Pertamina hasn't got oil supplies from KKKS

The government has ordered PT Pertamina to reduce crude oil imports. However, as of the beginning of November, Pertamina has not received the supply of crude oil from the production of the Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) domestically.

The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Activities (SKK Migas) said that Pertamina was still discussing the purchase of crude oil from within the country. SKK Migas Deputy for Finance and Monetization, Parulian Sihotang, said that one of the contractors discussing the plan with Pertamina was PT Chevron Indonesia. In fact, Parulian claimed, the negotiations on the purchase of crude oil had been completed.

"With Chevron already, it's been negotiating. It only takes time, "added Parulian, Thursday (1/11).

Until the end of this year, the government targeted crude oil production to reach 800,000 bowel oil pear days (bopd). Until the end of last October, the national crude oil production had reached 7 75,000 bopd.

Pertamina can get crude oil from oil and gas contractors around 275,000 bopd. For example, from Chevron alone, Pertamina can get 100,000 bopd. But so far Chevron Indonesia is still questioning tax policies related to the sale of crude oil to Pertamina.

Regarding tax issues, Parulian said that it was still discussed in business to business (B to B) with Chevron and the Directorate General of Tax, Ministry of Finance.

"There is still discussion B to B. But I think the Director General of Taxes will certainly support," said Parulian, who hopes that soon there will be an agreement between Pertamina and oil and gas contractors.

IN INDONESIA

Pertamina Belum Mendapat Suplai Minyak dari KKKS

Pemerintah telah memerintahkan PT Pertamina untuk mengurangi impor minyak mentah. Namun hingga awal November ini Pertamina belum mendapatkan suplai minyak mentah dari hasil produksi Kontraktor Kontrak Kerjasama (KKKS) di dalam negeri.

Satuan Kerja Khusus Kegiatan Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) menyatakan Pertamina masih membahas terkait pembelian minyak mentah dari dalam negeri. Deputi Keuangan dan Monetisasi SKK Migas, Parulian Sihotang mengatakan, salah satu kontraktor yang sedang membahas rencana tersebut dengan Pertamina adalah PT Chevron Indonesia. Bahkan, Parulian mengklaim, negosiasi pembelian minyak mentah itu sudah selesai. 

“Dengan Chevron sudah, sudah negosiasi. Cuma butuh waktu," imbuh Parulian, Kamis (1/11). 

Hingga akhir tahun ini, pemerintah menargetkan produksi minyak mentah mencapai 800.000 bowel oil pear day (bopd). Sampai akhir Oktober lalu, produksi minyak mentah nasional sudah nlencapai 7 75.000 bopd. 

Adapun Pertamina bisa mendapatkan minyak mentah dari kontraktor migas sekitar 275.000 bopd. Misalnya, dari Chevron saja, Pertamina bisa mendapatkan 100.000 bopd. Tapi selama ini Chevron Indonesia masih mempertanyakan kebijakan perpajakan terkait penjualan minyak mentah ke Pertamina. 

Tentang masalah pajak, Parulian menyebutkan masih dibahas secara business to business (B to B) dengan Chevron dan Direktorat Jenderal Pajak Kementerian Keuangan.

"Masih diskusi B to B. Tapi saya kira Dirjen Pajak pasti mendukung," ujar Parulian, yang berharap secepatnya sudah ada kesepakatan antara Pertamina dan kontraktor migas.

Kontan, Page-14, Friday, Nov 2, 2018

Inpex Is Requested To Immediately Submit Masela Block Development Plan

The government asked Inpex Corporation to immediately submit a plan of development for the Abadi Field, Masela Block. Referring to the Indonesia Natural Gas Balance 2018-2027, the Masela Block is targeted to start operating in 2027.

the Masela Block

Director-General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Djoko Siswanto said, his party wanted the Masela Block POD to be completed this year. Thus, the gas project in Eastern Indonesia can be started next year, such as procurement auctions.

"Quickly submit the POD. Inpex promised to quickly submit the POD for the Masela Block, "he said in Jakarta, recently.

It hopes that the POD can be submitted by Inpex at least next month. Currently, the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) is still discussing the preparation of this Masela Block POD with Inpex. Furthermore, regarding the incentives needed or will be given for this project, it still has to wait for the preparation of the POD to be completed.

"The incentives will later be seen after the overall cost. What is Inpex needed, delivered, "said Djoko.

Even so, Djoko added, the discussion of the application for the extension of the Masela Block contract had been going on. The government has decided to provide a seven-year contract extension for Inpex at the Masela Block. However, the Japanese oil and gas company requested another 20-year contract extension.

