SKK Migas together with the Cooperation Contract Contractor (KKKS) PetroChina International Jabung Ltd. (PCJL) plays an important role in various efforts to handle forest and land fires (karhutla) in Jambi Province, especially in West Tanjung Jabung Regency (TJB) and East Tanjung Jabung Regency (TJT) which are PCJL’s operational areas.
As a KKKS operating the Jabung Working Area, PCJL has been involved in nine forest and land fire extinguishing efforts, including four forest and land fire incidents in TJB Regency and five forest and land fire incidents in TJT Regency during 2024. In general, these forest and land fire incidents occurred in village land areas and land near settlements.
For example, PCJL was involved in efforts to extinguish forest and land fires in oil palm plantations near Catur Rahayu Village, Dendang District, TJT Regency from August 30 to September 12, 2024.
PCJL is part of the Karhutla Task Force in Jambi Province together with the TNI, Indonesian Police, Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), firefighters and local communities.
To support disaster preparedness efforts, the PCJL forest fire team also deployed various forest fire extinguishing facilities and equipment including fire trucks, portable fire water pumps, fire extinguishers, and portable ground monitors.
In addition, PetroChina also contributed by providing fuel and diesel fuel for firefighting vehicles as well as food supplies for Karhutla Task Force personnel.
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Head of the Department of Formality and Communication of SKK Migas Sumbagsel, Safe’i said that upstream oil and gas activities are activities that are required and emphasized by SKK Migas to be carried out massively, aggressively and efficiently to find oil and gas reserves in order to maintain national energy security.
With various efforts made to realize this, upstream oil and gas activities are also required to provide a multiplier effect to the areas where operations are running. Activities and programs to provide a multiplier effect on upstream oil and gas activities include development support that is synergized with local governments, community development programs and environmental concerns.
All of these activities must run side by side and simultaneously to be able to provide welfare for the community. “This must also be implemented and realized by PetroChina as a company operating in the Jambi region,” said Safe’i.
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He also said that PetroChina is also one of the companies that contributes the largest production results in the South Sumatra and South Sumatra Region and is also a KKKS that actively carries out community development programs in its operational areas, including in terms of environmental awareness and protection, one of which is also for handling and overcoming forest and land fire disasters, especially in the company’s operational areas.
“The programs that will be implemented and those that have been realized are certainly proof of PetroChina’s commitment to developing the region, by continuing to coordinate and communicate with SKK Migas, this KKKS continues to faithfully implement the programs that have been agreed upon in the draft work program and budget each year,” continued Safe’i.
The spirit was also expressed inseparable from the results of discussions, synergy and support that were also obtained from the regional government so far. (N-2)
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