A pumping well of Pertamina. Photo courtesy of Pertamina
Here is the monthly summary of oil and gas exploration and production activities in Indonesia in May 2022, according to SKK Migas.
· Daily crude oil production: 616,800 BOPD · Daily gas production: 5321 MMSCFD · Daily oil and gas production: 1,567,000 BOEPD · Exploration wells drilled YTD: 11 · Development wells drilled YTD: 291 · 2-D seismic survey completed YTD: 559 KM · 3-D seismic survey completed YTD: 269 KM2 · Amount of investment YTD: USD 3.9 billion · Number of Work Areas: 170
Here are other recent happenings in the oil patch of Indonesia.
· Pertamina recorded $2.046 billion corporate profit in 2021. This almost doubles the profit it made in 2020. · Pertamina EP has completed the construction of the Beringin A gathering station in Muara Enim in South Sumatera. The gathering station is designed to increase the capacity of the Prabumulih field to handle an additional 15 million MMSCFD of gas and 382 BPD of condensate. · Pertamina Hulu Energy has made hydrocarbon discovery from its exploration well GQX-1 in the Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) work area. · Gas production from the newly completed JML1 platform in the Jumelai field operated by Pertamina Hulu Mahakam had come on stream. The gas is piped to the production facility of the Senipah-Peciko-South Mahakam field. The Jumelai project is expected to produce 45 MMSCFD of gas and 710 BPD of condensate. · PT BSP (Bumi Siak Pusako) has started drilling its exploration well Nuri-1X in the CPP (Corridor Plain and Pekanbaru) Block in Riau. The company plans to drill 15 development wells and two exploration wells in 2022. · Pertamina Hulu Energy has started drilling the exploration well NSO-R2 in the North Sumatera Offshore work area. · Gas production from the new platform WPS-3 of Pertamina Hulu Mahakam came on stream on 10 June 2022. The installation of the WPS-3 platform and the subsequent drilling of the development wells are part of the JSN (Jumelai, North Sisi, and North Nubi) project. This platform is designed to handle 45 MMSCFD of gas.
This article is curated by Jamin Djuang, Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training.
Sail away from Bintan to East Kalimantan of two topsides for North Sisi and North Nubi fields of Pertamina Hulu Mahakam on 4 November 2021.
Oil and gas operators in Indonesia are investing USD 1.35 billion to expand and further develop their existing fields to increase their oil and gas production in 2022.
Here are the 12 oil and gas field expansion and development projects earmarked by SKK Migas to produce additional 19,000 barrels per day of oil and 567 MMSCFD of gas in Indonesia in 2022.
Bukit Tua Phase 2B Development At Offshore East Java
Operator: Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd
Production Target: 14000 BOPD and 30 MMSCFD
Scope of work: Installation of Platform BTJT-B and drilling of development wells.
Completion date: 12 April 2022 (Completed)
Investment: US$ 117 million
Hiu Gas Field Phase 2 development at Block B Natuna
Operator: Medco E&P Natuna
Scope of work: Drilling two development wells Hiu A05 and Hiu A06
Target of production: 49 MMSCFD of gas
Investment: 45 million USD
Expected date of completion: May 2022
Jumelai Field Development in East Kalimantan
Operator: Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
Scope of work: Installation of platform JML1 and drilling of development wells
Production target: 45 MMSCFD of gas
Completion date: May 2022
Investment: US$ 65 million
Baru Gas Plant Modification in Riau
Operator: Energi Mega Persada (EMP Bentu)
Scope of work: Gas plant modification and suppling 30 MMSCFD of gas to Tenayan power plant of PLN
Expected date of completion: May 2022
Investment: 13.5 million USD
South Sembakung Production Facility Expansion in East Kalimantan
Operator: JOB PMEPS – Joint Operation Body of Pertamina and Medco EP Simenggaris
Target of production increase: 30 MMSCFD of gas
Expected completion date: June 2022
Investment: 9,2 million USD
Development of MDA and MBH fields at offshore Madura
Operator: Husky CNOOC Madura Ltd (HCML)
Scope of work: Drilling of 5 wells at MDA field and 2 wells at MBH field to supply gas to the East Java Gas Pipeline.
