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Pertamina appointed to handle the import of gas

Saturday, 13 March 2010 09:28

Law Environmental tap oil and gas production

JAKARTA: The government will explore the gas imports from Nigeria, Qatar, and several other countries, through Pertamia PT (Persero) to overcome the deficit situation in the country, especially for power plants and fertilizer factories.
According to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Darwin Zahedy Saleh ministry continue good relations with friendly countries that have large gas resources.
"About that gas imports, previously had been no discussion with Qatar and Nigeria. In other countries there. For how much volume, just ask Karen to bu [Managing Director of Pertamina]," he said yesterday.

According to him, the plan of the gas import volume will be adjusted with the gas shortage in the country in order to maintain energy and food security.

"Not a little bit we will import gas, but if it's in dire need of gas for food and energy security, of course, we will import. It is also a good price records."

In addition to import gas, he added, the government also has prepared several options to overcome the gas deficit in the short term, ie by tightening map of gas supply and demand.

The need for electricity & gas for fertilizer from 2010
Company Needs (MMSCFD))
PT PLN 2233
PT Kaltim Fertilizer 285
PT Petrokimia Gresik 65
PT Pupuk Kujang 108
PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja 225
PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda 110
Source: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources

In fact, Darwin firm, the government will also tighten decisions about priority scale gas usage.

Based on data Indonesian Gas Balance 2010-2025, a request can be fulfilled terkontrak that this year only 88.9% of the supply current and supply project.

The demand for and commitment terkontrak demand can only be fulfilled for 75.7% of the existing supply and supply project.

Meanwhile, several sectors outside of fertilizer and electricity are also experiencing shortages of gas supply about 20% -40% of the total requirement of about 1881 million cubic feet per day (MMSCFD).

Environment

On the other hand, PT Pertamina EP, a subsidiary of PT Pertamina, said the potential loss of 61,000 bpd of oil production and 77 MMSCFD of gas if the government did not extend a grace period of implementation of Law No.32/2009 on the Protection and Environmental Management.

Pertamina EP Public Relations Manager Mo ch. Aaron said the implementation of the Act are planned PPLH on April 1, has been troubling the contractors cooperation contract (KKKS) oil and gas, including Pertamina EP.

In fact, the company is already preparing for additional installation required to comply with environmental quality standards limits in accordance with the Act PPLH.

Aaron said that Pertamina EP and other contractors were given a grace period hoping at least 3 years. Time will be used to build the installation of water management, drilling of injection wells following the required plumbing facilities.

Pertamina EP produces as much oil and 130,300 bpd in January gas1.055 MMSCFD. Production companies rose to 131,500 bpd and MMSCFD in February 1068.

The number was also higher than the production in the same period in 2009, which is 118,000 bpd and MMSCFD in 1053 and 119,700 bpd in January and February 1065 at MMSCFD.

Average production company last year and 127,100 bpd 1096 MMSCFD.