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Upstream oil & gas sector welcomes newly established CCS regulation
The upstream oil and gas sector players, grouped under the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA), has positively responded to the new Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Regulation (Permen) No. 16/2024 on the Implementation of Carbon Storage Activities issued on December 24, 2024.
Finance ministry affirms ban on copper concentrate exports starting 2025
The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that it will not relax the policy that bans exports of copper concentrate this year.
Bahlil pushes for accelerated completion of Balikpapan RDMP expansion by July 2025
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, met with top executives of State energy company PT Pertamina, requesting the Balikpapan Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) project to be operational in July 2025.
Indonesia focuses on NZE, new standardization for CCS
The government is encouraging emission reductions to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) through utilization of new and renewable energy (EBT) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), fossil energy reduction, use of electric vehicles in the transportation sector and increased use of electricity in households and industry.
Indonesia rolls out B40 policy for diesel imports, emission cuts starting this month
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) began the implementation of the B40 biodiesel policy on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, with the prime target of emission reduction and cut imports cut.
Upstream oil & gas sector welcomes newly established CCS regulation
The upstream oil and gas sector players, grouped under the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA), has positively responded to the new Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Regulation (Permen) No. 16/2024 on the Implementation of Carbon Storage Activities issued on December 24, 2024.
NU's business unit advances toward coal exploration in E. Kalimantan, seeks investors
PT Berkah Usaha Muamalah, a business unit of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization established to manage 25-26,000 hectares (ha) of mining concession in East Kalimantan, is currently progressing toward exploration permit.
PHE ONWJ boosts oil and gas production with EVE Ejector technology
PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ), a subsidiary of State energy company PT Pertamina, has managed to boost oil and gas production while simultaneously reducing the impact of environmental damage in Bravo and Echo Fields, offshore Java Sea, through the utilization of Extended Vacuum Entrainment (EVE) Ejector technology.
Bahlil optimistic Indonesia to be free from diesel fuel imports in 2026
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, is optimistic that Indonesia will be free from diesel fuel imports in 2026 in line with the government’s determination to impose the 50 percent-blended biodiesel (B50) that year.
Pertamina EP Zone 7 optimizes production through hydrocarbon projects, CCUS
Pertamina EP Zone 7, an Upstream subholding of State energy company PT Pertamina, strives to increase oil and gas production through the Akasia Bagus-Gantar Field Development Optimization Project (OPLL), Indramayu Working Area, West Java by means of Acid Gas Removal Unit (AGRU) system based on the amine system (MDEA) and Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS).
SGAR project boosts growth, creates jobs, expands alumina production
The Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery (SGAR) project, operated by PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (BAI) as a joint venture between PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) and PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), is projected to give economic benefits for Mempawah region, West Kalimantan.
Govt to boost carbon exchange development through tax, emission regulations
Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has revealed the strategy to drive the development of carbon exchange in 2025, through the implementation of carbon taxes and sectoral emission regulations.