Incentives Impex Continues Negotiated

The government claims Inpex Corp. has agreed to offer incentives. Thus the project Abadi field, Masela Sea Arafuru ready to run. Coordinating Minister for maritime Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan explain, orally Inpex has expressed willingness to accept the offer of the Government of Indonesia.

The agreement is expected to be officially announced during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Abe Sinzho to homeland on January 15, 2017. Unofficial agreed, verbally roughly so. In writing we are still waiting, "he said, during a press conference, at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for maritime, on Monday (9/1). Luhut said Inpex has agreed renewal term management contract for 7 years, from the initial request, which is 10 years old. and increasing the capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG), including the addition of production to the needs of industries as well as payment of the claimed sunk cost Inpex, which is about US $ 1.2 billion.

Of course, before having to go through the audit process by the Special Unit of Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) first. Seven years we've been the final, and with additional capacity of 7.5 MTPA plus 474 MMSCFD.

According Luhut, in additional production capacity Abadi gas field, the government is also to ensure the absorption of production and the Ministry of Industry confirmed manage the gas that is readily absorbed. There are three factories to be built. Of which are owned by PT Pupuk Indonesia Tbk (SMGR), Kaltim Methanol Industri / Sojilz and Elsoro Multi Pratama. There is a take off, we talked to the Ministry of Industry, someone has to take.

In the management of downstream gas Masela, the government allocated approximately US $ 9 billion. The money to build the petrochemical industry and fertilizer industry. As for the construction of LNG facilities, the government through the Ministry of Energy calculated the funding requirement of between US $ 15 billion - $ 16 billion. The figure is actually shrinking of the estimated initial investment of US $ 22 Billion.

Senior Communication Manager Inpex Corporation Usman Slamet said it was still talking with the government continue. We hope, in the near future there are decisions that support this project

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Insentif Impex Masih Terus Dinegosiasi

Pemerintah mengklaim, Inpex Corp telah menyepakati penawaran insentif. Dengan demikian proyek Lapangan Abadi, Blok Masela di Laut Arafuru siap berjalan. Menteri Koordinator Bidang Kemaritiman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan menjelaskan, secara lisan Inpex sudah menyatakan kesediaan menerima tawaran Pemerintah Indonesia.

Kesepakatan tersebut diharapkan bisa resmi diumumkan saat kunjungan Perdana Menteri Jepang Sinzho Abe ke tanah air pada 15 Januari 2017 mendatang. Unofficial menyatakan setuju, secara lisan kira-kira begitu. Secara tertulis kita masih tunggu," katanya, saat konfrensi pers, di Kantor Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kemaritiman, pada Senin (9/ 1). Luhut bilang, Inpex sudah menyetujui masa perpanjangan kontrak pengelolaan selama 7 tahun, dari permintaan awal, yakni 10 tahun. Serta penambahan kapasitas kilang gas alam cair (LNG), termasuk penambahan produksi untuk kebutuhan lndustri serta pembayaran sunk cost sebesar yang diklaim Inpex, yakni sekitar US$ 1,2 miliar.

Tentu saja sebelumnya harus melalui proses audit oleh Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) terlebih dulu. Tujuh tahun kami sudah final, lalu tambahan kapasitas produksi 7,5 MTPA plus 474 mmscfd.

Menurut Luhut, dalam penambahan kapasitas produksi gas di Lapangan Abadi, pemerintah juga memastikan penyerapan hasil produksi dan Kementerian Perindustrian dipastikan mengelola gas yang siap diserap. Ada tiga pabrik yang akan dibangun. Di antaranya milik PT Pupuk Indonesia Tbk (SMGR), Kaltim Methanol Industri/Sojilz dan Elsoro Multi Pratama. Ada yang off take, kita bicara ke Kementerian Perindustrian, harus ada yang ambil.

Dalam pengelolaan hilir gas Masela, pemerintah mengalokasikan dana sekitar US$ 9 miliar. Uang itu untuk membangun industri petrokimia dan industri pupuk. Sementara untuk pembangunan fasilitas LNG, pemerintah melalui Kementerian ESDM mengkalkulasikan kebutuhan dana antara US$ 15 miliar - US$ 16 miliar. Angka tersebut sebenarnya menyusut dari perkiraan investasi awal, sebesar US$ 22 Miliar.

Senior Communication Manager Inpex Corporation Usman Slamet mengatakan, pihaknya masih bicara terus dengan pemerintah. Kami berharap, dalam waktu dekat ada keputusan yang mendukung proyek ini

Kontan, Page-14, Tuesday, Jan, 10, 2017