas sudah didapatkan maka Repsol bisa langsung mengembangkan Wilayah Kerjanya tersebut pada kuartal I/2020. Sementara itu, proses produksi dapat dimulai pada 2021.

Sebaliknya, saat ini rencana pengembangan lapangan Merakes telah disetujui oleh SKK Migas. Eni East Sepinggan Ltd, operator Blok East Sepinggan, menyatakan bahwa cadangan gas di Lapangan Merakes diperkirakan rnencapai 2 Tcf. 

Strategi pemerintah untuk mendorong pengembangan sejumlah wilayah kerja ini tidak lepas dari upaya menjaga risiko peningkatan defisit dalam APBN akibat target lifting migas yang beberapa tahun ini tidak tercapai. 

    Tidak cukup hanya itu, pemerintah juga berupaya memacu kontraktor kontrak kerja sama (KKKS) migas yang memiliki sumur migas tua untuk menggunakan teknik Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Penggunaan teknologi tinggi ini untuk menahan penurunan produksi alami dari sejumlah sumur.

KKKS migas yang menggunakan teknologi EOR akan mendapatkan insentif dari pemerintah, sehingga nilai keekonomian proyek dapat terjaga. Selain itu, pemerintah juga berupaya menciptakan iklim investasi yang kondusif agar investor migas yang masuk ke Indonesia bertambah. 

Sejumlah strategi yang diambil pemerintah untuk mendorong produksi migas nasional tersebut menjadi penting untuk dicapai, karena kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap sumber energi masih sangat besar. 

     Namun, seluruh upaya yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah tersebut tidak akan berhasil tanpa dukungan para pihak yang berkepentingan di industri migas. Inovasi baru dari investor yang digunakan untuk mengeksplorasi area potensial perlu untuk mencapai peningkatkan produksi migas nasional.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-2, Monday, Jan 6, 2020.

SKK Migas Accelerates Approval of Oil and Gas Block Development Plan

The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) will accelerate the approval of the plan to develop several oil and gas blocks to achieve the oil production target of 1 million barrels per day (BPH). 

    The reason is, until the end of 2019, national oil lifting was recorded at only 735,219 bpd. Head of SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto said, his party had begun the process of accelerating the plan of development / PoD for oil and gas blocks, both for production and exploration blocks.

Dwi Soetjipto

Some of the targeted fields have been approved by the PoD, namely Sanga-Sanga, Sakakemang, and Merakes. According to him, the operator of the Sanga-Sanga Block, PT Pertamina Hulu Sanga-Sanga, has submitted a proposal for its development plan which includes drilling 755 wells. However, because the operator requested incentives from the government, the PoD agreement awaited a decision regarding the incentives.

the Sakakemang Block

"Really, it has great potential, of course, we need to calculate the economy. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif has provided support that we will be more flexible in seeing the level of economics, meaning that interactive changes will be possible, "explained Dwi

the Sanga-Sanga Block

At present, he still sees what incentives must be given so that the continued development of the Sanga-Sanga Block is very economical. Furthermore, he will submit the proposed incentive to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. Drilling wells in the Sanga-Sanga Block are needed to boost the block's oil and gas production.

Repsol

The 755 wells have a gas potential of 1.2 trillion cubic feet and oil of 84.3 million barrels. Regarding Sakakemang Block, Dwi said, Repsol SA as the contractor's cooperation contract (KKKS) had completed the delineation process of oil and gas reserves. 

    However, the contractor is still waiting for reserve certification from the government-owned research and development agency ESDM (Energy Mineral Resources) which operates in the upstream oil and gas sector (Lemigas).

"If you have received certification, then POD can be expected to be included in this first quarter and hopefully by the end of 2021 it can be on stream," he said.

Dwi explained that the potential for Sakakemang Block gas reserves reaches 2 trillion cubic feet. However, to accelerate development, reserve certification is only carried out for a portion of the existing potential, namely 1 trillion cubic feet. For certification, all potentials still need additional drilling.

In addition to the three oil and gas blocks, SKK Migas has approved further development plans for the Mahakam Block. Earlier in its official statement, SKK Migas announced that PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam would drill 257 wells in five fields in the Mahakam Block during the 2020-2022 period. The investment cost is the US $ 1.5 billion. 

ENI

    SKK Migas will also ensure that the approved POD goes according to plan. Regarding the Merakes Block, PoD was approved in 2018. In the PoD, ENI plans to drill six underwater wells and build an underwater pipeline system that will be connected to the floating production facility / FPU Jangkrik in the Muara Bakau Block. 

 The Merakes Field

    The Merakes Field is targeted to start operating in 2021 with a production peak estimated to reach 60,305 barrels of oil equivalent per day / boepd.

Target Lifting

To pursue the oil production target of 1 million BPD, SKK Migas also recently inaugurated the Integrated Operation Center (IOC). According to Dwi, with this system, his party can oversee the operational activities of all KKKS in Indonesia every day online. In addition, his party can provide input to KKKS before events occur that hamper oil and gas production targets. Although, not all KKKS data are integrated with this system.

