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        "id": 1802152,
        "msgid": "middle-ground-proposal-for-andaman-block-management-hybrid-onshore-and-offshore-1781402082",
        "date": "2026-06-13 23:45:52",
        "title": "Middle Ground Proposal for Andaman Block Management: Hybrid Onshore and Offshore",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "A proposal has emerged for a hybrid development of the South Andaman gas block to balance investor viability with local economic benefits. The scheme suggests processing 60% of gas offshore via FPSO and piping 40% to a mini onshore facility in Lhokseumawe. This aims to secure the 2026 Final Investment Decision while creating thousands of jobs and supplying cheap gas to local power plants and fertiliser factories.",
        "content": "<p>The trillions of rupiah in gas wealth from South Andaman is within\nsight. However, the pressing question is whether this wealth will merely\npass through the open seas off Aceh, or truly come ashore and sustain\nthe people of Aceh. Currently, the Plan of Development (POD) for South\nAndaman is on the desk of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.\nThere are two extreme options. First, all gas is processed offshore as\nproposed by Mubadala, or all is processed onshore as proposed by Aceh\nGovernor Muzakir Manaf. Both carry risks. Jose Rizal, Chairman of the\nIndonesian Bumiputera Nusantara Entrepreneurs Association (ASPRINDO) and\nan Acehnese businessman, is urging the Aceh Governor to choose a fair\nmiddle path. According to him, a hybrid scheme is the most realistic\noption. \u201cInvestors are facilitated, the central government is not\ndisadvantaged, and the people of Aceh still obtain long-term benefits,\u201d\nhe said in a written statement in Jakarta on Saturday, 13 June 2026.\nOffshore gas processing is known as FPSO (Floating Production Storage\nOffloading). Simply put, this is understood as a giant refinery floating\nin the middle of the sea. Gas is extracted, processed, and then directly\nloaded onto LNG carriers. This process is fast and relatively cheap for\ninvestors, but its impact on mainland Aceh is very small. The workforce\nabsorbed might only be in the hundreds. Meanwhile, processing all gas\nonshore is known as OPF (Onshore Processing Facility), a land-based\nrefinery proposed to be built in Lhokseumawe. Gas is piped from the sea\nto the shore and then processed in Aceh. Of course, this requires more\ncomplex infrastructure. Consequently, the capital expenditure (capex) is\ncertainly heavier. Mubadala\u2019s Final Investment Decision (FID) might take\nlonger. However, the effect could generate 10,000 jobs for Aceh, cheap\ngas for PLN and fertiliser plants, and regional taxes circulating within\nAceh. To resolve this polemic, Jose Rizal suggests taking a middle path.\n\u201cDon\u2019t put everything offshore. Don\u2019t put everything onshore. Split it,\n60% of the gas processed at the FPSO, so Mubadala as the investor is\nconfident and the 2026 FID proceeds. The remaining 40% of the gas is\npiped to a mini OPF in Lhokseumawe. Enough to power the PLN Aceh\ncoal-fired power plant and revive Pupuk Iskandar Muda. This could\nsimultaneously open 3,000-5,000 permanent jobs for the people of Aceh,\u201d\nhe explained.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/middle-ground-proposal-for-andaman-block-management-hybrid-onshore-and-offshore-1781402082",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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