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Vol 4 No 6 - 7 February, 2013
Goodies offers special Valentine’sDay dinner experience.Page 5
PM Gallery in Batu Besar offersauthentic Indonesian crafts.
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Batavia Air closes doors; ticketrefunds will be delayed.Page 9
In this issue:
EACH YEAR, McDermott arranges the Batam Charity GolfTournament *BICGT) as the main annual fund raiser forthe Batam International Charity (BIC), a registerednon-profit organization. All the proceeds go to supportlocal orphanages and the community in Batam.
Now in its 12th year BICGT, has grown into not only avaluable fund-raising event for the local community butalso an entertaining professional networking opportunity.BICGT is becoming one of the “not to be missed” eventsof the year in Asia Pacific.
More importantly, the orphanages that benefit from thisevent have come to depend hugely upon the educationaland medical support BIC is able to provide as a result ofthe generous support of its sponsors, in addition to thecosts of running and maintaining the orphanages.
Planning for the 2013 BICGT event is now underway. Thisyear the event will comprise a pre-event cocktail party tobe held at the Turi Beach Resort on the evening ofMarch14th, with the golf event on March15 at the PalmSprings Golf Resort, Nongsa, Batam. The pre-event
evening is the main fund-raising activity and willinclude an evening of food, drinks and entertainment.Partners are welcome to attend.
Companies and people interested in sponsoring orparticipating in the event can visit the Web atwww.bicgt.org. Sign-up is via Web site and participantsare urged to sign up early to guarantee participation.The event will be limited to 180 golfers.
Contact: +62 811 701 009email: [email protected]
BICGT benefit tourneyto aid Batam orphanages
Declining legal certainty in the oil andgas sector could threaten futureinvestment, industry officials havewarned in the wake of controversialIndonesian government decisions
against two major operators.
A senior government official, speaking oncondition of anonymity, said that a recentdecision by Jero Wacik, the energy and mineralresources minister, not to renew the contractof Richard Owen, the ExxonMobil Indonesiachief executive, had thrown the fate of two keyoil and gas blocks into uncertainty.
“Now we don’t know what’s going to happenwith the Natuna and Cepu blocks,” the official
Officials brace for ExxonMobil fallout
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said, referring to one project in RiauIslands and another in East Java.
Erwin Maryoto, ExxonMobil Indo-nesia’s vice president of public andgovernment affairs, previously saidthat the decision not to renewOwen’s contract would not affectoperations at the two blocks. But thegovernment official argued thatJero’s move, in his capacity as thehead of SKMigas, the interim oil andgas regulator, was unprecedentedand may put at risk ExxonMobil’scontinued investment in the country.
“We don’t know yet exactly what thereaction from ExxonMobil headquar-ters [in Texas] has been like, but tomy mind this is the first time inIndonesian history that the head ofa company with a production-shar-ing oil and gas contract has everbeen [denied a work contract exten-sion],” the official said.
Hadi Prasetyo, head of publicrelations at SKMigas, said earlierthat Owen was denied an extensionbecause of his “inconsistent” pol-icies, citing ExxonMobil’s decision tocall off a sale of assets first mootedin 2011. At that time, the companysaid it wanted to sell its assetsgrouped under Mobil ExplorationIndonesia, ExxonMobil Oil Indonesiaand Mobil Indonesia LNG.
The assets included the Arun fieldand the North Sumatra offshorefield. According to company data, asof 2010, those assets producedabout 215 million standard cubicfeet of gas per day (mmscfd).
Several investors expressed interestin the assets, including state gasdistributor Perusahaan Gas Negara,but Exxon reportedly nixed the sale.
Hadi said another reason for notrenewing Owen’s contract wasExxonMobil’s inability to meet pro-duction targets from its Cepu block,which includes the Banyu Urip fieldthat is believed to hold the largestuntapped oil reserves in Indonesiaand is thought to be able to produce240,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd).
Hadi said the government had set atarget of 31,000 bpd from the Cepublock. However, Erwin said Exxon-Mobil was only producing around24,000 bpd.
The government’s reasons for notallowing Owen to stay on at Exxon-Mobil Indonesia have raised ques-tions among industry observers.
They point out that if failing to meetthe government’s production targetwas grounds for not getting anextension, then the heads of otheroil and gas firms should also havebeen frozen out.
Last May, Raden Priyono, the headof BPMigas, the upstream oil and gasregulator that was dissolved andreplaced by SKMigas, revealed in areport that only five of the 56companies operating on production-sharing contracts in the country hadmet their designated targets.
Speculation is now mounting aboutthe reason that ExxonMobil refusedto complete the Arun sale.
