As part of its new drive to address the country’s historic transport problems, the government is turning its attention to Indonesia’s rail network. The rail system is currently far shorter and more fragmented than its neighbours, with one Trans-Java network and three self-contained lines in Sumatra. Moreover, of the roughly 6900 km of narrow-gauge (...
2025, Indonesia’s primary energy mix should contain 33% coal, 30% natural gas, 20% crude oil, 5% each of biofuels, geothermal and other renewable sources, and 2% liquid coal.
With sustained economic growth putting more money in Indonesians’ pockets than ever before (GDP expanded 6% in 2010 and is expected to rise around 6.5% in 2011) the country’s retail sector is experiencing solid expansion. Indeed, the retail sector as a whole grew 12% in 2010, with many businesses pushing ahead with outlet expansion. This wave has...
On March 25, 2011 the Sangatta West project in East Kalimantan was the first dedicated coal bed methane (CBM) well in Indonesia to successfully release gas trapped approximately 830 metres below the surface. The implications of this milestone go far beyond the relatively small amounts of methane gas released from test well SCBM#1, as the country is...
Interest in the most reliable and safest of metals, gold, continues to bolster commodity prices even as enthusiasm for other metals flag, and Indonesia’s mining companies are keen to capitalise on this.
In contrast to crude oil production, Indonesia’s natural gas output has been on the rise each year since 2007. Total gas production in 2010 amounted to 3.28bn standard cu feet per day (scfd), up 8.4% on the previous year’s mark of 3.02bn scfd and 16.8% over the 2.81bn scfd in 2007, according to Indonesia’s Directorate General of Oil and Gas (DGOG...
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