Letter

Reject the Revision of the Oil and Gas and the Mineral Resources and Coal Laws

I AM afraid that the Joko Widodo administration is aiming for the destruction of the energy, mining and oil and gas sectors. The energy and mineral resources ministry and the coordinating ministry for maritime affairs are now prioritizing the revision of the oil and gas law and the mineral resources and coal law. These two laws are sacred to the nation's fate. Reportedly, the ministry will establish three state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the oil and gas sector. Upstream, there is a special SOE, a reincarnation of SKK Migas, the oil and gas supervisory agency, in charge of regulations. Downstream, there is Pertamina and the PGN (state gas company), which will become a SOE in charge of gas affairs.

February 23, 2016