Illustrative image. (Photo:asiaccusnetwork-eria.org) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Ministryof Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has issued a regulation on theimplementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as well as carbon capture, utilisationand storage (CCUS). This is part of the government’s effort to lower carbon emissions and boost oil and gas output.
ESDM Minister Arifin Tasrif said that the regulationfocuses on technical, business, legal and economic aspects. Specifically, it encouragesoil and gas companies operating in the Southeast Asian country to installcarbon capture facilities at workplaces. Indonesia has geological formationsthat can be used to store carbon emissions permanently through the use oftechnology.
Companiesshould put forward detailed proposals for government approval, he said.
The carbon injected into their reservoirs could come from theoil and gas industry as well as other industries.
Indonesia has so far approved one CCUSproject at BP's Tangguh LNG project in West Papua province. Its state energy company Pertamina conducted several studies on CCUS with partners, namely ExxonMobil andMitsui, in carbon injection tests at some of its oil fields late last year.Japan's Inpex Corporation is expected to submit a revised plan of development forits Abadi LNG project, which is related to CCUS./.