A government official with know-ledge of the negotiations said thecompany had already held a tenderto determine the winning bidder.
“The outcome of the tender was finaland the winner was the consortiumof Ratu Prabu Energi and Intera ArunEnergi,” the official said, adding thatthe joint bid came to around $1.1billion.
The decision did not please Jero, theofficial said. In a December meeting,weeks before Owen’s contract expir-ed, the minister urged the companyto “pick another winner,” the seniorofficial said.
Jero reportedly wanted Arun to besold to Mandiri Oil, which finishedthird in the bidding after it offeredonly $600 million for the assets.
Tommy Kesowo, a spokesman forMandiri Oil, formerly known asMandiri Panca Usaha, confirmed thatthe company had taken part in thebid to buy ExxonMobil’s shares in theArun assets.
He also revealed that the companyhad been set up two years earlier asa subsidiary of the Indoland Group,a property development holdingcompany responsible for projectsincluding the upscale Pacific Placemall in South Jakarta.
The continued controversy surroun-ding the ExxonMobil case comesamid efforts by the Attorney Gen-eral’s Office to push for a criminalprosecution of officials from ChevronPacific Indonesia over an environ-mental rehabilitation project.
The South Jakarta District Court lastmonth ruled that the AGO did nothave sufficient evidence against thefour officials accused of fraudulentlyclaiming $23.4 million in recoverycosts for a soil bioremediation pro-gram that was not carried out, andordered prosecutors to release theofficials and drop all charges.
However, the AGO has persisted intrying the case, despite theinsistence of both Chevron andBPMigas that the government didnot pay any recovery cost and thatthere was no case to pursue.
In light of the case, Chevron warnedauthorities that the deterioratinginvestment climate in Indonesiacould lead to lower future invest-ment by the company.
This fear was echoed by two othersenior government officials, whowarned that if ExxonMobil wassubjected to similar arbitrary treat-ment, long-term plans to fully devel-op the Natuna and Cepu blocks couldbe set back.
The Natuna block has an estimated46 trillion cubic feet of gas - thelargest reserve in Asia. Fullydeveloped, it would be capable ofproducing 57 million cubic meters ofgas a day. Cepu contains reserves ofabout 1.5 billion barrels of oil andeight billion cubic feet of gas. IfExxonMobil maximized its oilproduction there, it could pump out170,000 bpd of oil. – The JakartaGlobe
First steel cut forIchthys LNG semisubINPEX REVEALED that IchthysLNG is on track to deliver first gasby year-end 2016, with the firststeel cutting of the project’ssemisubmersible platform con-ducted by Samsung HeavyIndustries in South Korea. The492-foot by 361-foot (150 meterby 110 meter) large centralprocessing facility (CPF) willdisplace 140,000 tons and have apeak gas export rate of 1,657million standard cubic feet perday, making the semisub platformthe largest of its kind.
The platform’s hull will be mooredby 28 anchor chains weighingmore than 25,000 tons, while theproject’s floating production stor-age offloading (FPSO) vessel willbe moored by an additional15,000 tons of anchor chain.
Earlier in the week, the first steelplates of the FPSO vessel’s turretwere cut in Singapore. – RigZone
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PASSENGERS and ticket agents ofthe bankrupt Batavia Air will have towait to get their money refunded,the court-appointed trustees whoare taking over the ill-fated airlinesaid last week.
Andra Reinhard Pasaribu, one oftrustees who currently manages theairline, said that customers wereclassified as concurrent creditors, asstated by 2004 Bankruptcy Law.
“Customers are concurrent creditorsand we still do not know when wecan refund their tickets. This is still avery early stage and we will have alot of things to do starting nextweek,” Andra said. “We are going towork hard to find the best solutionsfor Batavia Air and its creditors,including the passengers, and wewant them to be patient.”
Passengers were asked to keep theirtickets so that they could refundthem when trustees had finished allthe necessary processes.
Batavia Air closes doors;refunds will be delayed
Such uncertainty has causedpassengers to get very upset andeven fierce across the country. Morethan 300 passengers were leftstranded at Soekarno-Hatta Inter-national Airport waiting for anexplanation about their flights invain.
Passengers in Medan, North Suma-tra, took district manager Tri JoniSiswanto hostage after their flightsto Batam and Yogyakarta werecancelled. Batavia refused to refundtickets bought with cash. Tri said theairline could do nothing to refund thetickets.
Chairunnisya of Pontianak, WestKalimantan, who bought a Jakarta-Pontianak ticket for her cousin Jan.30, said the process of getting arefund was complicated. It was hercousin, who was still in Bogor, WestJava, who had to process the refund.
