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Nationalization
In 1957, Dutch assets in petroleum were nationalised, from which Permina was founded as a state-owned oil monopoly, headed
by Lieutenant-General Ibnu Sutowo.[6] Ibnu Sutowo's position as the second deputy of Abdul Haris Nasution was the beginning
of the army's involvement in the oil industry.[7] Permina distributed oil for the entire archipelago.
Permina founded the Apprentice Technical School (Sekolah Kader Teknik) in Brandan to train and produce experts in the field. To
meet this goal Permina established the Oil Academy in Bandung in 1962. Oil Academy's curriculum pertains to the technical
aspects of the oil industry, and the graduates became the main forces of Pertamin (which later transformed to Pertamina).
In 1960, the Congress enacted a policy that the mining of Indonesian oil and ground gases are only permitted for the state,
through a state-administered company. Pertamin, established in 1961, was responsible for the administration, management and
controlling of the exploration and production. The policy was short lived. An agreement between the state and foreign companies
was affirmed that gradually, oil refinery manufactures and other assets in marketing and distribution were to be sold to Indonesia
within five to fifteen years.
In 1968, to consolidate oil and gas industry for its management, exploration, marketing and distribution, Permina and Pertamin
merged and became PN. Pertamina. It continued to do little drilling itself, but made production-sharing agreements with foreign
companies.
The 1970s
After the merge, Pertamina's production rose considerably (about 15% each in 1968 and 1969, and nearly 20% in 1973).[8] By the
end of 1973, it directly produced 28.2% of Indonesia's oil, with agreements of Caltex and Stanvac to produce the rest (67.8% and
3.6%, respectively). Its assets included seven refineries, oil terminals, 116 tankers, 102 other vessels and an airline. It was also
active in cement, fertiliser, liquid natural gas, steel, hospitals, real estate, a rice estate, and telecommunications.
The 1974 oil price increases produced revenues of $4.2 billion in that year, equivalent to approximately one sixth of Indonesia's
gross domestic product. Much of this revenue was used by Sutowo to expand Pertamina's interests far beyond oil production to
include investments in oil tankers, steel and construction.[9] Pertamina built the Bina Graha, the presidential executive office
building in Jakarta.[10] The global oil crisis of the 1970s greatly increased oil prices and profits. Pertamina initially provided a
fiscal lift to the hopes of Indonesia's development planners.
For President Suharto and other members of the ruling elite revenue from Pertamina was "an ongoing source of funding" without
accountability. "They ran this cash-cow into the ground, using it for both military and personal ends."[11] Historian Adrian
Vickers describes the endemic corruption at Pertamina:
At each stage of the transaction chain somebody was getting a percentage... If accidents occurred, as in 1972
when eighty impoverished people died... they could be covered up.[12]
In 2003 Pertamina legally became PT. Pertamina (Persero), as per the enactment of Government Regulation No.31/2003.
Pertamina is now under the coordinator of the State Minister of State-owned Enterprises.
Like other contractors, Pertamina holds Cooperation Contract to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Body. With its transformation into a
limited liability company, Pertamina has become a business entity with the main target of making a profit.
President directors
During the 1970s, until 1976, the president director of Pertamina was Ibnu Sutowo, a well-known figure in Indonesia. Since then,
there have been a number of president directors. Recent president directors have included the following:
Martiono Hadianto (1998–2000). Before his appointment as president director of Pertamina, Martiono was briefly Finance
Director of the state-owned airline company Garuda Indonesia[17]
Baihaki Hakim (2000–2003). Baihaki was formerly president of Chevron Texaco's subsidiary in Indonesia PT Caltex Pacific
Indonesia. He was appointed as president director of Pertamina by president Abdurrahman Wahid in 2000. Subsequent to his
resignation in 2003, there was controversy surrounding decisions taken in Pertamina during his period as president director
concerning the purchase of giant tankers for the transport of oil.[18]
Widya Purnama (2004–2006). Widya Purnama was appointed from outside of the energy sector, formerly having been president
(since 2002) of the Indonesian telecommunications company PT Indosat.
