Skema Gross Split Merugikan Kontraktor Kecil

    Skema bagi hasil bruto (gross split) yang akan diterapkan pemerintah bakal membuat kontraktor kecil babak belur Pasalnya, mereka hanya menguasai wilayah migas kecil dengan produksi yang tidak signifikan. “Apalagi yang tidak lengkap rantai bisnisnya,” ujar Ketua Umum Ikatan Ahli Teknik Perminyakan Indonesia (IATMI) Alfi Rusin. Alfi mengatakan kerugian bakal dialami kontraktor saat harga minyak seperti sekarang. Sebab, kontraktor hanya menyedot migas skala kecil dengan biaya pengeboran sarna dengan kontraktor lain.

    Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) mencatat terdapat 75 kontraktor dengan minyak siap jual (lifting) di bawah 11 ribu barel per hari. Semua perusahaan ini hanya menyumbang lifting sebesar 120 ribu barel per hari atau hanya separuh dari produksi Chevron Pacific Indonesia di Blok Rokan, Riau. Adapun untuk produksi gas, kontraktor ini hanya menyumbang lifting sebesar 1.299 mmscfd. Menurut Alfi, skema baru bakal sangat menguntungkan Pertamina.

    Sebab, Pertamina memiliki banyak anak usaha di industri penunjang migas seperti jasa pengeboran ataupun survei. Selama ini, perseroan tidak selalu bisa menunjuk langsung anak usahanya lantaran melarang skema tersebut pada proyek bernilai besar. Karena itulah, Alfi memprediksi, skema ini berpeluang membuat Pertamina lebih efisien. Sistem gross split juga dianggap Alfi berbahaya bagi ketahanan energi nasional.

    Musababnya, saat harga minyak rendah, kontraktor bakal mengerern aktivitas produksi yang tidak menguntungkan. Dalam sistem saat ini, penyedotan minyak masih bisa berjalan karena biaya kontraktor diganti cost recovery. Dia meminta pemerintah memberikan insentif lebih kepada kontraktor supaya aktivitas migas tetap berjalan sekalipun harga lesu. “Karena niatnya untuk menjadi lebih baik." Sebelumnya, anggota Dewan Energi Nasional, Andang Bachtiar, memperkirakan skema gross split bakal mengerem laju eksplorasi.

    Sebab, dalam sistem gross split, kontraktor menginginkan aktivitas yang keuntungannya sudah jelas. Sampai November, pengeboran eksplorasi hanya 39 sumun Padahal, target kontraktor mencapai 67 sumur. SKK Migas memprediksi hanya 43 sumur yang dibor di akhir 2016. Wakil Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Arcandra Tahar berjanji memberikan insentif bagi kontraktor dalam sistem gross split. Pemanis diberikan melalui tambahan bagian hasil minyak. Hal ini juga berlaku bagi kontraktor yang memakai komponen produk lokal. Namun, kata dia, sekarang besaran bagi hasil dalam skema baru belum disepakati.

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Gross schemes Split Adverse Small Contractors

    Scheme for gross proceeds (gross split) to be implemented by the government will make a small contractor battered reason, they only controlled a small region with oil and gas production is not significant. "Moreover incomplete business chain," said Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Petroleum Engineering (IATMI) Alfi Rusin. Alfi said the losses would be experienced by the contractor when the oil price as it is now. Therefore, contractors just suck small-scale oil and gas drilling at a cost equal to the other contractors.

    Special Unit of Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) noted that there are 75 contractors with oil ready for sale (lifting) under 11 thousand barrels per day. All of these companies only accounted for lifting of 120 thousand barrels per day, or only half of the production of Chevron Pacific Indonesia in Rokan Block, Riau. As for gas production, the contractor is only accounted for lifting at 1,299 MMSCFD. According Alfi, the new scheme will be very profitable for Pertamina.

    Therefore, Pertamina has many subsidiaries in the supporting industries such as oil and gas drilling services or surveys. During this time, the company can not always be pointed directly prohibit its subsidiary because these schemes the projects of great value. Therefore, Alfi predicts, is likely to make the scheme more efficient Pertamina. The system is also considered gross split Alfi dangerous for national energy security.

    Cause, when oil prices are low, the contractor will put the brakes on production activities that are not profitable. In the current system, the siphoning of oil is still able to walk because of the cost of the contractor replaced cost recovery. He asked the government to provide more incentives to the contractor so that oil and gas activity is still running despite sluggish price. "Because of its intention to become better." Earlier, members of the National Energy Board, Andang Bachtiar, estimated gross scheme split would slow the rate of exploration.

    Because, in the gross system is split, the contractor wanted activity whose benefits are clear. As of November, only 39 exploration drilling sumun In fact, the target of achieving 67 wells contractor. SKK Migas predicts only 43 wells drilled in late 2016. Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arcandra Tahar promised to provide incentives for contractors in the gross system split. Sweeteners provided through additional parts of oil products. This also applies to contractors who use local produce components. However, he said, now the amount of profit sharing in the new scheme has not been agreed upon.

Koran Tempo, Page-13, Friday, Dec,16,2016

Pertamina’s Plan Bad News for Asian Refiners

    State-owned energy giant Pertamina’s effort to upgrade existing refineries and develop new ones in the country is bad news for neighboring oil reflnery countries, despite increasing demand for gasoline across Asia. Global energy consultancy firm FACTS Global Energy chairman Fereidun Fesharaki said on Wednesday that Indonesia had been a major importer of refined oil products in Asia, providing bulky margins in the market. “If all Pertamina’s plans happen and Indonesia doesn’t import anymore and even starts exporting, I think the refiners in Asia will be very unhappy because they’re counting on Indonesian imports, which are the most important reason for the strong refinery margins in Asia today,” he said.

    Pertamina is looking to upgrade four of its existing facilities, namely the Cilacap refinery in Central Java, the Balikpapan refinery in East Kalimantan, the Dumai refinery in Riau and the Balongan refinery in West Java. It will also build several new refineries, including one in Bontang, East Kalimantan and another in Tuban, East Java. The development of the refineries is part of Pertamina’s plan to increase domestic oil production to 2.6 bopd by 2030 from the current 830,000 bopd.

    By then, it expects to have reduced imports by 70 percent to only 231,000 bopd. Fesharaki said the oil market in Asia, where Indonesia is among the major oil importers, was very significant to the world, as it represented more than half of the global oil demand. “lf you look at the world picture, Asian demand growth accounts for 65 to 70 percent of the global demand. So, whatever happens to Asia really represents the whole world picture,” he said. He also said that big Asian countries, including China and India, had stopped building refineries because of an excess of capacity.

