KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Arifin Tasrif, has asked Pertamina to release or collaborate on wells that are not optimally operated, also known as idle, with private Contract of Work Contractors (KKKS). According to him, this option is indeed allowed by the rules. “We have asked for it to be collaborated or released, we have given the rules for it from the Ministry,” he said when met by reporters on the sidelines of the 4th International Convention on Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Industry 2023 (ICIUOG), Friday (22/9), in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday (22/9). According to Arifin, the number of idle wells reaches tens of thousands. However, most of these wells are small.
Government Asks Pertamina to Release or Collaborate on Idle Oil & Gas Drilling Well
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Arifin Tasrif, has asked Pertamina to release or collaborate on wells that are not optimally operated, also known as idle, with private Contract of Work Contractors (KKKS). According to him, this option is indeed allowed by the rules. “We have asked for it to be collaborated or released, we have given the rules for it from the Ministry,” he said when met by reporters on the sidelines of the 4th International Convention on Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Industry 2023 (ICIUOG), Friday (22/9), in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday (22/9). According to Arifin, the number of idle wells reaches tens of thousands. However, most of these wells are small.