Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Asks The Head Of SKK Migas To Increase Oil Lifting

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia asked the Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Djoko Siswanto to increase oil lifting to support national production targets.

Bahlil on the sidelines inaugurated Djoko Siswanto as Head of SKK Migas, in Jakarta, Thursday night, November 8, saying that currently Indonesia's oil lifting or lifting only reaches around 600 thousand barrels per day.

"I feel it is important to express firmly tonight for lift. Our lifting is now only 600 thousand barrels per day. And we can actually increase it," said Bahlil, quoted from Antara.

He mentioned that currently there is an exploration of 301 oil wells, and part of 195 in Pertamina, while the rest are elsewhere.

"I ask Mr. Djoko, who has just been inaugurated, I ask to be completed. That's your main job," he said.

He also asked the Head of SKK Migas to cut the rules in the oil and gas sector and coordinate to increase oil lifting.

Bahlil also reminded all his staff to work optimally for the country and not to bring their respective vision and mission.

"So there is no ministerial vision and mission, the President's vision and mission. I am an assistant to the President, you are also part of the assistant minister. So, let's not do programs outside what the President has announced," he asserted.

According to him, if oil lifting increases, it will have a positive impact on state revenues. In fact, it can suppress oil imports.

Bahlil believes that Djoko is a competent figure who fills the position of Head of SKK Migas, because Djoko's experience has been at the Director General of Oil and Gas and Deputy for SKK Migas.

"Don't sit behind the table, but we have to be proactive. The meaning of the inauguration tonight, at night, it shows that I never sleep. Even I want to sleep, my brain is only lifting, lifting, and lifting," he said again.

In addition, he also reminded that the government cannot be regulated by entrepreneurs. However, the government must also not act unfairly to entrepreneurs.

"Don't let you be regulated by entrepreneurs, the government regulates entrepreneurs. But the government can't be wrong with entrepreneurs. We can't, we have to be in the middle," said Bahlil.

Previously, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources noted that there were around 44,900 oil wells in Indonesia, with 16,600 of them in idle conditions. Of these, about 5,000 wells can be optimized to increase national oil production.

Bahlil revealed that in 1996 and 1997, Indonesia was able to produce 1,000,600 barrels of oil per day, which contributed significantly to state revenue, because it was able to export up to 1 million barrels. However, after the reform, oil production continues to decline.

However, currently, national oil production is only 600,000 barrels per day, while consumption reaches 1,000,600 barrels per day. This causes Indonesia to import around 900 thousand to 1 million barrels of oil per day.