Upstream Oil and Gas Industry in Papua and Maluku Opens Migas Corner at Universitas Pattimura

AMBON, LELEMUKU.COM - SKK Migas’ Representative Office for Papua and Maluku (Pamalu) Region and Oil and Gas Contractors operating in the region opened Migas Corner (Oil and Gas Corner) at Universitas Pattimura (Unpatti) on Thursday (24/5) in Ambon, Mollucas Province. 

The Migas Corner, located on the 3rd floor of Unpatti Library was officially inaugurated by Rector of Unpatti, Prof. Dr. M. J. Saptenno S.H., M. Hum. and Head of SKK Migas’ Representative of Pamalu Region, DR A. Rinto Pudyantoro MM CA., AK.

“Migas Corner is a form of our commitment to continually contribute to the academic environment, especially universities,” Rinto revealed.

This Migas Corner will be filled with a collection of literature on the upstream oil and gas industry, profiles of Oil and Gas Contractors operating in Pamalu Region, and audio-visual materials on relevant topics. “Hopefully, this Migas Corner can be an information center for Unpatti lecturers and students who are interested in learning more about the upstream oil and gas industry,” Rinto added.

Unpatti Rector Prof. Dr. M. J. Saptenno S.H., M.Hum. supports the presence of Migas Corner at Unpatti. The presence of Migas Corner is expected to help improve the understanding of the people in Maluku Province with respect to the upstream oil and gas industry operation processes.

“The presence of Migas Corner is expected to help people understand the importance of oil and gas energy,” the rector said.

Unpatti itself has initiated efforts to improve the quality of human resources related to petroleum. In 2017, Unpatti opened Department of Geological Engineering. The total number of students taking the major is 15 people and all of them receive scholarships from the Government. In this 2018 admission, in addition to the Department of Geological Engineering, Unpatti will open admission for students of Department of Geophysical Engineering and Department of Petroleum Engineering.

“Hopefully, by 2019 we will have opened Faculty of Energy and Petroleum,” DR Muspida M. Si, Vice Rector of Unpatti for Planning, Cooperation and Information Systems, told.

On the same day, SKK Migas’ Representative Office for Pamalu Region and Oil and Gas Contractors in that region also held a guest lecture at Unpatti. In the guest lecture session, Oil and Gas Contractors of Pamalu Region had the opportunity to present profiles and operational activities in their respective working areas.

Rinto said that this guest lecture activity is the beginning of the Upstream Oil and Gas Teaching program initiated by the SKK Migas’ Representative Office of Pamalu Region. Through the Upstream Oil and Gas Teaching activities, people working in the upstream oil and gas industry from various disciplines will be present in the lecture classes at Unpatti.

“With the Upstream Oil and Gas Teaching Program, the presence of the upstream oil and gas industry at the campus will be more intensive and frequent,” Rinto concluded. (HumasSKKMigas)

SKK Migas Pamalu Holds a Media Gathering in Ambon

AMBON, LELEMUKU.COM - SKK Migas and Oil and Gas Contractors of Papua and Maluku (Pamalu) Region, held a media gathering on Wednesday, (23/5) in Ambon, Maluku Province. 

The theme of the event, which was attended by 19 journalists from Papua and Maluku region and public relations practitioners from Oil and Gas Contractors is “Upstream Oil and Gas: Then, Now and For Better Tomorrow”.

Head of the SKK Migas Representative Office for Pamalu Region, A. Rinto Pudyantoro said that besides aiming to build a relationship with the media crew, this activity also aims to provide an opportunity for SKK Migas, Oil and Gas Contractors, and media crew to review the performance of the upstream oil and gas industry in the past, now, and in the upcoming days. 

“We have to take note on what has been done in the past and from that note we can then evaluate what we can improve in the future,” Rinto revealed.

The event also announced that SKK Migas and Oil and Gas Contractors of Pamalu Region would hold a Journalistic Writing Competition for journalists in Pamalu Region. Head of Public Relations Department of SKK Migas’ Representative of Pamalu Region, Galih W. Agusetiawan, informed that the media gathering is one of the series of activities. Earlier on 11 May 2018, field trips to operational areas in Bula and Seram were conducted. 

The second activity is the media gathering held today. The next events as part of the series of activities will be the Journalistic Writing Competition and Memoir Book Writing which tells the performance of some Oil and Gas Contractors of Pamalu Region whose contracts are about to expire.

 “This series of activities aims to provide more public information related to upstream oil and gas activities in Pamalu region,” Galih concluded. (HumasSKKMigas)

The 2018 Darwin to Saumlaki Yacht Race Ready to be Held

SAUMLAKI, LELEMUKU.COM - Darwin Sailing Club will held its annual event of Yacht Race and Rally from Darwin, Territory of the Northern Australia to Saumlaki, West Maluku Regency, Maluku Province on 30th June 2018.

According to the chairman of Saumlaki Yacht Race Committee, Lucille Panting, the purpose of this yacht race and rally is providing an opportunity for the participants to see how beautiful Tanimbar Islands is, which has a unigue culture and remain a major centre for the production of traditional crafts like ikat cloth and carved wooden statues in Maluku, and also have their own forms of music and dance.

"We will start on 30th of June and we arrive here on 2nd or 3th of July. This sailing will be taken two days of trip or 48 hours to arrive here (Saumlaki)," She told to Lelemuku.com, on Thursday (17/05).

Lucille reveals the reason for choosing the Tanimbar Islands as the destination of the voyage because of the distance from Tanimbar that is so close to Darwin City that is separated by the Arafura Sea. It's more advantageous than taking a trip to Ambon City or Dilli City, East Timor which takes up to 4 days of travel, while to Tanimbar only 2 days.

