REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Imports of oil and gas reached 13.39 percent, from 3.47 billion USD in October to 3.94 billion USD in November 2013. Head of Statistic Indonesia (BPS), Suryamin explained that oil imports during January to November 2013 increased 5.19 percent, from 38.85 billion USD to 41 billion USD.
"The increase of oil and gas imports is triggered by the increase of crude oil and fuel price each 13.5 million USD and 452.8 million USD," Suryamin said recently.
In last 13 months, the highest value of oil imports recorded in July 2013 (4.1 billion USD) and the lowest in May 2013 (3.4 billion USD). During a press conference few days ago, Acting Head of Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas), Johanes Widjonarko said that SKK Migas targetted the production of crude oil could reach 805 thousand barrels per day (bpd). The figure is lower than initial target of 870 thousand bpd in State Budget 2014.
"I am optimistic that we can add up to 25 thousand bpd, so total production can reach 830 thousand bpd this year," Widjonarko said recently.
He said that crude oil production could grow better as Cepu block was already producing. SKK Migas continues to guard the progress of Cepu block. SKK Migas and contractors have made some efforts to achieve national oil and gas target production in the block.
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