Target of production increase: A total of 175 MMscfd of gas from MBH in May 2022 and MDA in July 2022.
Total investment: 625 Million USD
Belida Gas Field Extension at Block B Natuna
Operator: Medco E&P Natuna
Target of production: 40 MMSCFD of gas
Investment: 78 Million USD
Expected date of completion: August 2022
Tanjung Field Polymer Flood
Operator: Pertamina EP in South Kalimantan
Scope of work: Full-scale polymer flooding
Target: Increasing oil production and oil recovery factor
Expected date of completion: September 2022
Investment: 19 million USD
MAC Field Development in Offshore Madura
Operator: Husky CNOOC Madura Ltd (HCML)
Scope of work: Installation of a platform and pipelines, and drilling of development wells
Target of production: 60 MMSCFD of gas
Expected date of completion: October 2022
Investment: 163 Million USD
North Sisi and North Nubi Development in East Kalimantan
Operator: Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
Scope of work: Installation of Platform WPS3 at North Sisi and Platform WPN4 at North Nubi, and drilling of development wells.
Production Target: A total of 90 MMSCFD
Expected Completion date: Second half of 2022
Investment: US$ 133 million
Bekapai Field Phase 3 Expansion
Operator: Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
Scope of work: Modification of Manifold Wellhead Platform BH and BE to accommodate 5 new development wells.
Production target: 27 MMscfd
Completion date: November 2022
Investment: US$ 28 million
YY Field Redevelopment at Offshore North West Java
Operator: Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ
Project scope: Relocating the wellhead platform due to the blowout of well YYA-1 in 2019
Target of production increase: 2000 BOPD and 1 MMSCFD of gas
Date of Completion: December 2022
Investment: 56.4 Million USD
This article is curated by Jamin Djuang, Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training, based on information provided by SKK Migas and other sources.
A jetty at Balikpapan Refinery – Photo shared by Zaldi Ansyah
In the efforts to increase the oil production of Indonesia, the government has identified 34 oil fields as candidates having potentials for enhanced oil recovery.
Here are the fields and their locations:
Rantau field – Aceh
Bangko field – Rokan Block
Bekasap field – Rokan Block
Kulim field – Rokan Block
Balam South field – Rokan Block
Petani field – Rokan Block
Pematang field – Rokan block
Zamrud field – Coastal Plain and Pekanbaru (CPP) block
Beruk field – CPP block
Pedada field – CPP block
Pusak field – CPP block
Sago field – Pertamina EP Asset 1 Jambi
Ramba field – Pertamina EP Asset 1 Jambi
Limau Q51 field – Pertamina EP Asset 2 South Sumatera – Limau
Jirak field – Pertamina EP Asset 2 South Sumatera – Limau
Belida field – Natuna D Alpha block
Melibur field – Siak, Riau
Gemah field – Jambi, South Sumatera
Makmur field – Jambi, South Sumatera
Kaji field – Rimau block
Semoga field – Rimau block
Iliran High field – Rimau block
Rama field – South East Sumatera (SES) block
Krisna field – SES block
Widuri field – SES block
E-main field – Offshore North West Java (ONWJ)
Zulu field – ONWJ
MQ field – ONWJ
Jatibarang field – Pertamina EP Asset 3 in West Java
Mudi field – Pertamina EP Asset 4 in East Java
Sukowati field – Pertamina EP Asset 4 in East Java
Tanjung field – Pertamina EP Asset 5 in Kalimantan
SSV Catarina drilled 5 Merakes development wells and the successful Maha-2 exploration well in ENI’s West Ganal block. Photo courtesy of Akhmad Syafrial.
The upstream oil and gas operators in Indonesia contributed 6.67 billion USD of revenue for the government of Indonesia in the first half of 2021. This amount is 91.7% of the full-year Indonesian government revenue target from E&P activities in 2021.
