In the midst of the sea, a number of busy workers operate the rig to drill oil wells with a depth of up to tens of meters in the West Madura Offshore Block. A few miles from the rig site, some of the other officers in uniform orange overalls inspect the condition of equipment on offshore oil rigs.
To move from one facility to another drilling, they boarded a motor boat. Once arriving at the destination location, the workers rose to basketball size, and then removed using excavators to the bridge which has a height of up to tens of meters. There is also the facility to move from ship operations with the rope swing.
On the block there is also a container floating production facility crude "Blessing". The ship has a six-story building as well as a floating hotel for workers with facilities such as a bedroom, dining room, entertainment, and sports, as well as helicopter landing sites. As the day went in the afternoon, the workers will gather at the boat to unwind, rest.
All oil and gas operations in the block monitored by the system. From the control room in the floating facility, a number of officers seem oversee oil and gas production activities. They also monitor the situation in the water through the computer to detect if there is a fishing boat or a merchant ship approaching the oil and gas blocks. Everything is in order to maintain the security of vital objects.
Dudy Wahyudhi, working at the West Madura block, explained, floating container facility capacity reached 650,000 barrels of oil. The ship was to accommodate the production of the block that range 16000-17000 barrels per day. Once every 10 days, most of the oil produced is sold to domestic needs in PT Pertamina refineries.
Three-hour trip
In order to get the black gold off the coast, hundreds of employees have to work and stay at sea for several weeks, apart from the family. Every day anyway, they have to work in the oil and gas resources that have a high level of safety risk. To reach the beach in Gresik, East Java, they have to travel the ocean for three hours.
Life at sea for several weeks has been a part of the everyday life of workers in the oil and gas blocks located offshore. Djatmiko Djati (49), who served as head of West Madura Offshore Production, has worked in the oil and gas sector since 1991. "I usually work on the ground two weeks, staying at home a week, and worked in the office for a week," he said.
Although every day must face the life safety risk, he said he was happy to romp in the world of oil and gas and never worried about his safety while working. For Djatmiko, the risk of an accident is a consequence of the work that has been the choice of his life for decades.
They also have to face the threat of high waves during bad weather. At the peak of the rainy season, January to March, the height of sea waves in the area of five meters and had damaged several facilities of oil and gas operations. Repeatedly also a number of equipment in the operating facility to be replaced because the waves swept away.
PT Pertamina Hulu Energi West Madura Offshore, West Madura Offshore Block operator, for example, mid-January, reported a loss of production of 2,300 barrels of oil per day due to high waves and strong winds so the engine power dropped and damaged barge. The crew of the ship sinking. Lucky four crew members survived.
Hunting for black gold to challenge offshore oil and gas industry nationwide. Going forward, the majority of oil and gas reserves located in deep waters in eastern Indonesia. Therefore, mastery of technology, the operation of facilities, including rigs, as well as the availability of human resources and experienced experts in the oil and gas sector, the key to successful development of oil and gas in the deep sea.
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