Shell, Jogmec, Dialogue Until PTTEP Submits Data To Enter Upstream Indonesian Oil And Gas

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JAKARTA - The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) revealed that a number of foreign oil and gas companies have shown their interest in investing upstream Indonesia's oil and gas.

Deputy for Exploration, Development and Management of the SKK Migas Working Area, Rikky Rahmat Firdaus, said a number of companies that expressed their interest included Shell, Jogmec, Dialogue, and PTTEP and have become MDR members.

"Sudah menjukkan kegiatan mengambil data MDR. Management Data Repository," ujar Rikky yang dikutip Selasa, 22 Juli.

To obtain data from MDR, each company is required to disburse funds of at least US$30,000 with a total of 315,000 in the state treasury. The companies that have submitted MDR data include Japex, Total Energies, Woodside Energy, Jogmec, Vestigo, Dialogue and Shell.

Meanwhile, several companies that have signed new contracts and posted bonus signatures of 1.4 million dollars, including Pertamina Hulu Energi, SK Earthon, enQuest, Inpex, Jogmex and Petronas.

"The exact commitment from IPA is that there are Binaya, Kojo, Serpang, Gaea, Gaea II, Air Komering, the total commitment must be US$16,150,000," he continued.

Then companies that have definitely shared risk or farm in are Total Energies with Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas in collaboration with WK Bobara, and Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) in collaboration with ENP in collaboration with WK Gebang.

"For PSC Bobara, the good news is that the exact work commitment that should carry out seismic activities is that they agree to directly drill exploration wells in the hope of oil potential in Papua," said Rikky.