The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business under the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (SKK MIGAS) has previously announced its support in reducing carbon emissions. A part of the strategy includes Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) programme. The chairman of the Indonesian Oil & Gas Institute SKK Migas, Luky A. Yusgiantoro, said that the CCUS programme starts with overseeing and assessing activities from identifying carbon emission sources, capturing carbon in gas from the source point, carbon compression, carbon transportation through pipelines or ships, carbon storage in geological formations, through Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), to the use of carbon, including for the production of building materials, chemicals, plastics, and mineralization.
“The implementation of the CCUS program is part of SKK Migas’ strategic plan to achieve the oil production target of 1 million BOPD and natural gas of 12 BSCFD by 2030,” said Yusgiantoro in the 8th Knowledge Sharing Forum webinar. He added that in order to accelerate the programme implementation, SKK MIGAS is currently collaborating with LEMIGAS, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and stakeholders in the upstream oil and gas sector to formulate ideas and recommendations to the government regarding the implementation of the CCUS program in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Usman Pasarai from LEMIGAS, speaking at the event, explained, “The implementation of CCUS – CO2 EOR is a win – win solution option for the government, so that it can continue to produce oil and gas to meet Indonesia’s energy needs, while still controlling the carbon emissions.” According to him, the CCUS – CO2 EOR a method of utilising CO2 by injecting back into the earth, and then used to push oil or natural gas with EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) technology.
“There are twenty one projects in the world that have implemented CCUS, the results are very good. Of course, to accelerate the implementation of CCUS – CO2 EOR in Indonesia, government support is needed through policies and regulations,” said Pasarai. “Based on our experience in various countries, government policy instruments and regulations are a requirement for accelerating the implementation of CCUS in Indonesia,” he explained. Based on the identification of SKK Migas’ IOGI, the use of CO2 through CCUS in Indonesia is still open and there is a lot of room for discussion with stakeholders.
Updated on 01/02/24
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