Natural Gas has a Strategic Role to Support Development
JAKARTA - Natural gas is recognized as having a strategic role in development, especially in the energy sector and national industry. The utilization of natural gas for domestic…
Natural Gas Reserves Threatened to Run Out in 43 Years
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) revealed that natural gas reserves will be threatened with exhaustion within 43 years. This can happen if there are no additional new proven reserves.…
Encouraged Mining Business Openness
JAKARTA - Natural gas is recognized as having a strategic role in development, especially in the energy sector and national industry. The utilization of natural gas for domestic…
Coal Production Control Should Be Adhered To
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - The government is asked to control coal production according to the National Medium Term Long Term Plan or the 2015-2019 RPJMN. Production is controlled so that…
End of Year Note: Rely on Coal, Transition to Clean Energy is Slow
The transition from fossil energy and coal to renewable energy has been slow. Not because renewable energy sources are difficult but many factors, especially the strong political…
Dependence on Fossil Energy Is A Trap
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - The fiscal deficit in the oil and gas sector has become an important concern regarding performance in the energy sector in 2018. This sector is considered very…
2018 Indonesian Mining Dynamics and the Face of the Oil and Gas Bill
Throughout 2018, the energy, oil and gas, and mining sectors were characterized by various events that can be viewed from various sides, from corporate actions and strategies to…
Divestment of Freeport Shares: Questionable Capital Controls
The use of global bonds registered in the United States to finance divestment shares by PT Inalum is considered to continue to influence foreign control over PT Freeport…
NGOs Refuse Tax Amnesty for Mining Tax Evaders
JAKARTA. The plan of the government and the Indonesian Parliament to discuss the tax amnesty clause, aka the tax amnesty in the National Forgiveness Bill, has been criticized by…
Coal Export Dilemma: Between Foreign Exchange Targets and the Paris Agreement
The government is considered to be in a dilemma between improving depressed macroeconomic conditions or committing to the Paris Agreement. tirto.id - The government through the…