No PHK in Kalimantan and Sulawesi: SKK Migas

Tanjung, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The coronavirus pandemic also has an impact on the decline of world oil prices, but the upstream oil and gas industry continues to maintain operation and avoid termination of employment (PHK) in order to maintain the continuity of the industry in the following year.

Head of the Kalimantan and Sulawesi chapter of the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Taskforce (SKK Migas) Syaifudin was speaking related to oil and gas contractors (KKKS) effort to stringent efficiency by reducing production costs to keep operating.

"Alhamdulillah there have been no PHK by the KKKS (oil and gas contractors) in Kalimantan and Sulawesi," Syaifudin explained.

He acknowledged, in addition to the challenge of reducing world crude oil prices, it must be recognized that the emergency alert condition as an impact of COVID-19 also affected the operational strategy in the field.

Meanwhile, the achievement of lifting (ready to sell oil and gas production) nationwide until April 30, 2020, in the form of petroleum amounting to 710,000 barrels per day (BOPD) or 94.04 percent of the budget (APBN) target 755,000 BPOD.

Natural gas production was 5,777 MMSCFD or 86.61 percent of budget target 6,670 MMSCFD.

While the achievement of lifting in Kalimantan and Sulawesi, namely petroleum 83,381 BPOD or 98.52 percent of budget target of 84,634 BOPD and natural gas lifting 1,829 MMSCFD or 91.40 percent of target 2,001 MMSCFD.

Regarding the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, oil and gas companies are implementing strict health protocol and each KKKS works together (bergotong-royong) to provide support for COVID-19 countermeasures as a form of concern to stakeholders, especially around the operational area.

Syaifudin added, the task force has so far had channeled assistance, including 87,305 liters of disinfectant and spraying equipment, medical devices, vitamin to basic food as many as 10,566 packages.