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View all search resultsInterim energy and mineral resources minister Luhut Pandjaitan has vowed to pick up the pieces following the abrupt dismissal of offshore oil and gas expert Arcandra Tahar as the minister, especially on the government’s priority projects.
Quite recently, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced that the US$15 billion Masela (Abadi LNG project) gas field and plant development in the southwestern part of Maluku province is going to proceed after being mired in a range of discussions involving the Indonesian government.President Jokowi unilaterally announced that the plan will be substantially modified to be an onshore liquefied natural gas (OLNG) plant, in contrast to the prior development plan submitted by contractors Inpex and Royal Dutch Shell. Originally, the project was planned to be equipped with a state-of-the-art floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.President Jokowi's executive order signified a decisive end to the debates over the multi-million-dollar project.
After a seven-month spat with Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli on the Masela gas block development, which ended with a “victory” for Rizal, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said has refuted rumors of his resignation.
After their preferred plan for an offshore scheme was effectively turned down, Inpex and Shell, the investors in the Masela gas block project, remain committed to proceeding with the new onshore development plan for the deepwater block, according to the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKKMigas).
In its response to Masela gas block offshore scheme critics, Upstream Oil and Gas regulatory special task force (SKK Migas) said that the offshore scheme design for the block was complete, both from an economic and technical point of view.
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