JTB Project Can Hack Economy

Jambaran-Tiung Biru will be a new hope for Indonesia, especially to overcome the gas supply deficit in Central Java and East Java. The government is optimistic that the gas field of Jambaran-Tiung Biru (JTB) unitization in Bojonegoro, East Java, can produce in 2021.

"I think the JTB gas field development project could be completed in 3.5 years, so it will start production in 2021," said Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan in Bojonegoro yesterday.

He stated that after laying the first stone JTB gas field development project accompanied by Regent Bojonegoro Suyoto, Head of SKK Migas Amien Sunaryadi, and President Director of PT Pertamina EP Elia Massa Manik.

According to Jonan, the development of JTB gas field can be implemented after the reduction of Plant of Development (POD) project of JTB gas field development from US $ 2.1 billion to US $ 1,547 billion. In addition, there is an agreement between PT Pertamina EP and PLN as JTB gas buyer with a price of US $ 7.6 / million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd).

In accordance with the plan, JTB field gas producing 330 mmscfd, of which 330 mmscfd will be distributed through transmission pipes of Gresik-Semarang gas 28 in diameter.

"The buyer is only PLN. If there are more buyers, it can be because the potential of JTB gas field is quite big, "said Jonan, who today plans to open the 2017 Energy and Mining Expo Fair with a justice theme for people's welfare and sustainable investment in Jakarta.

Absorb Workers

Jonan hopes that the development of JTB gas field can absorb local workforce, but it can also encourage the growth of various industries as the impact of the gas field development project. President Director of PT Pertamina Elia Massa Manik said that the groundbreaking of the Jambaran-Tiung Biru gas field development will be a new hope for Indonesia, especially to overcome the gas supply deficit in Central Java and East Java.

Pertamina is determined to immediately realize JTB which is part of national strategic project in order to provide multiplier effect for national economy.

"The development of the JTB gas field will also create employment directly and indirectly and in turn will reduce the poverty rate which is one of President Ioko Widodo's priority programs," he said.

Currently, Pertamina through its subsidiary PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) is completing the construction of 267 kilometers of Gresik-Semarang pipeline with an investment of US $ 515.7 million. On that occasion, Regent Bojonegoro Suyoto urged contractors working on the JTB gas field unit development project, which would require about 6,000 workers, to utilize local labor.

"We ask the contractor to utilize skill and workforce that do not have kemampun from local Bojonegoro also Blora, Central Java," he said.

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Proyek JTB Bisa Dongkrak Ekonomi

Jambaran-Tiung Biru akan menjadi harapan baru bagi Indonesia, khususnya untuk mengatasi defisit pasokan gas di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur. Pemerintah optimistis lapangan gas unitisasi Jambaran-Tiung Biru (JTB) di Kabupaten Bojonegoro, Jawa Timur, bisa berproduksi pada 2021.

“Saya kira pekerjaan proyek pengemgbangan lapangan gas JTB bisa selesai 3,5 tahun sehingga sudah berproduksi pada 2021,” kata Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan di Bojonegoro, kemarin.

Ia menyatakan hal itu seusai meletakkan batu pertama proyek pengembangan lapangan gas JTB dengan didampingi Bupati Bojonegoro Suyoto, Kepala SKK Migas Amien Sunaryadi, dan Direktur Utama PT Pertamina EP Elia Massa Manik.

Menurut Jonan, pengembangan lapangan gas JTB bisa dilaksanakan setelah ada pengurangan plant of development (POD) proyek pengembangan lapangan gas JTB dari US$ 2,1 miliar menjadi US$ 1,547 miliar. Selain itu, ada kesepakatan antara PT Pertamina EP dan PLN sebagai pembeli gas JTB dengang harga US$ 7,6/juta standar kaki kubik per hari (million metric standard cubic feet per day/mmscfd).

Sesuai rencana, gas lapangan JTB yang berproduksi sebesar 330 mmscfd, di antaranya sebesar 330 mmscfd akan didistribusikan melalui pipa transmigis gas Gresik-Semarang yang berdiameter 28 inci.

“Pembelinya hanya PLN. Kalau memang ada pembeli lagi, ya bisa, sebab potensi lapangan gas JTB cukup besar,” kata Jonan, yang hari ini rencananya akan membuka Pekan Pertambangan dan Energi Expo 2017 bertema Energi berkeadilan untuk kesejahteraan rakyat dan investasi berkelanjutan, di Jakarta.

Serap Pekerja 

Jonan berharap pengembangan lapangan gas JTB bisa menyerap tenaga kerja lokal, selain juga bisa mendorong bertumbuhnya berbagai aneka industri sebagai dampak adanya proyek pengembangan lapangan gas tersebut. Direktur Utama PT Pertamina Elia Massa Manik mengatakan groundbreaking pengembangan lapangan gas Jambaran-Tiung Biru akan menjadi harapan baru bagi Indonesia, khususnya untuk mengatasi defisit pasokan gas di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur.

Pertamina bertekad segera mewujudkan JTB yang merupakan bagian dari proyek strategis nasional agar dapat memberikan multiplier effect bagi ekonomi nasional.

“Pengembangan lapangan gas JTB juga akan membuka lapangan kerja secara langsung maupun tidak langsung dan pada gilirannya akan mengurangi angka kemiskinan yang menjadi salah satu program prioritas Presiden Ioko Widodo,” tuturnya.

Saat ini, Pertamina melalui anak perusahaan PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) sedang menyelesaikan pembangunan pipa Gresik-Semarang sepanjang 267 kilometer dengan investasi senilai US$ 515,7 juta. Pada kesempatan itu, Bupati Bojonegoro Suyoto mendesak kontraktor yang bekerja di proyek pengembangan unitisasi lapangan gas JTB, yang akan membutuhkan sekitar 6.000 tenaga kerja, untuk memanfaatkan tenaga kerja lokal.

“Kami minta kontraktor memanfaatkan tenaga kerja skill maupun tenaga kerja yang tidak memiliki kemampun dari lokal Bojonegoro juga Blora, Jawa Tengah,” tegasnya. 

Media Indonesia, Page-17, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Pertamina starts $1.54b project in East Java gas Field

State-owned energy giant Pertamina, through its subsidiary PT Pertamina. EP Cepu (PEPC), commenced on Monday the development of the Jambaran-Tiung Biru (JTB) field in Bojonegoro East Java with an estimated investment of US$1.54 billion.  The project began after Pertamina agreed with its buyer, state-ovvned electricity firm PLN, the price for gas the latter will receive at its plant in Gresik, East Java, among other issues.

