Pertamina Strengthens Strategic Alliance to Drive Digital Innovation in Upstream Oil and Gas Sector

PT Pertamina (Persero) continues to strengthen national energy resilience by expanding global collaborations to drive improvements in the upstream oil and gas sector. As part of its strategic agenda in Houston, United States, Pertamina and Halliburton are aligning on the utilisation of technology to enhance upstream operational performance. This alignment follows up on the Memorandum of Understanding signed in February between PT Pertamina (Persero) and Halliburton, focusing on priority areas of cooperation and developing more concrete implementation pathways. Both parties are concentrating on two priority areas: optimising the economics of multistage fracturing (MSF) and accelerating the monetisation of Indonesia’s non-conventional oil and gas resources by leveraging Halliburton’s operational experience in the United States. Oki stated that proven digital technology and field-tested execution models are key to unlocking the potential of complex reservoirs in Indonesia. “Pertamina is focused on applying the right technology and operational models to improve upstream performance. Through collaboration with global technology leaders like Halliburton, we aim to optimise the economics of MSF and accelerate the development of non-conventional resources in Indonesia,” he said. From Halliburton’s side, Senior Vice President of Production Enhancement, Eric Holley, affirmed the company’s commitment to supporting Pertamina’s production increases. “Halliburton is strongly committed to collaborating with Pertamina to enhance Indonesia’s oil and gas production. We are ready to bring our best capabilities in fracturing and production enhancement to support Pertamina in monetising low-quality reservoirs through MSF, while contributing more broadly to the development of Indonesia’s non-conventional resources ecosystem,” he said. As a continuation of the Memorandum of Understanding, Pertamina and Halliburton are also exploring several future cooperation initiatives, including the use of agentic AI for subsurface interpretation and reservoir modelling, development of Unconventional Early Development Concepts (EDC) with a focus on optimising fracturing design, Multi-Lateral Drilling and Completion, Integrated Asset Management for mature fields, and various other technology-based programmes to support efficiency and upstream production increases. This collaboration is expected to support pilot programme implementation, technology transfer, and capability development in drilling, well completion, production optimisation, and digital-based upstream operations.