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Pertamina’s Upstream Assets and Organization

The Sepinggan Field of Pertamina in East Kalimantan- Photo courtesy of Heru Suparto

PT Pertamina (Persero) is the national oil company of Indonesia, and also the largest company in Indonesia. It is the parent holding company of all the many Pertamina subsidiary companies.

Pertamina is big. As an integrated oil company, Pertamina involves in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and petrochemicals, gas distribution through pipelines, distribution of fuels, and lube oil to every corner of the land. It is also a producer of renewable energy such as geothermal energy.

On the upstream side, Pertamina owns many oil fields and work areas and has vast and expansive oil exploration and production operations in Indonesia. It also has oil and gas interests in several other countries.

Pertamina’s upstream oil and gas interests are under the wings of PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE). It is the sub-holding company of PT Pertamina (Persero) in charge of its entire upstream oil and gas assets and operations in Indonesia and overseas.

The current CEO of PT Pertamina Hulu Energi is Budiman Parhusip.

Pertamina has come a long way. Its assets include oil and gas assets that Pertamina itself develops, assets it acquired from BPM (Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij), assets it acquired from international companies upon the expiry of their production sharing contracts, and its oil and gas assets overseas.

Pertamina grew significantly in 2021 as it acquired the huge and prolific Rokan block from Chevron in Sumatera.

As Pertamina’s oil fields are located in many islands of Indonesia covering a vast area of more than 113,000 Km2, its assets and operations are divided into five regions. Each region is further divided into zones.

Here are the five regions including the zones under each region and their leadership teams.

REGION 1- Sumatera

Pertamina’s assets in Sumatera fall under Region 1 and they are managed under PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR).

Consisting of four zones, Pertamina Hulu Rokan manages the following assets:

  • In Zone 1 – North Sumatera Offshore (NSO), North Sumatera Basin (NSB), Rantau, Pangkalan Susu, West Glagah Kambuna, Siak, Kampar, Lirik, Jambi, Jambi Merang, Jabung
  • In Zone 2 – North Rokan (Rokan Utara)
  • In Zone 3 – South Rokan (Rokan Selatan)
  • In Zone 4 – Ogan Komering, Raja Tempirai, Ramba, Corridor, Prabumulih, Limau, Pendopo, Adera 

Here is the current leadership team stewarding Pertamina’s exploration and production activities in Region 1.

  • Novy Hendri – VP Exploration
  • Tri Sasongko – VP Development and Drilling
  • Junizar Harman – VP Operation and Production
  • Saptiadi Nugroho – VP Business Support
  • Ani Surakhman – General Manager of Zone 1
  • Ahmad Miftah – General Manager of Zone 4

REGION 2 – Java and Natuna

Region 2 covers Pertamina upstream activities in West Java and the Natuna Sea, and they are managed under PT Pertamina Eksplorasi dan Produksi (PEP).

Here are the zones in Region 2 and the assets under each zone.

  • Zone 5 – Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ), Abar, Anggursi
  • Zone 6 – Offshore South East Sumatera (PHE OSES)
  • Zone 7 – Tambun, Subang, Jatibarang, East Natuna, The Natuna Sea Block A

Here is the new leadership team of Region 2.

  • Muharram Jaya – VP Exploration
  • Merry Luciawaty – VP Development and Drilling
  • Wisnu Hindadari – VP Operation and Productions
  • Bongbongan Tampubolon – VP Business Support
  • Achmad Agus Miftakhurrohman – General Manager of Zone 5
  • Cosmas Supriatna – General Manager of Zone 6
  • Astri Pujianto – General Manager of Zone 7

REGION 3 – Kalimantan

Region 3 assets and operations are located in Kalimantan, and PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) is the operating holding company of Pertamina in Region 3.

Here are the zones in Region 3 and the assets in each zone:

  • Zone 8 – Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM), Pertamina West Ganal (PHWG), East Sepinggan
  • Zone 9 – Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga (PHSS), Sangata, Maratua, Tanjung
  • Zone 10 – Pertamina Hulu Kalimantan Timur (PHKT), Bunyu, Tarakan, Nunukan, East Ambalat, Simenggaris, Ambalat, Bukat

Here is the leadership team supervising Pertamina’s exploration and production activities in Region 3.

  • Bayu Giriansyah – VP Exploration
  • Arief Prasetyo Handoyo – VP Development and Drilling
  • Rachmad Wibowo – VP Production
  • Satya Nugraha – VP Business Support
  • Agus Amperianto – General Manager of Zone 8 
  • Andri Haribowo – General manager of Zone 9
  • Raam Krisna – General Manager of Zone 10

REGION 4 – East Java and Eastern Part of Indonesia

Pertamina’s oil and assets located in the eastern part of Indonesia and East Java are under Region 4.

PT Pertamina Eksplorasi dan Produksi Cepu (PEPC) is the operation holding company in charge of Region 4.