PEPC has appointed state-owned construction company PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) and its counterpart PT JGC Indonesia, the local unit of Japan-based engineering firm JGC Corp., to build the JTB field, which holds 2.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in gas reserves. It is slated to begin production in 2021.

Once operational, the field will be able to generate 172 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas Wwithin a period of 16 years. Pertamina will sell 100 mmscfd of the total gas output to PLN with a price of $7.6 per million British thermal units (mmbtu). The rest will be allocated to support industrialactivities around the JTB field.

The gas from the field is scheduled to be transported through pipelines from Gresik to Central Java’s capital Semarang, which is being built by another Pertamina subsidiary, PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), with an investment worth $515.7 million. The facility, set for completion by mid2018, will be able to transmit 500 mmscfd of gas to industrial firms across seven cities in Central and East Java provinces.

“This way, the utilization of gas can be expanded, while several delayed projects can resume to drive the economy of Central and East Java,” Pertamina president director Elia Massa Manik said in astatement. The project would bring $3.61 billion in state revenues until the project ends in 2035, head of Up-stream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas), Amien Sunaryadi, said in a separate statement.

Earlier, SKKMigas said the construction ofthe field was over-priced and consequently, ordered an audit, which resulted in the current investment value. At present, Pertamina indirectly controls 49.4 percent in the JTB field, part of the Cepu Block that lies between Central and East Java. Meanwhile, United States oil giant ExxonMobil and a local government-owned enterprise (BUMD) hold 41.4 percent stake and 9.2 percent stake, respectively.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has mandated Pertamina to take over ExxonMobil’s shares valued at an estimated $121 million. Separately, on the same day, Pertamina’s subsidiary PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) also began to develop a new gas field, SP gas field, in the Offshore Northwest Java (ONWJ) block that spans from the north of Cirebon, West Java to Thousand Islands, Jakarta.

PHE has earmarked $92.7 million to build infrastructure as well as drill three development wells at the field, which may produce 30 mmscfd of gas starting from 2018.

“This shows our commitment to boosting national oil and gas production,” PHE president director R. Gunung Sardjono said in a statement.

The ONWJ block was taken over by PHE earlier this year and it is the first block to be operated under the new gross-split scheme, which requires oil and gas contractors to pay exploration and exploitation costs on their own in exchange for a higher profit split. The firm previously struggled to mn the block under the new scheme due to its economic infeasibility.

However, Gunung confirmed in August that the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry had approved its proposal to increase the companys portion of production output to 73.5 percent for oil fields and 81 percent for gas fields, from the earlier agreement of 57.5 percent and 62.5 percent, respectively. As of July the ONWJ block produced 33,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and 126.8 mmscfd of gas.

Jakarta Post, Page-19, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Pertamina Begins Construction of JTB Project US $ 1.54 M

PT Pertamina through its subsidiary PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) initiated the development of the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project worth US $ 1.54 billion. The project will increase state revenues of US $ 3.61 billion during the production sharing contract (PSC).

Laying the first stone of the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project was inaugurated by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ignatius Jonan. In the inauguration was attended by Head of SKK Migas Amien Sunaryadi, Head of BPH Migas Fanshurullah Asa, President Commissioner of PT Pertamina Tanri Abeng, President Director of PT Pertamina Elia Massa Manik, and Bupati Bojonegoro Suyoto.

Pertamina President Director Elia Massa Manik said the groundbreaking of Jambaran-Tiung Biru development would be a solution to overcome the gas supply deficit in Central Java and East Java. With gas reserves of 2.5 trillion cubic feet, the company expects gas supply from Jambaran-Tiung Biru to meet the needs of industry in this region so that it can drive the national economy. He added that with the progress of the project, Pertamina is optimistic that the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project will produce 2021.

"Utilization of gas can be expanded, so that projects that have been delayed and its economy is doubtful, will run again one by one move the economy in Central Java and East Java," he said in his official statement on Monday (25/9).

The Jambaran-Tiung Biru project has a high complexity with 34% carbon dioxide and 330 million metric standard cubic feet per day / MMscfd gas processing facility. Meanwhile, the selling gas produced is 172 Mmscfd. Drilling wells for this project will start after PEPC appointed PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) and PT Japan Gas Corporation which has won the tender.

Pertamina EP President Director Cepu Adriansyah added that the construction of the well and road wells has been done in Lapangan Jambaran-Tiung Biru. Not only that, engineering work (engineering) has also been done. The Jambaran-Tiung Biru project is designed to be completed in 36 months.

"We are ready to drill two wells next year," he said. Later, it will drill a total of six wells in Jambaran-Tiung Biru.

Pertamina is also still negotiating the transfer of ownership portion in the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project. Pertamina now has a 45% ownership share. After the transfer of management, Pertamina will control ownership rights up to 91% and the remaining 9% will be owned by regionally owned enterprises (BUMD).

As is known, through Letter Number 9/13 / MEM.M / 2017 dated January 3, 2017; the government through the Ministry of ESDM ordered Pertamina c.q. PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) to fully develop JTB Field and complete the field transfer process with ExxonMobil Cepu Limited's business scheme.

Adriansyah added that the company and ExxonMobil have reached agreement on the transfer of ownership. In the future, Pertamina will have to pay compensation for the expenses incurred and future value related to ExxonMobil's Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project.

"We with ExxonMobil not finalized the agreement, only less final wording in the agreement," he said.

Meanwhile, about gas supply, Pertamina has completed negotiations with PLN. According to Massa, the two have agreed the gas price from the Jambaran ~ Tiung Biru Project amounting to US $ 7.6 per million British thermal unit / Mmbtu on August 8.

"The agreement is the beginning to be able to develop gas field JTB, because there are already buyers," he said.

Pipe Gresik-Semarang is not just working on the upstream side, Pertamina is also building a transmission pipeline Gresik-Semarang through another subsidiary, PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas). The pipeline with an investment value of US $ 515.7 million will extend along 267 kilometers (km) with a capacity of 500 MMScfd.

