Danielle Bochove, Viriya Singgih and Yoga Rusmana – In what has become a pattern of two steps forward and one back, Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The approval of the 26 plans of development in the first half has resulted in additional oil and gas production of around 580 million barrels of oil

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government approved on Wednesday a one-month special mining permit (IUPK) for PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), the local affiliate of American mini

Michael Taylor, Celukan Bawang, Bali – Over the past three years, fisherman I Putu Gede Astawa has watched his daily catch off the northern tip of Bali Island fall at an alarming rate.

Evarianus Supar, Timika, Papua – Thousands of traditional gold prospectors in the Kali Kabur river of Timika, Papua, demanded the reopening of gold shops, which had been the buyers of t

Jakarta – The Indonesian government expects to take a controlling stake in the operator of the world's biggest copper and gold mine this month, even as sanctions it imposed for environm

Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) says the revision of a presidential regulation (Perpres) on procurement, distribution and retail prices of subsidized f

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – The government has reiterated its commitment to keep fuel and electricity prices steady this year, amid rising global oil prices and the recent strengthening of

Danielle Bochove and David Stringer – Every year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dumps tens of millions of tons of mining waste into the Ajkwa River system in Indonesia.

Multi-national mining giant Rio Tinto says it plans to sell its interest in the lucrative Grasberg mine in Indonesia's Papua province for $US3.5 billion.

Bernadette Christina Munthe, Fergus Jensen, Jakarta – A state audit of operations at Indonesia's Grasberg mine has cast a cloud over the government's multi-billion-dollar deal to take a

Jakarta – The Indonesian government will protect the public from any "big shock" from soaring global oil prices by raising subsidies, its finance minister said on Tuesday.

John Mcbeth, Jakarta – Protracted contract negotiations between the Indonesian government and US-owned mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold over the fate of one of the world'

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – As oil prices continue to rise, the government is set to push for more subsidies for those in need in an attempt to stabilize the economy.

Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reluctant to provide a statement regarding the leaked conversation between the State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Rini So

Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN is gradually reducing the use of diesel-fueled power plants (PLTD) to improve efficiency.

A programme called 'Bright Indonesia' has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to increase the electrification rate in the country's eastern provinces.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Environment watchdog Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) is calling on the government to immediately stop illegal crude oil drilling act

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has hit back at suggestions that tough new environmental regulations imposed on the giant Grasberg copper mine ar

John McBeth, Jakarta – When the history books are written, there is little question President Joko Widodo will have earned his legacy as the "Infrastructure President," such has been hi

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has warned mining companies over the sluggish progress on the construction of smelters, which is a requirement under the stipulations

Denpasar – The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) has again spoken out against the PT Freeport Indonesia gold-and-copper mine in West Papua.

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Jakarta – Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arcandra Tahar has said that Indonesia needs to intensify exploration for new oil fields, because the country's proven oil reserve

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has acknowledged that it can only build less than half of its targeted 1.9 million gas pipelines to cover the household gas network u

Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has said that ecological damage resulting from PT Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) mining operations in Papua had caused Rp 185 trillion (US$12.95 bi

Jakarta – State-owned energy company PT Pertamina has estimated that the demand for subsidized 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters will exceed the quota set by the govern

Indonesia's government collected US$756 million in revenue from the Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua province last year.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has said it is investigating alleged abuses in the implementation of the single-fuel-price policy, P

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesia has revoked 186 regulations in the energy and mineral resources sectors that were considered troubling, as the country seeks to improve the investment climat

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Viriya P. Singgih, Jakarta – The government revealed that the progress of its flagship 35,000-megawatt (MW) electricity procurement program had only reached 3.8 percent as of Feb.

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Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has extended the export recommendation for gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia amid sluggish progress in the negotiation of t

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – The Indonesian government still has not issued a new copper concentrate export permit for Freeport Indonesia – the largest gold and copper miner in the country

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has cut 22 regulations on the energy sector in an effort to simplify the business permit issuance process.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian energy subsidy is estimated to reach Rp 127.7 trillion (US$10.22 billion) this year, or 0.2 percent from gross domestic product (GDP), due to increasing global

Jakarta – Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arcandra Tahar has said Indonesia plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two South Asian countries – Pakistan and Banglade

Adinda Putri, Jakarta – Indonesian miners will dig out 485 million metric tons of coal at the most in 2018, up 5 percent from last year, according to a projection from the Ministry of E

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The central government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Papua provincial administration and the Mimika regency administration on Fri

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has said that the government is aiming to achieve a US$17.04 billion investment target in the oil and gas sector.

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has announced that, as of December 2017, renewable energy contributed to 12.62 percent of the total national electricity supply, exce

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said the government had stopped using the state budget to finance renewable energy-based power plant projects, following reports of d

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Dion Bisara & Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – A four hour power outage in Jakarta on Tuesday (02/01) helped expose chronic vulnerability in the country's basic infrastructure that has pro

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Sarah Yuniarni, Jakarta – Thirteen mining companies have invested a combined $5.03 billion in the construction of nickel smelters during the first 10 months of this year to comply with Indonesian g

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – Indonesia's coal production may keep increasing next year with new miners set to start operations, undermining the government's energy security plan.