Crude oil looting on
Tempino-Plaju pipeline in Jambi and South Sumatera is increasingly concerning. The losses in May 2012 reach 39,000 barrels of
crude oil. And, in June, total losses increase to more than 59,000 barrels
during that month. Pertamina EP regretted that there is no response yet on the
report conveyed to law enforcers in the criminal act. One of the proofs is that
the amount of losses as a result of the looting on the Tempino-Plaju pipeline
increases each month, Pertamina EP’s Public Relations Manager, Agus Amperianto,
told Business News (7/2).
The looting causes loss to the state due to loss of state
revenue potency from the aspect of crude oil production as mandated by the government
through BPMIGAS to Pertamina EP. Criminal act is rampantly occurring in
Pertamina EP’s oil gas operations area, especially in South Sumatera and Jambi.
The criminal act is committed on company personnel and assets that has caused
tens of billions of Rupiah in losses. The criminal acts occurring include,
amongst other, crude oil looting, asset thievery, sabotage, and violent crime.
Many of the criminal acts occur in Pertamina EP’s operational area in Sunatera
and Jambi. Losses have occurred two times in there two regions and total losses
have reached more than 100,000 barrels. The irresponsible, but it also hamper
operational activities because of lost and damaged assets, environmental
pollution, and fire threat.
A photovoltaic company from Germany, Inutec Solar Center,
once regretted the prohibition imposed by Customs and Excise officer from
Soekarno-Hatta airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta. The solar panels for generating
electricity are planned to be given as a gift to University of Indonesia (UI) Energy
Center in Depok. But, when the solar panels have already been shipped from
Germany through Soekarno-Hatta airport, it is prohibited by customs and excise
officer. We have shown recommendation letter from UI that the solar panels are
intended for education and development of renewable energy in Indonesia.
Therefore, there is no reason why the solar panels have to be prohibited,
Lismawati, Inutec Jakarta Representative, told Business News.
Inutec’s gift to UI is a right thing as the Energy Center
needs equipment. Some students of the Technical Faculty, especially those who
join the S-2 program need equipment at the laboratory. There was a foreign
private company who gave assistance, but there was bureaucracy problem at the
airport. We are concerned that the act of the customs and excise office could
degrade Indonesia’s reputation. The German company did not get anything, but
they have spent some cost for assisting UI. And, at the airport, the office
offered an option on re-export to Germany. We refused it because the cost is
very expensive.
The value of the gift from Inutec to UI Energy Center has
reached hundreds of millions of Rupiah. Besides grant of solar panels, founder
of Inutec and photovoltaic expert, Alexander Kaub, will provide capacity
building to UI Students. Its potency is enormous considering that Indonesia has
a tropical climate, with its sun rays hotter than in Germany. Sun ray as source
of energy in Indonesia is three times of that in Germany. But, development of
solar energy system in Indonesia is far behind Germany. So, there should be a
development in the future. If not, our fossil fuel could only exist for nine
more tears at the maximum.
PLN and Petronas Carigali (PC) have signed a gas sales
agreement on Kepodang field. The agreement was signed by President of PLN, Nur
Pamudji, and General Manager of Petronas Carigali Indonesia Operations, Zainal
Anuar B. Abdullah, Gas supply from Kepodang field will be intended for PLTGU
(gas abd steam-fired power generator) Tambah Lorong in Semarang. Supply is
scheduled to start in 2014. The contract period is 12 years or up to the end of
December 2026. Currently, PLTGU Tambah Lorong is rested temporarily because
much of Central Java load is supplied from PLTU (steam-fired powe generator).
But, in the next two years, the load will increase, and at that time, PTTGU
Tambah Lorong can be operated by gas to support growth of load, President
Director of PLN, nur Pamudji, told Business News.
Business News - July 6, 2012
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