    Hence, he estimated that there would be no new big refineries coming until 2019 or 2020 in the two countries. “For several years you have demand growth with no new supplies coming. So, the development of refineries looks good in this region,” he said. Aside from ramping up the capacity of refineries, Pertamina also plans to provide national oil reserves for 30 days in case of emergency situations. To meet such a target, it aims to allocate about US$4 billion to develop related infrastructure, such as oil storage facilities.

    Indonesia currently only has operational oil reserves under Pertamina that are touted to last for a maximum of 23 days, without any national crude and fuel buffer reserves. Many countries have such reserves set aside for emergency situations. For example, the United States has a fuel reserve for seven months and Japan has one for six months. Meanwhile, neighboring Southeast Asian country Myanmar has a reserve for four months, Thailand for 80 days and Vietnam for 47 days.

    Oil markets in Asia showed an unusual trend as oil demand grew fast because of lower prices, Fesharaki continued. For the last two years, global oil prices have been in freefall from about $110 per barrel of Brent crude in June 2014 to about $ 40 recently. “If you look at 2014, you see the demand growth was only half a million barrels per day and it has increased 100 percent in 2016,” he said.

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Pertamina Rencana Berita Buruk untuk Pabrik gula Asia

    Upaya BUMN plat merah Pertamina untuk meng-upgrade kilang yang ada dan mengembangkan kilang yang baru di negeri ini adalah berita buruk bagi kilang minyak negara-negara tetangga , meskipun meningkatkan permintaan untuk bensin di seluruh Asia. Konsultan perusahaan FAKTA energi global , Ketua Global Energy Fereidun Fesharaki mengatakan pada hari Rabu bahwa Indonesia telah menjadi importir utama produk kilang minyak di Asia, menyediakan margin besar di pasar. "Jika rencana semua Pertamina terjadi dan Indonesia tidak mengimpor lagi dan bahkan mulai mengekspor, saya pikir penyuling di Asia akan sangat bahagia karena mereka mengandalkan impor Indonesia, yang merupakan alasan yang paling penting untuk margin kilang yang kuat di Asia hari ini, "katanya.

    Pertamina ingin meng-upgrade empat fasilitas yang ada, yaitu kilang Cilacap di Jawa Tengah, kilang Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur, kilang Dumai di Riau dan kilang Balongan di Jawa Barat. Hal ini juga akan membangun beberapa kilang baru, termasuk satu di Bontang, Kalimantan Timur dan satu lagi di Tuban, Jawa Timur. Pengembangan kilang merupakan bagian dari rencana Pertamina untuk meningkatkan produksi minyak dalam negeri menjadi 2,6 bopd pada tahun 2030 dari saat ini 830.000 bopd.

    Pada saat itu, mereka mengharapkan untuk mengurangi impor sebesar 70 persen menjadi hanya 231.000 bopd. Fesharaki mengatakan pasar minyak di Asia, di mana Indonesia merupakan salah satu importir minyak utama, sangat signifikan untuk dunia, karena mewakili lebih dari setengah dari permintaan minyak global. "Jika Anda melihat gambar dunia, pertumbuhan permintaan Asia menyumbang 65 sampai 70 persen dari permintaan global. Jadi, apapun yang terjadi ke Asia benar-benar mewakili gambaran dunia secara keseluruhan, "katanya. Dia juga mengatakan bahwa negara-negara Asia besar, termasuk China dan India, telah berhenti pembangunan kilang karena kelebihan kapasitas.

    Oleh karena itu, ia memperkirakan bahwa tidak akan ada kilang besar baru datang sampai 2019 atau 2020 di kedua negara. "Selama beberapa tahun Anda memiliki pertumbuhan permintaan tanpa pasokan baru datang. Jadi, pengembangan kilang terlihat baik di wilayah ini, "katanya. Selain ramping kapasitas kilang, Pertamina juga berencana untuk memberikan cadangan minyak nasional selama 30 hari dalam kasus situasi darurat. Untuk memenuhi target tersebut, bertujuan untuk mengalokasikan sekitar US $ 4 miliar untuk mengembangkan infrastruktur terkait, seperti fasilitas penyimpanan minyak.

    Indonesia saat ini hanya memiliki cadangan minyak operasional di bawah Pertamina yang disebut-sebut berlangsung selama maksimal 23 hari, tanpa cadangan minyak mentah dan penyangga BBM nasional. Banyak negara memiliki cadangan seperti disisihkan untuk situasi darurat. Misalnya, Amerika Serikat memiliki cadangan bahan bakar selama tujuh bulan dan Jepang memiliki satu selama enam bulan. Sementara itu, tetangga Tenggara negara Asia Myanmar memiliki cadangan selama empat bulan, Thailand selama 80 hari dan Vietnam selama 47 hari.

    pasar minyak di Asia menunjukkan trend yang tidak biasa karena permintaan minyak tumbuh cepat karena harga yang lebih rendah, Fesharaki terus. Selama dua tahun terakhir, harga minyak dunia telah di terjun bebas dari sekitar $ 110 per barel minyak mentah Brent pada bulan Juni 2014 untuk sekitar $ 40 baru-baru ini. "Jika Anda melihat 2014, Anda melihat pertumbuhan permintaan hanya setengah juta barel per hari dan itu telah meningkat 100 persen pada 2016," katanya.

Jakarta Post, Page-15, Friday, Dec,16,2016

Pekan Depan, Pertamina Targetkan Bentuk JV Kilang Cilacap

    PT. Pertamina  berharap dapat meneken perjanjian pembentukan perusahaan patungan Joint Venture/JV) dengan Saudi Aramco pada pekan depan. Pembentukan JV diperlukan untuk kelanjutan proyek perbaikan dan peningkatan kapasitas Kilang Cilacap. Direktur Megaproyek Pengolahan dan Petrokimia Pertamina Rachmad Hardadi mengatakan, direktur utama Pertamina dan Saudi Aramco dijadwalkan bertemu pada 22 Desember ini di Jakarta.

    Dalam pertemuan tersebut, keduanya akan membahas kelanjutan proyek upgrading Kilang Cilacap, termasuk apakah keduanya akan meneken perjanjian pembentukan perusahaan patungan. “Kami tidak ingin mendahului apa yang akan diputuskan. Tetapi diharapkan bisa menandatangani kesepakatan (pembentukan JV). Tentu nanti ada diskusi apa yang ditawarkan lebih lanjut. Menurut dia, pembahasan kerja sama dengan Saudi Aramco sudah berlangsung cukup lama.