"After that (lnpex) ask for another 20 years, the administration is November 28. Our principle is okay, "he said.

However, he admitted that the extension for 20 years had not been administratively possible. To guarantee the continuation of the project, the government will provide an extension of the production sharing contract (PSC) for Inpex Corporation in the Masela Block for 27 years. So the new Masela Block contract will expire in 2055, instead of 2028 like the initial contract.

The decision was one of the results of a discussion between the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan and CEO of Inpex Corporation Toshiaki Kitamura in October last year.

Previously, Deputy Minister of ESDM Arcandra Tahar stated that Inpex had completed the Masela Block's concept of engineering and design feasibility (Pre-FEED). In the Pre-FEED he said there would be a new investment value from the Masela Block Project. 

   Unfortunately, Arcandra is reluctant to specify how much the project investment refers to Pre-FEED. In his official statement, Inpex once explained that the Pre-FEED was an important step to begin the development of the Abadi Field Project.

Furthermore, Inpex will prepare a revised POD referring to the Pre-FEED results and discussions with the Indonesian side so that the project becomes economically efficient and competitive.

"After the POD revision is approved by the government, various evaluations including detailed design (front end engineering design / FEED) will be carried out so that final investment decision can be achieved," said the official statement.

As is known, initially there were two options for the capacity of the Masela Block liquefied natural gas (LNG), depending on domestic gas requirements. However, PreFEED was finally carried out with one production capacity option and one island. This is in accordance with the decision after the visit of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to Japan on May 16, 2017.

Meanwhile, the warrant stated that the capacity of the LNG plant was set at 9.5 million tons per year, and gas pipeline production was 150 mmscfd. The Pre-FEED includes offshore to land pipelines, offshore facilities, and LNG refineries, as well as refinery locations.

The Masela Block contract signed in 1998 was managed by Inpex as an operator with 65% share ownership and Shell Upstream Overseas Services by 35%.

Investor Daily, Page-9, Thursday, Nov 1, 2018

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Wants the Accelerated Masela Block Project

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan recently visited Japan. During the working visit, Minister Jonan met with officials of Inpex Corporation to discuss the continuation of the Masela Block Abadi Gas Field project.

the Masela Block Abadi Gas Field project.

Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Djoko Siswanto, confirmed that the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources met with Inpex officials in Japan to discuss the Masela Block. In the discussion, the Indonesian government asked Inpex to immediately proceed with the Masela Block project.

One of them is to immediately submit a revision of the plan of development (POD).

"Inpex indeed promised to quickly submit POD," he said.

The government targets the revision of the Masela Block POD to be submitted next month. Djoko said that currently the Masela Block POD process is still in the discussion stage at SKK Migas.

The government hopes to be able to provide POD approval by the end of 2018. That way, Inpex can already hold an auction for the Masela Block project so that by 2020 it will enter the stages of the production facility construction process.

"Revision of the POD next month. After the POD is finished, starting next year the auction will take place, so that the following year," Djoko explained.

Meanwhile, related to the incentives requested by Inpex, Djoko said that this would be discussed during the discussion of costs.

IN INDONESIA

Menteri ESDM Ingin Proyek Blok Masela Dipercepat

Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan baru saja berkunjung ke Jepang. Dalam kunjungan kerja tersebut, Menteri Jonan menemui petinggi Inpex Corporation untuk membahas kelanjutan proyek Lapangan Gas Abadi Blok Masela. 

Direktur Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi Kementerian ESDM, Djoko Siswanto membenarkan Menteri ESDM bertemu petinggi Inpex di Jepang untuk membahas Blok Masela. Dalam pembahasan tersebut, pemerintah Indonesia meminta lnpex segera melanjutkan proyek Blok Masela.

Salah satunya dengan segera mengajukan revisi plan of development (POD). 

"lnpex memang berjanji untuk cepat mengajukan POD," ungkap dia.

Pemerintah menargetkan revisi POD Blok Masela bisa diserahkan pada bulan depan. Djoko menyebutkan saat ini proses POD Blok Masela masih tahap pembahasan di SKK Migas. 

Pemerintah berharap bisa memberikan persetujuan POD pada akhir 2018. Dengan begitu, lnpex sudah bisa menggelar lelang untuk proyek Blok Masela sehingga pada tahun 2020 mendatang memasuki tahapan proses konstruksi fasilitas produksi.

"Revisi POD bulan depan. Setelah POD selesai, mulai tahun depan lelang, sehingga tahun berikutnya pembangunan," jelas Djoko.

Sementara itu, terkait dengan insentif yang djminta oleh Inpex, Djoko menyebutkan hal tersebut akan dibahas pada saat pembahasan biaya.