In addition to the close distance, the beauty of Tanimbar sea is also a reason for this sailing club to do snorkeling and swimming. And the same weather is the reason, where the location of Darwin City itself is relatively close to the equator line, then this city is the only major city in Australia which has tropical climate like Indonesia.

"We want to come here because Tanimbar is so close to our country, save from marine predator animals, friendly community, diving and swimming location is also very good and has the same weather with darwin," she said.

Lucille ensures that there are currently about 12 fleets of sailboats that will be involved in the race. His party is still open registration for interested participants until May 29, 2018.

"This is a trial between 10 to 15 boats, but not sure, we estimate about 12 boatss that have been registered," she explained.

Constraints of the implementation of the 2018 Darwin Saumlaki Yatch Race is the weather, which is too windy so it can affect the number of boats involved, because there are some small boats that can not withstand the wind.

"Last year on October cruise was not windy, so we chose this July because it was windy, but now it's just too much wind. This activity still roads just a few boats may fall because of its small size, for that we will be back to determine how many boats will come," Lucille added. (Laura Sobuber)

Artists with Mental Disability Exhibit Murals in Jakarta National Gallery

JAKARTA - Seven artists with mental disability exhibited murals that they painted on various mediums such as tents, cafe walls and umbrellas in the National Gallery in Jakarta, Monday.

    

The exhibition was a part of the series towards the Limitless Festival, an art festival presented by disabled artists, scheduled to be held in October.

    

Mentor for Disability Arts Timotius Suwarsito said that they chose the theme 'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika' which means Unity in Diversity for this year's mural creations.

    

"They have varying communication skills, some of them are quick to comprehend what 'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika' is, while some other took some time. We then gave them examples of how Bhinneka Tunggal Ika could be visualized," he said.

    

Most of the artists responded to the theme of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika with butterflies of different colours, while some chose to do collages.

    

He further stated that the artists indeed had different approaches, from doodle art murals, naive styles and decorative.

    

The artists involved include Claire Nicole Siregar, Calliandra Alexa Roshetko, Aziza Mischa Azalia, Shan Rafael Saputra, Audrel Christabel Angesty, Anfield Wibowo, and Dwi Putri Mulyono Jati.

    

Art Brut Indonesia Community Activist Nawa Tunggal said the painters have great passion as they painted from Saturday (May 12) to Monday (May 14).

    

"They are working from morning to dawn to create their art. Their spirit is amazing," he said.

    

He further said that art could become a good medium for mental disabilities, especially to express their emotions. They could even reach a more stable condition with art. (*) 

Jokowi Say Village Fund to Increase Local Economy

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the village fund disbursement is aimed at increasing local economy by providing jobs and assuring money circulation in regions.

    

"If that would happen, Rp187 trillion would be circulated in villages, economic growth in rural areas would increase, and consumption would increase," the president stated, at a national meeting on local and regional administrations here, on Monday.

    

Jokowi noted that local economy could be activated if development projects in villages could recruit local villagers and construction material supplies were bought from local shops.

    

The village fund should not return to cities, but it must be used to activate village economy, he added.

    

"Cash labor-intensive program should be implemented in projects using village funds. Cash labor-intensive program would employ local villagers, paid daily or weekly, thus creating a lot of jobs," Jokowi remarked.

    

The government had disbursed Rp47 trillion and Rp60 trillion of village fund in 2016 and 2017, respectively. It would disburse another Rp60 trillion of village fund in 2018.

    

The president expressed hope that the fund could be increased in 2019. He called on village administrations to use the fund for village development under public monitoring. (*)

Police Take Actions Agains 13 Terror Suspects in East Java

SURABAYA - The Densus 88 anti terror squad of the National Police's Headquarters has taken action against 13 terror suspects in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, East Java, during the wee hours of Monday.

    

East Java Regional Police Spokesman Senior Commissioner, Frans Barung Mangera, stated here on Monday that the actions were taken against the terror suspects to wage war on terrorism.

    

"We took action on Monday morning from 2:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. There were 13 people who were suspected to have planned a terror attack," he revealed.

    

Mangera added that four terrorists were killed by the Densus 88 anti-terrorism squad of the National Police Headquarters.

    

"Four are in Sidoarjo, and nine others are in Sidoarjo and Surabaya, totaling 13 people. Four of them were shot dead, and nine are alive," he noted.

    

"We will not reveal the places where they are. We will update later," he added.

    

He explained that they were part of a family network, as identified by police.

    

"This shows the police's consistency in eradicating terrorism," he elaborated.

    

Since Sunday, East Java has been rocked by suicide bomb attacks, killing 22 people, including 10 attackers.

    

The bomb attacks took place at three churches on Sunday morning and at the Surabaya Police Headquarters, police pointed out.

    

According to Mangera, the death toll in suicide bomb attacks at three churches on Sunday morning rose to 18 as of Monday.

    

"In the first bomb attack at Santa Maria Tak Bercela Church in Ngagel, the number of people killed was seven, including two perpetrators," Mangera stated on Monday.

    

The number of people killed in the bomb attack at the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) at Diponegoro Street reached three, with all of them being perpetrators, he noted.

    

"The three included a mother and her two children," he added.

    

Mangera remarked that the number of people killed in the bomb attack at the Pentecostal Church at Arjuno Street increased to eight from three. The eight victims included seven residents and one perpetrator.

    

In the meantime, four attackers of the Surabaya Police Headquarters were killed in the explosion, while one perpetrator survived. (ANT)