    Baik Saudi Aramco dan Pertamina sama-sama memiliki keinginan kuat untuk melanjutkan proyek Kilang Cilacap. Dalam diskusi, respon kedua pihak cukup bagus sehingga isi klausul-klausul perjanjian cukup komprehensif.  Sebelumnya, Pertamina dan Saudi Aramco telah memperpanjang head of agreement (HoA) yang menjadi dasar pembahasan proyek Kilang Cilacap. HOA diperpanjang dari berakhir pada 26 November menjadi 31 Desember.

    Dalam jangka waktu tersebut harus ada keputusan soal kerja sama keduanya. Sementara terkait klausul RDMP Kilang Balongan dan Dumai dikeluarkan dari HOA. Dia berpendapat, upgrading Kilang Balongan mendesak untuk dilakukan, Pasalnya, selama ini kilang tersebut mendapat ekses naphta dari Kilang Balikpapan. Namun, ekses ini sudah tidak akan ada lagi begitu upgrading Kilang Balikpapan selesai. Sehingga, Kilang Balongan seharusnya dibangun pada kesempatan pertama.

    Proyek RDMP Kilang Cilacap ditargetkan selesai pada 2022. Sementara Kilang Balongan dan Dumai pada 2023. Untuk mengejar target penyelesaian Kilang Balongan dan Dumai, kata Hardadi, kedua proyek harus mulai bergulir pada 2017. Proyek yang paling membutuhkan percepatan yakni Kilang Balongan. Kilang Dumai sudah ada tangki open access 600 ribu barel, feed kilang lewat tanker. Melihat itu, Dumai sudah cukup bagus track-nya, yang perlu di speed up adalah Balongan,” tuturnya.

    Nilai investasi ketiga proyek ini masing-masing USS 4,5 miliar untuk Kilang Cilacap, USS 4,2-4,3 miliar untuk Kilang Dumai, dan USS 2,7 miliar untuk Kilang Balongan. Setelah RDMP selesai, kapasitas ketiga kilang akan naik masing-masing menjadi 370 ribu bph dari 340 ribu bph untuk Kilang Cilacap, 300 ribu bph dari 175 ribu bph untuk Kilang Dumai, Serta 280 ribu bph dari 125 ribu bph untuk Kilang Balongan.

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Next week, Pertamina Cilacap Form JV

    PT. Pertamina expects to sign an agreement for the establishment of a joint venture company Joint Venture / JV) with Saudi Aramco in the next week. Establishment of the JV is required for the continuation and improvement projects Cilacap refinery capacity. Director of Processing and Petrochemical Pertamina megaproject Hardadi Rachmat said the managing director of Pertamina and Saudi Aramco are scheduled to meet on December 22 in Jakarta.

    During the meeting, they will discuss the continuation of the Cilacap refinery upgrading project, including whether they will sign an agreement forming the joint venture. "We do not want to precede what will be decided. But is expected to sign an agreement (JV formation). Certainly there will be discussion of what is on offer further. According to him, discussion of cooperation with Saudi Aramco gone on long enough.

    Both Saudi Aramco and Pertamina have the same strong desire to continue the Cilacap refinery project. In the discussion, the two sides is pretty good response so that the contents of clauses of the agreement is comprehensive enough. Previously, Pertamina and Saudi Aramco has extended head of agreement (HoA), which became the basis of the discussion of the Cilacap refinery project. HOA extended from an end on November 26 to December 31.

    In that period there should be a decision on the cooperation of both. While the clause related RDMP Balongan and Dumai Refinery removed from the HOA. He argues, Balongan refinery upgrading urgent to do, reason for this refinery's got excess naphta from Balikpapan refinery. However, this excess is not going to exist anymore so upgrading Balikpapan refinery is completed. Thus, Balongan refinery should be built at the first opportunity.

    RDMP Cilacap refinery project is targeted for completion in 2022. While Balongan refinery and Dumai in 2023. To achieve the target completion Balongan refinery and Dumai, said Hardadi, both projects should start rolling in 2017. The projects most in need of acceleration that Balongan refinery. Dumai refinery was already a tank open access to 600 thousand barrels, refinery feed via tanker. Seeing that, Dumai good enough track of his, who needs to speed up is Balongan, "he said.

    The investment value of these three projects each USS 4.5 billion to Cilacap, USS 4.2-4.3 billion for Dumai refinery, and USS 2.7 billion for Balongan refinery. After RDMP finished, a third refinery capacity will rise respectively to 370 thousand barrels per day from 340 thousand bpd to Cilacap, 300 thousand barrels per day from 175 thousand bpd to Dumai refinery, as well as 280 thousand barrels per day from 125 thousand bpd for Balongan refinery.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Friday, Dec,16,2016

Pertamina EP Boost Search New Oil and Gas Reserves

  

     The subsidiary of PT Pertamina, PT Pertamina EP, which is also a Contract of Work Contractor (KKKS) under the auspices of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) has made another achievement.

Blogger Agus Purnomo in SKK Migas 

    The commitment shown by this Pertamina subsidiary to find new oil and gas reserves through exploration activities received the best performance award this year from SKK Migas. We are committed to finding and finding oil and gas reserves to support Indonesia's energy security.

     And we are grateful to receive an award from SKK Migas for the category of Best Land Survey, Best Exploration Drilling, and 2nd Place for Best Exploitation Drilling, "said Exploration and New Discovery Project Director of PT Pertamina EP Nanang Abdul Manaf.

    Nanang emphasized that Pertamina EP will remain aggressive in seeking and finding oil and gas reserves because the discovery of exploration reserves guarantees energy security for the next few years.

    According to him, the essence of the upstream oil and gas business is the availability of oil and gas reserves which are then exploited so that the benefits can be felt for the community. Therefore, we will continue to increase exploration activities to areas that have not been explored and have oil and gas potential, as we did in Eastern Indonesia, specifically in Bintuni and other places, "said Nanang.

    Nanang said, this year's target for 3D land (Seismic) survey activities covering an area of ​​785 square kilometers (km). Pertamina EP, according to him, was able to realize up to 951 square kilometers or 121 percent above the target. The 2016 2D Seismic target is 941 km long, and Pertamina EP has succeeded in achieving 953 km or 101 percent above the target. Regarding exploration activities, the target for 2016 is to drill eight exploration wells.

    As of December 2016, five wells had been completed or 63 percent of the target and one well was in the preparation stage for rig installation. Previously, Pertamina EP and PT Sarana GSS Trembul signed an operational cooperation agreement (KSO) for the Trembul Operation Area. The first three-year work program was valued at US $ 7.6 million, with the funds being used for drilling four wells and seismic acquisition activities.

