The Aceh Oil and Gas Management Badan Pengelola Minyak dan Gas Aceh

Agency (BPMA) said Repsol had obtained (BPMA) menyatakan Repsol telah
approval from the Ministry of Energy and mengantongi persetujuan dari
Mineral Resources (ESDM) for the Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya
extension of the Andaman III Block Mineral (ESDM) untuk perpanjangan
exploration period. BPMA Deputy of masa eksplorasi Blok Andaman III.
Operations and Planning Teuku Deputi Operasi dan Perencanaan BPMA
Muhammad Faisal said the extension Teuku Muhammad Faisal mengatakan,
was given for two years. perpanjangan tersebut diberikan selama
dua tahun.
"The obligation to make a joint account "Kewajiban membuat joint account dan
and performance bond has been carried performance bond sudah dilakukan,
out, now all that remains is to prepare sekarang tinggal mempersiapkan
the drilling plan," said Faisal. rencana pengeboran," kata Faisal.
For information, currently Repsol has Sebagai informasi, saat ini Repsol
100% participation rights in the memiliki hak partisipasi sebesar 100%
Andaman III Block. KONTAN Note, BPMA pada Blok Andaman III. Catatan
discovered the potential of oil and gas KONTAN, BPMA menemukan potensi
reserves in the Andaman III Block after cadangan migas di Blok Andaman III
a seismic survey was carried out by setelah dilakukan survei seismik oleh
Repsol as manager of the block. Repsol selaku pengelola blok tersebut.
Acting Head of BPMA Azhari Idris said, it Plt Kepala BPMA Azhari Idris bilang,
still needed drilling to prove the potential masih perlu dilakukan pengeboran demi
reserves in Andaman III Block. membuktikan potensi temuan cadangan
di Blok Andaman III
The Aceh Oil and Gas Management Badan Pengelola Minyak dan Gas Bumi
Agency (BPMA) said Repsol Indonesia Aceh (BPMA) menyatakan Repsol
was looking for partners to work on the Indonesia sedang mencari mitra untuk
Andaman III Block. menggarap Blok Andaman III
Repsol is currently still exploring in the Repsol kini masih melakukan eksplorasi
oil and gas block which is estimated to di blok migas yang diperkirakan memiliki
have a gas potential of 3-4 trillion cubic potensi gas 3-4 triliun kaki kubik (Trillion
feet (Trillion Cubic Feet / TCF). Cubic Feet/TCF).
BPMA Deputy of Operations and Planning Deputi Operasi dan Perencanaan BPMA
Teuku Muhammad Faisal said Repsol Teuku Muhammad Faisal mengatakan,
saw that they could not work on the Repsol melihat bahwa mereka tidak bisa
Andaman III Block themselves. menggarap Blok Andaman III sendiri
Therefore, the Spanish oil and gas Oleh karena itu, perusahaan migas dari
company plans to release part of its Spanyol itu berencana melepas sebagian
Participating Interest (PI) ownership in kepemilikan hak partisipasinya
the block to find partners. (Participating Interest/PI) di blok
tersebut untuk mencari mitra.
"Actually there is more that they are “Sebenarnya ada lagi yang mereka
working on, namely partners to share PI, kerjakan, yakni mitra untuk share PI,
they are proposing. One of the mereka sedang mengajukan.
candidates is Petronas, "he said. Kandidatnya salah satunya Petronas,”
Currently Repsol holds 100% PI in the kata dia. Saat ini Repsol memegang
Andaman III Block. 100% PI di Blok Andaman III.
Repsol is still carrying out exploration
activities in the Andaman III Block.
Referring to BPMA data, in 2017-2018,
Repsol has conducted several
exploration activities, namely acquisition
and processing of 3D seismic data
covering 3,670 square kilometers (km2).
In addition, Repsol has also procured
long lead items needed for operations.
Kini, Repsol sedang melakukan
persiapan untuk pengeboran Sumur
Rencong IX
BPMA, continued Faisal, has given a
recommendation for an extension of the
exploration period of the Andaman III
Block for two years.
However, he said, the extension of this
exploration period still had to wait for
approval from the Minister of Energy and
Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif.
According to him, the additional
exploration period was given so that
Repsol can continue drilling wells.
The extension was even longer than
Repsol's request, which was only around
one year.
Because the regulator has an interest so
that exploration activities in the
Andaman III Block can be completed.
"Repsol can be a maximum of two years,
seeing their preparations in the past
year and this year. They are optimistic
indeed, asking for a year is enough,
[but] instead of not completing the
regulator also hassle, "explained Faisal.
Repsol masih melakukan kegiatan
eksplorasi di Blok Andaman III
Mengacu data BPMA, pada 2017-2018,
Repsol telah melakukan beberapa
kegiatan eksplorasi yakni akuisisi dan
pemrosesan data seismik 3D seluas
3.670 kilometer persegi (km2).
Selain itu, Repsol juga telah melakukan
pengadaan untuk barang-barang long
lead item yang dibutuhkan untuk
kegiatan operasi.
Now, Repsol is making preparations for
drilling the Rencong IX Well
BPMA, lanjut Faisal, telah memberikan
rekomendasi perpanjangan masa
eksplorasi Blok Andaman III selama dua
tahun
Namun, dikatakannya, perpanjangan
masa eksplorasi ini masih harus
menunggu persetujuan Menteri Energi
dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Arifin
Tasrif.
Menurut dia, tambahan masa eksplorasi
ini diberikan agar Repsol dapat
melanjutkan kegiatan pengeboran
sumur.
Perpanjangan yang diberikan bahkan
lebih lama dibandingkan permintaan
Repsol yang hanya sekitar satu tahun.
Pasalnya, regulator berkepentingan agar
kegiatan eksplorasi di Blok Andaman III
itu dapat diselesaikan.
“Repsol bisa maksimum di dua tahun,
melihat persiapan mereka di tahun
kemarin dan tahun ini. Mereka optimis
memang, mintanya setahun cukup,
[tetapi] daripada tidak selesaikan
regulator juga yang repot,” jelas Faisal.