Three Geophysics students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI), namely Adnan Hasyim Wibowo, Ruth Emmanuella Prinscillia, and Naufal Faiz Dermawan, managed to achieve brilliant achievements at the Young Professional Club (YPC) PETRONAS 2023 event. The three friends won the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) category in the competition organized by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS).

This was announced on July 24, 2023, at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, during the award ceremony for the winners and prize presentation.

This was announced on July 24, 2023, at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, during the award ceremony for the winners and prize presentation. design thinking. The case studies given to the participants are tailored to five different categories, namely Subsurface, Drilling, Exploration, and HSE. Each team was given 2 weeks to complete the case study.

The team, led by Adnan, successfully demonstrated their cohesiveness throughout the competition. With the support of their supervisor, Charlie Wu, Ph.D., they approached the competition with enthusiasm and dedication. Effective task allocation was also key to their success in successfully completing the case study.

The innovation put forward by this team also managed to attract the attention of the judges. They presented the idea KERIS Decarbonization Strategy: Integrated Triangulation Initiative as Advanced GHG Emission Reduction in Upstream Sector of Oil and Gas Industry, namely a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is likened to the three main parts of the traditional Indonesian weapon, the keris. The three strategies in question are: changing the power sources for operation, carbon capture utilization and storage system, and green financing.

This innovative idea arose from the awareness of the negative impact of emissions in the oil and gas industry that need to be minimized, and the team’s desire to realize a cleaner future environment through decarbonization.

“We recognize that the sector upstream this industry has the most crucial and significant emissions problem, so my colleagues and I designed a decarbonization strategy using a triangulation approach from these three solution areas,” said Adnan.

The ideas they proposed were not only deemed creative and relevant, but also logical, practical, and sustainable. Previously, the Geophysics student team analyzed and compared various existing solutions in these three areas, comparing their impact, effort, and projected implementation.

They also provide recommendations offsetting carbon What the oil and gas industry can do by considering the risk and return on investment aspects. This way, the solutions they offer are more effective in solving existing problems.

One of the challenges the team faced was the limited time allotted by the organizers to complete the case study, given the busy schedules of the various team members. Despite this, the team remained dedicated to completing it successfully.

“From the start, the three of us had a strong determination to build a team to participate in the same competition because we felt we shared a common perspective. This competition, in particular, had a very similar topic, and we saw a golden opportunity to put our creative ideas to work,” said Naufal, one of the team members.

“Furthermore, PETRONAS is one of Malaysia’s national oil and gas companies, playing a vital role in the energy industry, operating in various parts of the world. This further motivates us to face the challenges and achieve outstanding results in this competition,” he continued.

Another member, Ruth, also gave a message to other FMIPA students to continue learning and face challenges with confidence.

“There are many benefits we gain from participating in competitions, such as channeling ideas, expanding our knowledge and networks, honing our creativity and presentation skills, and much more. My friends and I hope that other FMIPA UI students will continue to hone their knowledge and skills, because only by embracing challenges can we reach our full potential,” he told the FMIPA UI Public Relations team.

The impressive achievement of the UI Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences student team demonstrates that perseverance, collaboration, and creativity can lead to outstanding achievements. In addition to improving their academic performance, they also had the opportunity to interact with professionals and industry practitioners through the competition.

Young Professional Club (YPC) PETRONAS 2023 is a competition with the theme of sustainable development in the oil and gas energy sector, organized by Young Professional Club (YPC) PETRONAS CARIGALI INDONESIA OPERATIONS with the main theme “Securing Sustainable Values towards NCZE 2050”.

Competition design thinking This will give participants the opportunity to work in teams to solve real-life cases of various oil and gas industry problems, as well as find correlations with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.