    President Director of GSS Facility Trembul Bambang Mulyadi said the first well (SGT-01) is planned to start drilling in June 2017 and start production in August 2017. He added that Pertamina EP has the exclusive right to carry out oil and gas operations in the Trembul Operation Area from BP Migas ( now SKK Migas) based on Presidential Regulation Number 9 of 2013.

    Furthermore, Pertamina EP appointed PT Sarana Pembangunan Jawa Tengah (BUMD owned by the Regional Government of Central Java) as the partner of choice to carry out oil and gas operations in the region, to carry out operations, PT Sarana Pembangunan Jawa Tengah conducted a joint venture with GSS Energy Limited through a joint venture company PT Sarana GSS Trembul.

    The Trembul Oil and Gas Operation Area is located in Talokwohmojo Village, Ngawen District, Blora Regency, Central Java Province. The operating area covers 47.61 km2 which is located 15 km on the west side of Blora City. In the Trembul Operation Area, there are 24 wells drilled and exploited by NKPM. However, the area was closed in 1942, following the Japanese invasion in World War II. The Trembul area is estimated to have oil reserves of 40.1 million barrels. During 1917-1942, NKPM only took 307 thousand barrels, so there were still plenty of oil reserves left.

Republika, Page-14, Friday, Dec 16,2016

Substitusi Bahan Bakar Minyak Perlu Dipercepat

    Indonesia pernah menjadi negara produsen minyak yang cukup besar di dunia. Pada periode 1975-1995, produksi minyak Indonesia di atas 1 juta barel per hari. Bahkan, pernah menyentuh angka 1,6 juta barel per hari. Sebagaimana data yang dikeluarkan BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015, dengan tingkat konsumsi bahan bakar minyak (BBM) dalam negeri pada 1975-1985 yang di bawah 500 ribu barel per hari, Indonesia pun masuk ke dalam barisan negara surplus BBM.

    Namun, seiring pertumbuhan ekonomi nasional, konsumsi BBM pun terus meningkat, Tingkat konsumsi pada 2004 sudah melonjak menjadi 1 juta barel per  hari. Sementara, produksinya terus menurun. Saat ini, kondisinya berbalik dengan tingkat konsumsi mencapai 1,5 juta barel per hari, sedangkan produksi minyak berada di kisaran angka 800 ribu barel per hari. Konsumsi BBM yang tidak sebanding dengan ketersediaannya menempatkan Indonesia dalam kondisi krisis energi.

    Ancaman krisis energi yang dihadapi Indonesia saat ini merupakan imbas tidak adanya penemuan cadangan minyak dan gas bumi baru. Karena itu, eksplorasi memegang peran kunci untuk meningkatkan cadangan migas nasional agar permasalahan krisis energi bisa dihindari dan Indonesia mampu mandiri dalam penyediaan energi. Fungsi strategis eksplorasi dalam menjaga dan meningkatkan cadangan migas sangat disadari oleh pemerintah maupun para pelaku di industri hulu migas.

    Pemerintah pun berupaya mendorong kegiatan eksplorasi dengan menyiapkan paket insentif fiskal untuk kegiatan eksplorasi hulu migas dan menyediakan pelayanan terpadu satu pintu untuk pengurusan perizinan. Pemerintah juga mendorong agar kegiatan eksplorasi migas tidak hanya dipusatkan di kawasan Indonesia bagian barat. Saat ini, 91 persen kegiatan ekspIorasi berada di Indonesia barat. Untuk itu, kegiatan eksplorasi perlu didorong ke wilayah Indonesia timur.

    Berbagai upaya tersebut diharapkan bisa mendongkrak jumlah eksplorasi di hulu migas yang saat ini masih rendah. Sayangnya, turunnya harga minyak dunia turut berpengaruh terhadap penurunan nilai investasi untuk kegiatan eksplorasi. Rendahnya jumlah eksplorasi juga disebabkan adanya perusahaan migas yang tidak merealisasikan komitmen eksplorasi meski sudah memenangi Ielang wilayah kerja (WK). Salah satu upaya yang bisa dilakukan untuk mengatasi krisis BBM ini adalah dengan mendorong substitusi BBM ke gas. Substitusi BBM ke gas ini sudah sepatutnya segera dilakukan dan dipercepat pelaksanaannya.

    Menurut BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015, saat ini Indonesia adalah produsen gas terbesar ke 10 di dunia dengan rata-rata produksi sebesar 73,4 miliar meter kubik per tahun. Adapun konsumsi gas Indonesia masuk ke urutan ke 25 di dunia dengan rata-rata konsumsi sebesar 38,4 miliar meter kubik per tahun. Indonesia juga disebut memiliki cadangan gas alam terbesar ketiga di wilayah Asia Pasifik (setelah Australia dan Cina), berkontribusi untuk 1,5 persen dari total cadangan gas dunia.

    Dengan produksi minyak nasional tak Iagi mencukupi kebutuhan dalam negeri, dan cadangannya pun juga tidak banyak Iagi, Sementara gas masih banyak, maka sudah sewajarnya kebijakan energi didorong untuk mengurangi konsumsi minyak dan menggantinya dengan energi alternatif salah satunya gas. Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Amien Sunaryadi mengatakan, dengan populasi penduduk dan kebutuhan terhadap migas yang terus meningkat, eksplorasi memang harus gencar dilakukan.

    Apalagi, Dewan Energi Nasional (DEN) menyebutkan pada 2025 kebutuhan migas Indonesia mencapai 3,5 juta barel setara minyak. Lalu, bagaimana upaya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan tersebut? "Kalau kita ingin meningkatkan produksi berarti kita harus mempunyai cadangan. Untuk mendapatkan cadangan, eksplorasi harus segera dilakukan. Eksplorasi artinya kita mengundang investor dari dalam maupun dari luar negeri kata Amien.

    Dia melanjutkan, dilihat dari sumber daya, Indonesia masih banyak memiliki wilayah yang belum diteliti kandungan sumber migasnya. Artinya, banyak daerah yang belum diketahui apakah di situ ada isinya atau tidak. "Karena itu harus ada eksplorasi," kata Amien. Sayangnya, menurut Amien, hulu migas untuk petroleum competitiveness belum begitu baik. Berdasarkan penelitian lembaga survei Global Petroleum Survey dari Frazer Institute pada 2015, disebutkan oahwa hal yang menjadikan investor tak tertarik investasi migas di Indonesia adalah regulasi dan inkonsistensi.

    Bagi investor, kedua hal itu bisa dipahami. Investor tetap didera kekhawatiran kendati sudah menandatangani kontrak. Alasannya, kerap kali regulasi kontrak tersebut tidak konsisten dalam pelaksanaannya. Hal senada juga diungkapkan Presiden Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Christina Verchere. Menurut Christina, salah satu kendala besar yang dihadapi para pelaku industri hulu migas adalah adanya regulasi yang tidak pasti dan fiskal yang tidak kompetitif.