The pipeline, equipped with 19 future connections, has the potential to channel gas to industries in seven districts along Central Java and East Java that pass through the pipeline. While the gas from the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project will be channeled through this pipeline, which is 100 MMscfd for PT PLN and 72 MMscfd for industry.

"With EPC progress now reaching 85%, it is estimated that this project will be onstream in mid 2018," said Massa.

Meanwhile, Head of Special Unit for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Amien Sunaryadi stated that the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Project will also increase state revenue from the oil and gas sector.

"Projected state revenue from this project until the contract is completed in 2035 reached US $ 3.61 billion or more than Rp 48 trillion," he said. The project will also absorb up to 6,000 workers in the construction period.

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Pertamina Mulai Konstruksi Proyek JTB US$ 1,54 M

PT Pertamina melalui anak usahanya PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) memulai pengembangan Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru senilai US$ 1,54 miliar. Proyek ini akan menambah penerimaan negara US$ 3,61 miliar sepanjang masa kontrak kerja sama (production sharing contract/PSC).

Peletakkan batu pertama  Proyek Jambaran -Tiung Biru diresmikan oleh Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan. Dalam peresmian ini juga hadir Kepala SKK Migas Amien Sunaryadi, Kepala BPH Migas Fanshurullah Asa, Komisaris Utama PT Pertamina Tanri Abeng, Direktur Utama PT Pertamina Elia Massa Manik, dan Bupati Bojonegoro Suyoto.

Direktur Utama Pertamina Elia Massa Manik mengatakan, groundbreaking pengembangan Jambaran-Tiung Biru akan menjadi solusi untuk mengatasi defisit pasokan gas di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur. Dengan cadangan gas sebesar 2,5 triliun kaki kubik, perseroan berharap pasokan gas dari Jambaran-Tiung Biru mampu mencukupi kebutuhan industri di wilayah ini sehingga bisa menggerakkan ekonomi nasional. Ditambahkannya, dengan berbagai kemajuan proyek tersebut, Pertamina optimistis Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru akan berproduksi 2021. 

“Pemanfaatan gas bisa diperluas, sehingga proyek-proyek yang sempat tertunda dan keekonomiannya diragukan, akan kembali berjalan satu persatu menggerakkan perekonomian di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur,” kata dia dalam keterangan resminya, Senin (25/9).

Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru memiliki kompleksitas tinggi dengan kandungan karbondioksida mencapai 34% dan fasilitas pemrosesan gas 330 million metric standard cubic feet per day/MMscfd. Sementara gas jual yang dihasilkan yakni sebesar 172 Mmscfd. Pengeboran sumur untuk proyek ini akan dimulai setelah PEPC menunjuk PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) dan PT Japan Gas Corporation yang sudah memenangkan tender.

Presiden Direktur Pertamina EP Cepu Adriansyah menambahkan, pembangunan tapak sumur dan jalan sudah dilakukan di Lapangan Jambaran-Tiung Biru. Tidak hanya itu, pekerjaan rekayasa (engineering) juga sudah dikerjakan. Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru dirancang untuk dapat diselesaikan dalam 36 bulan.

“Kami siap melakukan pengeboran dua sumur tahun depan,” ujar dia. Nantinya, pihaknya akan mengebor total enam sumur di Jambaran-Tiung Biru.

Pertamina juga masih menuntaskan negosiasi pengalihan porsi kepemilikan dalam Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru. Pertamina kini masih memiliki porsi kepemilikan 45%. Pasca alih kelola, Pertamina akan menguasai hak kepemilikan hingga 91% dan sisanya 9% akan dimiliki badan usaha milik daerah (BUMD).

Seperti diketahui, melalui Surat Nomor 9/13/MEM.M/2017 tertanggal 3 Januari 2017; pemerintah melalui Kementerian ESDM memerintahkan Pertamina c.q. PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) untuk mengembangkan secara penuh Lapangan JTB dan menyelesaikan proses pengalihan lapangan dengan skema bisnis bersama ExxonMobil Cepu Limited.

Adriansyah menambahkan, perseroan dan ExxonMobil telah mencapai kesepakatan soal pengalihan kepemilikan tersebut. Nantinya, Pertamina harus membayar kompensasi atas biaya-biaya yang telah dikeluarkan dan nilai di masa mendatang terkait Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru kepada ExxonMobil.

“Kami dengan ExxonMobil belum selesai final agreementnya, hanya kurang final wording di agreement-nya,” kata dia.

Sementara itu soal pasokan gas, Pertamina telah merampungkan negosiasi dengan PLN. Menurut Massa, keduanya telah menyepakatai harga gas dari Proyek Jambaran~Tiung Biru sebesar US$ 7,6 per juta british thermal unit/Mmbtu pada 8 Agustus lalu.

“Kesepakatan itu menjadi awal untuk bisa mengembangkan lapangan gas JTB, karena sudah ada pembelinya,” ujarnya.

Pipa Gresik-Semarang tidak sekadar menggarap sisi hulu, Pertamina juga sedang membangun pipa transmisi Gresik-Semarang melalui anak usahanya yang lain, PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas). Pipa dengan nilai investasi sebesar US$ 515,7 juta ini akan membentang sepanjang 267 kilometer (km) dengan kapasitas penyaluran 500 Mmscfd. 

Pipa yang dilengkapi dengan 19 future connection ini berpotensi menyalurkan gas bagi industri di tujuh kabupaten/kota sepanjang Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur yang terlewati pipa. Sementara gas dari Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru sendiri akan dialirkan melalui pipa ini, yakni sebesar 100 MMscfd untuk PT PLN dan 72 MMscfd untuk industri.

“Dengan progres EPC saat ini sudah mencapai 85%, diperkirakan proyek ini akan onstream pada pertengahan tahun 2018,” tutur Massa.

Sementara itu, Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Amien Sunaryadi menyatakan, Proyek Jambaran-Tiung Biru juga akan menambah penerimaan negara dari sektor migas.

“Diproyeksikan penerimaan negara dari proyek ini sampai kontrak selesai pada 2035 mencapai US$ 3,61 miliar atau lebih dari Rp 48 triliun,” kata dia. Proyek juga akan menyerap tenaga kerja hingga 6.000 orang pada masa konstruksi.