She was also required to submitphotocopies of her cousin’s ID card,booking code and bank account.
“But how can I print the ticket if theBatavia Web site is no longer on-line,” Chairunnisya asked.
In Palu, Central Sulawesi, passen-gers requested that managementrefund their tickets.
The same demands were also ex-pressed by passengers in Sema-rang, Central Java. Yet, they did notknow where to turn as the airline’sbranch office at Ahmad Yani Airportwas closed Jan. 31.
An announcement was attached tothe office door, advising passengersto contact the central office inJakarta. “It’s too far [to go toJakarta],” said Sinta, who held twotickets.
In Surakarta, Central Java, theBatavia branch office has beenclosed since Jan. 28.
Batavia only served one daily flightto Jakarta from Surakarta.
Economist Ahmad Ma’ruf ofYogyakarta Muhammadiyah Univer-sity said that Batavia’s bankruptcywould not disturb the national flightindustry, as the company only heldan 11% market share. – The JakartaPost
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STATE-OWNED coal miner PT BukitAsam (PTBA) expects its revenues toclimb 21.7% to Rp 14 trillion (US$1.45 billion) this year, driven byincreasing sales volume and higheraverage selling price (ASP).
The publicly listed company expectsto produce between 18 million and20 million tons of coal in 2013,according to Bukit Asam presidentdirector Milawarma. “Sales volumetargets will be more or less at thesame level as production volume,”he said.
The increase in production volumewas set to meet growing coaldemand, especially from foreignmarkets, Milawarma added. At themoment, Bukit Asam’s foreignmarket is composed of China, HongKong, India, Japan, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
This year, the company will focus onexporting high-calorie coal, with acaloric value above 6,000, as itprovides a better profit margin.
PTBA sees rising salesvolume, prices this year
“Japan, for example, needs high-calorie coal for its technology andbecause that kind of coal produceslow dust. Japan does not have thatwide area to handle much dust,” hesaid.
However, India will be an exceptionsince Bukit Asam will continueexporting low-calorie coal to thecountry. With higher coal demand,the company hopes its exports willgrow to reach 50% of its totalrevenues from the current 45%.
Bukit Asam operates coal mines inSouth Sumatra and East Kalimantan,with coal reserves and coal resourcesestimated to reach 2 billion tons and7.3 billion tons, respectively.
Milawarma added that the companyalso expected higher prices to help itachieve this year’s target. In 2013,the ASP is estimated to rise 10% toaround Rp 825,000 per ton.
The estimated ASP is in line withgovernment’s higher coal priceforecast. The Indonesia coal refer-
ence price (HBA) is forecast to reachmore than $100 per ton this yearfrom $95.5 per ton in 2012, as aresult of the recent U.S. fiscal-cliffbudget deal.
According to Milawarma, the pricemay even grow beyond 10% as aresult of a possible scarcity. “Coaldemand is expected to increase innorthern countries as they haveentered winter. Meanwhile, erraticweather is starting to disrupt coalmining operations and distributionsin the south,” he added.
Commenting on Bukit Asam’splanned expansion to Myanmar,Milawarma said that the companywas looking to acquire a majoritystake in a local coal mining business.“We are still holding an assessmentbecause we would like to study thelocal policy first. We also would liketo know whether or not it would bepossible to export the coal products,”he said.
This year the company set aside Rp2.5 trillion to fund expansion,including a Rp 1.5 trillion portexpansion in Tarahan, Lampungprovince, and a $18 million loadingfacilities upgrade at its Kertapati portin Palembang, South Sumatra. – TheJakarta Post
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NEWLY-crowned Miss Indonesia 2013 Whulandary of West Sumatra (left)waves to the audience with Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo of the U.S.during the Miss Indonesia Pageant in Jakarta last week. (AP)
IN A BID TO strengthen thecountry’s network and develop regio-nal economic growth, the Transpor-tation Ministry is offering 130 newcommercial air routes, almost 60%of which will serve eastern parts ofIndonesia.
Ministry spokesman Bambang S.Ervan said the air transportationdirectorate general had promoted thenew routes to domestic carriers thatprovided scheduled flight services.The government is currently awaitinga response to the offer.
130 new air routes being opened“So far, we’ve received a positivecommitment from Sky Aviation,which is going to link Jayapura[Papua] and Sorong [West Papua]shortly,” Bambang said.
A fast-growing carrier, Sky Aviationplans to fly its first Russian SukhoiSuperjet 100 airplane in February toserve the Papuan route. The carrierwill operate 12 sub-100 jets by 2015.