Kontan, Page-14, Thursday, Nov 1, 2018

Extension of Masela Block Contract Agreed

The government agreed to Inpex Corporation's request that the Abadi Plant, Masela Block contract be extended for 20 years. The Director General of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Djoko Siswanto said that in principle, the ESDM Ministry agreed to extend the Masela contract even though Inpex had not submitted administrative requirements.

The Masela Block

The Masela Block contract will expire on November 28, 2028. Based on the applicable regulations, the contract extension can be submitted no later than 10 years before the contract expires. This means that Inpex can apply for a Masela contract extension starting November 28, 2018.

"Later November 28 [2028] the Masela Block contract ends. So, in November 2018, Inpex can apply to extend the contract. Already there is talk, later on the administration on November 28, in principle we are okay, "he said.

Inpex immediately submitted a revision of the Masela Block plan of development (PoD) after the Japanese oil and gas company completed a pre-FEED preliminary technical design study. Inpex revised POD after President Joko Widodo requested that the floating LNG refinery be replaced with a land refinery.

"This year is the agreement [PoD]. The government asks Inpex to quickly submit PoD. Next month."

Meanwhile, Inpex has not yet determined the location of the Abadi Masela LNG refinery. Inpex Corporation's Senior Media Relations Specialist Moch. Nunung Kurniawan said that currently his party is consulting with the government regarding the location of the LNG plant.

On the other hand, SKK Migas is still awaiting the readiness of gas buyers from the provocation of the SWB / WB / SB oil and gas production facilities worked on by PetroChina Intl. Jabung Ltd.

SKK Migas Program and Communication Division Head Wisnu Prabawa Taher said the construction of the oil and gas production facility project had begun. However, PetroChina is still awaiting gas buyers' readiness.

"Only later when the buyer's facilities are ready will the gas be sent."

The province will produce 12 MMscfd of gas and a production facility capacity of 14.5 MMscfd. Wisnu said, the project is targeted to start operating in the first quarter of 2019. The SWB / WB / SB upstream oil and gas project worked on by PetroChina Intl. Jabung Ltd is one of 13 upstream oil and gas projects targeted to operate in 2019.

IN INDONESIA

Perpanjangan Kontrak Blok Masela Disepakati

Pemerintah menyetujui permintaan lnpex Corporation agar kontrak Lapangan Abadi, Blok Masela diperpanjang selama 20 tahun. Direktur Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi, Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Djoko Siswanto mengatakan bahwa pada prinsipnya, Kementerian ESDM sepakat untuk memperpanjang kontrak Masela meskipun Inpex belum mengajukan persyaratan administrasi.

Kontrak Blok Masela akan berakhir pada 28 November 2028. Berdasarkan regulasi yang berlaku, perpanjangan kontrak bisa diajukan paling cepat 10 tahun sebelum kontrak berakhir. Artinya, Inpex dapat mengajukan perpanjangan kontrak Masela mulai 28 November 2018.

“Nanti 28 November [2028] berakhir kontrak Blok Masela. Jadi, pada November 2018, Inpex dapat mengajukan perpanjang kontrak. Sudah ada pembicaraan, nanti administrasinya 28 November prinsipnya kami sudah oke,” katanya.

Inpex segera mengajukan revisi rencana pengembangan (plan of development/PoD) Blok Masela setelah perusahaan migas dari Jepang itu menyelesaikan kajian awal desain teknis konstruksi (pre-FEED). Inpex merevisi POD setelah Presiden Joko Widodo meminta kilang LNG terapung diganti dengan kilang darat.

“Tahun inilah persetujuannya [PoD]. Pemerintah minta Inpex biar cepat mengajukan PoD. Bulan depan.”

Sementara itu, Inpex belum menentukan lokasi kilang LNG Abadi Masela. Senior Specialist Media Relations Inpex Corporation Moch. Nunung Kurniawan mengatakan bahwa saat ini pihaknya berkonsultasi dengan pemerintah perihal lokasi kilang LNG. 

Di sisi lain, SKK Migas masih menunggu kesiapan pembeli gas dari provek fasilitas produksi migas SWB/ WB/SB yang digarap oleh PetroChina Intl. Jabung Ltd. 

Kepala Divisi Program dan Komunikasi SKK Migas Wisnu Prabawa Taher mengatakan, konstruksi proyek fasilitas produksi migas tersebut sudah dimulai. Namun, PetroChina masih menunggu kesiapan pembeli gas. 

“Baru nanti kalau fasilitas pembeli sudah siap akan dikirim gasnya.”