 Inverstor Daily, Page-23, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Keep the Old Field Production Continuously Flowing

Contracts of oil and gas blocks that will expire during the period 2015-2018 as many as 35 work areas. In 2017-2018, there are 11 oil and gas blocks whose contracts will expire In early 2017, the Offshore Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) working contract has expired and is immediately signed a new contract with a gross split share scheme.

The Mahakam Block contributed 20 percent to national gas production with 1.504 million cubic feet per day (MMscfd) and condensate 55,100 barrels of condensate per day. After Mahakam, there are nine oil and gas blocks that will end in 2018 such as Tuban Block, Ogan Komering, Sanga-Sanga and South East Sumatera.

In 2021, the largest oil and gas block in Indonesia, the Rokan Block, will be finished. The Rokan Block operated by Chevron is capable of producing 226,500 barrels per day (bpd) or 28% of the national oil production. In 2023, the Corridor Block with gas production of 980 MMscfd or 13% of national gas production will also end.

Upstream Oil and Gas Analyst WoodMackenzie Johan Utama said that in addition to the investment climate oil prices and the development cycle of the field will be a determinant of whether the investment is still running so that oil and gas production activities are not disturbed. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the time of the contract renewal decision so that the current operator is more comfortable in establishing the investment plan.

As an illustration, for the three ending blocks such as the Mahakam Block operated by Total E & P Indonesie, Rokan Chevron Pacific Indonesia Block and Corridor ConocoPhillips Grissik Limited issued capital expenditures and operations in 2016 of US $ 3 billion. 

    From the material proposed by the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) related to the Oil and Natural Gas Bill, there are several factors supporting the development of upstream oil and gas sector. To create an investment climate the government needs to provide more attractive fiscal provisions.

Fiscal provisions when it is considered to accelerate the decline in production because the portion of the country that is less flexible. Flexibility is also expected to be reflected in the terms of the cooperation contract. The reason, at this time, the government refers to the Government Regulation No. 35/2004 on Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities with a 30-year contract life and a maximum extension twice for 10 years for one extension.

"Operators need a lot of time to plan activities and budgets, decisions that are too close to the end of the contract tend to result in a minimum budget and activity plan," he said.

Old squares or wells become the current operator's challenge to the government. The reason, the older age, the decline in production the faster. Thus excessive effort is required to maintain production. In particular, the government still uses oil and gas production as a macro assumption in the state budget.

LIFTING ASSUMPTIONS

Based on data on the preparation of Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles 2018 and Medium Term Budget Framework 2018-2022, Minister of ESDM Ignasius Jonan conveyed his input to Finance Minister Sri Mulyati. In the proposal dated 14 February 2017, the assumption of oil and gas lifting made two versions of moderate and optimistic.

     For moderate assumptions, by 2018 oil lifting target of 771,000 bpd and gas 1.19 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). Oil assumption in 2019 fell to 722,000 bpd and gas rose to 1.21 million boepd.

By 2020, the moderate oil lifting assumption touches 695,000 bpd and gas 1.19 million boepd. Oil lifting assumptions continue to fall in 2021 and 2022 with 651,000 bpd and 589,000 bpd respectively. For cost recovery, the initial assumption, in 2019 touched US $ 12.49 billion, by 2020 of US $ 12.09 billion, at 2021 US $ 12/14 billion, and to US $ 12.18 billion in 2022.

The assumption is lower target through optimization efforts. Cost recovery in 2019 is US $ 10.82 billion, in 2020 of US $ 10.28 billion, in 2021 of US $ 9.76 billion and US $ 9.28 billion in 2022. The Government wants oil and gas production to be maintained even up. However, from-the-side operating cost recovery is expected to continue to fall.

"Of course, these techniques require more cost, and generally the ratio of production increase to the value of investment will tend to be high when compared with the field which generally still younger," he said.

Deputy Head of SKK Migas Sukandar said that currently there are 86 production working areas with one of them working area using gross split contract so that its impact on cost recovery reduction has not been seen next year.

Based on data in August 2017, the realized cost recovery was US $ 7.22 billion from the target of US $ 10.4 billion so far this year. However, it is estimated that the realization will exceed the target of US $ 10.7 billion. Previously mentioned the potential for additional cost recovery at the end of the year as capital expenditures usually increase towards the end of the year.

He said the reduction of cost recovery is difficult to realize because of the recorded data no matter how the ceiling is set realization is always missed because of the number of fields or old wells that cost more to produce oil or gas. Moreover, current drilling activities in the field easier to produce water than to produce oil so it costs more to achieve the production target.

"The more the production is even water instead of oil. The more days the oil gets smaller, "he said.

The government as the owner of the field, has a larger share in the revenue share and has the authority to set the direction of upstream oil and gas business. Of course the government wants upstream oil and gas activities both from old fields and new fields in order to provide maximum benefits.

The benefits of the government itself is decisive. It can be a huge state revenue or double effect that has always been voiced that oil and gas is not a commodity, but a lighter of economic growth.

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Menjaga Produksi Lapangan Tua Terus Mengalir

Kontrak blok minyak dan gas bumi yang akan berakhir selama periode 2015-2018 sebanyak 35 wilayah kerja. Pada 2017-2018, ada 11 blok migas yang kontraknya akan berakhir Pada awal 2017, kontrak kerja sama Blok Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) telah berakhir dan langsung diteken kontrak baru dengan skema bagi hasil kotor atau gross split.

Kemudian, disambung Blok Mahakam yang berkontribusi 20% terhadap produksi gas nasional dengan capaian produksi sebesar 1.504 juta kaki kubik per hari (MMscfd) dan kondensat 55.100 barel kondensat per hari. Setelah Mahakam, terdapat sembilan blok migas yang akan berakhir pada 2018 seperti Blok Tuban, Ogan Komering, Sanga-Sanga, dan South East Sumatera.

Pada 2021, blok migas terbesar di Indonesia, Blok Rokan, akan berkhir. Blok Rokan yang dioperasikan oleh Chevron mampu memproduksi minyak 226.500 barel per hari (bph) atau 28% dari produksi minyak nasional. Pada 2023, Blok Corridor dengan produksi gas 980 MMscfd atau 13% produksi gas nasional juga akan berakhir.

Analis Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi WoodMackenzie Johan Utama mengatakan bahwa selain iklim investasi harga minyak dan siklus pengembangan lapangan akan menjadi penentu apakah investasi tetap berjalan sehingga kegiatan produksi migas tidak terganggu. Namun, perlu memperhatikan waktu keputusan perpanjangan kontrak agar operator saat ini lebih nyaman menetapkan rencana investasi.

