Pertamina’s gas production up 51 pct in 2018 – director
JAKARTA, Jan 17 (Reuters) – * Gas production by Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-owned energy company, soared 51 percent to 3,064 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) in 2018 from 2,035 MMCFD in 2017, a company director said on Thursday * Meanwhile, Pertamina’s crude oil output increased 15 percent to 392,000 barrels per day in 2018 from […]
Indonesia to export 185 LNG cargoes from Tangguh, Bontang in 2019 -regulator
JAKARTA, Jan 16 (Reuters) – * Indonesia plans to export 185 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Tangguh and Bontang LNG plants in 2019, below the 203 cargoes the two plants exported in 2018, upstream oil and gas regulator (SKKMigas) officials said * Bontang is expected to export 93 cargoes of LNG in 2019 […]
DOE receives 331 applications for projects of national significance
THE Department of Energy (DOE) has received 331 applications from industry stakeholders seeking the certification of their power projects as “energy projects of national significance [EPNS].” As of January 11, the DOE said in its website that 293 applications were accepted while 38, or 11 percent, were notified of their noncompliance as to form or documentary […]
Bangkok Industrial Gas is to begin construction of a second H2 plant
Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), a joint venture between Thai investors and Air Products and Chemicals Inc, proceeds with plans to develop a second hydrogen (H2) plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, in line with the Thailand government’s strategy to promote the use of H2 as an alternative energy to fossil fuels. The ฿500m (Thai Baht) ($16m) investment […]
Barakah unit secures five-year service contract from Petrofac
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): Barakah Offshore Petroleum Bhd’s unit has won a five-year contract to service Petrofac (Malaysia-PM304) Ltd’s oil and gas fields offshore peninsular Malaysia. In an exchange filing today, the group said the contract, awarded to its wholly-owned subsidiary PBJV Group Sdn Bhd for the years 2018 to 2023, includes Pan Malaysian maintenance, […]
Exxon to be Indonesia’s biggest oil producer in 2019
JAKARTA: * Exxon Mobil Corp unit Exxon Mobil Cepu Limited is expected to produce 216,000 barrels per day of crude oil in 2019, making it Indonesia’s biggest oil producer, the country’s upstream oil and gas regulator (SKKMigas) said * In second place Chevron Corp unit Chevron Pacific Indonesia is expected to produce 190,000 bpd of […]
PLN to acquire coal mines to secure supply
State-owned electricity firm PLN is set to acquire coal mines as part of its plan to secure 40 percent of the coal demand for its power grid – which last year absorbed 95 million tons of coal – by 2023. PLN president director Sofyan Basir said that by 2023 coal demand for the company’s thermal […]
Inalum target US$1.8 revenue from Freeport in 2022
State-owned mining holding company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) president director Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said the revenue that the state will receive from gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) will increase to US$1.8 billion in 2022, from $180 million in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, there will be no revenue from the company because […]
Munti school tops int’l tilt promoting green energy
From being a finalist last year, Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS) topped an international research competition promoting renewable energy. In awards rites held on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the public school received the 2019 Zayed Sustainability Prize (ZSP) for its research proposal titled “RevAMP: Revitalized Algae Micro-farming,” besting hundreds of entries from around the world. […]
IPOs sign agreements for hydro project in Ifugao
Four Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPOs) that will be affected by SN Aboitiz Power’s (SNAP) proposed Alimit Hydropower Complex in Ifugao, Philippines, have signed agreements giving their consent for the project. The Ibfunjiyan IPO of Aguinaldo, Ancestral Domain Council of Lagawe (ADCEL), Federation of Lamut Indigenous Peoples Organization, and the Emajawjaw IPO of Mayoyao signified their […]