Jakarta – Officials have called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 13.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The government is preparing itself to face a possible lawsuit by China in the World Trade Organization regarding the ban on the export of unprocessed bauxite o

Fani Ramadhani, Jakarta – State oil company Pertamina has decided to raise the price of Pertamax dan Pertamax Turbo gasoline products.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A visiting Ukrainian parliament member Vadym Halaichuk on Thursday revealed his country's interest to cooperate with Indonesia on electrical grid system co

Joe Hoppe – Baron Oil PLC said Tuesday that a competent person's report for the Chuditch-1 gas discovery, offshore East Timor, shows the project is likely to be economically viable.

Eko Listiyorini and Norman Harsono – The value of Indonesia's nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country.

The government of Timor-Leste has approved the demarcation of 7 mining zones, comprising 49 concession areas, and is drawing up conditions for tenders, the Portuguese news agency Lusa r

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia still has 68 unexplored oil and gas basins across the archipelago, and the resource-rich country wants to ramp up its exploration, according to E

Jakarta – Indonesia on Wednesday launched the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal power plants, part of efforts by Southeast Asia's biggest economy to boost renewable energ

Investor.id, Jakarta – Garibaldi "Boy" Thohir, the CEO of major coal exporter Adaro Energy, has resigned from a commissioner post at mining company Merdeka Copper Gold, the company anno

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The B35 policy – which increases the palm-oil based biodiesel blend from 30 percent to 35 percent – could increase domestic demand for palm oil by 2 millio

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia stated that the restriction on bauxite ore exports

Victoria Milko and Sibi Arasu, Samarinda, Indonesia – In Indonesia's region of East Kalimantan, the country's dependence on coal is on full display.

Jayapura, Jubi – Member of the Papua Legislative Council John NR Gobai calls on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) to be objective in looking at the reports from the indige

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is seeking to have the House of Representatives' approval on the renewables bill by this September, as the Southeast Asian countr

Jakarta (Antara) – The mining and quarrying business sector contributes the largest to the East Kalimantan Province's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2022, reaching 53.24 perc

Jayapura, Jubi – Flash floods hit the Mile Point 74 concentrate processing plant of PT Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province on Saturday, Fe

Jakarta – Copper and gold mining company Freeport Indonesia said on Sunday torrential rains have triggered a mudslide that swept through some parts of its mine in Tembagapura, Mimika Re

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif on Friday announced that the government will enact an export ban on gold, which will be done gradually.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif said that Indonesia's oil reserve is expected to only last between 9 to 10 years.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry in a press statement on Thursday said they are committed to fighting environmental crimes after they still find i

Jakarta – Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia broke ground on a 37.5 trillion rupiah ($2.48 billion) ferronickel smelter Sulawesi island on Friday, an Indonesian senior minister said.

Melbourne – Woodside Energy Group and its partners on Monday formally committed to working rapidly to pick the best option for developing the Greater Sunrise natural gas field, factorin

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in his opening speech at the Mandiri Investment Forum on Wednesday asserted that exports of bauxite ore, copper, and tin

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economy Airlangga Hartarto said the implementation of the 35 percent blended biodiesel (B35) policy would save up to US$10.75

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government considers halting the export of unprocessed copper ores to encourage domestic processing of raw materials in the country's industria

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has raised the country's annual coal production target to 695 million tonnes this year to cater to robust demand for th

Singapore – Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia suggested that Indonesia is looking into forming an OPEC-style cartel for nickel and other inputs used in battery producti

Jakarta – Mining giant Freeport Indonesia recently said that its smelter for copper – a critical component for electric vehicle or EV production – at the Java Integrated Industrial and

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Publicly listed mining firm PT Merdeka Copper Gold has allocated capital expenditure (capex) of Rp 2.28 trillion (US$160 million) for the exploration of work in

Denny Gunawan, Jakarta – 2023 begins with some hope that Indonesia is speeding up its transition away from fossil fuels, towards cleaner, renewable energy sources.

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

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

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

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

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

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.