"In 2020, hopefully, it can be integrated with exploitation blocks of at least 90%," he said.

In the first phase, the development of IOC has resulted in integration and supervision online and in real-time. For the next development phase, the IOC will be equipped with data management and analysis. With IOC, SKK Migas hopes that the implementation of oil and gas operations in 2020 can be even better.

"At this time the IOC has also been able to monitor the implementation of drilling work so that it will be easier to conduct supervision. So that precautions can be taken if there is potential for delays in drilling work, "Dwi said.

As is known, in 2019 oil and gas lifting in 2020 is targeted at 755 thousand BPD for oil and 1.19 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for gas. Meanwhile, referring to SKK Migas data, the realization of lifting up to 31 December 2019 was recorded at only 735,219 BPD or 94.8% of the targeted 775 thousand BPD APBN and gas at only 5,934 million cubic feet per day (mmscfd) or 84.7% of the target of 7,000 mmscfd .

   Although, in terms of the activities carried out, the realization in 2019 is better than 2018. For details, the realization of well work was recorded at 821 or rose 30%, well drilling reached 320 wells or rose 5%, and 3D seismic activity jumped 475% to 6,837 square kilometers.

Dwi explained, there are several SKK Migas strategies in increasing national oil and gas production. It will maintain existing production levels to remain high, convert resources that have been found into proven reserves that can be produced, accelerate chemical injection through advanced drainage activities (EOR), as well as exploration for major discoveries.

National oil lifting, referring to data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, had reached 861 thousand BPD in 2012. However, the realization of oil lifting continued to fall to 779 thousand BPD in 2015. Lifting oil again rose slightly in 2016 to 829 thousand BPD.


After that, the realization of oil lifting continues to fall to 804 thousand BPD in 2017 and 778 thousand BPD in 2018. While national gas lifting has continued since 2012, which once reached 1.2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day / boepd. Even in the last four years, national gas lifting has been below 1.2 million bopeds. In particular, gas lifting continues to fall to 1.19 million boepd in 2015, 1.18 million boepd in 2016, 1.14 million boepd in 2017, and 1.13 million boepd in 2019.

IN INDONESIA

SKK Migas Percepat Persetujuan Rencana Pengembangan Blok Migas

Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) akan mempercepat persetujuan persetujuan rencana pengembangan beberapa blok migas untuk mencapai target produksi minyak 1 juta barel per hari (BPH). 

     Pasalnya, hingga akhir tahun 2019 lalu, lifting minyak nasional tercatat hanya sebesar 735.219 bph. Kepala SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto menuturkan, pihaknya telah memulai proses percepatan plan of development/PoD blok migas, baik untuk blok produksi maupun eksplorasi. 

Beberapa lapangan yang ditargetkannya sudah mendapat persetujuan PoD ini yakni Sanga-Sanga, Sakakemang, dan Merakes. Menurut dia, operator Blok Sanga-Sanga yakni PT Pertamina Hulu Sanga-Sanga, telah mengajukan proposal rencana pengembangannya yang meliputi pengeboran 755 sumur. Namun, lantaran operator meminta insentif dari pemerintah, maka persetujuan PoD menunggu keputusan terkait insentif tersebut.

“Sanga-sanga punya potensi besar, tentu saja perlu kalkulasi mengenai keekonomian itu. Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Arifin Tasrif sudah memberikan support bahwa kami akan lebih fleksibel di dalam melihat tingkat keekonomian, artinya perubahan insnetif akan dimungkinkan,” jelas Dwi

Saat ini, pihaknya masih melihat insentif apa yang harus diberikan agar pengembangan lanjutan Blok Sanga-Sanga ini sangat ekonomis. Selanjutnya, pihaknya akan mengajukan usulan insentif ini kepada Menteri ESDM. Pengeboran sumur di Blok Sanga-Sanga dibutuhkan untuk menggenjot produksi migas blok tersebut. 

Ke-755 sumur ini memiliki potensi gas 1,2 triliun kaki kubik dan minyak 84,3 juta barel. Terkait Blok Sakakemang, Dwi menyebutkan, Repsol SA selaku kontraktor kontrak kerja sama (KKKS) blok tersebut telah merampungkan proses deliniasi cadangan migas. Namun, kontraktor masih menunggu sertifikasi cadangan dari lembaga penelitian dan pengembangan ESDM (Energi Sumber Daya Mineral) milik pemerintah yang beroperasi dalam bidang hulu Migas (Lemigas). 

“Kalau sudah mendapat sertifikasi, maka POD bisa diharapkan bisa dimasukkan di triwulan pertama ini dan diharapkan akhir 2021 bisa on stream,” tutur dia. 