    Panjangnya mata rantai birokrasi, anjloknya harga minyak dunia dan rentang waktu yang Iama dalam memproduksi juga menjadi tantangan sendiri," kata Christina. Oleh sebab itu, ia berharap agar ada reformasi birokrasi dan regulasi dalam pengelolaan minyak dan gas di masa mendatang. ”Reformasi birokrasi tidak hanya di pemerintah pusat tetapi juga di daerah, katanya sembari menambahkan agar ada regulasi tentang insentif. Peneliti dari Wood Mackenzie Herman Huang, dalam makalahnya tentang /ndonesias Upstream Oil and Gas : Current Global Comparative Overview, mengamini bahwa turunnya produksi minyak di Tanah Air lebih disebabkan oleh kurangnya investasi, karena iklim yang kurang kompetitif.

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Fuel substitution should be Accelerated

    Indonesia was the country considerable oil producer in the world. In the period 1975-1995, Indonesia's oil production above 1 million barrels per day. In fact, never touch the figure of 1.6 million barrels per day. As the data released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015, with the level of consumption of fuel oil (BBM) in the country in 1975-1985 were below the 500 thousand barrels per day, Indonesia went into the ranks of the state surplus fuel.

    However, as the national economic growth, fuel consumption continues to rise, consumption levels in 2004 had jumped to 1 million barrels per day. Meanwhile, production continues to decline. Currently, the condition is turned to the level of consumption reached 1.5 million barrels per day, while oil production is in the range of 800 thousand barrels per day. Fuel consumption is not comparable with the availability to put Indonesia in a state of energy crisis.

    The threat of an energy crisis facing Indonesia today is a result not of the discovery of oil and gas reserves recently. Therefore, exploration played a key role to increase national oil reserves so that the problems can be avoided energy crisis and Indonesia were able to self-sufficient in energy supply. Strategic role in the exploration of oil and gas reserves to maintain and improve the highly recognized by government as well as the actors in the upstream oil and gas industry.

    The government also seeks to encourage exploration activities by preparing a package of fiscal incentives for upstream oil and gas exploration activities and provide a one stop service for business licensing. The government also pushed for oil and gas exploration activities are not only concentrated in the western part of Indonesia. Currently, 91 percent ekspIorasi activity is in western Indonesia. To that end, the exploration activities need to be encouraged to eastern Indonesia.

    Various efforts are expected to boost the number of upstream oil and gas exploration, which is still low. Unfortunately, the decline in world oil prices helped influence on impairment of investments for exploration activities. The low number of exploration is also due to oil and gas companies do not realize the exploration commitments despite having won Ielang working area (WK). One effort that can be done to address the fuel crisis is to encourage the substitution of fuel oil to gas. Fuel substitution to this gas has been duly immediate and accelerated implementation.

    According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015, today Indonesia is the 10th largest gas producer in the world with an average production of 73.4 billion cubic meters per year. As for gas consumption Indonesia entered into the order to 25 in the world with an average consumption of 38.4 billion cubic meters per year. Indonesia is also called has the third largest natural gas reserves in the Asia Pacific region (after Australia and China), contributing to 1.5 percent of total world gas reserves.

    With domestic oil production is not sufficient involvement in the country, and reserves was also not a lot of involvement, while gas is still a lot, it is only logical energy policy is driven to reduce oil consumption and alternative energy to replace it with one gas. Head of the Special Unit of the Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) Sunaryadi Amien said, with the population and the need for oil and gas continues to increase, the exploration had to be intensively conducted.

    Moreover, the National Energy Council (DEN) mentioned in 2025, Indonesian oil and gas needs to reach 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. Then, how efforts to meet these needs? "If we want to increase production means we have to have a backup. To get back up, exploration should be done immediately. Exploration means we invite investors from within and outside the country said Amien.

    He continued, views of resources, Indonesia still has many areas that have not studied the content of its oil and gas resources. That is, many areas are not yet known whether there are contents or not. "Therefore there should be explored," said Amien. Unfortunately, according to Amien, upstream oil and gas to petroleum competitiveness has not been so good. Based on the survey research institute Global Petroleum Survey of Frazer Institute in 2015, mentioned the readers what makes investors are not interested in oil and gas investment in Indonesia is that the regulation and inconsistencies.

    For investors, two things can be understood. Investors remain plagued by concerns despite already signed a contract. The reason, the contract regulations often inconsistent in its implementation. It also expressed President of the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Christina Verchere. According to Christina, one of the major obstacles facing the upstream oil and gas industry is the uncertain regulatory and fiscal uncompetitive.

    The length of the chain of bureaucracy, the drop in oil prices and timescales Iama in producing also a challenge in itself, "says Christina. Therefore, he hoped that no reform of the bureaucracy and regulations in the management of oil and gas in the future." Bureaucratic reform is not only in central government but also in the area, he said, adding that there are regulations on incentives. Researchers from Wood Mackenzie Herman Huang, in his treatise on / ndonesias Upstream oil and Gas: Current Global Comparative Overview, agrees that the decline in oil production in the country is due by lack of investment, because the climate is less competitive.

Koran Sindo, Page-17, Friday, Dec,16,2016

Pangkas Ekspor Gas, Dongkrak Konsumsi Lokal

    Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) akan terus berusaha mengurangi ekspor gas. Wakil Menteri ESDM Arcandra Tahar mengatakan, salah satu caranya dengan memaksimalkan penggunaan gas domestik sebagai sumber energi. Dengan begitu, secara bertahap, ada peningkatan gas untuk domestik dibandingkan dengan ekspor.

    Menurutnya, saat ini, konsumsi gas domestik baru mencapai sekitar 60% dari total kebutuhan. Pada tahun 2019 ditargetkan menjadi 64%. Peningkatan tidak terlalu banyak, tapi pada akhirnya tahun 2030 ekspor gas 0%,ujar dia, Kamis (15/12). Harapan pemerintah, efek lanjutkan atas gas untuk domestik akan dirasakan masyarakat.

    Makanya, tekad Arcandra adalah memperpanjang rantai pengolahan kegiatan yang berkaitan dengan mineral atau minyak bumi atau gas untuk tujuan kebutuhan domestik. Kalau kami lihat selama ini migas hanya digunakan atau diprogramkan untuk pemasukan dalam hal pajak maupun PNBP Ke depannya, kami akan merencanakan gas nantinya tidak hanya sebagai penggerak ekonomi tapi juga diharapkan untuk membangun kawasan dimana pertumbuhan ekonomi masih sedikit," pungkas Arcandra.