Indonesia has seen an average 15%growth in airline passengers in thepast few years after a strong econ-omic performance, with a 16.78%increase to 68.19 million passengersat the end of 2011.
Besides Jayapura–Sorong, theministry is also offering routesincluding Ambon–Jayapura, Ambon–Manado, Balikpapan–Medan, Balik-papan–Palembang, Bandung–Pontia-nak, Biak–Manado, Buol–Makassar,Gorontalo–Jayapura, Kupang–Man-ado, Makassar–Surakarta and Yogya-karta–Sorong.
Bambang said the new routes wereaimed at reducing transits atcrowded airports such as the coun-try’s main gateway - Soekarno-HattaInternational Airport - in Cengka-reng, Banten, just west of Jakarta,and Juanda International Airport inSurabaya, East Java, creating moreefficient trips. – The Jakarta Post
ENGINEERING group McDermottInternational has been awarded akey contract for Petronas’ Kepodanggas development off Indonesia.
McDermott senior vice presidentScott Cummins said the win was “notonly a strong testament of ourcapabilities [but] also shows theclient’s confidence in our ability todeliver the best value.”
He added that procurement engin-eering was already underway, withfabrication to be completed atMcDermott’s local Batam yard.
The Houston-based company said ithad been signed up by Petronas todevelop offshore surface facilities andan infield flowline for the field, whichis situated around 180 kilometersnortheast of Semarang, Central Java,in water depths of up to 70 meters.
The award includes the procurement,construction, installation and com-missioning of a 5,802-ton central-processing platform; a 1298-tonwellhead platform; a 2.7-kilometer-long, 10-inch diameter infieldflowline; and installation of remotecontrol facilities at the onshorereceiving side, according toMcDermott.
Project completion, including hook-up and commissioning, is expectedin the fourth quarter of 2014, thecompany said. – Upstreamonline.com
McDermott wins keyKepodang contract
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INDONESIA’S Nike factories havesought to deny their staff the newminimum wage by pressuring themto sign an agreement forfeiting theirright to the pay increase, accordingto workers’ union leaders and a laborrights organization.
A trio of groups - Educating forJustice, a U.S.-based group focusedon Nike workers’ rights; the Alliancefor Labor Unions in Indonesia(MPBI); and the Trade Union RightsCenter revealed the findings of arecent investigation into severalNike factories.
EFJ said one significant findinginvolved Nike’s Pratama factory inSukabumi, 80 kilometers south ofJakarta, where local managementhad allegedly engaged in fraud tosecure an exemption from payingthe West Java city’s new minimumwage of Rp 2.2 million ($228),matching that of Jakarta.
EFJ director Jim Keady said that 18trade union officials from Nike’s
Indonesia's Nike workersclaim: ‘denied pay raise’
Pratama plant were deceived intosigning an agreement to exempt theemployer from paying the new mini-mum wage.
“The unionists were invited to lunchand when they arrived they wereasked to sign what they believedwas a sign-in sheet for the lunch-eon,” the director said.
Keady added that reports from theunionists claim the sign-in sheet wasthen “fraudulently attached to adocument that stated the signatoriesagree to the factory management’srequests to be exempt from the newminimum wage.”
This document was then submittedto the Regional Wage Council inBandung, Keady said. After hearingof the submission, the trade unionthen formally rejected the manage-ment proposal for the wage exemp-tion on Dec. 24.
However, according to the EFJinvestigative team, this action by thePratama workers union was over-
ridden by the plant’s management,who approached workers on thefactory floor and asked them to signthe wage agreement.
This action was caught on video andshown to Keady, who said: “Theredidn’t seem to be in any of the videofootage I saw an explanation to theworkers of implications to what theywere signing.”
But what the activist believed to beof “greater concern” was that high-ranking members of the Indonesianmilitary accompanied the managersas they asked for signatures, in whatlooked to be means of intimidatingthe workers to comply.
As a result of the salary agreementsigned by more than 500 workers,the provincial wage council grantedNike’s Pratama exemption from theminimum wage.
Nike spokesman Greg Rossiter saidthat company representatives areinvestigating EFJ’s claims.
“We understand that some factorieswithin the Nike contract supply chainin Indonesia have chosen to engagewith their local governments todiscuss the new wage levels andtheir implementation,” he said. –The Jakarta Globe
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The global energy map isbeing redrawn. The Inter-national Energy Agency’sWorld Energy Outlook 2012(WEO-2012) projects that
resurgent oil and gas production inthe U.S., which temporarily over-takes Saudi Arabia as the world’slargest oil producer before 2020, tobe a key engine of change in energymarkets.