Dwi sempat menjelaskan, potensi cadangan gas Blok Sakakemang mencapai 2 triliun kaki kubik. Namun, untuk mempercepat pengembangan, sertifikasi cadangan hanya dilakukan untuk sebagian potensi yang ada, yakni 1 triliun kaki kubik. Untuk sertifikasi seluruh potensi yang ada masih membutuhkan tambahan pengeboran. 

Selain ketiga blok migas tersebut, SKK Migas telah menyetujui rencana pengembangan lanjutan untuk Blok Mahakam. Sebelumnya dalam keterangan resminya, SKK Migas mengumumkan bahwa PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam akan mengebor 257 sumur di lima lapangan di Blok Mahakam selama periode 2020-2022. 

Biaya investasi yang dikucurkan yakni sebesar US$ 1,5 miliar. SKK Migas juga akan memastikan POD yang telah disetujui berjalan sesuai rencana. Terkait Blok Merakes, PoD telah disetujui pada 2018 lalu. 

     Dalam PoD tersebut, ENI rencananya akan mengebor enam sumur bawah laut serta membangun sistem pipa bawah laut yang akan terhubung dengan fasilitas produksi terapung/FPU Jangkrik di Blok Muara Bakau. Lapangan Merakes ditargetkan mulai beroperasi pada 2021 dengan puncak produksi yang diperkirakan bisa mencapai 60.305 barel setara minyak per hari/boepd.

Target Lifting

Untuk mengejar target produksi minyak 1 juta bph, SKK Migas juga baru saja meresmikan Integrated Operation Center (IOC). Menurut Dwi, dengan sistem ini, pihaknya bisa mengawasi kegiatan operasi seluruh KKKS di Indonesia setiap hari secara online. Selain itu, pihaknya dapat memberikan masukan kepada KKKS sebelum terjadi kejadian yang menghambat target produksi migas. Walaupun, belum seluruh data KKKS terintegrasi dengan sistem ini. 

“Pada 2020 ini, mudah-mudahan bisa untuk integrasi dengan blok eksploitasi paling tidak 90%,” ujarnya. 

Pada fase pertama, pengembangan IOC telah dihasilkan integrasi dan pengawasan secara online dan real time. Untuk fase pengembangan tahap berikutnya, IOC akan dilengkapi dengan manajemen dan analisis data. Dengan IOC, SKK Migas berharap pelaksanaan kegiatan operasi migas di 2020 dapat lebih bagus lagi.

“Saat ini di IOC juga telah mampu memonitor pelaksanaan pekerjaan drilling, sehingga akan semakin memudahkan dalam melakukan pengawasan. Sehingga dapat dilakukan tindakan pencegahan jika ada potensi keterlambatan pekerjaan drilling,” ujar Dwi. 

Seperti diketahui, pada tahun 2019 lifting migas tahun 2020 ditargetkan sebesar 755 ribu bph untuk minyak dan 1,19 juta barel setara minyak per hari untuk gas. Sementara itu, mengacu data SKK Migas, realisasi lifting hingga 31 Desember 2019 tercatat hanya 735.219 bph atau 94,8% dari target APBN 775 ribu bph dan gas hanya 5.934 juta kaki kubik per hari (mmscfd) atau 84,7% dari target 7.000 mmscfd. 

Walaupun, dari sisi kegiatan yang dilakukan, realisasi di 2019 lebih baik dari 2018. Rincinya, realisasi pekerjaan kerja ulang sumur tercatat sebanyak 821 atau naik 30%, pengeboran sumur mencapai 320 sumur atau naik 5%, dan kegiatan seismik 3D melonjak 475% menjadi 6.837 kilometer persegi.

Dwi menjelaskan, ada beberapa strategi SKK Migas dalam meningkatkan produksi migas nasional. Pihaknya akan mempertahankan tingkat produksi eksisting agar tetap tinggi, mengubah sumber daya yang telah ditemukan menjadi cadangan terbukti agar bisa diproduksi, mempercepat injeksi kimia melalui kegiatan pengurasan tahap lanjut (Enhance Oil Recovery/EOR), serta eksplorasi untuk penemuan besar. 

Lifting minyak nasional, mengacu data Kementerian ESDM, sempat mencapai 861 ribu bph pada 2012. Namun, realisasi lifting minyak ini terus turun menjadi 779 ribu bph pada 2015. Lifting minyak kembali naik sedikit pada 2016 menjadi 829 ribu bph. 

Setelah itu, realisasi lifting minyak terus turun menjadi 804 ribu bph pada 2017 dan 778 ribu bph pada 2018. Sementara lifting gas nasional terus sejak 2012 yang pernah mencapai 1,2 juta barel setara minyak per hari/boepd. Bahkan dalam empat tahun terakhir, lifting gas nasional sudah di bawah 1,2 juta boped. Rincinya, lifting gas terus turun menjadi 1,19 juta boepd pada 2015, 1,18 juta boepd pada 2016, 1,14 juta boepd pada 2017, dan 1,13 juta boepd pada tahun 2019 lalu.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Friday, Jan 3, 2020