Provek tersebut akan menghasilkan gas 12 MMscfd dan kapasitas fasilitas produksi sebanyak 14,5 MMscfd. Wisnu menuturkan, proyek tersebut ditargetkan mulai beroperasi pada kuartal I/2019. Proyek hulu migas SWB/WB/SB yang digarap oleh PetroChina Intl. Jabung Ltd ini merupakan salah satu dari 13 proyek hulu migas yang ditargetkan beroperasi pada 2019.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-24, Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018

Termination Block Increases Pertamina's Production by 5%

The management of two 2018 termination oil and gas blocks to PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia provides additional oil and gas production of 5% to PT Pertamina (Persero). The two oil and gas blocks are Sanga-Sanga and East Kalimantan-Attaka. 

    Bambang Manumayoso, Managing Director of Pertamina Upstream Indonesia, said that the company manages three termination oil and gas blocks, namely the Mahakam, Sanga-Sanga, and East Kalimantan-Attaka Blocks.

the Mahakam block

The production of the Sanga-Sanga and East Kalimantan-Attaka Blocks is relatively different. Of the two 2018 termination blocks, it is optimistic to obtain an additional 5% production.

Attaka Blocks

"So it is indeed not significant in the context of national oil and gas production. But for Pertamina, there is additional production of 5%, "Bambang said in Balikpapan.

Referring to Pertamina's data, until the end of last July, the Sanga-Sanga Block was recorded as producing 10,753 barrels per day (BPD) of oil and 80.7 million standard cubic feet per day/Mmscfd of gas. Meanwhile, Blok East Kalimantan-Attaka produced 13,220 BPD of oil and 69.44 mmscfd of gas per September.

Bambang continued, his party would continue to boost the termination block production through the discovery of new oil and gas potential. Therefore, It is committed to conducting exploration in this termination block. Bambang is optimistic, with the development of oil and gas technology, reserves will be found new in this area. Moreover, the three Working Areas they manage are in one area.

"This is a very large delta system and we examine the potential around it," he said.

It takes at least 1-2 years to study new exploration potentials. This is reflected in the definite work commitment promised by Pertamina. Referring to the Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) No 1793K / 12 / MEM / 2018, in Sanga-Sanga, Pertamina promised to drill 4 exploration wells worth the US $ 20 million and a G & G study of US $ 500 thousand. At East Kalimantan-Attaka, the company is committed to drilling 1 exploration well worth US $ 30 million and an exploration study of US $. 250 thousand.

"It is expected that the study and exploration package will be able to add new potential reserves," Bambang said.

The Sanga Sanga block is estimated to still have a cumulative estimate of production of 258 million barrels of oil equivalent. The Sanga-Sanga work area has seven fields, namely Rhinos, Rice, Lampake, Patchouli, Mutiara, Pamaguan, and Semberah. While the East Kalimantan-Attaka Block is estimated to have a cumulative oil production of 1 billion barrels and gas of 3 trillion cubic feet.

This block has 15 fields, namely Attaka, Melangin, Kerindingan, Serang, Sapi, Santan, Sepinggan, Sedandang, Seguni, Sejadi, Yakin, Mahoni, Bangkirai, Seturian, and Beaches. 

Blogger Agus Purnomo in SKK Migas

    Previously, Amien Sunaryadi, Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas), revealed that with the management of termination blocks, the increase in Pertamina's oil and gas production alone is not enough.

The reason is, if Indonesia wants no longer needs to import crude oil or fuel oil (BBM), domestic oil production must increase by the current import of around 1.3 million barrels per day.

"If you want to go up that much, you need to have at least five Banyu Urip Fields. That is, giant discoveries, not just one, "he asserted.

For this reason, his party hopes that Pertamina will also try to find a large enough oil and gas reserve. Furthermore, Bambang said, the management of the two oil and gas blocks would involve the participation of the regional government. The amount of participation rights (participating interest / PI) of the regional government has been determined by the central government at 10%. At present, the 10% PI is still being discussed together with SKK Migas.

According to data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), since 2017, Pertamina has been granted 100% management and ownership rights for 13 terminations of oil and gas blocks from 2017-2021. In detail, Blok Offshore North West Java (ONWJ), Mahakam, Central, Attaka, East Kalimantan, North Sumatra Offshore (NSO), Sanga-Sanga, SES, Tuban, Ogan Komering, and Rokan.

the Rokan Block by Chevron

With the ownership of 12 terminated oil and gas blocks, without Blok Rokan, Pertamina is projected to gradually control 39 percent of national oil and gas production starting next year. At present, the national oil and gas production is recorded at around 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per barrel (boepd). This means that Pertamina's role in maintaining national oil and gas production will be even greater.

