JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has conveyed 118 potential new oil and gas working areas. This is done to encourage massive exploration activities to increase domestic oil and gas production.
"Since last year we have been actively preparing the potential for new oil and gas work areas, including those prepared by the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Lemigas through the APBN funding, as well as the Directorate of Upstream Oil and Gas Business Development and KKKS," said Director General of Migas Laode Sulaeman quoted Friday, May 29.
Based on the data status as of May 20, 2026, of the 118 potential new oil and gas work areas, 25 areas have been interested or have signed contracts.
A total of 43 regions are in the joint study phase.
Meanwhile, the rest are other potential oil and gas work areas to be studied together or directly become new oil and gas work areas.
Regarding the optimization of the idle oil and gas structure, the Government appreciates the active efforts of PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PT PHE) in encouraging increased production through Operation / Technology Cooperation (KSOT) for the management of idle oil and gas structures.
This is a follow-up to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 14 of 2025 concerning Cooperation in the Management of the Working Area for Increased Oil and Gas Production.
PT PHE has prepared around 41 idle structures for KSOT to be carried out.
Meanwhile, 22 idle structures have been socialized and also announced specifically at IPA Convex 2026.
Of the 22 structures offered, as many as 8 structures are in the operational area of Regional 1 (Sumatra), as many as 4 structures in the operational area of Regional 2 (Java), as many as 7 structures in Regional 3 (Kalimantan) and as many as 3 structures in Regional 4 (East Java and East Indonesia).
Meanwhile, other idle structures will continue to be opened in the near future.
For more information, please visit https://phe.pertamina.com/en/structure.
"The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources appreciates Pertamina's active efforts to open cooperation in operations and technology on idle structures, in support of increased production. So that the bidding and determination process can be carried out quickly and prudently so that oil and gas production can be obtained immediately in the short term. We will fully support," said Laode.
Laode also conveyed that the acceleration of cooperation should also be carried out for idle wells and community wells in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.
"In addition to the idle structure, Pertamina also asks to continue to accelerate cooperation in operations and technology for idle wells, and acceleration of cooperation in the production of BUMD/Cooperative/SMM oil wells. We will fully support, and this is a follow-up to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree Number 14 of 2025 in order to increase short-term production," said Director General Laode.
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