Sebagai gambaran, untuk tiga blok yang akan berakhir seperti Blok Mahakam yang dioperatori Total E&P Indonesie, Blok Rokan Chevron Pacific Indonesia, dan Blok Corridor ConocoPhillips Grissik Limited mengeluarkan belanja modal dan operasi pada 2016 sebesar US$ 3 miliar. 

     Dari materi usulan Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) terkait dengan RUU Minyak dan Gas Bumi, terdapat beberapa faktor pendukung pengembangan sektor hulu migas. Untuk menciptakan iklim investasi pemerintah perlu memberikan ketentuan fiskal yang lebih menarik.

Ketentuan fiskal saat justru dianggap mempercepat penurunan produksi karena porsi negara yang kurang fleksibel. Fleksibilitas juga diharapkan bisa tercermin pada masa kontrak kerja sama. Pasalnya, saat ini, pemerintah mengacu pada Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 35/2004 tentang Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Migas dengan umur kontrak 30 tahun dan perpanjangan maksimum dua kali sepanjang 10 tahun untuk sekali perpanjangan.

“Operator perlu banyak waktu untuk merencanakan kegiatan dan anggaran, keputusan yang terlalu dekat akhir kontrak cenderung menghasilkan anggaran dan rencana kegiatan yang minimum,” katanya.

Lapangan-lapangan atau sumur-sumur tua menjadi tantangan operator yang ada saat ini juga pemerintah. Pasalnya, semakin tua umurnya, penurunan produksi semakin cepat. Dengan demikian diperlukan upaya berlebih untuk bisa mempertahankan produksi. Terutama, pemerintah yang masih menggunakan produksi minyak dan gas sebagai asumsi makro dalam APBN.

ASUMSI LIFTING

Berdasarkan data penyusunan Kerangka Ekonomi Makro dan Pokok-Pokok Kebijakan Fiskal 2018 serta Kerangka Anggaran Jangka Menengah 2018-2022, Menteri ESDM Ignasius Jonan menyampaikan masukan kepada Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyati. 

     Dalam usulan tertanggal 14 Februari 2017, asumsi lifting migas dibuat dua versi yakni moderat dan optimistis. Untuk asumsi moderat, pada 2018 target lifting minyak sebesar 771.000 bph dan gas 1,19 juta barel setara minyak per hari (boepd).  Asumsi minyak pada 2019 turun menjadi 722.000 bph dan gas justru naik menjadi 1,21 juta boepd.

Pada 2020, asumsi moderat lifting minyak menyentuh 695.000 bph dan gas 1,19 juta boepd. Asumsi lifting minyak terus turun pada 2021 dan 2022 dengan angka 651.000 bph dan 589.000 bph scara berturut-lurut. Untuk cost recovery, asumsi awalnya, pada 2019 menyentuh US$ 12,49 miliar, pada 2020 sebesar US$12,09 miliar, pada 2021 US$ 12/14 miliar, dan menjadi US$ 12,18 miliar pada 2022.

Asumsi tersebut lebih rendah targetnya melalui upaya optimalisasi. Cost recovery pada 2019 US$ 10,82 miliar, pada 2020 sebesar US$ 10,28 miliar, pada 2021 sebesar US$ 9,76 miliar dan US$ 9,28 miliar pada 2022. Pemerintah menginginkan agar produksi minyak dan gas bisa tetap terjaga bahkan naik. Namun, dari-sisi pengembalian biaya operasi diharapkan bisa terus turun.

“Tentunya teknik-teknik tersebut memerlukan biaya lagi, dan umumnya rasio penambahan produksi terhadap nilai investasi akan cenderung tinggi apabila dibandingkan dengan lapangan-lapangan yang umumya masih lebih muda," katanya.

Wakil Kepala SKK Migas Sukandar mengatakan bahwa saat ini terdapat 86 wilayah kerja produksi dengan satu di antaranya wilayah kerja yang menggunakan kontrak gross split sehingga dampaknya terhadap pengurangan cost recovery belum terlihat di tahun depan.

Berdasarkan data pada Agustus 2017, cost recovery yang terealisasi US$ 7,22 miliar dari target US$ 10,4 miliar sepanjang tahun ini. Namun, diperkirakan realisasinya akan melampaui target yakni menjadi US$ 10,7 miliar. Sebelumnya disebutkan potensi penambahan cost recovery di akhir tahun karena biasanya belanja modal bertambah menjelang akhir tahun.

Dia menyebut, pengurangan cost recovery sulit direalisasikan karena dari data tercatat berapa pun pagu yang ditetapkan realisasinya selalu meleset karena banyaknya lapangan atau sumur tua yang membutuhkan biaya lebih besar agar bisa menghasilkan minyak atau gas. Terlebih, saat ini kegiatan pengeboran di lapangan lebih mudah menghasilkan air daripada menghasilkan minyak sehingga membutuhkan biaya lebih agar target produksi bisa tercapai.

“Semakin hari produksi ini malah air bukan minyak. Semakin hari minyak semakin dikit,” katanya.

Pemerintah sebagai pemilik ladang, memiliki porsi lebih besar dalam bagi hasil dan memiliki kewenangan untuk menetapkan arah pengusahaan hulu migas. Tentunya pemerintah menginginkan kegiatan hulu migas baik dari lapangan tua maupun lapangan baru agar bisa memberikan manfaat sebesar-besarnya.

Manfaatnya pun pemerintah sendiri yang menentukan. Bisa berupa penerimaan negara yang besar atau efek berganda yang selama ini selalu disuarakan bahwa migas bukan komoditas, tetapi pemantik penumbuhan ekonomi.

Bisnis Indonesia, Page-28, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Hope Gas from Jambaran-Tiung Biru

The development of the Jambaran-Tiung Biru Blok Cepu block, Bojonegoro seems to be ready for operation. After ExxonMobil Cepu Limited, owner of 41.4% shares in the field is willing to sell its shares to PT Pertamina EP Cepu. Pertamina also gets gas buyers.

Currently Pertamina EP Cepu owns shares of Jambaran Tiung Biru, 41.4%, ExxonMobil Cepu 41, 4%, BUMD 9.2% and Pertamina EP 8%. If sales occur, the composition becomes Pertamina EP Cepu of 82.8%, Pertamina EP at 8% and BUMD of 9.2%.

