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NEWS IN BRIEF
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S OUTH ASIA
IndianOil tweaks work
rules for health, safety and
business continuity
Since the commencement of the nationwide 21-day lockdown, IndianOil has put in place a comprehensive strategy to ensure the health and safety of all its stakeholders, while also ensuring business continuity.
Swift steps were taken to facilitate a work- from-home arrangement for employees
in non-critical locations, through mobile communications, digital connectivity and dedicated portals. While supply locations, including refineries, pipelines, LPG bottling plants, terminals, depots and aviation fuelling stations continue to operate with optimised manpower to maintain supply of POL products.
At all its locations right up to petrol pumps, IndianOil has put in place an appropriate code of conduct for work, hygiene and social distancing. No event is being held that requires people to gather, and assembling of people is not allowed at any location for any purpose whatsoever.
IndianOil has been delivering on an average of 25 lakh cylinders every day to the doorsteps of its customers for the past few days. A system has been developed at the entry of LPG bottling plants so that whenever trucks carrying empty cylinders enter the bottling plant, they are sanitised by spraying and fumigation. INDIANOIL, April 8, 2020
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Pertamina stabilises Gundih CPP operation
Stabilization activities at the Gundih Gas Central Processing Plant (CPP) operating area continue to be carried out after disruption
in the area of the Thermal Oxidizer (TOX) which resulted in sparks at the facility on April 9.
“At around 09.40 WIB we received information about the disturbance in the area
of the Thermal Oxidizer (TOX) in Gundih CPP. From the incident resulted in a fire that appeared at the facility,” said Asset 4 General Manager of PT Pertamina EP Agus Amperianto.
Furthermore, PT Pertamina EP Cepu Field’s Emergency Handling Team immediately made efforts to stabilize all facilities at Gundih CPP so that the fire in the TOX Facility was successfully controlled and extinguished at 10:45 WIB and there were no casualties from this incident.
“At present operations in the Gundih CPP and gas wells have been shut down for the stabilization process. All workers in the Gundih CPP area have been evacuated, Fire Truck 2 units as well as our ambulance and paramedic standby on site,” Agus explained.
Then, Agus added that currently the PKD team continues to maintain the Gundih CPP facility to secure it to a stable condition.
“We expect the community around the location not to panic. Because our team still continues to handle this condition until it is
finished. Please pray that the Gundih CPP facility can start operating normally. And we can distribute gas production of 50 MMSCFD again to consumers, including PT SPP, Tambak Lorok PLTGU Semarang and PGN Jargas Blora and Semarang Jargas “, concluded Agus. PERTAMINA, April 9, 2020
Pertamina continues to build national refineries
Pertamina continues to record positive progress to complete the construction of national refineries to meet the set targets.
This project, known as the RDMP and GRR megaproject, continues to accelerate to pursue national energy security and independence, which is marked by a stop to importing BBM in 2026.
Pertamina Corporate Communication Vice President Fajriyah Usman stated, the RDMP and GRR megaprojects showed significant developments with their respective stages of development. The Balikpapan refinery in the first quarter of 2015 reached 15.02 percent, and by the end of this year it is targeted to reach
40 percent. As for the Balongan and Cilacap Refineries, each of us is targeting to reach 10 percent this year, and will continue to accelerate according to the target stages of development.
“In the context of acceleration, Pertamina parallel has done a number of jobs such as jetty construction, site development, workshop & warehouse construction, office building laboratory & HSSE buildings and other supporting facilities,” said Fajriyah. Pertamina has also completed the procurement of key equipment which takes a long time to ensure that the project runs on target. At present the main equipment is in the process of making or manufacturing.
In addition, negotiations with business partners and investors also continued well. A number of MoUs and business agreements have been signed between Pertamina and various parties, such as ADNOC, Mubadala, Rosneft, K-Sure and others. Including negotiations with Saudi Aramco also continues which is targeted to be completed by the end of April 2020. PERTAMINA, April 7, 2020
Petronas makes oil
discovery in the US Gulf of
Mexico
Petronas’ subsidiary, Progress Resources USA Ltd. (PRUL) together with its partners today, announced an oil discovery in the Monument exploration well, offshore United States (US) Gulf of Mexico.
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