JAKARTA - Expert in economics and business at Airlangga University, Professor Imron Mawardi, assessed positively the production of Pertamina oil throughout 2025. According to Imron, the performance of the energy SOE has contributed significantly to the achievement of national lifting, which has succeeded in exceeding the 2025 state budget lifting target, which reached 605,000 barrels per day (bph).
"Yes, of course it is good. Pertamina's contribution is very helpful in achieving the target in the state budget," Imron told the media today.
Referring to SKK Migas data, Imron agreed, Pertamina's role is indeed big. In addition to controlling most of the production, the six companies that are the largest contributors to the national oil lifting, are even subsidiaries of Pertamina. Including PT Pertamina EP Cepu which together with ExxonMobil Cepu Limited manages the Cepu Block, is the largest oil producer in the country. Others are PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan, PT Pertamina EP, PT Pertamin Hulu Energi ONWJ, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam, PT Pertamina Hulu Energi OSES.
"So the current level of domestic oil production is okay. I hope that in the future Pertamina needs to increase its contribution again upstream. We now hope that it is really from Pertamina," he said.
That is why Imron asked Pertamina to continue to improve its performance. Through the continued increase in lifting, it is hoped that it can support national energy security efforts. Thus, he added, it can reduce crude oil imports for domestic fuel needs, namely around one million barrels per day.
"We still hope that Pertamina can still increase the productivity of its wells and develop the exploration of new wells. Thus, it is hoped that our oil imports will continue to decline," continued Imron.
Apart from energy resilience, Imron explained, by controlling most of the national oil production, Pertamina also plays a role in encouraging economic growth. Not only from tax contributions, PNBP and dividends, but also by moving other sectors.
"Yes, because in the economy, the oil and gas industry is an industry that has a large linkage, multiplier. Especially in terms of its forward linkage, it is long," said Imron.
"This means, concluded Imron, there are many other sectors that are very dependent on the oil and gas sector so that the existence of a good oil and gas industry will encourage other sectors to generate quite large economic activities.
Previously, the Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas), Djoko Siswanto, said that the national oil lifting target in the 2025 State Budget of 605,000 barrels per day (bph) had been officially achieved.
Djoko revealed that this achievement was the result of massive efforts in the midst of the challenging upstream oil and gas industry dynamics throughout the year.
"How can we achieve the state budget target of 605. Well, thank God, thank God, the last 1-2 days with various extraordinary efforts we have reached 605, thank God," said Djoko at the end of 2025.
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