    Dia menyebut proyeksi produksi gas bumi pada tahun depan masih berkisar 1.150 boepd. Sementara produksi minyak ditargetkan Capai 815.000 barel per hari. Kemudian kami harapkan penggunaan gas bumi di dalam negeri pada 2017 sekitar 62%, batubara sekitar 29%.

IN ENGLISH

Crop Gas Exports, Boost Local Consumption

    Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will continue to reduce the export of gas. Deputy Minister Arcandra Tahar said, one way to maximize the use of domestic gas as an energy source. By doing so, gradually, there is an increase compared to the domestic gas for export.

    According to him, at present, domestic gas consumption is only around 60% of total demand. In the year 2019 is targeted to be 64%. The rise is not too much, but in the end 2030 gas exports 0%, he said, Thursday (15/12). Hope the government, continue over the effects of domestic gas will be felt by the public.

    Hence, determination Arcandra is to extend the processing chain of activities related to mineral or oil or gas for the purpose of domestic needs. If we see during the oil is only used or programmed for income taxes and non-tax revenues in the future, we will plan the gas will not only as an economic driver but is also expected to develop an area where economic growth is still small, "said Arcandra.

    He called natural gas production projections for next year are still around 1,150 boepd. While oil production is targeted to Reach 815 000 barrels per day. Then we expect the use of natural gas in the country in 2017 around 62%, coal 29%.

Kontan, Page-14, Friday, Dec,16,2016

ESDM dan Kemkeu Belum Sepakat Soal Pajak KKKS

Revisi PP 79/2010 soal cost recovery akan mengakomodir ketentuan kontrak gross split

    Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) belum juga menerbitkan revisi Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) Nomor 79 tentang Biaya Operasi yang Dapat Dikembalikan dan Perlakukan Perpajakan Bagi Indusitri Hulu Migas. Alasannya karena Kementerian Keuangan (Kemenkeu) belum sependapat dengan ESDM.

     Wakil Menteri ESDM Arcandra Tahar mengungkapkan, revisi PP 79 memang belum terbit, lantaran belum  ada kesepakatan antara Kementerian ESDM dengan Kementerian Keuangan.

    Kedua kementerian itu masih berbeda pendapat soal peraturan peralihan yang akan dituangkan dalam PP 79. Sangat, signifikan karena akan menentukan apakah PP 79 tahun 2010 berdampak baik kepada investor atau malah hanya sekadar Peraturan Pemerintah yang tidak banyak benefit, kata Arcandra. Peraturan peralihan belum diputuskan, karena melihat dampak terhadap kontrak blok migas yang sudah ada. Arcandra menginginkan, perbedaan pendapat di Peraturan Pemerintah 79 segera diselesaikan.

    Saya berharap, terbitnya bulan lalu, tapi pelik masalahnya, di peraturan peralihan," imbuhnya. Menteri ESDM Ignasius Jonan beserta Wamen ESDM dijadwalkan bertemu Menteri  Keuangan Sri Mulyani Indrawati, pada Senin (18/12) awal pekan depan. Pertemuan tersebut diharapkan bisa mendapatkan solusi terbaik terkait masa peralihan yang akan dituangkan dalam revisi PP 79. Dengan begitu, revisi PP 79 bisa segera terbit, seperti harapan dari pelaku usaha hulu migas. Sehingga dampaknya bisa memicu investasi di hulu migas semakin meningkat .

    Dan pada akhirnya bisa menaikkan produksi migas. Pemerintah sendiri terus menampung aspirasi masyarakat terkait revisi PP. Arcandra mengaku beberapa kali pihaknya sudah berbicara beberapa kali dengan Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA), ini akan di Launching secepatnya. Namun, Ada kendala teknis yang harus kami selesaikan sebelum kami launching," tandasnya.

    Asal tahu saja, berdasarkan kalkulasi dari tim Kementerian Keuangan dengan berubahnya PP 79 fasilitas insentif nilai keekonomian proyek akan meningkat yaitu internal rate of return (IRR) akan meningkat dari 11,59 jadi 15,16%. Sementara itu, Direktur IPA Sammy Hamzah mengungkapkan, Sebenarnya apa yang diminta IPA sudah cukup jelas, yaitu membebaskan kontraktor dari berbagai macam pungutan dan pajak (assume and discharge). Tapi sepertinya belum ada kesepakatan ESDM dan Kemenkeu. Dia menilai, dengan revisi PP 79 akan bersinggungan dengan kontrak gross split. Ada beberapa pasal di PP 79/2010, harus perlu mengakomodir.

IN ENGLISH

EMR and Ministry of Finance Not Agree to Tax Problem KKKS

Revision PP 79/2010 on cost recovery will accommodate gross contract provisions split

   Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has not yet published a revision of Government Regulation (PP) No. 79 of the Operating Costs and Treat Refundable Tax For Indusitri Upstream Oil and Gas. The reason is because the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has not agreed with the EMR.

     Deputy Minister Arcandra Tahar said the revised Regulation 79 does not rise, because there is no agreement between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Finance.

    Both the ministry was still different opinions about the transitional rules that will be poured in PP 79. It is significant, because it will determine whether the PP 79 in 2010 impacted either to investors or even just a government regulation which is not much benefit, said Arcandra. Regulation of the transition has not been decided, because of the impact of the contract of the existing oil and gas blocks. Arcandra want, dissent in Government Regulation 79 be resolved.

    I hope that the publication of last month, but the complicated thing is, in the transition rules, "he added. Minister Ignatius Jonan along with Vice Minister of EMR is scheduled to meet Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, on Monday (18/12) early next week. The meeting is expected to get a solution Related best transition period that will be included in the revised PP 79. By doing so, the revision of PP 79 could be forthcoming, as the expectations of the upstream oil and gas businesses. so that the impact could trigger investment in upstream oil and gas is increasing.

    And could eventually increase oil and gas production. The government itself continues to meet the aspirations of the public related to the revision of PP. Arcandra admitted several times it had spoken several times with the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA), this will be launching soon. However, There is a technical problem that we have to resolve before we launch, "he said.

    Just so you know, based on the calculations of the Ministry of Finance with the team changing facilities PP 79 incentives would increase the economic value of the project that is the internal rate of return (IRR) will increase from 15.16% 11.59 so. Meanwhile, Director of the IPA Sammy Hamzah said, actually what prompted IPA is quite clear, namely freeing contractors of various charges and taxes (assume and discharge). But it seems there is no agreement of Energy and the Ministry of Finance. He added, with a revised PP 79 will intersect with gross contract split. There are several chapters in PP 79/2010, should the need to accommodate.

