PETROPOLIS Vol.3 - May 2021

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What Does The Expert Says U. ANANG ISCHAK

OPERATIONS ENGINEERING MANAGER AT STAR ENERGY GEOTHERMAL

About the Expert?

However, these problems are not only caused by the community, where they only act as users U. Anang Ischak, also known as Mr. Anang is who have no choice. Meanwhile, from the other an expert in the field of geothermal energy. side, such as the developer, government, and His activities in the geothermal world began existing regulations, they are still not fully in 2008 when he worked in the Chevron aligned. geothermal division which in 2017 underwent a divestment and then changed its name to If the prospects in oil and gas are still Star Energy Geothermal. Now his position is the good, then why are companies with Operations Engineering Manager at Star Energy an oil and gas base such as Chevron Geothermal. looking for opportunities in geothermal

energy? Seeing the very high potential of geothermal energy in Indonesia, why Reflecting on increasingly complex do people still rely heavily on the use environmental problems and global trends of fossil energy? that lead to the use of low-emission energy, Based on theoretical, it shows the enormous potential of geothermal energy, which amounts to 25.4 GigaWatt. But, if you look at the facts in the field, the percentage of energy that has made it to the operation and development stage is very small, which is less than 10%.

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this is one of the pillars that drive oil and gas companies to look at long-term opportunities in renewable energy.. Starting around 2000, Chevron developed geothermal energy with assets in Salak and Darajat (Indonesia), Makban and Tiwi (Philippines). With the condition of oil prices that began to be depressed in 2015,


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PETROPOLIS Vol.3 - May 2021 by SPE Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Student Chapter - Issuu