Jakarta - PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) managed to achieve 100 million safe working hours without incident from November 2020 to July 31, 2022, which includes the Company's operations at PHI Head Office, Zona 8, Zona 9, Zona 10, Exploration, and JOB Simenggaris in Kalimantan.

President Director of PHI, Chalid Said Salim said that the Company continues to be committed to carrying out oil and gas operations that are safe, reliable, compliant, environmentally friendly, and sustainable.

"We believe that zero accidents are what we can achieve if everyone disciplined implements principles, policies, regulations, and best safety practices. With zero accidents, the Company can ensure that every worker and work partner can return home and family safely and healthily. The achievement of 100 million hours of work without incident is a manifestation of our vision to become a world-class oil and gas company," Explained Chalid

PHI, with all its subsidiaries and affiliates that carry out oil and gas exploration and production activities in the Kalimantan region, fully understands the high safety risks in this industry. Therefore, PHI continues to develop Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) policies that ensure the safety of workers, operating facilities, the community, and the environment wherever the Company operates, including during the Covid-19 pandemic that is still ongoing today.

"The company continues to encourage the application of the Golden Rules, that is Compliance, Intervention, and Care, where every worker and management at any level must always comply with safety rules, act immediately when seeing potential safety risks, and show concern for colleagues and other parties who are carrying out activities and work so that they can protect their safety," added Chalid.

Chalid also revealed that PHI also continues to work with partner companies to improve safety performance through strengthening aspects of contracts based on safety performance, and also implementing various joint programs to be able to support the achievement of the production and business targets in producing energy that is important for the nation and state of Indonesia.

PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) is part of Pertamina's Upstream Subholding which manages upstream oil and gas operations and businesses by following the principles of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Region 3 Kalimantan. In 2021, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, PHI produced an average of 46.5 thousand barrels of oil per day (MBOPD) and gas production of 625.2 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD). In achieving its vision of becoming a world-class oil and gas company, PHI continues to carry out various innovations and technological applications in producing energy that is safe, efficient, reliable, compliant, and environmentally friendly to support #EnergiKalimantanUntukIndonesia. PHI is headquartered in Jakarta. More information about PHI is available at https://phi.pertamina.com.