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Energy board considers revising 2036 gas export ban
DEN member Satya Widya Yudha said on Thursday that the board was in talks with seven state bodies, including the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), on the possible revision.
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Fill it up: A floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) belonging to PT Nusantara Regas (left) receives its first liquid natural gas (LNG) shipment in 2018 from LNG carrier Aquarius, operated by PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam, in Jakarta Bay. (JP/Ben Latuihamallo)
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he National Energy Board (DEN) is considering changing the country’s 2036 gas export ban in response to low domestic gas consumption.
DEN member Satya Widya Yudha said on Thursday that the board was in talks with seven state bodies, including the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), on the possible revision.
Issued in 2017, the National General Energy Planning (RUEN) road map estimates that domestic demand for gas will reach 11.3 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd) by 2030, which would be enough for the country to stop exporting gas by 2036.
However, the more recent National Grand Energy Strategy (GSEN) forecasts that domestic gas demand will reach about 5.2 bscfd by 2030 – half of the earlier projection – partly as a result of lower energy demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“It's very difficult to expect the 2036 export ban if we cannot create [sufficient] domestic market demand,” said Satya during the virtual 45th Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention and Exhibition.
The proposed export ban is an extension of the country’s energy security strategy, which includes using locally produced gas to substitute for imported oil in transportation, power production, industry and cooking.