Karen Agustiawan (2009–2014). In February 2009 it was announced that Karen Agustiawan would become president director of
Pertamina for a five-year term.[19] Her appointment was extended in 2013.[20] She resigned for unannounced reasons in August
2014. It was said at the time that she had plans to teach in Harvard University in the United States.[21]
Dwi Soetjipto. In November 2014, the new president of Indonesia Joko Widodo announced a major reorganisation of the board
of Pertamina as part of a series of reform measures for the energy sector. A new president director, Dwi Soetjipto, was appointed
along with a number of new members to the board. The appointment of Dwi Soetjipto, previously president director of the major
state-owned cement firm PT Semen Indonesia, attracted media attention because unlike most previous president directors of
Pertamina, he had little previous experience in the oil sector.[22]
Elia Massa Manik. In March 2017, after Soetjipto was dismissed due to leadership issues, the Board appointed Manik who had
served as president director of Elnusa, a Pertamina subsidiary, from 2011 to 2014. He then spent a period as the CEO of PT
Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) III, the holding company of 14 state-owned agriculture firms.[23]
Nicke Widyawati. In late August 2018, it was announced that president Jokowi had decided that Nicke Widyawati, who had
been acting president director since March, would be confirmed in the position of head of Pertamina. The decision was
announced at a press conference in the Ministry for State-Owned Enterprises on 29 August.[24]
Facilities
Refineries
Pertamina has not built any new refineries since the Balongan refinery was opened
in West Java in the mid-1990s.[25]
PTT Public Company Limited and Pertamina signed into partnership to build a new
petrochemical complex in Indonesia for an estimated cost of US $4 to 5 billion.[26]
Currently (2013) Pertamina owns six oil refineries which have a total combined
capacity of around 1 million bopd (barrels of oil per day):[27] Pertamina gas station in
Indonesia
Pertamina: Refineries in Indonesia
Refinery Capacity
No Unit Unit Province thou
(RU) bopd
1 RU II Dumai Riau 127
South
2 RU III Plaju (Musi) 127
Sumatra
Central
3 RU IV Cilacap 348
Java
East
4 RU V Balikpapan 260
Kalimantan
5 RU VI Balongan West Java 125
West
6 RU VII Kasim/Sorong 10
Papua
Total 997
Source:Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Resources, 2012 Handbook of Energy and Economic Statistics of Indonesia (https://web.archive.org/web/201
30415150132/http://esdm.go.id/publikasi/handbook-of-energy-a-economics-statistics-of-indon-handbook-of-energy-a-economics-statistics-of-indon-.htm
l).
(Note. By world standards, none of Indonesia's refineries are large. The world's largest refinery, at Jamnagar in India, has a production capacity of over
1,200,000 bopd. As a rule of thumb, refineries need to produce at least 200,000 bopd to reach reasonable international standards of efficiency.)[28]
There are several other refineries in Indonesia which Pertamina has responsibilities for:
Source:Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Resources, 2012 Handbook of Energy and Economic Statistics of Indonesia (https://web.archive.org/web/201
30415150132/http://esdm.go.id/publikasi/handbook-of-energy-a-economics-statistics-of-indon-handbook-of-energy-a-economics-statistics-of-indon-.htm
l).
In addition to the refineries which Pertamina owns, Pertamina has invested in two operating companies which manage output
from LNG plants.
PT Badak LNG operates a plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, with 8 trains having a total capacity of 22.5 million
tons per annum.
PT Donggi Senoro LNG in Uso Village, Batui Subdistrict, Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, with 1
train with a capacity of 2 million tons per annu.[30]
Pertamina also invested in the PT Arun 6 LNG trains near Lhokseumawe, Aceh, which had a total capacity of 12.5 million tons
per annum. They closed down due to lack of feed gas in 2014, and now Arun is used an LNG import terminal.[31]
During 2012 and early 2013, it was announced several times that there were plans to build two more large fuel refineries, each
with a capacity of around 300,000 bopd, perhaps in Balongan, West Java (or, alternatively, in Bontang, East Kalimantan) and in
Tuban, East Java. The first facility was planned to be built by Pertamina in partnership with Kuwait Petroleum, while the second
was expected be built by Pertamina in co-operation with Saudi Aramco. Total investment was expected to be around $20
billion.[32] One main problem holding up agreement to build the refineries was the issue of financial concessions to be provided
for the foreign investors.[33] Eventually, in September 2013 it was announced that the plans for the first refinery had been
cancelled. At the same time, the government said that there were plans for yet a different refinery project which would be
constructed solely by Pertamina and funded by the state. The crude oil for this alternative project was expected to be supplied
from Iraq.[34] Pending further progress on these large investment plans, Pertamina has announced (late 2014) plans to upgrade the
existing refineries so as to add around 500,000 bopd to Pertamina's current refining capacity of around 1 million bopd.[35]
Pertamina also has two gas reserves and a petrochemical company. Pertamina's products include a great variety of fuels,
chemicals, additives, and retail products.
Gas stations
Pertamina is the largest distribution network of petroleum products (gas stations, etc.) in Indonesia.
Subsidiaries
These are 27 subsidiaries of Pertamina based on Pertamina Annual Report 2016[37].
Pertamina EP
PT Pertamina EP (PEP) is engaged in managing the upstream oil and gas production through a more manageable exploration and
exploitation activities. Adding to that, PEP has been undertaking other supporting businesses, which have been intended to back
up the main business directly or indirectly.
Presently, Pertamina EP production level for oil is around 127,635 throusand barrel oil per day (BOPD) and around 1,054 million
standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) for gas.