Kontan, Page-14, Friday, Dec,16,2016

Diskon Gas Tak Signifikan Bagi Petrokimia Gresik

    Diskon has gas yang diberikan pemerintah ke perusahaan pupuk tak berpengaruh signifikan ke, bisnis produsen pupuk PT Petrokimia Gresik. Alasannya, besar penurunan harga gas tidak signifikan. I Ketut Rusnaya, Direktur Operasional Petrokimia Gresik, bilang, penurunan harga gas yang diatur Peraturan Menteri Energi Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) No 40/2016 tidaklah banyak. Jika harga semula US$ 6,28 per mmbtu, tahun depan turun menjadi USSR 6 per mmbtu. Kemudian, upah angkut gas yang semula US$ 0,84 turun menjadi US$ 0,5.

    Perbedaan harga yang paling besar memang ada di tarif angkut (toll fee), namun tak terlalu berpengaruh karena gas hanya dipakai untuk produksi pupuk urea,” kata Rusnaya. Asal tahu saja, 70% biaya produksi pupuk urea berasal dari gas. Setiap tahun, Petrokimia Gresik memproduksi 460.000 ton urea. Sampai November, Petrokimia Gresik sudah memproduksi 440.000 ton. “300.000 ton urea untuk pupuk subsidi, sisanya komersial,” ungkap Rusnaya. Jika digabung dengan produksi pupuk jenis lain, sampai November Petrokimia Gresik memproduksi 4,34 juta ton pupuk.

    Produksi terbesar adalah NPK sebanyak 2,5 juta ton, pupuk ZA sebanyak 790.000 ton, SP-36 sebanyak 500.000 ton dan Zk sebanyak 10.000 ton. Maka itu, penurunan harga gas hanya berpengaruh ke produksi urea saja. Tahun depan, Petrokimia Gresik menghitung kebutuhan pupuk nasional mencapai 13 juta ton. Dari total kebutuhan, pasokan saat ini baru 9,5 juta ton. Kekurangan produksi inilah yang kini sedang dikebut Petrokimia Gresik. Tahun ini kami target produksi pupuk 5,1 juta ton

IN ENGLISH

Discount Gas PKG No Significant Share

    Discounts government has given gas to fertilizer companies do not have a significant effect to, the business of fertilizer producer PT Petrokimia Gresik. The reason, a large decrease in gas prices is not significant. I Ketut Rusnaya, Director of Operations PKG, said the decline in gas prices are regulated Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) No. 40/2016 are not many. If the original price of US $ 6.28 per mmbtu, next year dropped to 6 per mmbtu USSR. Then, the gas transport wages initially fell US $ 0.84 to US $ 0.5.

    The biggest price differences do exist in freight rates (toll fee), but to little effect as the gas is only used for the production of urea fertilizer, "said Rusnaya. Just so you know, 70% of the cost of urea production comes from gas. Every year, PKG producing 460,000 tons of urea. As of November, PKG is already producing 440,000 tons. "300,000 tons of urea for fertilizer subsidy, the rest is commercial," said Rusnaya. If combined with other types of fertilizer production, until November PKG producing 4.34 million tons of fertilizer.

    The largest production is 2.5 million tons NPK, ZA fertilizer as much as 790,000 tons, SP-36 Zk 500,000 tons and 10,000 tons. Thus, the decline in gas prices affects only to the production of urea alone. Next year, PKG calculate the national fertilizer needs to reach 13 million tons. Of the total demand, supply is currently only 9.5 million tonnes. Production shortage is now being accelerated PKG. This year our production target of 5.1 million tons of fertilizers

Kontan, Page-13, Friday, Dec,16,2016

ESDM lngin Revisi Aturan Cost Recovery Segera Terbit

    Pemerintah berkomitmen untuk segera merampungkan revisi Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) Nomor 79/2010 tentang Biaya Operasi yang Dapat Dikembalikan dan Perlakuan Pajak Penghasilan di Bidang Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi. Wakil Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Arcandra Tahar mengatakan revisi PP No 79/2010 harus segera diselesaikan. "Dalam pekan-pekan ini, PP harus cepat keluar, agar eksplorasi naik," ungkapnya.

    Ia berharap, pembahasan final tentang revisi Peraturan Pemerintah yang mengatur tentang cost recovevy akan bisa digelar pada Senin (19/12) pekan depan. Sebab, menurutnya dalam revisi Peraturan Pemerintah 79/2010 ini ada beberapa aturan peralihan yang masih menjadi perbedaan pendapat antara Kementerian Keuangan dan Kementerian ESDM. Arcandra berharap dengan revisi beleid ini, produksi rnigas bisa ditingkatkan. Apalagi bila Kementerian Keuangan ingin mengurangi penerimaan negara bukan pajak (PNBP) di sektor migas.

    Sebab, menurut Arcandra selama ini tantangan Kementerian ESDM adalah soal efisiensi hulu dan hilir. Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani Indrawati menyatakan pemerintah sudah sejak lama membahas revisi PP No 79/ 2016. "Semua substansinya sudah dilihat sejak masa jabatan Pak Luhut. Lalu, ada beberapa item yang dibahas kembali oleh menteri ESDM sekarang, terutama pada pasal-pasal transisi.

IN ENGLISH

EMR Wanted Revised Rules of Cast Recovery Immediately Publication

    The Government is committed to soon finalize the revision of Government Regulation (PP) No. 79/2010 on Fees and Operating Refundable Income Tax Treatment in the Field Upstream Oil and Gas. Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arcandra Tahar said the revision of Regulation No 79/2010 must be resolved. "In recent weeks, the PP had to get out, so the exploration upside," he said.

    He hoped that the final discussion on the revision of Government Regulation governing cost recovevy will be held on Monday (19/12) next week. Because, according to the revision of Government Regulation 79/2010 are some transitional rules are still a difference of opinion between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Energy. Arcandra hope with this policy revision, rnigas production can be increased. Moreover, when the Ministry of Finance wants to reduce non-tax revenues (non-tax) in the oil and gas sector.

    Because, according to this challenge Arcandra for the Ministry of Energy is about efficiency of upstream and downstream. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government has long discussed the revision of Government Regulation No. 79/2016 "All substance has been seen since the tenure of Mr. Luhut. Then, there are some items were discussed again and Energy Minister now, especially in the transition clauses.

Kontan, Page-2, Friday, Dec,16,2016

ConocoPhillips Learn Corridor

 
    ConocoPhillips Indonesia still consider cooperation contract extension Corridor Block located in South Sumatra which will expire in 2023. Vice President Development and Relations ConocoPhillips Joang Iaksanto said, now that he focus on Block Coridor. Average oil production ready for sale or lifting until October reached 7263 barrels per day (bpd) and 809 MMSCFD gas.

