Chevron Oil Shaking Tax to Pertamina.

As an oil and gas contractor (KKKS) that has an obligation to sell oil, until now PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia has not done so. Willing to sell oil to Pertamina, Chevron still has objections to tax issues.

Minister of Finance Regulation Number 34 of 2017 makes contractors like Chevron taxable if they sell their oil domestically. Conversely, if you bring the oil abroad you are exempt from tax. This makes contractors prefer to export their oil rather than selling it to Pertamina.

Even so, the Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Djoko Siswanto noted that there were nine oil and gas contractors interested in selling their part of crude oil to Pertamina.

"The deal has been sold to Pertamina," he said.

Even so, there are problems that hinder the implementation of this program, especially related to negotiations involving the sale and purchase of large volumes of oil.

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"Like Chevron, there are tax issues. This is in the Letter from Mrs. Nicke (Pertamina's Managing Director), there is a discussion, one of which is about taxes, "he said.

The policy on the sale of oil and gas contractor products to Pertamina refers to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 42 of 2018 concerning Priority for Utilizing Petroleum for Fulfilling Domestic Needs. Pertamina and business entities holding petroleum management business licenses must look for petroleum supplies from domestic contractors before planning to import petroleum.

As for the use of currencies in crude oil sales transactions, the government does not limit. In fact, the emergence of ESDM Ministerial Regulation 42/2018 is a response to the weakening of the rupiah exchange rate against the US dollar (US).

"Want to use the rupiah please, it's not limited," said Djoko.

PT Pertamina's Corporate Communication Vice President, Adiatma Sardjito, stated that Pertamina is still seeking all crude oil purchase transactions using the rupiah. What is certain, at present, is the total agreed oil sales volume of 3.62 million barrels of oil, and will come into effect early 2019.

"The calculation is a purchase per year," Adiatma said.

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Pajak Ganjal Minyak Chevron ke Pertamina.

Sebagai kontraktor migas (KKKS) yang memiliki kewajiban menjual minyak, hingga kini PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia belum melakukannya. Bersedia menjual minyak ke Pertamina, Chevron masih keberatan dengan masalah perpajakan.

Peraturan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 34 Tahun 2017 membuat kontraktor seperti Chevron terkena pajak jika menjual minyaknya ke dalam negeri. Sebaliknya, jika membawa minyaknya ke luar negeri justru dibebaskan dari pajak. Hal ini membuat kontraktor lebih memilih mengekspor minyaknya daripada menjual ke Pertamina.

Meski begitu, Direktur Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi (Migas) Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Djoko Siswanto mencatat, sudah ada sembilan kontraktor migas yang berminat menjual hasil minyak mentah bagian mereka ke Pertamina. 

“Sudah deal dijual kepada Pertamina," ungkap dia.

Meski begitu, ada permasalahan yang menghambat implementasi program ini, terutama terkait negosiasi yang melibatkan jual beli volume minyak dalam jumlah besar.

“Seperti Chevron, ada masalah pajak. Ini ada dalam Surat dari Bu Nicke (Dirut Pertamina), ada diskusi, salah satunya soal pajak,” ujar dia.

Kebijakan penjualan hasil minyak kontraktor migas kepada Pertamina mengacu Peraturan Menteri ESDM Nomor 42 Tahun 2018 tentang Prioritas Pemanfaatan Minyak Bumi untuk Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Dalam Negeri. Pertamina dan badan usaha pemegang izin usaha pengelolaan minyak bumi Wajib mencari pasokan minyak bumi dari kontraktor dalam negeri sebelum merencanakan impor minyak bumi.

Adapun penggunaan mata uang dalam transaksi penjualan minyak mentah, pemerintah tidak membatasi. Padahal, munculnya Peraturan Menteri ESDM 42/2018 merupakan respons atas pelemahan nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dollar Amerika Serikat (AS). 

“Mau menggunakan rupiah silakan, tidak dibatasi,” ungkap Djoko.

Vice President Corporate Communication PT Pertamina, Adiatma Sardjito mengemukakan, Pertamina masih mengupayakan transaksi pembelian minyak mentah seluruhnya menggunakan mata uang rupiah. Yang sudah pasti, saat ini, total volume penjualan minyak yang disepakati sebesar 3,62 juta barel minyak, dan mulai berlaku awal 2019. 

“Hitungannya pembelian per tahun, ” kata Adiatma.

Kontan, Page-14, Thursday, Nov 15, 2018