JAKARTA - PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) encourages the development of Non-Conventional Oil and Gas (MNK) to maintain production sustainability.
President Director of PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan, Muhamad Arifin, emphasized that the development of MNK is one of the key solutions to address the challenge of declining production from conventional fields.
"With the declining production conditions of old fields, the development of unconventional oil and gas is no longer an option, but a strategic need. MNK has the potential to be a game changer in strengthening Pertamina's future energy portfolio while maintaining national energy security," said Arifin, Thursday, April 9.
He added that PHR identified a large potential in the North Aman sub-basin which is estimated to have resources of up to 11.3 billion barrels of oil in place (BBO). This potential is a significant opportunity that has never been developed in Indonesia.
In line with these efforts, PHR has recorded important progress in the development of MNK in the Rokan Working Area. In the North Aman sub-basin structure, which includes Gulamo and Kelok, PHR has successfully proven the existence of hydrocarbons through exploration wells that have been carried out single frac horizontal and flowback test, making it one of the initial milestones of the development of MNK in Indonesia.
Furthermore, through the Appraisal process, PHR is continuing to plan horizontal drilling and will be followed by multi-stage horizontal fracturing as the initial milestone of the non-conventional oil and gas development phase in Rokan.
This North Aman structure is indeed one of the important structures as an important foundation in opening the vast potential of the MNK in other sub-basins in the Rokan Block such as South Aman, Rangau and Balam.
However, Arifin emphasized that the main challenge of developing the MNK lies not only in the subsurface aspect, but also above ground factors.
"The biggest challenge of MNK is actually on the above ground aspect, ranging from high investment costs, competitive regulatory and fiscal support, to the readiness of infrastructure and the strengthening of capabilities and experience. Therefore, collaboration across stakeholders is needed," he explained.
To achieve economic scale, PHR emphasizes the importance of synergy in the MNK development ecosystem, which involves the Government as a regulator, operators as asset managers, and strategic partners who have MNK technology, operational capabilities, and/or financial capacity.
PHR has also set a roadmap for the development of MNK gradually, starting from the target of granting a contract for profit or Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in the second quarter of 2026, followed by the drilling of appraisal wells in the fourth quarter of 2026.
"The initial production is targeted to start in 2028, with large-scale development in 2030 and a peak production projection in 2037," he continued.
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