Depok—PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) shared experiences and best practices in artificial intelligence (AI) implementations to support the smoothness and success of upstream oil and gas operations. PHI, represented by the Information Technology (IT) Team, participated as a speaker in the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on AI Implementation in the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) environment.

The FGD activity was opened by BPOM's Secretary General, Rita Mahyona, at an event held at the Savaro Hotel Depok on November 28, 2023. The FGD activities took place under the guidance of Indra Jaya Sukma, Head of the Data and Information Center for Drugs and Foods at BPOM.

During the event, PHI's Manager of IT Planning, Relations, Governance & Security, Rizal Purwanto, PHI's IT manager, presented PHI, the oil and gas industry, and its relationship to AI. 'This sharing activity demonstrates PHI's commitment to providing continuous benefits and added value to all stakeholders. Our work in the upstream oil and gas sector can inspire other industries to leverage AI to support their activities,' stated Mr. Purwanto.

After the presentation, Deffarmen Mehan, PHI's Assistant Manager of Data Management, offered a comprehensive overview of AI, explaining its core concepts, real-world applications, and its specific relevance to the challenges and opportunities in the upstream oil and gas industry. "Various benefits of using AI include predicting drilling points based on seismic data, predicting perforations based on reservoir data or oil and gas reserve zones, scheduling maintenance for gas compressor wellhead machines based on machine learning, monitoring worker health conditions based on health test results, and utilizing Natural Language Processing in text categories," he explained.

The head of the Data and Information Center for Drugs and Foods at BPOM, A. Indra Jaya Sukma, expresses his appreciation to PHI for its support in this activity. He hopes that PHI's presentation can benefit and teach the AI at BPOM in future implementation. Currently, BPOM is endeavoring to utilize AI to support drug and food monitoring.

"AI is a computer science technology that refers to the ability of machines to mimic human intelligence, encompassing various techniques and methods that enable computers to understand, learn, and make decisions based on available data. To support drug and food monitoring, AI can also use the data owned by BPOM," he elaborated.

Indra added that the fourth industrial revolution era emphasizes digital economy patterns, artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, and other emerging advancements. These things also influence the system of distributing drugs and food products online, thus making the circulation of drugs and food products in Indonesia increasingly massive and extensive. Most internet users in Indonesia make purchases of goods and services online or engage in e-commerce practices. This situation poses an escalating challenge to monitoring efforts as the circulation of counterfeit and illegal products proliferates through both online and offline channels.