Elia Massa Manik, President Director of PT Pertamina said that the project is a new hope to overcome the gas deficit in Central Java and East Java. Pertamina will channel approximately US $ 1.5 billion for the project of Jambaran Tiung Biru. With 1.9 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves -2.5 trillion cubic feet, he hopes that the industries in Central Java and East Java will have enough gas supply.

"The development of Tiung Biru Jambaran will open employment," he said during groundbreaking with the Minister of EMR and Head SKK Migas, Monday (25/9). Currently, Pertamina is still finalizing the share transfer negotiation of Jambaran Tiung Biru. Although there has been no agreement with ExxonMobil Cepu, Pertamina has received gas buyer, his own brother, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) at US $ 7.6 per mmbtu on August 8, 2017.

"The agreement was the beginning of developing the field, because there are buyers of gas," he said.

ExxonMobil Cepu field has high lmpleksitas with 34% CO2 content and gas processing facilities 330 million metric standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd). Medium production of gas sold as much as 172 mmscfd. Drilling will be done by PT Rekayasa Industri and PT Japan Gas Corporation.

Amien Sunaryadi, Head of SKK Migas, said the state revenue projection from this project until the contract is completed in 2035 reached US $ 3.61 billion or Rp 48 trillion. A total of 100 mmscfd to Pertamina, then to PLN for electricity needs in East Java and Central Java. The remaining 72 mmscfd for industries in Central Java and East Java.

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Berharap Gas dari Jambaran Tiung Biru

Pengembangan lapangan Jambaran-Tiung Biru Blok Cepu, Bojonegoro nampaknya siap dioperasikan Ini setelah ExxonMobil Cepu Limited sebagai pemilik 41,4 % saham di lapangan tersebut bersedia menjual sahamnya ke PT Pertamina EP Cepu. Pertamina juga mendapat pembeli gas.

Saat ini Pertamina EP Cepu memiliki saham Jambaran Tiung Biru, sebesar 41,4%, ExxonMobil Cepu 41, 4%, BUMD 9,2% dan Pertamina EP 8%. Jika penjualan terjadi, komposisinya menjadi Pertamina EP Cepu sebesar 82,8%, Pertamina EP sebesar 8% dan BUMD sebesar 9,2%.

Elia Massa Manik, Direktur Utama PT Pertamina mengungkapkan, proyek ini menjadi harapan baru mengatasi defisit gas di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur. Pertamina akan mengalirkan dana sekitar US$ 1,5 miliar untuk proyek Jambaran Tiung Biru. Dengan cadangan gas 1,9 triliun cubic feet -2,5 triliun cubic feet dirinya berharap industri di Jateng dan Jatim mendapat suplai gas yang cukup. 

"Pengembangan Jambaran Tiung Biru akan membuka lapangan kerja," kata dia saat groundbreaking bersama Menteri ESDM dan Kepala SKK Migas, Senin (25/9). Saat ini, Pertamina masih menyelesaikan negosiasi pengalihan saham Jambaran Tiung Biru. Meski belum terjadi kesepakatan dengan ExxonMobil Cepu, Pertamina sudah mendapat pembeli gas, saudaranya sendiri, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) dengan harga US 7,6 per mmbtu pada 8 Agustus 2017. 

"Kesepakatan itu jadi awal mengembangkan lapangan, karena ada pembeli gas," ujarnya.

Lapangan ExxonMobil Cepu memiliki lmpleksitas tinggi dengan kandungan CO2 34% dan fasilitas pemrosesan gas 330 million metric standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd). Sedang produksi gas jual sebanyak 172 mmscfd. Pengeboran akan dilakukan PT Rekayasa Industri dan PT Japan Gas Corporation.

Amien Sunaryadi, Kepala SKK Migas, menyatakan, proyeksi penerimaan negara dari proyek ini sampai kontrak selesai tahun 2035 mencapai US$ 3,61 miliar atau Rp 48 triliun. Sebanyak 100 mmscfd ke Pertamina, kemudian ke PLN untuk kebutuhan listrik di Jatim dan Jateng. Sisanya 72 mmscfd untuk industri di Jateng dan Jatim.

Kontan, Page-18, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Lemigas Investigation of Kepodang Not Completed

The business certainty of Petronas Carigali and Saka Energi Indonesia in Kepodang Field, Muriah Block of Central Java is not yet clear. Supposedly, this September Lemigas-Center for Oil and Gas Technology Research and Development- has already revealed Kepodang's production decline, from 116 mmscfd to about 80 mmscfd - 85 mmscfd. While production was just done in 2015 ago.

Secretary of SKK Migas Arief Setiawan Handoko confirmed, Lemigas has not submitted Kepodang Field study results. Meanwhile, Head of Program and Communication Division of SKK Migas Wisnu Prabawa Taher also confirmed that the study of Lemigas on Kepodang Field has not been completed yet.

"The study from Lemigas is still progressive" said Vishnu.

The Lemigas study is important for the government to determine the fate of Kepodang Field. Earlier Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arcandra Tahar stated, the government has not been able to decide any step after the announcement of force majure alias kahar "in Kepodang Field if subsurface analysis has not been completed.

Muriah Block - Petronas Carigali

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Investigasi Lemigas Soal Kepodang Belum Tuntas

Kepastian bisnis Petronas Carigali dan Saka Energi Indonesia di Lapangan Kepodang, Blok Muriah Jawa Tengah sampai saat ini belum jelas. Mestinya, September ini Lemigas-Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Teknologi Minyak dan Gas Bumi- sudah membeberkan penurunan produksi Kepodang, dari 116 mmscfd menjadi sekitar 80 mmscfd - 85 mmscfd. Sementara produksi baru saja dilakukan tahun 2015 lalu.

Sekretaris SKK Migas Arief Setiawan Handoko membenarkan, Lemigas belum menyerahkan hasil kajian Lapangan Kepodang. Sedangkan Kepala Divisi Program dan Komunikasi SKK Migas Wisnu Prabawa Taher juga menegaskan hasil kajian Lemigas terhadap Lapangan Kepodang belum selesai. 

“Kajian dari Lemigas masih progres" kata Wisnu.

