Sentil KLHK, Bahlil Calls Oil And Gas Contractors Complaining The Long Permit Of Amdal And Borrowing Forest Areas

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif (Photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia ensured that the government would encourage easy licensing for Analysis on Environmental Impact (Amdal) in several oil fields.

Bahlil said that the slowdown in Amdal's permit caused oil drilling activities by Cooperation Contract Contract Contractors (KKKS) to be hampered. For this reason, he ensured that his party would immediately communicate with the Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) regarding this permit.

He considered that the slow licensing was often the long-term culprit for contractors to exploit oil and gas.

"Because sometimes it's slow, not only from entrepreneurs, it's slow from the government too, people just make Amdal for a long time, how do people want to drill oil if the goods take a long time," Bahlil said in a Working Meeting with Commission VII DPR RI quoted Wednesday, August 28.

In fact, he said, the government can optimize licensing for oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities, but synergies between ministries and institutions are needed to increase oil and gas lifting.

Not only Amdal's problem, Bahlil also mentioned the difficulty of managing Borrowing and Using Forest Area Permits (IPPKH). He explained that when he was still Minister of Investment, he often received complaints from the KKKS regarding the difficulty of obtaining this permit.

"When I was Minister of Investment, this was also one of the complaints. We are looking for this breakthrough, we can become a priority project because the state needs it, otherwise we will continue to import it," continued Bahlil.

Bahlil also ensured that his party would provide assistance to oil and gas counters related to all licensing processes that often hinder the process of exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the country.

"So the entrepreneurs cannot be released. If they are released, it's a pity that they are experiencing difficulties in communication acceleration within the bureaucracy," concluded Bahlil.