Others include some countries’retreat from nuclear power, thespread of unconventional gas pro-duction and a strong push for energyefficiency gains in some majoreconomies.
One important feature of energymarkets remains firmly intact duringthat period: Asia’s dominance as thefocal point of energy demand growthand expanding energy trade.
In projecting global energy devel-opments to 2035, WEO-2012 analy-ses scenarios differentiated byassumptions about policies adoptedby governments. In its centralscenario, global demand for energycontinues its inexorable rise,increasing by more than a third overthe period to 2035. Emerging econ-omies account for the vast majorityof additional demand, and China andIndia alone for more than half.
Asian consumers’ appetite forenergy could be an economic boonfor exporters, and particularly Aus-tralia, which can remain a majorsupplier of coal to the region and ispositioned also to emerge as a keysupplier of gas.
Coal remains a cornerstone of Asia’senergy mix. Though its emergingeconomies will gradually matureaway from energy-intensive indus-tries to more diverse electricitygeneration, demand for coal none-theless rises substantially in abso-lute terms to 2035 - by more than20% in China, which remains theworld’s largest coal consumer by alarge margin, and by 130% in India.
Each must look to imports to closethe gap between domestic supplyand demand. China imported some6% of its coal use in 2010. Thisshare is likely to grow in the shortterm, but imports can be expectedto moderate as production expandsmore quickly than demand.
The benefits of being Asia’s next-door neighbor
By Fatih Birol
India’s own coal supply is unlikely tokeep pace with torrid demandgrowth, causing its import needs toclimb precipitously. By around 2020it will become the world’s largestcoal importer.
Sitting on the geographic peripheryof Asia and richly endowed with coal
resources, Australia is already theworld’s top coal exporter and at thecenter of the region’s coal trade. Itsdominant position in the market forcoking coal (used for steel product-ion) and its fast-growing steam coalexports (used to fuel power gener-ation) make it poised to furthercapitalize on Asia’s coal boom.
Through 2020, we expect to seeAustralian coal shipments boostedby a quarter, with growth thencontinuing, albeit at a slower rate.Indonesia, which exports principallysteam coal, will see exports grow to2020, but then hit a plateau.
Climate change mitigation policiesrepresent a key uncertainty in theoutlook for coal use and exports. Thedifference in the outlooks forAustralia and Indonesia post-2020can be attributed to such policies,which reduce the role of coal in thepower sector, thereby advantagingAustralia relative to other exportersfor its strength in coking coal.
Gas has bright prospects under arange of assumptions about futurepolicies adopted by governmentsaround the world. Like coal, demandgrowth will be driven by the
emerging economies. It is especiallystrong in China, where policysupport to diversify the energy mixis expected to boost gas use from130 billion cubic meters (bcm) in2011 to 550 bcm in 2035.
China’s active pursuit to replicatethe U.S. experience tapping vastunconventional gas resources -namely shale gas and coal seam gas- ought to eventually put it amongthe world’s biggest gas producers,but unrelenting demand growthwould also likely necessitate sub-stantial import volumes. The balanceof global supply and demand pros-pects more generally are expectedto prompt fast growth in inter-national gas trade, particularlyshipments of liquefied natural gas(LNG).
Australia looks poised also to play amajor part in the global expansion ofLNG trade. Relative to capacity inplace now, large additions areexpected over the next decade. Ofthat currently being constructed,more than 70% is in Australia,including three first-of-a-kind LNGfacilities based on coal seam gas.
With annual export capacityprojected to rise from around 30bcm in 2011 to more than 100 bcmin 2035, Australia may soon rivalQatar as the world’s top LNGexporter. But it will do so in a globalgas market that may evolvesignificantly, and particularly in therealm of pricing.
Greater trade volumes, increasedshort-term trading and greateroperational flexibility are likely tolead to increasing gas price connec-tivity between regional markets andto a degree of gas price conver-gence. Opportunities to arbitrageregional price differentials are likelyto spur expanded trade betweenNorth America and the Asia Pacificregion, which have traditionally beenisolated from one another.
Nevertheless, Asia’s thirst for energyis one certainty over the longerterm, which puts Australia in theenviable position as the suppliernext door. – East Asia Forum
Dr Fatih Birol is the chief economistand director of global energyeconomics at the InternationalEnergy Agency.
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VEGETARIAN Rp 80,000Broccoli, Cauliflower, Paprika, Onion, Mushroom, Sweet Corn,Tomato, Spinach and Cheese
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THE INDONESIAN Logistics Assn.(ALI) has predicted that logisticscosts in the country will increase byabout 3% this year, following a risein port fees resulting from portoperators’ service expansion.