Investor Daily, Page-10, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018

ONWJ Block Ensured Safe

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), a subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Persero), ensures Blok Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) is safe. The location of the fall of the Lion Air JT-610 aircraft was stated far from the Block ONWJ facility. 

    PHE Vice President Relations Ifki Sukarya said, his office received information on the Lion Air JT-61 aircraft - lost contact in the waters between Bekasi and Karawang. The location of the plane lost contact very far from the platform facilities operated by PHE ONWJ.

However, once he was informed about the crash of the plane, he immediately checked. PHE ONWJ deployed its operational vessel, the Prabu Ship to patrol the site and check and search information and ensure the security of the company's operations.

"Regarding the incident, the company's operations are still safe without interruption," he said in his official statement.

For this incident, PHE ONWJ also provided support to BASARNAS to evacuate pieces of the Lion Air JT-610 aircraft. Around 10:30 a.m., the Prabu Ship found and handed over pieces of debris and personal items found around the location of the lost contact Lion Air plane to the Basarnas ship to be handed over.

"We were also concerned and expressed deep sorrow for the incident. "Hopefully the passenger family will be given patience and patience," he said

Ifki.

In accordance with applicable procedures at PHE ONWJ, since the receipt of information regarding the lost contact of Lion Air JT-610 in the vicinity of Tanjung Karawang waters, an Incident Management Team (IMT) was immediately carried out to monitor the situation in the field. 

     Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) revealed that there were three employees of the Directorate General of Oil and Gas who were passengers of the Lion Air JT-610 which crashed in Karawang, West Java.

Based on the manifest of the plane the three employees were named Inayah Dewi, Dewi Herlina, and Dewi Jannatun. ESDM Ministry Director General of Oil and Gas Djoko Siswanto confirmed that the three names were employees of the Directorate General of Oil and Gas. The three employees were assigned to Pangkalpinang to monitor the implementation of 20% biodiesel, also known as B20.

IN INDONESIA

Blok ONWJ Dipastikan Aman 

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), anak usaha PT Pertamina (Persero), memastikan Blok Offshore North West  Java (ONWJ) dalam keadaan aman. Lokasi jatuhnya pesawat Lion Air JT-610 dinyatakan jauh dari fasilitas Blok ONWJ. 

    Vice President Relations PHE Ifki Sukarya mengatakan, pihaknya mendapat informasi pesawat Lion Air JT-61- kehilangan kontak di perairan antara Bekasi dan Karawang. Lokasi hilang kontaknya pesawat itu sangat jauh dari fasilitas anjungan yang dioperasikan PHE ONWJ.

Meski demikian, begitu mendapat informasi mengenai jatuhnya pesawat tersebut, pihaknya langsung melakukan pengecekan. PHE ONWJ mengerahkan kapal operasionalnya, yaitu Kapal Prabu untuk melakukan patroli ke lokasi serta melakukan pengecekan dan pencarian informasi dan memastikan keamanan operasi perusahaan.

“Terkait kejadian tersebut, operasi perusahaan masih berlangsung aman tanpa gangguan,” kata dia dalam keterangan resminya.

Atas kejadian tersebut, PHE ONWJ juga memberikan dukungan kepada BASARNAS untuk melakukan evakuasi serpihan pesawat Lion Air JT-610. Sekitar 10.30 WIB, Kapal Prabu menemukan dan menyerahkan temuan serpihan dan barang pribadi yang ditemukan di sekitar lokasi hilang kontaknya pesawat Lion Air ke kapal Basarnas untuk diserahterimakan.

“Kami ikut prihatin dan mengucapkan rasa duka mendalam atas insiden tersebut. Semoga keluarga penumpang diberikan ketabahan dan kesabaran,” ujar

Ifki.

Sesuai prosedur yang berlaku di PHE ONWJ, sejak diterimanya informasi mengenai hilang kontaknya Lion Air JT-610 di sekitar perairan Tanjung Karawang, segera dilakukan aktivasi Incident Management Team (IMT) untuk memonitor situasi di lapangan.  

     Sementara itu, Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) mengungkapkan ada tiga pegawai Direktorat Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi yang menjadi penumpang pesawat Lion Air JT-610 yang jatuh di perairan Karawang, Jawa Barat.

Berdasarkan manifes pesawat ketiga pegawai itu bernama lnnayah Dewi, Dewi Herlina, dan Dewi Jannatun. Direktur Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi Kementerian ESDM Djoko Siswanto membenarkan ketiga nama tersebut merupakan pegawai Ditjen Migas. Ketiga pegawai tersebut ditugaskan ke Pangkalpinang untuk memantau pelaksanaan biodiesel 20% atau yang dikenal dengan B20.

