Pertamina and EWP Strengthen Sustainable Gas Project Collaboration to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Dubai, December 7, 2023 - PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Earth Wind & Power AS (EWP), an innovative company providing sustainable access between energy surplus and computational power demand, as well as Environmental Social Governance (ESG) solutions. Both parties have agreed to plan and execute a gas-to-data project to reduce gas emissions and support energy transition.

The MoU signing related to Gas-to-Data (G2D) utilization from Flare Gas took place in Dubai, coinciding with the UNFCCC COP-28 activities on Tuesday, December 5, witnessed by the Norwegian Minister of Energy. The MoU signifies PHR's commitment to implementing Flaring Elimination to comply with the regulations set by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR), as well as PHR's commitment to ESG implementation.

"We are delighted to strengthen collaboration with Earth Wind & Power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our operations, aligning with PHR's decarbonization program," said Erwin Sinisuka, Vice President of Facility Engineering of PHR.

The signed MoU focuses on completing a technical feasibility study that centers on the technical resources available to the company by EWP for the utilization plan of flare or vent gas at PHR for G2D, fully funded by EWP, along with access support and data from PHR. "We hope that upon the feasibility study completion through this MoU, it can progress to the next stage through a new agreement for further cooperation," he added.

EWP welcomes this MoU, offering ESG solutions to utilize excess or wasted energy to create new value and reduce emissions. Both PHR and EWP share a positive outlook on power demand for data storage and processing services, committing to positively contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

"I am proud to announce that our collaboration with Pertamina continues, marking an achievement in EWP's mission to apply ESG solutions to tackle challenges, namely energy waste and environmental impacts from gas flaring. It is a pleasure to collaborate with partners, sharing our vision in supporting the global energy transition through sustainable and innovative business model creation," said Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde, CEO and co-founder of EWP and former Minister of National Public Security of Norway and Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Norway.

PHR and EWP have agreed to conduct a joint feasibility study for EWP's modular data center infrastructure potential deployment in several fields within the Rokan Working Area (WA) to assess vent gas utilization to generate computational power. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global surplus energy amounts to a significant 150 billion cubic meters wasted through burning annually, equivalent to 350 million tons of CO2.

This collaboration will harness EWP's expertise in converting excess energy, which otherwise would be wasted through gas flaring, into electrical power for cutting-edge modular data centers and Pertamina's commitment to operational excellence and higher environmental standards.

EWP and Pertamina intend to implement gas-to-data projects in vent gas locations in Indonesia, where this gas will be utilized to generate computational power. Both parties agree to explore future gas-to-data projects for the entire PHR Regional 1 - Sumatra area to support the company's decarbonization program.

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.