Pertamina EP Working Areas of 140.000 km2 were once largely PT Pertamina (Persero)’s Oil and Gas Mining Authority Zone.
The working areas are managed through own operation and partnership co-operation.
Pertamina EP Working Areas consist of five assets. The operation of those assets comprise 19 Field Areas, namely Rantau,
Pangkalan Susu, Lirik, Jambi and Ramba in Asset 1, Prabumulih, Adera, Limau and Pendopo in Asset 2, Tambun, Subang and
Jatibarang in Asset 3, Cepu in Asset 4 as well as Sangatta, Sangasanga, Bunyu, Tarakan, Tanjung and Papua in Asset 5.
Beside the management of working areas as stated earlier, other business patterns include management through projects, such as
Pondok Makmur Development Project in West Java, Paku Gajah Development Project in South Sumatera, Jawa Gas
Development Project in Central Java, and Matindok Gas Development Project in Central Sulawesi.
Pertamina Gas
Pertamina established PT Pertagas on 23 February 2007, and it became PT Pertamina Gas in 2008. The company undertakes gas
transportation, trading and processing. In the gas transmission business, Pertamina owns a gas pipeline network with a total
volume of 34,000 km-inches in Northern Sumatra, Central Sumatra, Southern Sumatra, Western Java, Eastern Java, and East
Kalimantan
In January 2009, PT Pertamina Gas obtained a Transportation Permit and in February 2009, it received an exclusive right from
BPH Migas for gas transportation along 43 transmission routes. These permit and exclusive rights complemented the business
permit that had been issued previously (in September 2008). By obtaining a business license and special rights, PT Pertamina Gas
now has a regulatory basis to play the principal role in the gas business in Indonesia.
Pertamina EP Cepu
PEP Cepu, which was established on 14 September 2005, is a subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Persero) that focuses on the upstream
oil and gas business. In the Cepu Block, Pertamina has a 45% interest in partnership with Mobil Cepu Ltd (as the operator) and
the Regional Owned Enterprise (BUMD) that manages the KKS for the Cepu Block.
Presently, PT PDSI owns 34 drilling rigs (28 owned by PT PDSI and 6 transferred from PT Usayana)
Pertamina Internasional EP
Pertamina Internasional Eksplorasi dan Produksi (PIEP) is established on 18th November 2013, based on the need for an
international asset management that is focused on overseas assets of PT Pertamina (Persero).[38]
Pertamina Retail
Pertamina Lubricants
Patra Jasa
Elnusa, Tbk.
Pertamina Internasional Timor S.A.
Products
There are various PERTAMINA products consisting of fuel (BBM), non-fuel, gas, petrochemical products, and lubricants.[41]
2016 data:
Sports sponsorships
Rio Haryanto, Indonesia's first Formula One driver, was sponsored by Pertamina throughout his junior career and played a pivotal
role in securing his drive with the Manor Racing team in 2016. The company also sponsors Formula Two team Arden through its
Indonesian driver, Sean Gelael, as well as being a primary backer of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Championship.
Pertamina also sponsored Italian automotive giants Lamborghini since 2015.
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2. Useful details about the history of Pertamina are contained in the book about Pertamina by Rhenald Kasali, DNA
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h-hopes-for-new-pertamina-ceo.html), The Jakarta Post, 29 August 2018, and Shotaro Tani, 'Pertamina's new
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rtamina-s-new-CEO-faces-tough-fight-amid-low-state-set-prices-and-rising-costs), Nikkei Asian Review, 29
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news/2008/07/14/consumption-keeps-growing-energy-infrastructure-worsens.html), The Jakarta Post, 14 July
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news/2013/01/07/top-official-urges-ri-offer-incentives-refinery-construction.html), The Jakarta Post, 7 January
2012. Further details (in Indonesian) are on the Pertamina refinery website (http://www.pertamina.com/Refinery.a
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013/02/13/ri-s-dream-more-oil-refineries-hits-govt-intransigence.html), The Jakarta Post, 13 February 2013 and
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4/indonesia-woo-iraq-invest-oil-refineries.html), The Jakarta Post, 4 May 2013.
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5/20/govt-rebuff-incentive-proposal-oil-refineries.html), The Jakarta Post, 20 May 2013.
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37. https://www.pertamina.com/en/documents/laporan-tahunan
38. http://www.piep.pertamina.com/siapa-kami
39. http://pepcadk.pertamina.com/media/1027/laporan-tahunan-tahun-buku-2016.pdf
40. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=225356407
41. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20101214135109/http://pertamina.com/index.php/detail/read/our_pr
oducts). Archived from the original (http://www.pertamina.com/index.php/detail/read/our_products) on 14
December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011. Pertamina Products
42. "Pertamax Turbo Segera Meluncur di Indonesia - Majalah Otomotif Indonesia" (https://www.iotomotif.com/47594/
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External links
Official website (http://www.pertamina.com) (in Indonesian) (in English)
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