ALI Chairman Zaldy Masita saidlogistics costs, which currentlyaccount for 17% of the price of mostgoods, would rise to 20%. Thepercentage is among the highest inSoutheast Asia, in which averagelogistics costs stand at around 10%.
“This is an irony. Better port servicesare supposed to help boost effic-iencies that will eventually pushdown logistics costs. It appears thatIndonesia lags behind countries inthe region in the logistics sector,”Zaldy said.
Indonesia’s logistics performance isone of the poorest among ASEANcountries. It ranks 59th out of 155developing and high-income econ-omies included in the World Bank’s2012 logistics performance index, farbelow the Philippines and Vietnam.
State-owned port operator Pelindo Ihas recently increased terminalhandling costs in Belawan Port, NorthSumatra, by 14.3% to Rp 650,000(US$62.4) per 20-foot equivalentunit (TEU) container.
Meanwhile, Pelindo II, also known asthe Indonesian Port Corp., plans toincrease cargo handling costs by
Logistics costs risedue to high port fees
82.8% to Rp 500,000 per TEU inPontianak Port, West Kalimantan.
More ports nationwide are expectedto increase their fees throughout2013, he said.
“We are worried when [the con-struction of] Kalibaru Port iscompleted, the port fees will soarbecause the port is being built witha large investment and offers moreservices,” Zaldy said.
The Rp 24-trillion Kalibaru Port, alsoknown as New Priok, is slated toeclipse the adjacent cargo gatewayat Tanjung Priok Port as the country’slargest industrial port, with a plannedcapacity of 13 million TEUs. In thefirst phase, three container terminalswith a total capacity of 4.5 millionTEUs are expected to be completedby the end of 2015 to cope withcongestion at Tanjung Priok.
Besides increasing port fees, shipowners were concerned about wait-ing times of container ships, whichstood at more than six days, com-pared to an average three-daywaiting time in major regional ports,he said.
Zaldy said that Indonesia shouldimmediately find solutions or logisticscosts would continue to rise and hurtthe shipping industry.
Indonesian National ShipownersAssn. (INSA) Chairwoman CarmelitaHartoto demanded a fee moratorium
because the costs that ship ownershad to pay to port operators were toohigh. She said 60% of freight costswent to pay port fees, includingstuffing, storage and terminalhandling costs.
Pelindo II President Director RichardJoost Lino claimed that port fees inthe firm’s 12 ports, including TanjungPriok in North Jakarta, Boom Baru inPalembang, and Pangkal Balam inBangka Belitung, were not high.
“The fee is not that high and dwelltime in our ports doesn’t reach sixdays. Even in Priok, some ships don’twait more than one day because wekeep investing to help streamline thehandling of containers,” Lino said. –The Jakarta Post
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nesia and some oil and gascompanies has returned to the publicdomain when the bank’s governorrevealed that some firms refuse todeposit their dollars in domesticbanks.
Bank Indonesia governor DarminNasution believes the refusal ispartially responsible for the decliningsupply of U.S. dollars in the localmarket.
Currently, many petrochemical giantsoperating here stash their dollar-based export proceeds in overseasbanks and, when ordered to movetheir earnings to Indonesia, some ofthem were “disgruntled”, accordingto Darmin.
He said that some companies toldhim that they “don’t like to be treatedthis way” on the issue of dollarrepatriation.
The short dollar supply in the foreignexchange (forex) market contributedto the rapid depreciation and highvolatility of the rupiah in 2012,analysts have said.
In 2012, the rupiah was Asia’s worst-performing currency, having deprec-iated as much as 5.9% throughoutthe year.
Bring dollars backto RI, oil firms told
Oil and gas companies have been inthe spotlight since Finance MinisterAgus Martowardojo blamed them forthe “thin” supply of dollars in thelocal forex market.
The minister told the companies torepatriate their dollars, urging themto “work together to safeguard thenational economy.”
Darmin said that some of thebusinesses rejected the suggestion.
“Several companies are refusing.They argue that it goes against theircontracts,” the central bank governorsaid. “I ask them, which clause wasviolated?”
In 2011, Darmin issued Central BankRegulation (PBI) No. 13 requiringexporters and debtors to bring backto Indonesia-based banks fundsparked overseas. Foreign-based oilcompanies claim that the regulationoverlaps another law.
“PBI 13 does not apply to PSC[production-sharing contract] hold-ers, who are governed by Oil and GasLaw No. 22,” Dony Indrawan,spokesperson for PT Chevron PacificIndonesia, the biggest player in thesector, said without specifyingdetails.
