A Preliminary Review on Indonesian Regulation of Routine Gas Flare Utilization to Endorse Zero Routine Flaring by 2030

Rolandi Kurniawan, Thomas Rudi Hartanto, Tommy Rinanto, Ardian Nengkoda, Sutrasno Kartohardjono, Andy Noorsaman Sommeng

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Abstract

Due to operational and safety reason the gas obtained from the oil production generally will be burned into gas flare. Furthermore, elimination of gas flaring is a significant and essential step toward ensuring that significant natural resources are not wasted and mitigating climate change. In 2015, a program called Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) initiated by the World Bank is targeting by 2030. The ZRF program is managed by Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR) and obligates oil corporations and governments to put an end to recurring flare-ups by 2030. Based on the volume of routine gas flaring, current state of flaring gas is 162 MMSCFD. With this number, Indonesia ranks 16th worldwide [1]. The objective of this paper is to review the Indonesian government's regulation of routine gas flares due to the World Bank's initiative about ZRF by 2030. The fact shows that the Indonesian government has issued regulations related to gas flare management through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 17 year 2021 [2] and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 30 year 2021 [3]. A review of those regulations has been done. Along with the regulations, Oil and Gas companies in Indonesia are also making efforts to reduce routine gas flares, for example, by utilizing gas flares as boiler and gas turbine fuel. These actions successfully decreased Indonesian routine gas flares from 342 MMSCFD in 2012 to 162 MMSCFD in 2021. However, Indonesia's routine gas flares have not yet suited the criteria set by the Government of Indonesia. In conclusion, to achieve the ZRF targets by 2030, oil companies and the Governments, must assist each other in this journey. In addition, it is necessary to improve regulations and gas flare monitor programs and provide fines and incentives for companies that meet the gas flare criteria according to the regulation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number150001
JournalAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume3076
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jun 2024
Event1st International Conference on Upstream Energy Technology and Digitalization, ICUPERTAIN 2022 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 6 Dec 20227 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • government
  • regulation
  • Routine gas flare
  • zero routine flaring

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