BPMIGAS conducts field monitoring of oil lifting

Upstream authority BPMIGAS has shown its seriousness to secure the state income by sending a special team to conduct a field monitoring on the process of oil lifting by the joint operating body (JOB) of PT Pertamina and PetroChina East Java at the Floating Storage Offshore (FSO) Cinta Natomas in East Java late last month.

The inspection, which was carried out on April 27, 2012 , was led by BPMIGAS Deputy Chief for finance, Akhmad Syakhroza, with team members including its chief representative for East Java , Papua and Maluku, Hadi Prasetyo, and the head of its accounting department, Sujoko.

In his speech, Syakhroza said the team had found that the oil lifting process was the most important activity in the oil production so that it needed a special attention.

?As lifting is an important process in generating state revenues, it requires a tight control,? he said.

During the field inspection, Syakhroza also met with other members of the lifting supervision team from the office of the director general of customs and duty in Bojonegoro, port authority at Bronding port in Lamongan, Surveyor Indonesia?s representative for East Java, Papua and Maluku, and from Pertamina.

The team conducted a day-to-day inspection on the oil lifting at the Cinta Natomas field.

Editing by Benget Besalicto Tnb.