PHE Deposits IDR 47.5 Trillion To The State Treasury From Taxes Throughout 2023

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PT Pertamina Hulu Energi reported that throughout 2023 it had deposited US$3 billion or equivalent to Rp47.5 trillion to the state through tax payments.

PHE President Director Chalid Said Salim said, in addition to paying taxes to the state, PHE has also deposited IDR 3.5 trillion as payment for participation rights or participaling of the Rokan WK interest to Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD).

"The multiplier effect phenomenon of US$3 billion in taxes, and Rp3.5 trillion for the payment of PI WK Rokan to BUMD Riau, was a huge success in 2023," said Chalid in a Hearing Meeting with Commission VII DPR RI, Wednesday 27 March.'

The BUMDs in question are PT Riau Petroleum Rokan (RPR) and PT Riau Petroleum Kampar (RPK) which are known to hold a participation right of 10 percent.

Furthermore, Chalid also revealed a number of oil and gas lifting realizations carried out by PHE throughout 2023, namely oil lifting of 415,000 barrels per day (BOPD) throughout 2023.

Chalid continued, for gas production, throughout 2023, 2.38 BCFD was recorded or 33 percent of national gas production.

This achievement, he said, could not be separated from a number of drilling activities, massive work (workover) and well service maintenance carried out throughout 2023.

Specifically for drilling, Chalid detailed that PHE had carried out these activities at 799 wells with details of 776 development wells and 17 exploration wells.

"Compared to 2022, this will add 16 percent," continued Chalid.

Then for work-over activities, PHE conducts as many as 835 work activities throughout 2023 or an increase of about 31 percent compared to the work carried out in 2022.

Then for well care, it was recorded that there was an 11 percent increase from 2022 or 32,589 jobs were carried out.