Posts Tagged ‘Oil & Gas’

A Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia

Our blog series on the legal issues and regulations concerning the development and investment in Indonesia’s gas sector is now complete. Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Aziz have looked at Law No. 22 of 2001, the changing role of Pertamina, Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) as well as Government Regulation No. 79 of 2010. All the articles [...]

A Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia: Foreign Investment

This is the fifth post in our Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia. Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz will address a new topic each week. Foreign Investment Upstream oil and gas business can be carried out directly by foreign entities.  Foreign companies may not directly engage in downstream activities, although they may establish [...]

A Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia: LNG

This is the fourth post in our Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia. Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz will address a new topic each week. LNG The broad ownership, organisational and regulatory framework in relation to LNG facilities depends on how the LNG business is carried out. If, under the applicable contractual arrangements, [...]

A Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia: Transportation

This is the third post in our Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia. Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz will address a new topic each week. Transportation While private companies may own and operate pipelines and storage facilities, the Minister and BPH Migas will determine how those downstream activities are organised and conducted. The [...]

A Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia: Development & PSCs

This is the second post in our Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia. Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz will address a new topic each week. Development: Law No. 22 of 2001 Development of natural gas is governed by Law No. 22 of 2001 regarding Oil and Natural Gas (Law 22) and its implementing [...]

A Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia: Overview

This is the first post in our Legal Guide to Gas Regulation in Indonesia. Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz will address a new topic each week. Gas Regulation: Overview Indonesia has the fourteenth largest natural gas reserves in the world and the second largest in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010, reaching 157.14 TcF (108.4 [...]

Indonesian Law: 2011 Year in Review

Over the past couple months, we have been publishing our 2011 Indonesian Law Review series in which our attorneys discuss recent legal developments in 2011 and track the main trends in each industry. Below you may find links to each of the articles: Oil & Gas Mining Geothermal Mining & Power Production Investment Labour & [...]

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2011 Indonesian Law Review: Oil & Gas

Written by Syahdan Z. Aziz In 2011, the two major legal developments affecting the oil and gas industry included ongoing discussions of Government Regulation No. 79 as well as steps toward drafting a new Oil & Gas Law in Parliament. Government Regulation No. 79 In late 2010, the Government of Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. [...]

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2011 Indonesian Law Review: Shipping

Written by Kharisma D. Perwiro One of the most important issues over the past year has been the cabotage principle in Indonesia. Significant not only for the shipping industry, cabotage regulations also have important ramifications for the oil & gas industry which received an exemption from certain requirements in April 2011. What is the cabotage [...]

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Currency Law: Indonesian Govt Attempts to Bolster Local Currency

Written by Ira Eddymurthy and P Patricia Adams To build international and national confidence in the Rupiah, Indonesia implemented Law No. 7 of 2011 on Currency on May 31, 2011. It will ensure the dominance of the Rupiah by requiring that all payments be made in that currency. The most important section of the currency [...]