79th Anniversary of Indonesia: Pertamina Realizes Energy Security for a Progressive Indonesia
Jakarta, August 16, 2024 – Commemorating the 79th year of Indonesia’s Independence, PT Pertamina (Persero) continues its organizational transformation to support energy independence for a progressive Indonesia. Over the past five years, Pertamina has successfully taken over the operations of strategic oil and gas blocks that form the backbone of Indonesia's upstream oil and gas sector. This achievement has also been acknowledged by the government, considering these oil and gas blocks had been managed by foreign companies for 97 years in the history of Indonesian oil.
At the same time, Pertamina has successfully carried out refineries’ revitalization and modernization, which play a crucial role in maintaining the national fuel supply.
The Vice President of Corporate Communication of Pertamina, Fadjar Djoko Santoso, stated that Pertamina has successfully managed the Rokan Work Area (WA), a strategic oil and gas block that now contributes around 25 percent of national production.
“Pertamina has successfully increased production in the Rokan Work Area after taking over its management. This proves that Pertamina can compete to increase production,” said Fadjar.
Fadjar added that Rokan WA is the most productive oil and gas work area in the history of Indonesian oil, with more than 12,000 wells, 13,200 km of pipelines, and 35 gathering stations. More than 11 billion barrels of crude oil have been produced from Rokan WA from several major fields, including Minas, Duri, Bangko, Bekasap, Balam South, Kotabatak, Petani, Pematang, Petapahan, and Pager.
“Rokan WA is currently managed by PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR), which has successfully implemented a massive and aggressive drilling program, thus being able to counter the natural decline in production while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production,” explained Fadjar.
According to Fadjar, the oil production of Rokan WA at the time of the takeover was recorded at 158.7 MBOPD, and it has now increased to 167,270 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD). A year after the takeover, Pertamina, through PHR, successfully conducted 370 drillings, more than triple the previous number of 105 well drillings, executing 15,000 Work Over (WO) and Well Intervention Well Services (WIWS) activities that absorbed 60% of Domestic Component Level (TKDN) to drive the national economy.
PHR Rokan WA recorded oil and gas lifting by the end of 2023 at around 59 million barrels, a significant increase from the previous year’s 57.3 million barrels.
In 2024, PHR will continue to increase oil and gas production by conducting integrated drilling to produce high-quality, efficient, reliable, and safe oil wells. Approximately 570 wells will be drilled to boost national oil reserves in Rokan WA.
Additionally, Pertamina is implementing digital transformation in PHR, which contributes to increased production and operational reliability. The AI-Based Inferred Production (ABI-PRO) technology application enables pump performance monitoring in each well. Pertamina also applies Artificial Intelligence to subsurface facilities, such as Advanced Dyno Card Self Supervised Learning (SSL Saurus), which can identify subsurface operational declines. All digital technology innovations in the Rokan Block can be monitored in real-time at the operational control room and the Big Data Digital & Innovation Center (DICE).
In the refining sector, Pertamina has completed nine strategic projects for refinery revitalization and modernization over the past five years. These projects include the Langit Biru Cilacap PLBC, TPPI OSBL Revamping, Green Refinery Cilacap, RDMP Balongan, RCC Balongan, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, Dumai Upgrading, Senipah Balikpapan Pipeline, and TPPI ISBL Revamping.
Pertamina's current refinery intake volume has reached 341 million barrels, the highest since Pertamina's Sub-holding establishment.
“Pertamina will soon operate the largest refinery in Indonesia, namely RDMP Balikpapan, with a capacity of 360 thousand barrels. RDMP Balikpapan will be a modern, environmentally friendly refinery as it can reduce carbon emissions from energy efficiency in operations and the products it will produce,” said Fadjar.
The Balikpapan Refinery, Fadjar continued, can process almost all types of crude oil with more advanced processes, allowing for more efficient and cost-effective crude sourcing. The quality of the products produced by the Balikpapan Refinery will also improve from Euro 2 to Euro 5 standards.
The RDMP Balikpapan project aligns with Indonesia's energy transition roadmap as it significantly reduces exhaust gas emissions through energy efficiency in operations and the products it produces.
Pertamina, as a leading company in the energy transition, is committed to supporting the Net Zero Emission 2060 target by continuously promoting programs that directly impact the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement. All these efforts align with Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) implementation across all Pertamina's business lines and operations.**