To monitor oil production, the government has built a production monitoring system by installing flow meters and supporting facilities in each working area. The installation of flow meters is also an effort to increase accountability and transparency of oil production in real time.
Data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) shows that of the 209 monitoring points targeted, only 108 points were readable on the SKK Migas server until the first semester of 2017. This number consists of 93 production points and 15 lifting points. However, of the 108 monitoring points already providing real-time data, only 86 points were continuously transmitting their data. The remaining 22 points were intermittent (on/off).
Overall, the progress of oil flow meter installation has reached 83 percent. There are 4 monitoring points where flow meters have been installed but are not yet readable on the server. Meanwhile, 62 points are currently under construction, and 35 monitoring points remain to be worked on.
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