Manage East Natuna, Pertamina to Invite Partners

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) furious with the development of East Natuna Block project is increasingly unclear. Therefore, the Ministry of Energy will provide the assigning of PT Pertamina to work on the East Natuna is estimated to reach Rp 165 trillion.

If the government gave the assignment to Pertamina, this means that the principles of the agreement or the principles of agreement (POA) exploration and exploitation of the East Natuna which was signed in 2011 and will end in 2018 null and void, result, stock-sharing agreement based on the POA also participate canceled. POA According to the agreement, Pertamina holds 35%, Esso Natuna Ltd. (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) and PTT Thailand 35% 15% As well as Total EP latter holding a 15% retreat.

Director General of Oil and Gas Ministry of Energy, IGN Wiratmaja Puja states, with the assignment scheme, Pertamina welcome collaboration with Esso and PTT Thailand in the East Natuna Block. "Share not, go ahead later Pertamina proposed," he said.

Pertamina will get a chance to do business to business talks with partners in the East Natuna Block. That's why Esso Natuna and Thai PTT allowed to buy stocks. According to Pertamina's upstream director, Syamsu Alam, by assignment, Pertamina may invite a partner in the East Natuna block at this time. "How to divide its share, could he asked to the minister."

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Kelola East Natuna, Pertamina Bisa Ajak Mitra

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) geram dengan perkembangan proyek Blok East Natuna yang kian tidak jelas. Karena itu, Kementerian ESDM akan memberikan penugasan kepada PT Pertamina untuk menggarap proyek East Natuna yang ditaksir mencapai Rp 165 triliun.

Jika pemerintah memberi penugasan ke Pertamina, ini artinya prinsip-prinsip kesepakatan atau principles of agreement (POA) eksplorasi dan eksploitasi wilayah East Natuna yang telah di teken 2011 dan akan berakhir 2018 batal, Hasilnya, kesepakatan pembagian saham berdasarkan POA tersebut ikut batal juga. Sesuai kesepakatan POA, Pertamina memegang 35%, Esso Natuna Ltd (anak usaha ExxonMobil) 35% dan PTT Thailand 15% Serta Total EP

yang belakangan mundur menggenggam 15% . 

Direktur Jenderal Migas Kementerian ESDM, IGN Wiratmaja Puja menyatakan, dengan skema penugasan, Pertamina dipersilakan bekerjasama dengan Esso dan PTT Thailand di Blok East Natuna. "Share belum, silakan nanti Pertamina mengusulkan," katanya.

Pertamina akan mendapat kesempatan untuk melakukan pembicaraan secara business to business dengan mitra di Blok East Natuna. Karena itulah Esso Natuna dan PTT Thai diperkenankan membeli saham. Menurut Direktur Hulu Pertamina, Syamsu Alam, dengan penugasan, Pertamina boleh mengajak mitra yang ada di blok East Natuna saat ini. "Berapa bagi-bagi share-nya, bisa tanyanya ke Pak Menteri."

Kontan, Page-14, Monday, Jan, 23, 2017