Here are the zones in Region 4 and their assets:

  • Zone 11 – Alas Dara Kemuning (PEPC ADK), Cepu, West Madura Offshore (PHE WMO), Randugunting, Sukowati, Poleng, Tuban East Java
  • Zone 12 – Jambaran Tiung Biru (JTB), Banyu Urip
  • Zone 13 – Donggi Matindok, Senoro Tolidi, Makassar Strait
  • Zone 14 – Papua, Salawati, Kepala Burung, Babar Selaru, Semai

Here is the current leadership team of Region 4.

  • Ali Sundja – VP Development and Drilling
  • Muhamad Arifin – VP Operation and Production
  • Fransiono Lazarus – VP Business Support
  • Dedy Syam – General Manager of Zone 11
  • Iman Nur Akbar – General Manager of Zone 13
  • Djudjuwanto General Manager of Zona 14

REGION 5 – International   

Pertamina also has oil and gas interests in several countries outside Indonesia. Its international E&P operations and assets fall under Region 5 and they are under the management of PT Pertamina International Eksplorasi dan Produksi (PIEP).

Here are the zones of Region 5 and their locations:

  • Zone 15 – Algeria
  • Zone 16 – Iraq
  • Zone 17 – Malaysia  

Here is the current leadership team supervising Pertamina’s international exploration and production activities.

  • Fuji Koesumadewi – VP Exploration
  • Yosi Hiroshiadi – VP Development and Drilling 
  • Charles P. Sialagan – VP Operation and Production
  • Ria Noveria – VP Business Support
  • Edwil Suzandi – Country Manager in Algeria

The total daily oil and gas production of Pertamina in 2021 is 897,000 BOEPD according to Budiman Parhusip, CEO of PT Pertamina Hulu Energi.

Here is the breakdown of the oil and gas production in 2021.

The total daily oil production is 445,000 BOPD. This comprises 349,000 BOPD from Indonesia and 96,000 BOPD from operations outside of Indonesia.

Daily total gas production is 2615 MMSCFD. This comprises 2290 MMSCFD from Indonesia and 325 MMSCFD from operations outside of Indonesia. 

Pertamina drilled 12 exploration and 350 development wells in 2021.

This article is adapted by Jamin Djuang – Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training – from information published by Pertamina and various other sources.

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The Old Dutch Oil Companies in Indonesia

The Balikpapan Refinery – Photo courtesy of Tropenmuseum

Since the early 1900s, with oil discoveries in Sumatera in 1885, Java in 1887, and Kalimantan in 1891, Indonesia has been recognized as an important oil-producing country outside America.

By 1900 there were already 18 oil companies operating in Indonesia. It is interesting to note that only companies registered in Nederland and managed by the Dutch could operate in Indonesia at that time.  The reason for this was up until World War II, Indonesia was under the administration of the Netherlands East Indies (NEI).

These old Dutch oil companies played important roles in putting Indonesia on the world map as a significant producer of crude oil and fuels. They discovered and developed many oilfields in Indonesia, and even built refineries in Sumatera, Java, and Borneo. By 1938, oil production had reached 140,000 barrels per day.

Oil well drilling in Pangkalan Susu, Sumatera, in 1916 by KNPM.

By 1945, the year when Indonesia declared its independence, due to acquisitions and mergers, the number of oil companies had reduced to just four: BPM (Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij), NIAM (Nederlands Indische Aardolie Maatschappij), STANVAC, and CALTEX.

Stanvac and Caltex which were owned by their American parent companies started as Dutch-registered companies.

After 1965, when Pertamina acquired BPM, all the oil companies with Dutch names no longer existed. Nevertheless, their names appeared in many old and new articles and are often cited in research papers.

Since the names of the old Dutch oil companies in Indonesia consisted of long Dutch words, they were often written in their acronyms.

Here is the glossary of the acronyms of some of the old Dutch oil companies that operated in Indonesia in the past. 

BPM – Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij

DPM – Doordsche Petroleum Maatschappij

KNPM – Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij

NIAM – Nederlands Indische Aardolie Maatschappij

SPPM – Sumatera Palembang Petroleum Maatschappij

MEPM – Muara Enim Petroleum Maatschappij

NNGPM – Nederlandsche Nieuw Guinea Petroleum Maatschappij

SVPM – Standard Vacuum Petroleum Maatstchappij

SVTM – Standard Vacuum Tankvaart Maatschappij

NKPM – Nederlandsche Koloniale Petroleum Maatschappij

NPPM – Nederlandsche Pacific Petroleum Maatschappij 

SMOB – Steenkolen Maatschappij Oost Borneo

NIIHM – Nederlandch Indisch Industrie en Handel Maatschappij

If you are interested in the history of oil in Indonesia, please read The Three Big Oil Companies in Indonesia before 1945.  

This article is written by Jamin Djuang – Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training and author of The Story of Oil and Gas: How Oil and Gas Are Explored, Drilled and Produced.