JAKARTA – The government threaten will penalize oil and natural gas contractors ExxonMobil when it is not prepared to submit the data fields of natural gas exploration of Natuna D-Alpha blocks. Delivery of data results of the exploration and exploitation must be done after the contract for the oil and gas between the government and the contractors for the end result.
”In fact, the deadline (the results of data delivery) since 2005, is clearly in the contract. The Government is entitled to determine all things in this republic. People may not have felt this republic. In fact, they does not carry out obligations in the contract since 30 years ago, "Vice President Jusuf Kalla emphatic in his office yesterday (16 / 1).
Appropriate provisions of Law No. 22/2001 on Oil and Gas, the data exploration and exploitation is owned and occupied the country. Violations of this provision were threatened with punishment Rp 10 billion in fines and jail for one year. ”Because of that, they must immediately implement their obligations. Soon. If not, the government can take legal steps, "Kalla said emphatically.
Government contract rate in the Natuna Exxon itself ended on 9 January 2005 because the block is ignored. However, Exxon contract rate can not be unilateral termination was because the plan has been submitted before the deadline of 9 January 2009.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Purnomo Yusgiantoro again stressed that the contract in the block ExxonMobil Natuna D-Alpha has expired. ”Then, the government through a limited cabinet meeting has been giving the task of Pertamina to prepare management plans,”he said at the Office affairs yesterday (16 / 1).
To convince all parties that the contract Exxon really ended, Purnomo chronology reveal contract management giant block in Riau Islands is estimated to have gas reserves 46 trillion cubic feet (TCF) .
On 8 January 1980, Pertamina is still running at the time the regulator (BP Migas form before), sign a contract with Esso Natuna for a period of 30 years. The participating interest in the cooperation contract (KKS) is 50 percent of Pertamina and Esso Natuna 50 percent.
Related to allegations that Exxon still save some data exploration block Natuna, Purnomo asserted that the country is right so that should be submitted. Therefore, if Exxon does not really provide all the data, the government can prosecute the crime. About the potential digugatnya Indonesia by Exxon, Purnomo said, the government still hold that the contract has expired.
when requested commentary, VP Public Affair ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Maman Budiman said, the Exxon contract of Natuna has not ended. ”We do not agree if PSC contract (in the Natuna D-Alpha) is no longer effective,”he said.
According to Maman, tthey hav respect for and commitment in the contract to run the development of Natuna D-Alpha. Despite different opinions with the government, said Maman, ExxonMobil still interested in the development of Natuna.