Balikpapan  – To commemorate World Environment Day that falls on June 5 every year, PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI), along with its subsidiaries and entities in Zona 10, holds several activities in the Company’s operation areas in Kalimantan. The activities involve cooperation with local Environment Agency and community.

PHI Relations Senior Manager, Farah Dewi, explained that the World Environment Day enabled the Company to collaborate with its stakeholders and the community to protect the environment. “We have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nunukan Environment Agency (DHL), Karya Bersama Waste Bank, Tanjung Harapan Subdistrict and PEP Field Tarakan on Plastic Waste Management Partnership to turn plastic wastes into seaweed buoys,” Dewi said on Wednesday, 8 June 2022.

Dewi added that the Company held other activities, such as hiking and tarap tree (Artocarpus Odoratissimus) planting, in which the tree was endemic to North Kalimantan, as well as beach cleaning and charity event with several communities in Tarakan held by Pertamina EP (PEP) Field Tarakan. PEP Field Bunyu also held beach cleaning activity in Nibung Beach, Bunyu Island, North Kalimantan.

Meanwhile, PT Pertamina Hulu Kalimantan Timur (PHKT) held neighborhood cleaning activity including garbage collection in the Lawe-Lawe and Santan Terminals and silvered leaf monkey (Trachypithecus Cristatus) fodder plants planting, in which the monkeys were often found around the Santan Terminal.

“To support Indonesian oil and gas production target, we continue to conduct best practices in managing the oil and gas operations’ impact to the community and surrounding environment. We believe that our success is the result of collaboration and sustainable synergy with all of our stakeholders,” Dewi said.

PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) is part of Pertamina’s Upstream Subholding that manages oil and gas operations and business according to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in Kalimantan Regional 3. To achieve its vision to be a world-class oil and gas company, PHI continues to conduct innovations and technological application to achieve #KalimantanEnergyfor Indonesia. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, PHI carries out innovative Corporate Social Responsibility programs in the economy, education, healthcare, infrastructure sectors and disaster response to support sustainable community empowerment and achieve Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). PHI is headquartered in Jakarta. Further information about PHI is available on https://phi.pertamina.com.