Mr. Dwi Soetjipto, the head of SKK Migas, is thankful that the 2021 first-half revenue contribution was better than expected in a meet-the-press event on 16 July 2021.
Here are the results from the oil and gas exploration and production activities in Indonesia in the first half of 2021 according to SKK Migas.
Oil Lifting Costs
The oil industry managed to lower the oil and gas production cost in 2021. The average production cost in the first half of this year is USD 12.17 per BOE (barrel of oil equivalent) whereas it was USD 13.71 per BOE in the same period last year.
Oil and Gas Production
The average oil production in the first half of 2021 is 667,000 BOPD. This is below the 705,000 BOPD target set by the government for 2021.
The average gas production is 5430 MMSCFD in the first six months of 2021. This is below the 5638 MMSCFD targets of the government for 2021.
To make up for the shortfall of oil and gas production, SKK Migas is asking the oil operators to speed up their work programs.
The average combined oil and gas production in the first half of 2021 is 1.64 million BOEPD.
Proposed Incentives
To stimulate oil and gas exploration and production in Indonesia, SKK Migas is pushing for government approval on several incentives.
The three incentives that are currently being proposed are:
Providing a certain type of tax holiday to all oil and gas operators
Reducing the processing fees charged by the Badak LNG plant to US$0.22 per MMBTU.
Lowering tax paid by companies who provide certain types of goods and services to oil companies.
Completed Oil and Gas Projects in Indonesia
Seven upstream oil and gas projects out of the 12 targeted for 2021 have been completed in the first half of this year, according to SKK Migas.
These 1.46 billion USD projects contributed 9850 BOPD of new oil and 475 MMSCFD of gas.
Here are the 7 completed projects: 1. First phase production from Belato-2 oil field by Seleraya Merangin Dua in South Sumatera
2. EOR in Jirak Field by Pertamina EP in South Sumatera
3. Development of KLD gas field by Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ
4. Gas Supply to the Balikpapan refinery from Bontang by Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
5. West Pangkah field development by Saka Indonesia Pangkah Ltd
6. Merakes gas field development in East Sepinggan block by ENI
7. Gas supply from South Jambi B block to PLN Jambi by Jindi South Jambi B.
The Jambaran Tiung Biru Project
SKK Migas is working closely with Pertamina EP Cepu on the development of the significant Jambaran Tiung Biru project. This gas field development project in East Java is categorized as a national strategic project.
The Jambaran Tiung Biru project is more than 90% complete and gas production is expected to come on stream in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Plans of Field Development
SKK Migas approved 14 plans of field development (POD) that will potentially increase the oil and gas reserves by 131.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE).
Exploration Drilling and Discoveries
Oil operators completed seven exploration wells with the following results:
Gas discovery in two wells: Maha-02 and Fanny-02
Oil discovery in two wells: Hidayah-01 and MSDE-01A
Three dry wells: Barakuda-1x, NSD-1 ExpTail and Plajawan Dalam.
The P50 reserves from Well Hidayah-01 are 87 MMBOE. The P50 combined reserves from wells Maha-02, Fanny-02, and MSDE-01A are 154 MMBOE.
P50 reserves are oil and gas reserves that have a 50% or greater probability of being recovered from a petroleum asset.
Drilling, Workovers, and Seismic Survey Activities
Number of development wells drilled – 186
Number of exploration wells drilled – 13
Number of workovers – 309
Number of well services – 11307
2D seismic survey completed – 1917 Km
3D seismic survey completed – 673 Km2
This article is adapted by Jamin Djuang based on the information provided by SKK Migas. He is the Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training.
The upstream oil and gas industry of Indonesia invested 10.21 billion US dollars and performed well in 2020 according to SKK Migas, the special task force in charge of upstream oil and gas activities of oil companies in Indonesia.
The oil and gas industry of Indonesia successfully met and even exceeded some of the 2020 targets that were set by the Indonesian government in the following key areas:
Reserve Replacement ratio (RRR).