Investor Daily, Page-10, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018

Pertamina Facility Near the Location of the Fall of Lion Air

The facilities and operations of PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ) were informed safely without interruption after the fall of the Lion Air JT-610 aircraft which was suspected of being located nearby.

PHE Vice President Relations Ifky Sukarya said in a written statement that related to the incident, the company's operations were still proceeding safely without interruption. However, Uky straightened out the information, that the actual location of the plane lost contact was very far from the platform facilities operated by PHE ONWJ.

PHE ONWJ supports the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) for the evacuation of Lion Air JT-610 aircraft, by deploying an operating vessel PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ) and submitting debris findings and personal belongings suspected of originating from Lion Air JT aircraft -610.

"We are also concerned and express deep condolences for the incident." Hopefully the passenger family will be given fortitude and patience, "said Ifki Sukarya.

On Monday, October 29, 2018 around 06.33 WIB it was discovered that the Lion Air JT-610 aircraft with the PK-LQP aircraft code lost contact in the waters between Bekasi and Karawang-West Java. Upon receiving this information, PHE ONWJ, one of its platforms located in Karawang waters, mobilized its operational vessel, the Prabu Ship to patrol the site to check and search information and ensure the security of the company's operations.

Around 10:30 a.m., the Prabu Ship found and handed over pieces of debris and personal items found around the location of the lost contact Lion Air plane to the Basarnas ship to be handed over. In accordance with applicable procedures at PHE ONWJ, since the receipt of information regarding the lost contact of Lion Air JT-610 in the vicinity of Tanjung Karawang waters, an Incident Management Team (IMT) was immediately carried out to monitor the situation in the field.

IN INDONESIA

Fasilitas Pertamina Dekat Lokasi Jatuhnya Lion Air

Fasilitas serta operasional PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ) diinformasikan aman tanpa gangguan setelah jatuhnya pesawat Lion Air JT-610 yang diduga lokasinya berdekatan.

Vice President Relations PHE Ifky Sukarya dalam keterangan tertulisnya mengatakan terkait kejadian tersebut, operasi perusahaan masih berlangsung aman tanpa gangguan. Namun, Uky meluruskan informasi, bahwa sebenarnya lokasi hilang kontaknya pesawat tersebut sangat jauh dari fasilitas anjungan yang dioperasikan PHE ONWJ. 

PHE ONWJ mendukung Badan SAR NAsional (Basarnas) evakuasi serpihan pesawat Lion Air JT-610, dengan mengerahkan kapal operasi PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ) serta menyerahkan temuan serpihan dan barang bawaan pribadi yang diduga berasal dari pesawat Lion Air JT-610.

"Kami ikut prihatin dan mengucapkan rasa duka mendalam atas insiden tersebut" Semoga keluarga penumpang diberikan ketabahan dan kesabaran kata Ifki Sukarya.

Pada Senin, 29 Oktober 2018 sekitar pukul 06.33 WIB diketahui pesawat Lion Air JT-610 dengan kode pesawat PK-LQP kehilangan kontak di perairan antara Bekasi dan Karawang-Jawa Barat. Begitu mendapat informasi tersebut, PHE ONWJ yang salah satu anjungannya berada di perairan Karawang mengerahkan kapal operasionalnya, yaitu Kapal Prabu untuk melakukan patroli ke lokasi untuk melakukan pengecekan dan pencarian informasi serta memastikan keamanan operasi perusahaan.

Sekitar 10.30 WIB, Kapal Prabu menemukan dan menyerahkan temuan serpihan dan barang pribadi yang ditemukan di sekitar lokasi hilang kontaknya pesawat Lion Air ke kapal Basarnas untuk diserahterimakan. 

    Sesuai prosedur yang berlaku di PHE ONWJ, sejak diterimanya informasi mengenai hilang kontaknya Lion Air JT-610 di sekitar perairan Tanjung Karawang, segera dilakukan aktivasi Incident Management Team (IMT) untuk memonitor situasi di lapangan.

Harian Bangsa, Page-4, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018

Oil and Gas Block Contracts to be More Flexible

The government needs to relax the scheme for profit sharing contracts for oil and gas working areas so that investors are interested in taking oil and gas blocks auctioned and conducting exploration activities.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Earth and Energy Technology, Trisakti University Pri Agung Rakhmanto said that Indonesia would face challenges in the upstream oil and gas sector. The challenge is in the form of lack of exploration activities and there has been no discovery of large-scale oil and gas blocks.