In its latest push, the central bankintroduced PBI no. 14 in November,allowing some banks to apply forso-called trust rights, a legalframework for banks to managedollar-based funds. It is a follow-upto PBI no. 13 on export proceeds.
PBI no. 14 was expected to bringhome all funds stashed overseas,generating billions of dollars in forexliquidity and easing pressure on therupiah. BI estimates that total dollar-based export proceeds in Indonesiastand at US$28-$34 billion annually.
Executives from state-owned lend-ers, Bank Mandiri (BMRI) and BankNegara Indonesia (BBNI) haveconfirmed applying for trust rights.
According to central bank data, 11oil and gas companies havedeposited their export earnings withforeign banks - eight in New York andthree in Singapore - due to the lackof a clear regulatory framework onthe management of dollar-basedfunds in Indonesia. – The Jakarta Post
Tallaganda holds 500Bcf gas resourceA GAS discovery made by BHPBilliton and Apache Corp. off thecoast of Western Australia statecould contain some 500 billioncubic feet (bcf) of natural gas,joint venture partner Tap Oildisclosed.
Studies conducted by Tap showthat the offshore WA-351-Ppermit of the Tallaganda structurecould contain 222 bcf of P50contingent resource and 278 bcfof P50 prospective resource. Tapholds a 20% interest in the permit.
The gas discovery will not be largeenough to support construction ofa standalone liquefied natural gas(LNG) project, as LNG terminalsrequire at least three to fourtrillion cubic feet of gas to beeconomically viable. - RigZone
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Finding important phone num-bers in Batam is often a diffi-cult process. If you are in ahurry or there is an emer-gency, the need for this infor-mation is even more impor-tant. As a service to our read-ers, Batam Happynings willpublish “key contact” phonenumbers every week.
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Mayor of BatamTel. 321750
Immigration OfficeBatam CentreTel. 462004
Batam Police HeadquartersBaloi BatamTel. 110
Hang Nadim AirportTel. 711145Fax. 711114
Ferry Terminal SekupangTel. 322039
Ferry Terminal Batu AmparTel. 412196, 412373
Ferry Terminal WaterfrontCityTel. 381127, 381117
Public HospitalSekupangTel. 322121, 322122
Budi Kemuliaan HospitalJl Kampung Seraya, NagoyaTel. 454044, 458855
Harapan Bunda HospitalJl Kampung Seraya, NagoyaTel. 421344, 421334
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Experts find remains ofKing Richard IIIHE WAS KING of England, but forcenturies he lay withoutshroud or coffin in anunknown grave, and hisname became a byword forvillainy.
Scientists announced thisweek they had rescued theremains of Richard III fromanonymity - and the mon-arch's fans hope a revivalof his reputation will follow.
In a dramatically orches-trated news conference, ateam of archaeologists, geneticists,genealogists and other scientistsfrom the Univer-sity of Leicesterannounced that tests had provenwhat they scarcely dared to hope - ascarred and broken skeletonunearthed under a drab municipalparking lot was that of the 15th-century king, the last Englishmonarch to die in battle.
Lead archaeologist Richard Buckleysaid that a battery of tests proved"beyond reasonable doubt" that theremains were the king's.
Few monarchs have seen theirreputations decline as much afterdeath as Richard III. He ruledEngland between 1483 and 1485,during the decades-long battle overthe throne known as the Wars of theRoses, which pitted two wings of theruling Plantagenet dynasty - York andLancaster - against one another.
His brief reign saw liberal reforms,including the introduction of the rightto bail and the lifting of restrictionson books and printing presses.
But his rule was challenged, and hewas defeated and killed by the army
of Henry Tudor, who took the throneas King Henry VII and ended thePlantagenet line. Britain'scurrent monarch, QueenElizabeth II, is distantly
related to Richard,but is not adescendant.
After his death, his-torians writing underthe victorious Tudorscomprehensively trashedRichard's reputation, ac-cusing him of myriad crimes- most famously, the mur-der of his two nephews, the"Princes in the Tower." –
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Sriwijaya Air to openJambi to Medan routeBUDGET AIRLINE Sriwijaya Air islaunching a new domestic routeserving Jambi to Medan via Batamstarting next month.
Head of Sultan Thaha Airport inJambi, Dorma Manalu, said theTransportation Ministry offeredairline companies operating in theprovince the opportunity to open thenew route.
“It will depart at 10 a.m. from Jambito Batam and continue its flight toMedan. It will arrive back in Jambi at2 p.m.,” he said.
