JAKARTA, 14 December 2020 - PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM) as the operator of Mahakam Work Area, with the support of the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) and PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) as its parent company, achieved Green Ranking in the Company Performance Assessment Program in Environmental Management (Proper) for five of its fields, Bekapai Senipah Peciko South Mahakam (BSP), South Processing Unit (SPU), North Processing Unit (NPU), Central Processing Area (CPA), and Central Processing Unit (CPU).

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar announced the Proper Award in the 2020 Proper Award on Monday, 14 December. In her speech, Siti said that businesses played a big role in reducing greenhouse gases, water and energy efficiency. “Climate change control presents us with big challenges for all of us, so businesses have a significant role in tackling them,” she said.   PHM General Manager Agus Amperianto expressed his gratitude as the Green Proper award was a form of recognition and appreciation from the government, in this case the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, in running PHM's oil and gas operations that met the requirements of environmental management and community empowerment.

“The success is the fruit of PHM officers' hard work in realizing an eco-friendly oil and gas operation and support the community development aspect. We are grateful for the partnership and support from our stakeholders,” Agus said.   In 2019, PHM also received five Green Proper, meaning that the company received awards for all of its production fields for 2 years in a row. Agus rewarded all the PHI and PHM's teams, both in Balikpapan and Jakarta. This strengthened PHM's comitment in enviromental management and high social concern by making triple bottom line (profit, people and planet) as the guiding pillar to realize the company;s sustainability. “I'm very proud with the Mahakam team who always triy to be better, more efficient and innovative in running its operations now and in the future,” he said.