Head Of SKK Migas Expressed Many Requests For Gas Allocations To Industry In Batam

Head of SKK Migas Dwi Soetjipto. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) Dwi Soetjipto admitted that he received a lot of demand to flow gas to industrial areas in Batam which are growing.

"The industry in Batam is still growing quite rapidly and many have sent letters asking for gas allocation," he said at the signing of the cooperation contract for two oil and gas blocks at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Wednesday, January 25.

Dwi said the two oil and gas blocks to be operated are located in the central part of Sumatra and are strategic and already have a predetermined market and price.

"Gas dari Sumatera bagian tengah memiliki potensi. Di sana ada protuk, PLN, PHR juga, bisa ke Jawa Barat. Infrastrukturnya sudah lengkap, kemudian kalau ada kelebihan masih ada ke Batam atau ke Singapura," lanjutnya.

It is known, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources today held a signing process with Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) for the West Kampar and Central Jabung working areas (WK).

According to Dwi, the West Kampar Block itself is an exploitation block that has been producing until 2018.

Dwi hopes that the two oil and gas blocks will soon operate in order to contribute to the government's target.

"We hope that the contractor will immediately operate West Kampar so that it can increase oil production. Meanwhile, we hope that Central Jabung can start the commitment work as soon as possible and hopefully we can be pushed forward with a new POD," he continued.

He said the operation of the West Kampar Block could boost domestic oil discovery so that it could reduce Indonesia's dependence on oil imports.

"If oil is clear because we are still importing quite a lot, so when there is only one drop the oil is very valuable," said Dwi.

For information, WK West Kampar is located in the administrative areas of Riau Province and North Sumatra.

This WK has a potential resource of 130 MMBOs, where in the WK there are also production fields, namely the Pendaliant Field with OOIP 10.4 MMBO (2P Risk), Cumulative Production 0.8 MMBO and Remaining Reserve 9.6 MMBO.