     Previously, ConocoPhillips has released several work areas such as Block B South Jambi and recently sold a 40% participation in Block B South Natuna to PT Saka Energi, a subsidiary of PT PGN. Block Corridor has five oil field and gas field seven. Meanwhile, the majority of oil production comes from Supat Field, New Suban, and Rawa.

    Gas production contributed more than Suban Field, stopper, and that its capacity Paddle rise since July 2016. In Block Corridor, ConocoPhillips mastered participation shares 54%, Repsol 36%, and Pertamina 10%. Although the remaining seven years before the contract expires, Joang calls still reviewing whether it will perform the second contract extension. Because, for ten-year contract extension has been obtained in 2013. Referring to the Government Regulation No. 35/2004 on Upstream Oil and Gas, Time-term cooperation contract longer than 30 years to the deadline of exploration for six years.

    Meanwhile, oil and gas block contracts can be extended day for 20 years. Cooperation contract (PSC) can apply for a contract extension fastest ten-year or no later than two years before the contract expires. Based on data from Special Unit of Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas), lifting gas Corridor Block in 2017 is targeted to rise to 840 MMSCFD of this year's target of 807 MMSCFD. In 2017, ConocoPhillips plans to drill one well and 225 well intervention activities. According to him, the target of lifting rises in accordance with government directives.

    However, it is not offset by the market's ability to absorb gases produced. That's the challenge in 2017. Actually we could have the capacity to meet the government, but there is a problem the buyer, especially in the country. In addition to the exploitation, it will conduct exploration activities in Block Kuala Kurun located in Central Kalimantan. ConocoPhillips has obtained a license from the local government to carry out the seismic activity and thus the activity targeted to begin in January 2017.

    He calls, activity in an area of ​​8209.96 sq km of it will last for six months. ConocoPhillips official website, the working area of ​​the cooperation contract signed on May 2015, the master ConocoPhillips participation shares 60% and Petronas 40%. 2D seismic exploration activities as a commitment of the first three years. "We have [block] exploration, seismic in Kuala Kurun, Central Kalimantan.

     License we are able, "he said. In its official statement, Upstream Research Analyst Alex Siouw Wood Mackenzie said working area out of contract will be the challenge of upstream oil and gas development in Indonesia in the next few years. As is known, there are 35 contracts that will expire until 2025. Some assets such as the Mahakam block, Corridor, and Jabung very important role as a contributor to the largest gas exports.

IN INDONESIAN

ConocoPhillips Kaji Corridor

     ConocoPhillips Indonesia masih mempertimbangkan perpanjangan kontrak kerja sama Blok Corridor yang berlokasi di Sumatra Selatan yang akan berakhir pada 2023. Vice President Development and Relations ConocoPhillips Joang Iaksanto mengatakan, saat ini pihaknya fokus di Blok Coridor. Rerata produksi minyak siap jual atau lifting hingga Oktober mencapai 7.263 barel per hari (bph) dan gas 809 MMscfd.

     Sebelumnya, ConocoPhillips telah melepas beberapa wilayah kerja seperti Blok B Jambi Selatan dan belum lama ini menjual 40% saham partisipasi di Blok B Natuna Selatan kepada PT Saka Energi, anak usaha PT PGN. Blok Corridor memiliki lima lapangan minyak dan tujuh lapangan gas. Sementara itu, produksi minyak mayoritas berasal dari Lapangan Supat, Suban Baru, dan Rawa.

    Produksi gas lebih banyak disumbang dari Lapangan Suban, Sumpal, dan Dayung yang kapasitasnya naik sejak Juli 2016. Di Blok Corridor, ConocoPhillips menguasai saham partisipasi 54%, Repsol 36%, dan Pertamina 10%. Kendati masih tersisa tujuh tahun sebelum masa kontrak berakhir, Joang menyebut masih melakukan kajian apakah akan melakukan perpanjangan kontrak yang kedua. Pasalnya, perpanjangan kontrak selama sepuluh tahun telah diperoleh pada 2013.

      Jika mengacu pada Peraturan Pemerintah No. 35/2004 tentang Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi, jangka Waktu kontrak kerja sama paling lama 30 tahun dengan batas waktu eksplorasi selama enam tahun.

    Sementara itu, kontrak blok migas dapat diperpanjangan selama 20 tahun. Kontraktor kontrak kerja sama (KKKS) dapat mengajukan perpanjangan kontrak paling cepat sepuluh tahun atau paling lambat dua tahun sebelum masa kontrak berakhir. Berdasarkan data Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas), lifting gas Blok Corridor pada 2017 ditarget naik menjadi 840 MMscfd dari target tahun ini 807 MMscfd. Pada 2017, ConocoPhillips berencana mengebor satu sumur dan intervensi sumur dengan 225 kegiatan. Menurutnya, target lifting naik sesuai dengan arahan pemerintah.

    Namun, hal tersebut tak diimbangi dengan kemampuan pasar menyerap gas yang dihasilkan. Hal itulah yang menjadi tantangan pada 2017. Sebenarnya kapasitas kami bisa untuk memenuhi pemerintah, tetapi kan ada masalah buyer terutama dalam negeri. Selain kegiatan eksploitasi, pihaknya akan melakukan kegiatan eksplorasi di Blok Kuala Kurun yang berlokasi di Kalimantan Tengah. ConocoPhillips telah memperoleh izin dari pemerintah daerah setempat untuk melaksanakan kegiatan seismic sehingga aktivitas ditargetkan dapat dimulai pada januari 2017.

    Dia menyebut, kegiatan di area seluas 8.209,96 km persegi itu akan berlangsung selama enam bulan. Dari laman resmi ConocoPhillips, pada wilayah kerja yang ditandatangani kontrak kerja samanya pada Mei 2015 itu, ConocoPhillips menguasai saham partisipasi 60% dan Petronas 40%. Kegiatan eksplorasi seperti seismik 2D menjadi komitmen pada tiga tahun pertama. “Kami ada [blok] eksplorasi, seismik di Kuala Kurun, Kalimantan Tengah. Ijinnya kami sudah dapat,” ujarnya.

     Dalam keterangan resminya, Analis Riset Hulu Wood Mackenzie Alex Siouw mengatakan, wilayah kerja yang habis masa kontraknya akan menjadi tantangan pengembangan hulu migas di Indonesia dalam beberapa tahun ke depan. Seperti diketahui, terdapat 35 kontrak yang akan berakhir hingga 2025. Beberapa aset seperti Blok Mahakam, Corridor, dan Jabung sangat penting peranannya karena sebagai kontributor ekspor gas terbesar.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-30, Friday, Dec,16,2016