The route from Jambi to Medan willbegin to serve customers from Feb.1.
Dorma said the airport’s facilitieswere already sufficient to accom-modate the anticipated increase inpassenger and aircraft traffic enabledby the addition of the new route.
“We are ready even if there will bemore new domestic routes fromJambi to other destinations. The
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facilities are sufficient. The airport’sflight schedule is also not too tight,”he said. – The Jakarta Post
Bali fights for specialautonomy statusTHE BALINESE people continue tofight for special autonomy status fortheir province, following years ofbeing ignored by the central gov-ernment.
The Regional Representative Council(DPD) is currently waging a fiercefight for the special autonomy statusby establishing a team of experts toconduct comprehensive studies onthe possibility of the island obtainingthe status, as well as learning aboutthe people’s aspirations for theisland’s future.
I Nyoman Sudirta, a member of DPDBali, said that Bali had differentinterests from other provinces thathad required such status, such asPapua and Aceh.
“Our main interest in obtaining thespecial status is to preserve ourcultural and natural resources. Therewill be no violence or physical actionto acquire the status. We will presentour views and opinions, then let usdiscuss the matter and find acomprehensive solution,” saidSudirta.
“Without any attempt to preserve theculture, Bali’s tourism will alsocollapse. When the tourism collap-ses, it will also affect nationaltourism, as Bali’s tourism is theIndonesian tourism locomotive,” hedeclared.
Bali has a population of 3.9 million,spread through eight regencies andone municipality, Denpasar. Eachregent has full authority over hisregency. – The Jakarta Post
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A farmer stopped by the local mechanics shop tohave his truck fixed. They couldn’t do it while hewaited, so he said he didn’t live far and would justwalk home.
On the way home, he stopped at the hardware storeand bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He thenstopped by the feed store and picked up a couple ofchickens and a goose. However, struggling outsidethe store he now had a problem - how to carry hisentire purchases home.
While he was scratching his head, he wasapproached by a little old lady who told him she waslost. She asked, “Can you tell me how to get to1603 Mockingbird Lane?”
The farmer said, “Well, as a matter of fact, my farmis very close to that house. I would walk you therebut I can’t carry this lot.”
The old ladysuggested, “Why don’tyou put the can ofpaint in the bucket.Carry the bucket inone hand, put achicken under eacharm and carry thegoose in your otherhand?
“‘Why thank you verymuch,” he said, andproceeded to walk theold girl home.
On the way, he says,“Let’s take my shortcut and go down thisalley. We’ll be there in no time.”
The little old lady looked him over cautiously, thensaid, “I am a lonely widow without a husband todefend me. How do I know that when we get in thealley you won’t hold me up against the wall, pull upmy skirt, and have your way with me?”
The farmer said, “Holy smokes lady! I’m carrying abucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose.How in the world could I possibly hold you upagainst the wall and do that?”
The old lady replied, “Set the goose down, cover himwith the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket,and I’ll hold the chickens.”
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Paddy says to Mick – “I’m readyfor a holiday, only this year I’m
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Three years ago, I went toSpain and Mary got pregnant.
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3.30 pm (A816) 6 Nations Rugby : Wales v Ireland (replay)
5.30 pm (GOLF) EPGA : Joburg Open
10.00 pm (A811) Soccer : Friendly - Netherlands v Italyn
FRIDAY February 8th
10.30 am (A816) 6 Nations Rugby : England v Scotland (replay)
12.30 pm (GOLF) PGA :AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (replay)
3.30 pm (A816) 6 Nations Rugby : Italy v France (replay)
5.30 pm (GOLF) EPGA : Joburg Open
SATURDAY February 9th
12.30 pm (GOLF) PGA :AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (replay)
5.30 pm (GOLF) EPGA : Joburg Open
7.40 pm (FOX) BPL : Tottenham v Newcastle
9.00 pm (A814) Rugby : Bordeaux v Toulon
9.20 pm (A810) 6 Nations Rugby : Scotland v Italy
10.00 pm (FOX) BPL : Sunderland v Arsenal
10.00 pm (STAR) BPL : Chelsea v Wigan
10.00 pm (A817) BPL : Swansea v Queens Park Rangers
11.50 am (A810) 6 Nations Rugby : France v Wales
SUNDAY Februaru 10th
12.30 pm (GOLF) PGA :AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (replay)
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8.30 pm (FOX) BPL : Aston Villa v West Ham
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After a great deal of sleuthing, and withcustomer assistance, we have been able to find aTV outlet for the 6 Nations Rugby matches forthis weekend and beyond.
