RDMP Balikpapan and Lawe Lawe Pertamina percussion of national energy independence

Semilir wind blows manicure of workers’ steps with optimistic inserts to undergo daily examination or Daily Check Up (DCU). The activity is the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) includes blood pressure check, oxygen saturation, to body temperature inspection.

Along undergoing health checks, workers equipped with self-protection tools (APD) prepares their duties in Balikpapan’s Factory project.

PT Pertamina International (KPI) through subsidiary PT Pertamina Balikpapan is running to implement the Balikpapan’s Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) Project and Lawe-Lawe, aimed at improving processing capacity, processing complexity and product quality produced.

Officers install self-protection tools before starting work.

Petugas installs self-protection tools before starting work.

This is one of the strategy of PT. Pertamina (Persero) in order to achieve the target of the Company’s Long-Term Plan (RJPP) to realize Indonesia’s economic independence, especially in terms of domestic oil fuel production.

The factory located in the second largest city in East Kalimantan has originally 260 thousand barrel processing capacity then improved to 360 thousand barrels per day. Balikpapan’s factory will also be able to process various types of raw oil and more variative products. The resulting product will also be equivalent to Euro V standards.

Euro V itself has more environmentally friendly advantages with more quality fuel oil and more efficient consumption rate.

Petugas coordinates at PT Pertamina Balikpapan factory.

Petugas coordinates at PT Pertamina Balikpapan factory.

The RDMP Balikpapan project includes the construction of New Workshop and Warehouse, Catalytic Cracking Fluid Residual (RFCC) Feed Tank, Boiler, New Flare BPP II, RFCC & RFCC NHT, and Lawe-Lawe Facilities Terminal.

The project listed as the largest Pertamina project today, has a total of 5.203 equipment weighing at 110.000 tons. The toughest equipment is at RFCC, First Regenerator weighs 1.099 tons. As the highest equipment is propane/proylene high about 110 meters.

RDMP Balikpapan as a national strategic project is also determined to keep creating more environmentally friendly products for surrounding communities with have Hydrotreating (DHT), Naphtha Hydrotreating (NHT), Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking Naphtha Hydrotreating (RFCC NHT), and Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU).

The poultry is running when checking the pressure of the pipe in PT Pertamina Balikpapan

The poultry stairs to perform control in PT Pertamina Balikpapan factory.

Photo and text : M Risyal Hidayat

Author : Nyoman Budhiana

Petugas controls in PT Pertamina Balikpapan

Petugas checks the pressure of the pipeline in PT Pertamina Balikpapan

Petugas conducts control in PT Pertamina Balikpapan

Petugas coordinates at PT Pertamina Balikpapan.

Petugas controls on boilers in PT Pertamina Balikpapan factory.

Petugas conducts pipe-pipe checking.

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