Kajian Lemigas ini penting bagi pemerintah untuk menentukan nasib Lapangan Kepodang. Sebelumnya Wakil Menteri ESDM Arcandra Tahar menyatakan, pemerintah belum bisa memutuskan satupun langkah pasca pengumuman kondisi force majure alias kahar" di Lapangan Kepodang jika analisa subsurface belum juga rampung.

Kontan, Page-18, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Gas Project Donates Rp 48 Trillion

The development of the Jambaran-Tiung Biru gas field in Bojonegoro, East Java, will increase state revenues of Rp 48 trillion. The receipt came from the state in a gas sale and purchase contract for PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara. The gas reserves in the field are 1.9 trillion cubic feet.

On Monday (25/9), laying the first stone project development of gas field Jambaran-Tiung Biru made Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan. Amien Sunaryadi, President Director of PT Pertamina Elia Massa Manik, President of ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd (EMCL) Daniel Wieczynski, Assistant II of the East Java Provincial Government Fatah Yasin, Regent Bojonegoro Suyoto, and the board of directors of PLN.

"Gas from the Jambaran-Tiung Biru field is being distributed to PLN plants in East Java and Central Java, as well as for industrial needs. With contracts up to 2035, the potential of state revenues is more than Rp 48 trillion, "said Amien.

The laying of the first stone of the project marks the execution of work that is expected to take four years. The project is expected to absorb a workforce of about 6,000 people. 

     In his speech, Suyoto hoped that the people of Bojonegoro, especially around the Jambaran-Tiung Biru gas field, benefited directly from the project. The gas field development project with operator PT Pertamina EP Cepu, a subsidiary of Pertamina, is expected to absorb the local workforce Suyoto.

"For example, for drivers or foremen, preferably from local personnel, not necessarily imported from outside Bojonegoro. In addition, the project this development could have an impact on the improvement of infrastructure around the project site, "said Suyoto.

Commercialization of gas on this project reached 172 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). A total of 100 MMSCFD for Pertamina and will be channeled to PLN for electricity needs in East Java and Central Java. The allocation of 72 MMSCFD is channeled to supply industrial needs in Central Java and East Java. 

    The price of gas at the wellhead is 6.7 US dollars per million metric British thermal unit (MMBTU) and unchanged for 30 years. With the transportation cost of 0.9 US dollars per MMBTU, then the price at the PLN power plant to 7.6 US dollars per MMBTU.

Regarding the price of gas, Jonan said the figure is the cheapest for the central part of Java. He hopes that cheap gas prices for power plants can generate cheap and affordable electricity tariffs. With regard to the participation stake of 10 percent, the central government will make its formulation in technical terms.

The total cost of investment and operation of this project is estimated at 3.457 billion US dollars or approximately Rp 46 trillion. The value does not include the cost of building the Gresik pipeline to Semarang along 267 kilometers with an investment of 515 million US dollars or about Rp 7 trillion. The gas pipeline is for gas for industrial sector.

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Proyek Gas Sumbang Rp 48 Triliun

Proyek pengembangan lapangan gas Jambaran-Tiung Biru di Bojonegoro, Jawa Timur, akan menambah penerimaan negara Rp 48 triliun. Penerimaan itu datang dari bagian negara dalam kontrak jual beli gas untuk PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara. Cadangan gas di lapangan itu sebanyak 1,9 triliun kaki kubik. 

Pada Senin (25/9), peletakan batu pertama proyek pengembangan lapangan gas Jambaran-Tiung Biru dilakukan Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Ignasius Jonan. Sejumlah pejabat yang hadir antara lain Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Amien Sunaryadi, Direktur Utama PT Pertamina Elia Massa Manik, Presiden ExxonMobil Cepu Ltd (EMCL) Daniel Wieczynski, Asisten II Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Timur Fatah Yasin, Bupati Bojonegoro Suyoto, serta jajaran direksi PLN.

”Gas dari lapangan Jambaran-Tiung Biru dialirkan untuk pembangkit PLN di Jatim dan Jateng, serta untuk kebutuhan industri. Dengan kontrak hingga 2035, potensi penerimaan negara lebih dari Rp 48 triliun,” ujar Amien.

Peletakan batu pertama proyek itu menandai pelaksanaan pekerjaan yang diperkirakan membutuhkan waktu empat tahun. Proyek ini diperkirakan bakal menyerap tenaga kerja sekitar 6.000 orang. 

     Dalam sambutannya, Suyoto berharap rakyat Bojonegoro, khususnya di sekitar lapangan gas Jambaran-Tiung Biru, mendapat manfaat langsung dari proyek tersebut. Proyek pengembangan lapangan gas dengan operator PT Pertamina EP Cepu, anak usaha Pertamina, diharapkan Suyoto dapat menyerap tenaga kerja lokal.

”Misal, untuk sopir atau mandor, sebaiknya dari tenaga lokal, tidak perlu didatangkan dari luar Bojonegoro. Selain itu, proyek pengembangan ini dapat berdampak bagi perbaikan infrastruktur di sekitar lokasi proyek,” ujar Suyoto.

Komersialisasi gas pada proyek ini mencapai 172 juta standar kaki kubik per hari (MMSCFD). Sebanyak 100 MMSCFD untuk Pertamina dan akan dialirkan ke PLN untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan listrik di Jatim dan Jateng. Adapun alokasi sebanyak 72 MMSCFD dialirkan untuk memasok kebutuhan industri di Jateng dan Jatim. 

    Harga gas di kepala sumur sebesar 6,7 dollar AS per juta metrik british thermal unit (MMBTU) dan tidak berubah selama 30 tahun.  Dengan biaya pengangkutan sebesar 0,9 dollar AS per MMBTU, maka harga di pembangkit listrik PLN menjadi 7,6 dollar AS per MMBTU.

Mengenai harga gas tersebut, Jonan menyebut angka itu adalah yang termurah untuk wilayah Jawa bagian tengah. Ia berharap, harga gas yang murah untuk pembangkit listrik dapat menghasilkan tarif listrik yang murah dan terjangkau. Terkait saham partisipasi sebesar 10 persen, pemerintah pusat akan membuat formulasinya dalam hal teknis.

Total biaya investasi dan operasi proyek ini diperkirakan mencapai 3,457 miliar dollar AS atau sekitar Rp 46 triliun. Nilai itu belum termasuk biaya pembangunan pipa Gresik ke Semarang sepanjang 267 kilometer dengan investasi 515 juta dollar AS atau sekitar Rp 7 triliun. Pipa gas itu untuk pengaliran gas bagi sektor industri.

