The desire of PT Pertamina to participate in the management of the Masela Block in the Arafura Sea, Maluku does not get the government's blessing. Therefore, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will only offer oil and gas blocks (oil and gas) for the termination of production contract or termination to Pertamina. Until now, the Masela Block has not been produced yet.
"PoD (plan of development) does not exist yet, while the intended offer to Pertamina is Production and terminating working area of oil and gas," explained Tunggal, Director of Upstream Development of ESDM Ministry at ESDM Ministry Office, Tuesday (24/10).
But that does not mean Pertamina has no chance at all. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources invites government-owned companies to participate in the Masela Block through a business to business (B2B) scheme. Initially, Pertamina was interested in obtaining a 10% participatory interest (PI) participation in Masela Block. The lnpex Corporation becomes the operator of oil and gas blocks.
Masela Block - Owner By Inpex Corporation Japan
The term of the Japanese contract in Masela Block ends in 2018. Earlier, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignatius Jonan had secured the extension of the Masela Block management contract for up to 20 years after the Inpex contract expires next year. Not only the extension of the contract, the government also promised a period of compensation during the seven-year exploration.
The reason the government gives the compensation period because Inpex takes additional time. The longer term is the impact of changes in the scheme of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities built on the sea or offshore onshore or onshore.
"The minister's discretion, the legal basis is in article 39 of the Oil and Gas Law," said Susyanto, Secretary of Directorate General of Oil and Gas Ministry of ESDM.
Pri Agung Rakhmanto, Energy Researcher and Observer can tolerate the granting of such compensation period. However, this is not the case with the grant of contract extension guarantee to Inpex. Because, until now there is no gas buyer Masela Block.
"In the case of this Masela block, to my knowledge there has been no gas sale and purchase agreement at all," said Pri.
IN INDONESIA
ESDM: Masela Bukan untuk Pertamina
Keinginan PT Pertamina ikut berpartisipasi dalam pengelolaan Blok Masela di Laut Arafura, Maluku tidak mendapatkan restu pemerintah. Sebab, Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) hanya akan menyodorkan blok minyak dan gas (migas) habis masa kontrak yang sudah berproduksi atau terminasi kepada Pertamina. Sementara hingga kini Blok Masela belum berproduksi.
"PoD (plan of development) saja belum ada, sedangkan yang dimaksud ditawarkan ke Pertamina itu Wilayah Kerja migas yang produksi dan yang sudah terminasi," terang Tunggal, Direktur Pembinaan Hulu Kementerian ESDM di Kantor Kementerian ESDM, Selasa (24/10).
Namun bukan berarti Pertamina tidak memiliki peluang sedikitpun. Kementerian ESDM mempersilakan perusahaan milik pemerintah ini ikut berpartisipasi di Blok Masela melalui skema business to business (B2B). Semula, Pertamina berminat mendapatkan hak partisipasi alias participating interest (PI) 10% di Blok Masela. Adapun lnpex Corporation menjadi operator blok migasnya.
Masa kontrak persuhaan asal Jepang itu di Blok Masela berakhir pada tahun 2018. Sebelumnya, Menteri ESDM Ignasius Jonan sempat memberikan jaminan perpanjangan kontrak pengelolaan Blok Masela hingga 20 tahun pasca masa kontrak Inpex habis tahun depan. Tidak hanya perpanjangan kontrak, pemerintah juga menjanjikan masa kompensasi selama eksplorasi tujuh tahun.
Alasan pemerintah memberikan masa kompensasi karena Inpex membutuhkan waktu tambahan. Adapun waktu yang lebih panjang itu adalah dampak perubahan skema pembangunan fasilitas liquefied natural gas (LNG) yang semula di laut atau offshore menjadi di darat atau onshore.
"Diskresi menteri itu, dasar hukumnya ada di pasal 39 Undang~Undang Migas," ujar Susyanto, Sekretaris Direktorat Jenderal Migas
Kementerian ESDM.
Pri Agung Rakhmanto, Peneliti dan Pengamat Energi bisa memaklumi pemberian masa kompensasi tersebut. Namun tidak demikian dengan pemberian jaminan perpanjangan kontrak terhadap Inpex. Pasalnya, hingga kini belum ada pembeli gas Blok Masela.
"Dalam kasus blok Masela ini, sepengetahuan saya belum ada perjanjian jual beli gas sama sekali," tegas Pri.
Kontan, Page-14, Wednesday, October 25, 2017
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