Japan oil and gas exploration company INPEX Masela, Ltd. renewed its commitment to supporting Indonesia’s transition toward sustainable energy, a statement made during the Joint Convention 2025 held in Semarang, Central Java on July 1-3, 2025.

INPEX, which operates the Abadi LNG Project in the Masela Block, underscored the project’s vital role in strengthening national energy resilience.

Executive Project Director Jarrad Blinco highlighted technical and logistical complexities faced in the development of the offshore facility, which is located in the remote Tanimbar Islands of Maluku.

“One major challenge involves the pipeline crossing the Tanimbar Trough at depths exceeding 1,500 meters,” Blinco said on the opening day of the convention.

He further revealed that the project will incorporate one of the largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facilities in Indonesia, and deploy the country’s largest subsea Christmas Tree system.

The Abadi Project is also set to become Indonesia’s first LNG project to integrate Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology from the outset. “This illustrates the scale and complexity of the project,” Blinco said.

“With continued support from SKK Migas (Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force) and our partners, we are finalizing the tender process and preparing to begin the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase,” he cited.

Classified as a National Strategic Project, the Abadi LNG facility will comprise two onshore liquefaction trains with a total production capacity of 9.5 million metric tons per annum (MTPA), 150 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of piped gas for domestic consumption, and 35,000 barrels per day (BPD) of condensate.

INPEX holds a 65 percent stake in the project, alongside Pertamina Hulu Energi Masela (20 percent) and Petronas Masela Sdn. Bhd. (15 percent).

The three-day event, themed “Sustainable Energy Resilience: Indonesia’s Path to Self-Sufficiency”, brought together over 2,500 participants from the energy, academic, and policymaking communities.

It was hosted jointly by five of Indonesia’s leading professional associations in the natural resources sector such as Indonesian Association of Oil and Gas Production Facilities Experts (IAFMI), Indonesian Geophysicists Association (HAGI), Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI), Indonesian Petroleum Engineers Association (IATMI), and the Indonesian Mining Experts Association (PERHAPI).

Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Dadan Kusdiana, in his address to the Convention opening, called for increased innovation and sustainability in the sector, and emphasized the private sector’s role in accelerating energy transition efforts.

Deputy for Exploration, Development, and Work Area Management at SKK Migas, Rikky Rahmat Firdaus, who also spoke at the event, noted that Indonesia ranks 9th out of 14 countries in Asia Pacific in upstream oil and gas investment competitiveness. He said that 15 strategic upstream projects are currently in the pipeline, including the Abadi LNG development.