Watchdog head urges palm oil industry to look beyond forests in climate fight
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The next big challenge for palm oil growers is to go beyond curbing deforestation and look at how they can slash planet-warming emissions throughout their supply chains, the outgoing head of the industry’s watchdog said on Tuesday. The sector has come under scrutiny in recent years from green activists […]
UAE’s ADNOC agrees gas, petrochem deals with two Indonesian firms
CAIRO: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed agreements with Indonesia companies Petramina and Chandra Asri in the petrochemical and gas sectors, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The deals included a sales agreement under which ADNOC will supply 528,000 tonnes of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to Petramina by the end of 2020, WAM said.
IPA Indonesian Petroleum Association : Gas, Indonesia’s chance to meet its energy demand and boost up its industry
As its oil production continues to plummet, gas has become an opportunity for Indonesia to meet its energy demand. Therefore, gas is no longer being treated as a source of revenue for Indonesia, but as a key driver of its economy and industrial growth. Data from The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force […]
Japan to Help Indonesia Develop Hydropower, Waste-to-Energy Facility
Jakarta. Japan has expressed interest in new investments covering a wide range of sectors from fisheries and tourism to hydropower and waste-to-energy facilities, a minister said on Friday. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was in Indonesia to hold a series of high-level meetings with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, his counterpart Retno Marsudi and Maritime Affairs […]
Indonesia Plans to Cut Coal Output to Bolster Prices, Revenue
Indonesia ordered coal miners to slash output after record production and exports from the world’s largest shipper last year weighed on prices and state revenue. The government has set the production target at 550 million metric tons this year, 9.8% below the 610 million tons in 2019, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif told […]
Indonesia plans B40 biodiesel road tests in April
JAKARTA: Indonesia‘s energy ministry plans to start road tests for a biodiesel programme with 40 per cent bio-content (B40) in April, a government official said on Thursday. Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, last year had increased the mandatory bio-content of its biodiesel programme to 30 per cent, known as B30, which is expected to cut the […]
Indonesia plans new gas pricing for industrial users in March
JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to unveil a new gas pricing policy for industrial customers in March in a bid to lower energy costs for manufacturers, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said on Thursday. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo earlier this week asked his cabinet to come up with a strategy to lower gas prices for manufacturers to […]
UAE’s Masdar to support development of Indonesia’s largest solar power plant
State electricity company PLN’s unit Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) is looking to begin construction of the $129 million Cirata floating solar power plant in West Java next year with support from Abu Dhabi-based renewables firm Masdar. The companies will kick off development of the 145 megawatt (MW) Cirata floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant next […]
