Jakarta – PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI), a subsidiary of Subholding Upstream Pertamina, held the slaughtering of sacrificial animals in celebration of the 1442 Hijri’s Eid al-Adha, on Tuesday (20/07). In cooperation with PHI’s Islamic Da’wah Board (BDI) and other subsidiaries’ BDIs, PHI carried out an event called Tebar Qurban 1442 H (the 1442 Hijri’s Distribution of Sacrificial Animals) with a theme of ”Berkah Berbagi Bersama” (The Blessing of Sharing).

This year, a total of 151 sacrificial animals were distributed by PHI, including 11 cows and 1 goat donated by PHI’s BDI and its congregation. The 12 animals were distributed to mosques or communities in the vicinity of PHI’s operational area: 2 cows for PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam’s (PHM) Tunu SPU & NPU, 2 cows for PT Pertamina Hulu Sanga-sanga’s (PHSS) Badak & Mutiara Fields, 4 cows for PT Pertamina Hulu Kalimantan Timur’s (PHKT) Lawe-lawe & Santan Terminals, and 2 cows for Pertamina EP Tanjung Field & Tarakan Field. One super cow and one goat, donated by Security, Transportation, and Office Boy staff, were distributed to Baitul Hikmah Elnusa. The slaughtering of these sacrificial animals were held on 20 to 22 July 2021.

Of the total number of 151, 139 sacrificial animals were from PHI’s subsidiaries in Regional 3 (Kalimantan) operational area, which held the slaughtering at the same time. PHM donated 30 cows and 15 goats, PHSS donated 11 cows, PHKT donated 16 cows and 3 goats, and Pertamina EP for Kalimantan area donated 54 cows and 10 goats, distributed in almost all operational areas of the company. 

President Director of PHI Chalid Said Salim said that Eid al-Adha is a moment to share with our fellow humans. ” In this year’s Eid al-Adha, we have the opportunity to celebrate it together and distribute the meats of sacrificial animals to the people around our operational areas,” said Chalid.

He further explained that PHI regularly distributes sacrificial animals every year to celebrate Eid al-Adha, which in 2021 occurred in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic. ” We ensure that we strictly follow health protocol and implement 6Ms in this activity to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Hopefully, by next year’s Eid al-Adha everything will have been normal again,” he added.

” As part of the community, PHI is committed to continuing implementing safe and reliable upstream oil and gas operations to provide significant benefits for all stakeholders, including communities and regional government in our operational areas in Kalimantan ”, he concluded.