JAKARTA. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has not fully approved the Ministry of Industry’s proposal of the gas allocation of Masela (South Maluku) bloc. As reported by KONTAN on 25 November 2016, Vice Minister of ESDM Arcandra Tahar claimed to have agreed the gas allocation of Masela bloc to three companies, such as PT Pupuk Indonesia, PT Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI), and Elsoro Multi Pratama, as requested by Ministry of Industry. According to a document received by KONTAN, those three companies accept the supply of 474 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day gas supplies from Abadi field, Masela Bloc. According to Director General of Oil and Natural Gas at the Ministry of ESDM IGN Wiratmaja Puja, the allocation of Masela Bloc gas is still being reviewed by the Ministry of ESDM and Inpex Corporation. “Because, a part of the gas will be used for the upstream purposes, such as petrochemical and fertilizer. We are also still discussing the increase in LNG capacities from only 7.5 MTPA to 9.5 MTPA,” he told KONTAN, (12/12).
ESDM remains undecided on Masela Gas allocation
JAKARTA. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has not fully approved the Ministry of Industry’s proposal of the gas allocation of Masela (South Maluku) bloc. As reported by KONTAN on 25 November 2016, Vice Minister of ESDM Arcandra Tahar claimed to have agreed the gas allocation of Masela bloc to three companies, such as PT Pupuk Indonesia, PT Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI), and Elsoro Multi Pratama, as requested by Ministry of Industry. According to a document received by KONTAN, those three companies accept the supply of 474 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day gas supplies from Abadi field, Masela Bloc. According to Director General of Oil and Natural Gas at the Ministry of ESDM IGN Wiratmaja Puja, the allocation of Masela Bloc gas is still being reviewed by the Ministry of ESDM and Inpex Corporation. “Because, a part of the gas will be used for the upstream purposes, such as petrochemical and fertilizer. We are also still discussing the increase in LNG capacities from only 7.5 MTPA to 9.5 MTPA,” he told KONTAN, (12/12).