Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – State-owned oil-and-gas giant Pertamina will expand vehicle registration for its MyPertamina fuel app to cover more cities and regencies in East Java an

Jakarta – Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie & Brothers is looking to acquire a nickel mine in the resource-rich island of Sulawesi to supply a planned integrated industrial park to pro

Antara, Jakarta – PT PLN (Persero) subsidiary, PT Energi Primer Indonesia, strengthens the supply chain of biomass as a substitute for coal in Steam Power Plants (PLTU).

Gresik, East Java – Gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) expects that its US$3 billion copper smelter project in Gresik, East Java, could start operating early ne

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, in his speech at the 50th PDIP anniversary on Tuesday, for the umpteenth time, asserted the government's intention to continue restricting raw m

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The world oil prices reportedly plummeted from US$120 per barrel to US$74 per barrel.

jayanty nada shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday said he wanted his successor to not "act cowardly" in face of major economies, especially when it comes to bannin

Christ Belseran, Central Halmahera, North Maluku – A fire that broke out on Friday at a nickel smelter in Central Halmahera on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, had injured at least seven

Jakarta – In another push to develop downstream mineral industries, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced an export ban on washed bauxite to come into effect in June of this year

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry confirmed that the use of 35 percent biodiesel or B35 will begin to take effect on February 1, 2023.

Jakarta – We were dumbfounded to learn that the government still subsidizes the price of gasoline of RON92 and higher qualities which are used by middle and high-income consumers.

Manokwari, Jubi – The Manokwari Police on Saturday, December 24, 2022, arrested AG, a financier of an illegal gold mining in Waserawi, Masni District, Manokwari Regency, West Papua Prov

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia will start its mandatory 35% palm oil biodiesel blending program on Feb. 1, a month later than initially planned, the energy ministry said.

Kohe Hasan and Denny Rahmansyah, Singapore/Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing to pass a new energy and renewable energy bill known officially as Rancangan Undang Undang te

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The global price of coal is projected to top $400 per ton until early next year amid geopolitical uncertainties triggered by the ongoing war in Ukraine, an ana

Jakarta – Indonesia has extended by 20 years a production sharing contract (PSC) with BP and its partners for Berau, Muturi, and Wiriagar working areas in West Papua, government officia

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to increase its biodiesel blending to 35 percent next year and this plan will cause the crude palm oil price to average $970 per met

Jakarta – In a surprising move, the Indonesian government has announced a ban on all bauxite exports starting in June 2023 to encourage domestic processing industries.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a regulation that details new safety and security requirements for businesses seeking to mine nuclear materials in the c

Jakarta – The Padoe indigenous community that resides in the East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, remains apprehensive as the concession permit for a local nickel mining company continues

Jakarta – Indonesia is set to raise mandatory biodiesel blending to 35 per cent starting January 1, 2023, to reduce fuel imports amid high global energy prices and to shift to cleaner e

Henry Jom – East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta has urged Australian PM Anthony Albanese to publicly support the development of a gas pipeline in the Timor Sea following Woodside E

Nesa Aqila, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD acknowledged the public discourse regarding alleged high-ranking law enforcers who acti

Robby Irfany Maqoma – Global research coalition Climate Action Tracker (CAT) categorises Indonesia's climate goals as "Critically Insufficient", which means they are far from enough to

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Jakarta – Ten workers were killed in West Sumatra after an explosion in a coal mine caused a collapse, a rescue agency official said Friday.

Lars Bo Larsen, Jakarta – The Jakarta Post published an editorial on Nov. 30 entitled, "The cost of renewables". I fully agree with the main outline of the editorial.

BTV, Tembagapura, Papua – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati visited Freeport Indonesia's underground mine in the Papua's highland area of Tembagapura on Sunday to see firsthand how

The Timorese state oil company Timor GAP, the majority partner in the Greater Sunrise consortium in the Timor Sea, has informed Australia's Woodside of its intention to replace it as op

Damon Evans – The chief executive of Australia's Woodside Energy appears to have made a blunder with her comments that the company is open to revisiting a greenfield LNG export developm

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Melbourne – Woodside Energy Group said for the first time on Thursday it was willing to consider sending gas from the huge Greater Sunrise field to East Timor, instead of its long-prefe

Woodside Energy is reconsidering the potential development of Greater Sunrise via an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in East Timor.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday said that he will file an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement body (DSB) after Ind

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling favoring the European Union, which lodged a complaint against the country's decision to halt the export

Jakarta – Amid the aggravating crises of climate change, economic woes and geopolitical tensions that are taking a toll on almost every nation, the urge to pivot the world away from fos

Jakarta – Indonesian coal miner PT Bumi Resources Tbk is eyeing a 10 per cent increase in output to 80 million tonnes next year amid expectations for more favourable weather conditions

Jakarta – The recent decision of the panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body against Indonesia's policy of banning raw nickel export should not in any way di

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia has received pledges totaling US$20 billion from developed countries and global private lenders through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – The government has admitted that the World Trade Organization ruling on its nickel-export ban was in favor of the European Union.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement body or DSB viewed that Indonesia's ban on the export and refining of nickel minerals had violated regulatio

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted new investment into the electric vehicle (EV) sector, coinciding with the Group of G20 forum, where global leaders and businesse

Info Tempo, Jakarta – PT PLN (Persero) signed an agreement with Amazon on Tuesday to develop new renewable energy (NRE) with a capacity of 210 megawatts (MW) of solar power plant

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Business initiatives conducted throughout the year under the Group of 20 framework have culminated in a series of investment agreements presented at th

Nusa Dua, Bali – A coalition of countries will mobilize $20 billions of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut coal power plants and bring forward the sector's peak emissions

Brad Plumer, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt – Indonesia, one of the world's largest consumers of coal, pledged to sharply reduce its reliance on the fossil fuel and speed up its transition to r

Niniek Karmini And Sibi Arasu, Nusa Dua, Indonesia – Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday that will bring billions of dollars in funding to hel

Jakarta – Environment organisation Greenpeace says that the G20 Summit in Bali must take responsibility for accelerating the energy transition in order to prevent the impacts of the cli

David Lawder, Nusa Dua, Bali – Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and retire early the first coal-fired power plant under a groun

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said that the government would continue to fight in international forums to keep nickel and other mineral resources at h