Oil lifting
Controlling the cost recovery
Revenue intake by the government
Completion of oil and gas projects
RESERVE REPLACEMENT RATIO
The reserve replacement ratio in 2020 is 101.6%. The oil industry added 705 MMBOE of reserve in 2020.
OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
The average daily oil lifting in 2020 is 706,000 BOPD. This exceeded the government target of 705,000 BOPD.
However, daily gas production in 2020 is 5461 MMSCFD. This is below the government target of 5556 MMSCFD.
COST RECOVERY
The amount of cost recovery in 2020 is US$ 8.12 billion which is in line with the government expectations.
OIL REVENUE TO GOVERNMENT
The oil industry contributed US$ 8.4 billion of revenues to the Indonesian government. This amount is 41% higher than the expected amount of US$5.86 billion.
COMPLETION OF EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROJECTS
Fifteen oil and gas projects went on stream in 2020. These new projects added 9182 barrels of oil per day and 111 million SCF of gas per day.
3199 Km of 2D seismic and 1251 Km2 of 3D seismic surveys were completed in 2020.
SKK Migas was active and running in 2020 to keep the oil and gas exploration and production activities at a high level. Here are some of the key actions that SKK Migas undertook in 2020:
SKK Migas signed twenty-four PSC side letters and sixty-one letters of agreement (LoA).
The government reduced the prices of gas sold to domestic companies to stimulate economic growth.
Allowing oil and gas operators to delay topping up the Abandonment and Site Restoration fund.
Eliminating the costs to oil operators of using government assets in their exploration and production activities.
Allowing oil companies to accelerate asset appreciation.
SKK Migas and Chevron Pacific Indonesia signed the Heads of Agreement to ensure the continuity of a high level of activities such as well drilling and production optimization in the Rokan Block during the final phase of the PSC contract. Chevron will hand over the operatorship of The Rokan block to Pertamina when its production sharing contract expires in August 2021.
SKK Migas approved the Plan of Development (POD) submitted by Repsol for the development of the huge Kaliberau gas field having 445 billion SCF of gas reserve in the Sakakemang block. The total investment in this project is estimated at 359 million US dollars.
PERFORMANCE OF THE OIL AND GAS OPERATORS IN 2020
Here are the top nine oil and gas operators who exceeded their oil production targets in 2020.
Chevron Pacific Indonesia
Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ
Pertamina Hulu Energi OSES
Petrochina International Jabung
Medco E & P Natuna
Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga
Medco E&P Rimau
JOB Pertamina – Medco Tomori Sulawesi
Here are the top nine oil and gas operators who exceeded their gas production targets in 2020.
BP Berau
Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
Eni Muara Bakau BV
JOB Pertamina – Medco Tomori Sulawesi
Premier Oil Indonesia
Petrochina International Jabung
Medco E & P Natuna
Kangean Energi Indonesia
Pearl Oil (Sebuku)
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TARGETS FOR 2021
Being optimistic that Indonesia will meet the target of 1 million BOPD and 12 BSCFD of gas by 2030, SKK Migas is committed to keeping oil and gas production high in 2021. Here are its ambitious targets for oil and gas activities in 2021:
Daily oil production – 705,000 BOPD. This is the same target as in 2020.
The number of exploration wells – 43. This is a significant increase from 28, the actual number of exploration wells drilled in 2020.
The number of development wells – 616. This target is much higher compared with the 240 development wells drilled in 2020.
Number of workovers – 615
Number of well services – 26,431
2-D seismic survey – 3569 Km
3-D seismic survey – 1549 Km2
The Indonesian oil industry performed well in 2020. Mr. Dwi Soetjipto, the head of SKK Migas said: “The year 2020 was a difficult year for many oil operators due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the low oil prices. Nevertheless, the oil industry of Indonesia was able to meet several targets set by the government. Hopefully, this will help the country’s economy.”
This blog article is adapted from “Kinerja Hulu Migas Gemilang Sepanjang 2020” published by SKK Migas on 4 January 2021.
This article is adapted from SKK Migas news by Jamin Djuang – Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training.