In fact, exploration activities need to be carried out to obtain oil and gas reserves. Meanwhile, the discovery of giant oil and gas blocks will be able to significantly increase oil and gas production.

"The method is not by forcing only to apply gross split [contract scheme, gross profit sharing. However, any business contract scheme that is desired and attractive to investors is needed, ".

So far, the implementation of gross profit sharing schemes has been applied to new block contracts. Until quarter III / 2018, gross profit sharing contracts have been implemented in 25 oil and gas working areas. In addition to the new block, the gross profit sharing system is also applied to one termination block in 2017, namely Blok Offshore North West Java managed by PT Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ.

In 2017, there are at least five new blocks resulting from the auction using gross split schemes. The five blocks are Andaman 1, Andaman ll, Merak Lampung, Pekawai, and West Yamdena. Meanwhile, the 4 new blocks in the 2018 auction results, namely the Citarum Block, East Ganal, East Seram, and Southeast Jambi also use gross profit sharing schemes.

A total of six oil and gas blocks are terminated in 2018, namely the North Sumatra Offshore Block, Ogan Komering, South East Sumatra, Tuban, & Attaka have used gross profit sharing schemes. Pri considers that the government can open options not to implement a regime of upstream oil and gas contracts. According to him, the type of contract is adjusted to the needs and suitability of each oil and gas block. 

     Some old contracts still use a cost recovery scheme, namely that all oil and gas production costs incurred by the contractor will be replaced from the state budget. Meanwhile, the profit share received by the contractor is the profit received by the oil and gas company.

For example, in the cost recovery scheme, the contractor gets 15% of the oil production share, while the government receives 85%. In addition to getting a 15% profit share, the contractor will also get a replacement for all oil and gas production costs that have been incurred. Instead, the gross profit sharing scheme with a government base gets 43% and contractors 57% (oil). 

    However, the profit sharing of contractors can increase depending on the condition of the oil and gas field. With the 57% profit share, the contractor has to bear the oil and gas production costs.

"There is no need for gross split or cost recovery fanatics. Don't assume that the form of the contract is everything that will determine the attractiveness or absence of an oil and gas block. "

Previously, ESDM Minister Ignasius Jonan stressed that the gross split revenue sharing system for oil and gas working area contracts would continue to operate.

"This will not return [to the cost recovery scheme], the gross split will continue to operate, because all of the big [oil and gas companies] accept it. During the Chevron in the Rokan Block, I asked whether or not [gross split system]? Want it, "he said.

the Rokan Block

Pri added, actually there are many factors that influence the attractiveness of oil and gas blocks in Indonesia, including consistency of regulation, licensing, and bureaucracy. According to him, every investor invests in adjusting the priority of his portfolio.

"The level of competitiveness with other countries is also key."

Jonan said, the government's consideration is to replace the cost recovery profit sharing scheme because of the many distortions in this system, especially in terms of processes that require a lot of time.

THE PROJECT IS OPERATING

Meanwhile, SKK Migas ensures that the upstream oil and gas project will operate as targeted, namely in 2019. Based on SKK Migas data, there are at least 13 upstream oil and gas projects targeted to operate in 2019. Wisnu Prabawa, SKK Migas Program and Communication Division Head, said the upstream project oil and gas is still on target.

"For now, all of us still have estimates for 2019. For more details we can deliver it at the end of November 2018. Well, at that time it will be discovered to what extent it will be on time. So far it is still on target, "he said.

The upstream oil and gas project includes SWB / WB / SB by PetroChina Intl. Jabung Ltd., Ario Damar-Sriwijaya Phase 2 by PT Tropik Energi Pandan, Terang Sirasun Batur phase 2 by PT Kangean Energi Indo nesia Ltd.

IN INDONESIA

Kontrak Blok Migas agar Lebih Fleksibel

Pemerintah perlu merelaksasi skema kontrak bagi hasil wilayah kerja minyak dan gas bumi sehingga investor tertarik mengambil blok migas yang dilelang dan melakukan kegiatan eksplorasi.

Dosen Fakultas Teknologi Kebumian dan Energi, Universitas Trisakti Pri Agung Rakhmanto mengatakan bahwa Indonesia akan menghadapi tantangan di sektor hulu migas. Tantangan itu berupa minimnya kegiatan eksplorasi dan belum ada lagi penemuan blok migas skala besar.

Padahal, kegiatan eksplorasi perlu terus dilakukan untuk mendapatkan cadangan migas. Sementara itu, penemuan blok migas raksasa akan mampu meningkatkan produksi minyak dan gas bumi secara signifikan.

“Caranya justru tidak dengan memaksakan untuk hanya menerapkan gross split [skema kontrak, bagi hasil kotor. Namun, perlu skema kontrak bisnis apapun yang memang dikehendaki dan menarik bagi investor,”.

