Land Not Ready

PT Pertamina (Persero) has decided to build a refinery in Tuban, East Java, but the company has not completed land acquisition. So far, the progress that has been made is the location of the construction of the refinery which was decided in Tuban and has not changed and the original plan.

Corporate Secretary of PT Pertamina (Persero) Syahrial Muchtar said that the reason for choosing an oil refinery in Tuban, East Java, was to be close to the existing refinery facility, Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI).

Rosneft Refinery in Tuban East Java

TPPI is a subsidiary of PT Tuban Petrochemical Industries (Tuban Petro). TPPI was initiated in 1995 by Tirtamas. The monetary crisis forced this company to be handed over by the owner to the government. Syahrial explained, the company had made several options for the location of the construction of an oil refinery in East Java. All of the options have gone through technical studies.

"The [oil refinery location] is directed there [Tuban] because we want to integrate with TPPI. Now, we can now complete the land acquisition process. "The land acquisition process is the same, as we have previously experienced," he said.

Based on data from the Committee for the Acceleration of Priority Infrastructure Provision (KPPIP) Tuban Refinery is a new oil refinery development project with a production capacity of 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) to be built in Tuban, East Java. Pertamina targets the Tuban Refinery project to be completed in 2025, meaning that Pertamina still has 7 years.

Rosneft Refinery

Desasin refinery will use a petrochemical configuration that is integrated with PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama. Pertamina had previously formed a joint venture with Rosneft, an oil and gas company from Russia.

Rosneft Russia

The joint venture, PT Pertamina Rosneft Processing and Petrochemical (PRPP), was established on November 28, 2017. Pertamina has also requested legal opinion from state lawyers about the validity of the oil refinery project in the public interest category to answer the doubts of the East Java Provincial Government in issuing location determination permits.

Arcandra Tahar

Last week, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arcandra Tahar said that the planned construction of an oil refinery by Pertamina in Situbondo was canceled and returned to Tuban.

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Lahan Belum Siap

PT Pertamina (Persero) telah memutuskan lokasi pembangunan kilang minyak di Tuban, Jawa Timur, tetapi perseroan belum menyelesaikan pembebasan lahan. Sejauh ini, kemajuan yang sudah didapatkan adalah lokasi pembangunan kilang yang diputuskan di Tuban dan tidak berubah dan rencana awal.

Sekretaris Perusahaan PT Pertamina (Persero) Syahrial Muchtar mengatakan bahwa alasan pemilihan lokasi pembangunan kilang minyak di Tuban, Jawa Timur, agar dekat dengan fasilitas kilang yang sudah ada, yaitu Trans Pacific Petrochemical lndotama (TPPI).

TPPI merupakan anak perusahaan dari PT Tuban Petrochemical Industries (Tuban Petro). TPPI dirintis pada 1995 oleh Tirtamas. Krisis moneter memaksa perusahaan ini diserahkan oleh sang pemilik kepada pemerintah. Syahrial menjelaskan, perseroan telah membuat beberapa opsi lokasi pembangunan kilang minyak di Jawa Timur. Seluruh opsi itu telah melalui kajian teknis.

“Kalau [lokasi kilang minyak] diarahkan ke sana [Tuban] karena kami ingin integrasikan dengan TPPI. Nah, sekarang kami proses pembebasan tanah bisa segera kami selesaikan. Proses pembebasan [lahan] sama saja, seperti yang sebelumnya pernah kami alami,” tuturnya.

Berdasarkan data Komite Percepatan Penyediaan Infrastruktur Prioritas (KPPIP) Kilang Tuban merupakan proyek pembangunan kilang minyak baru dengan kapasitas produksi 300.000 barel per hari (bph) yang akan dibangun di Tuban, Jawa Timur. Pertamina menargetkan proyek Kilang Tuban selesai pada 2025 Artinya, Pertamina masih memiliki waktu 7 tahun.

Desasin kilang akan menggunakan konfigurasi petrokimia yang terintegrasi dengan PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama. Pertamina sebelumnya telah membentuk perusahaan patungan dengan Rosneft, perusahaan migas dari Rusia. 

Perusahaan patungan, PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PRPP), didirikan pada 28 November 2017. Pertamina juga telah meminta opini hukum dari pengacara negara tentang keabsahan proyek kilang minyak dalam kategori kepentingan umum untuk menjawab keraguan Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Timur dalam penerbitan izin penetapan lokasi.

Pekan lalu, Wakil Menteri Energi dan Surnber Daya Mineral Arcandra Tahar mengatakan bahwa rencana pembangunan kilang minyak oleh Pertamina di Situbondo dibatalkan dan dikembalikan ke Tuban.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-24, Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018