press release Chevron’s Petroleum Engineers and Geologists Share Knowledge at Riau Islamic University

Pekanbaru, 24 April 2019 – Petroleum engineers and geologists of PT. Chevron Pacific Indonesia (PT CPI) shared their knowledge with lecturers and students majoring in Petroleum Engineering of the Riau Islamic University (UIR). They discussed the regional geology of the Central Sumatra Basin and Duri oil field, as well as the application of steamflood technology which has been successfully increasing productivity and extending the life of Duri Field. This guest lecture program was also attended and supported by steam injection technology experts from the Heavy Oil Chevron Energy Technology Company (Chevron ETC) unit based in California.

 

Around 150 participants attended the event at the Hall of the Faculty of Engineering, UIR Campus, on Wednesday (24/4). This guest lecture is part of the University Relationship Program (URP) between PT CPI and a number of leading universities in Riau Province, one of them is UIR.

 

"This program aims to improve the quality of education and the capacity of lecturers and students in Riau so that it is expected to help increase the major’s accreditation," said Wahyu Budiarto, Sr. VP Corporate Affairs of PT CPI. "This program is also part of our Company's commitment to help develop human resources in Riau Province, in this case in the oil and gas subject."

 

The four petroleum engineers and geologists of PT CPI and Chevron ETC were Ilmy Razanindra (Advisor Petroleum Engineer); Spencer C. Franks (Thermal Project Engineering Specialist); Abdullah Faisal Talib (Team Manager of Earth Science); and Juan David Munoz (Technology Development & Global Thermal Advisor). The participants were enthusiastic to listen and discuss the application of steam injection technology which is one of PT CPI’s advantages in managing oil fields.

 

The opening of this half-day guest lecture was attended by the deputy dean III of the UIR’s Faculty of Engineering Ir. Syawaldi, M.Sc. "We express appreciation for the realization of today's program. Chevron's contribution to UIR, especially Petroleum Engineering, has been running continuously until now," said Syawaldi. He asked his students to take benefit from this guest lecture program in order to increase their knowledge in the petroleum engineering. The URP program is designed to support the increase of UIR Petroleum Engineering major’s accreditation into A accreditation.

 

On March 15, PT CPI signed Memorandum of Understanding with four leading universities in Riau Province, namely the Universitas Riau (Unri); Universitas Islam Riau (UIR); Universitas Lancang Kuning (Unilak); and Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau (Umri). The URP has been running since 2010. The program covers activities to improve the quality of local human resources, such as guest lecture, seminar, field trip, and journal publications in order to increase major’s accreditation. The receiving majors of this education assistance are Unri’s Chemical Engineering; UIR’s Petroleum Engineering; Unilak’s Electrical Engineering; and Umri’s FMIPA Chemical Engineering.

 

PT. CPI is a Production Sharing Contract Contractor (PSC Contractor) of the Government of Indonesia that manages Rokan Block in Riau. In operating the oil and gas blocks in Indonesia, Chevron is working under supervision of SKK Migas. With the ingenuity and commitment of highly skilled and dedicated employees, Chevron Indonesia leads as one of Indonesia's largest producers of crude oil to meet the energy needs of Indonesia's growing economy. For further information about Chevron in Indonesia, visit www.indonesia.chevron.com .

 

 

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