PHE told to revise PoD for Nunukan block

By Godang Sitompul

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) has been told by upstream authority SKK Migas to revise its Plan of Development (PoD) for the Nunukan block in North Kalimantan.

SKK Migas has asked for ?minor? changes in the PoD, PHE Nunukan?s General Manager Alfian Husein told Petromindo.com, without providing details.

Now, the firm plans to submit the revised PoD by the end of this year and hopes that after getting clearance from SKK Migas, the revised PoD will be approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in the first quarter of 2016, according to Alfian.

PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), a PHE affiliate, plans to build a mini LNG plant there to commercialize the gas reserve at the block?s Badik field.

Pertagas President Director Hendra Jaya earlier said the LNG plant is projected to be completed in 2018/2019. Designed with a capacity of 0.5 mtpa, it will process into LNG gas from Badik field which is expected to flow at a rate of 50 mmscd The LNG will be delivered to a number of receiving terminals not only the NR terminal in West Java, but also to planned terminals to be developed in eastern part of Indonesia such as in Lombok, Halmahera, and Pomalaa.

PHE is the operator of the block after acquiring a 35 percent interest from US oil and gas firm Anadarko in February of 2013. Another partner of the block, PT Medco Energi Internasional, sold its 40 percent interest in the block in July this year on the grounds the reserve was too small. Now PHE has 66.67 percent of the block, with the balance held by Indian firms Videocon Industries (20.83 percent) and Bharat PetroResources Ltd. (12.50 percent).

Editing by Johannes Simbolon