Kompas, Page-18, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017

Blue Tiung Gas Starts Flowing in 2021

The project of unitization of the Jambi Tiung Biru (JTB) gas field in Bojonegoro will start production in 2021. The national strategic project (PSN) is projected to increase state revenues of USD 3.61 billion (Rp 48 trillion) until the contract expires in 2035. Pertamina through its subsidiaries , Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) has invested USD 1.547 billion for the project.

Head of Special Unit for Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Amien Sunaryadi revealed that all gas production from JTB field will be used for domestic needs. The allocation of 100 mmscfd will be channeled to PLN for electricity needs in East Java and Central Java, "he said.

In addition, 72 mmscfd is used to supply industrial needs in Central Java and East Java. The price of gas agreed at the wellhead is USD 6.7 per million British thermal unit (mmbtu) flat for 30 years. In addition to the toll fee of USD 0.9 per mmbtu, the gas price after arriving at the PLN power plant becomes USD 7.6 per mmbtu.

"So far, the largest users of domestic gas pipelines have come from the industry since 2013, domestic allocations are already higher than exports," added the former KPK commissioner.

SKK Migas noted that in 2017, domestic gas contracts reached 3,855 mmscfd. Exports reached 2,618 mmscfd. The project with 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves (TCF) has 34 percent carbon dioxide.

Tiung Biru field also has a gas processing facility with a capacity of 330 mmscfd and gas production of 172 mmscfd. The drilling will be done by PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) and PT Japan Gas Corporation. In January, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources ruled Pertamina to fully develop the JTB field and complete the field transfer process with a business-to-business scheme with ExxonMobil Cepu Limited.

Exxon releases Tiung Biru gas field because its selling price is considered inefficient. Exxon previously offered gas prices from JTB valued at USD 9 per mmbtu. President Director of Pertamina Elia Massa Manik stated that Pertamina continues to complete the negotiation on the transfer of participation rights in JTB development. Currently, Pertamina still has 45 percent participation right (PI).

After the transfer of management, Pertamina will control PI up to 91 percent and the remaining 9 percent owned by regionally owned enterprises (BUMD). The Unitization of the Field is also accelerating the utilization of gas transmission pipeline Gresik-Semarang.

"Utilization of gas can be expanded so that projects that had been delayed and the economy will doubtlessly re-start one by one," he added.

Pertamina through its subsidiary, PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), is completing the construction of 267 km of Gresik-Semarang pipeline with investment value of approximately USD 515.7 million or Rp 7 trillion.

"This project will be onstream by mid 2018" said Elijah.

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Gas Tiung Biru Mulai Mengalir pada 2021

Proyek unitisasi lapangan gas Jambaran Tiung Biru (JTB) di Bojonegoro akan mulai berproduksi pada 2021. Proyek strategis nasional (PSN) itu diproyeksikan mampu menambah penerimaan negara USD 3,61 miliar (Rp 48 triliun) hingga kontraknya berakhir pada 2035. Pertamina melalui anak usahanya, Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) mengalirkan investasi senilai USD 1,547 miliar untuk proyek tersebut.

Kepala Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) Amien Sunaryadi mengungkapkan, seluruh produksi gas dari lapangan JTB akan digunakan untuk kebutuhan dalam negeri. Alokasi sebesar 100 mmscfd akan dialirkan ke PLN untuk kebutuhan listrik di Jawa Timur dan Jawa Tengah,” ujarnya.

Selain itu, sebanyak 72 mmscfd digunakan untuk memasok kebutuhan industri di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur. Harga gas yang disepakati di kepala sumur sebesar USD 6,7 per juta British thermal unit (mmbtu) flat selama 30 tahun. Ditambah biaya penggunaan pipa (toll fee) sebesar USD 0,9 per mmbtu, harga gas setelah sampai di pembangkit listrik PLN menjadi USD 7,6 per mmbtu.

"Selama ini pemakai gas pipa domestik terbesar berasal dari industri. Sejak 2013, alokasi domestik sudah lebih besar daripada ekspor,” tambah mantan komisioner KPK tersebut.

SKK Migas mencatat, pada 2017, kontrak gas domestik mencapai 3.855 mmscfd. Sedangkan ekspor mencapai 2.618 mmscfd. Proyek dengan cadangan gas sebesar 2,5 triliun kaki kubik (TCF) itu memiliki kandungan karbon dioksida sebesar 34 persen.

Lapangan Tiung Biru juga memiliki fasilitas pemrosesan gas berkapasitas 330 mmscfd dan produksi gas jual 172 mmscfd. Pengeboran akan dilakukan PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) dan PT Japan Gas Corporation. Pada Januari lalu, Kementerian ESDM memerintah Pertamina untuk mengembangkan secara penuh lapangan JTB dan menyelesaikan proses pengalihan lapangan dengan skema business to-business dengan ExxonMobil Cepu Limited. 

Exxon melepas Lapangan gas Tiung Biru karena harga jualnya dinilai tidak efisien. Exxon sebelumnya menawarkan harga gas dari JTB senilai USD 9 per mmbtu. Direktur Utama Pertamina Elia Massa Manik menyatakan, Pertamina terus menuntaskan negosiasi pengalihan hak partisipasi dalam pengembangan JTB, saat ini, Pertamina masih memiliki hak partisipasi (PI) 45 persen.

Pasca alih kelola, Pertamina akan menguasai PI hingga 91 persen dan sisanya 9 persen dimiliki badan usaha milik daerah (BUMD). Unitisasi Iapangan tersebut sekaligus mempercepat utilisasi pipa transmisi gas Gresik-Semarang. 

”Pemanfaatan gas bisa diperluas sehingga proyek-proyek yang sempat tertunda dan keekonomiannya diragukan akan kembali dimulai satu per satu," imbuhnya.

Pertamina melalui anak perusahaannya, PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), sedang menyelesaikan pembangunan pipa Gresik-Semarang sepanjang 267 km dengan nilai investasi sekitar USD 515,7 juta atau Rp 7 Triliun. 

"Proyek ini akan onstream pada pertengahan 2018" kata Elia.

Jawa Pos, Page-6, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017