Indonesia Energy

Buffeted by volatile global commodity prices and legislative uncertainty at home, Indonesia’s mineral output has fluctuated considerably in recent years.

The nation’s vast territorial expanse and established presence of experienced, well-financed international and domestic oil firms has led to the discovery and exploitation of a succession of sizeable oil and gas projects across the country for more than 125 years. Lured by attractive production contracts, considerable remaining reserves and...

Home to the world’s second-most productive copper mine, and the largest gold mine in terms of reserves, Indonesia has positioned itself strongly among the world’s largest precious mineral producers. Although gold production across the archipelago has traditionally been extracted as a by-product from large-scale copper mines, the revenues...

As part of Indonesia’s push to ensure that more benefits from resource extraction carried out by mining activity are preserved and reinvested domestically, the government is revamping the framework regulating mining contracts. This is aimed at facilitating greater local participation in operations and securing a larger proportion of revenues for...

Promulgated in 2001, Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Law forms the backbone of the sector’s regulatory framework along with various supplementary government ordinances and decrees. While the law ostensibly lays out a clear set of rules governing both state and private sector responsibilities, entitlements, liabilities and all manner of legal obligations...