Sejauh ini, penerapan skema bagi hasil kotor diterapkan untuk kontrak blok baru. Hingga kuartal III/2018, kontrak bagi hasil kotor sudah diterapkan di 25 wilayah kerja migas. Selain pada blok baru, sistem bagi hasil kotor juga diaplikasikan untuk satu blok terminasi pada 2017, yaitu Blok Offshore North West Java yang dikelola PT Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ.

Pada 2017, setidaknya ada lima blok baru hasil lelang yang menggunakan skema gross split. Kelima blok itu adalah Blok Andaman 1, Andaman ll, Merak Lampung, Pekawai, dan West Yamdena. Sementara itu, 4 blok baru pada hasil lelang 2018, yakni Blok Citarum, East Ganal, East Seram, dan Southeast Jambi juga menggunakan skema bagi hasil kotor.

Sebanyak enam blok migas terminasi 2018, yakni Blok North Sumatera Offshore, Ogan Komering, South East Sumatera, Tuban, & Attaka sudah menggunakan skema bagi hasil kotor. Pri menganggap bahwa pemerintah dapat membuka opsi untuk tidak menerapkan satu rezim kontrak hulu migas. Menurutnya, jenis kontrak disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan dan kecocokan setiap blok migas. 

    Beberapa kontrak lama masih menggunakan skema bagi hasil bersih atau cost recovery, yaitu seluruh biaya produksi migas yang dikeluarkan kontraktor akan diganti dari APBN. Sementara itu, bagi hasil yang diterima kontraktor merupakan keuntungan yang diterima perusahaan migas tersebut.

Sebagai contoh, dalam skema cost recovery, kontraktor mendapatkan bagi hasil produksi minyak sebesar 15%, sedangkan pemerintah 85%. Selain mendapatkan bagi hasil 15%, kontraktor juga akan mendapatkan penggantian seluruh biaya produksi migas yang telah dikeluarkan. 

    Sebalinya, skema bagi hasil kotor dengan basis pemerintah mendapatkan 43% dan kontraktor 57% (minyak). Namun, bagi hasil kontraktor bisa bertambah bergantung pada kondisi lapangan migas. Dengan bagi hasil 57% itu, kontraktor sudah, harus menanggung biaya produksi migas.

“Tidak perlu fanatik gross split atau cost recovery. Jangan menganggap bahwa bentuk kontrak itu segalanya yang akan menentukan menarik atau tidaknya sebuah blok migas.”

Sebelumnya, Menteri ESDM Ignasius Jonan menegaskan bahwa sistem bagi hasil gross split untuk kontrak wilayah kerja migas akan beroperasi terus.

“Ini tidak akan kembali [ke skema cost recovery], gross split akan beroperasi  terus, karena semua [perusahaan migas] yang besar terima. Chevron sewaktu di Blok Rokan, saya tanya mau tidak [sistem gross split]? Mau,” katanya.

Pri menambahkan, sebenarnya banyak faktor yang memengaruhi daya tarik blok migas di Indonesia antara lain konsistensi regulasi, perizinan, dan birokrasi. Menurutnya, setiap investor berinvestasi menyesuaikan prioritas portofolionya. 

“Tingkat daya saing dengan negara lain juga menjadi kunci.”

Jonan menyebutkan, pertimbangan pemerintah mengganti skema bagi hasil cost recovery karena banyaknya distorsi pada sistem ini, terutama dan segi proses yang banyak memerlukan waktu.

PROYEK BEROPERASI

Sementara itu, SKK Migas memastikan bahwa proyek hulu migas akan beroperasi sesuai target, yaitu pada 2019. Berdasarkan data SKK Migas, setidaknya ada 13 proyek hulu migas yang ditargetkan beroperasi pada 2019. Kepala Divisi Program dan Komunikasi SKK Migas Wisnu Prabawa Taher mengatakan, proyek hulu migas masih sesuai target. 

“Kalau untuk saat ini semuanya kami masih punya estimasi untuk 2019. Untuk detailnya lagi kami bisa sampaikan pada akhir November 2018. Nah, saat itu akan ketahuan sejauh mana akan tepat waktu. Sejauh ini masih sesuai target,” katanya.

Proyek hulu migas tersebut antara lain SWB/WB/SB oleh PetroChina Intl. Jabung Ltd., Ario Damar-Sriwijaya Phase 2 oleh PT Tropik Energi Pandan, Terang Sirasun Batur phase 2 oleh PT Kangean Energi Indo nesia Ltd. 

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-24, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018