(31/5) PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering Undip held a workshop and kick-off meeting in Engineering Hall, Dekanat Building 5th Floor. This event is a follow-up to the collaborative actions between PT Pertamina Hulu Energi and the Faculty of Engineering Undip in exploring and developing the potential of new oil and gas mining sites in Kutai and Tarakan Basin.
In this event, a research team from Geological Engineering Undip led by Dr. Ir. Andang Bachtiar, M.Sc presented their findings in front of the team from PT PHE. Exploration Director of PT PHE, Muharram Jaya Panguriseng, stated that this workshop is useful for the development of new oil and gas mining sites that are largely unexplored in several areas in Indonesia, one of which is in Tarakan and Kutai blocks. According to him, oil and gas exploration is important because this sector is the main sector that must be fulfilled immediately, so meetings with the educational institution are important as an effort to fulfill the needs, “National demand on energy must be fulfilled immediately so that the exploration of new oil and gas mining sources are important,” he said.
The effort of PT PHE to collaborate with the Faculty of Engineering Undip in researching the Tarakan and Kutai basins was welcomed by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Ir. M. Agung Wibowo, M.M, M.Sc, Ph.Dd. He showed his gratitude towards PT PHE for inviting the Geological Engineering Undip as their main partner in this project. As one of the leading Geological Engineering in Indonesia, the quality of the Geological Engineering Undip is very suitable in fulfilling the need of studies from PT PHE. “Geological Engineering has received an A (Excellent) and International accreditation, so please do not hesitate to work together with us,” he said.
In this workshop and kick-off meeting, the team from Geological Engineering Undip presented their findings titled “Kutai & Tarakan Basin Petroleum Geology Insight and New Opportunity.” Prof. Agung hoped that this event can provide benefits for the academicians of the Faculty of Engineering and also can be the beginning of further collaborations between the industry and the Faculty of Engineering in the future, “Thank you for this collaboration. May it be useful, and may it be blessed by God,” he said.
