Indonesia's oil output 5 percent below 2026 target, ministry says

Badung, Bali (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) said on Wednesday that Indonesia's average crude oil production stood at 578,156 barrels per day (bpd) as of July 31, below the 2026 state budget target of 610,000 bpd.

Director General of Oil and Gas Laode Sulaeman told a hearing with parliament's Commission XII in Jakarta that a leak in a gas transmission pipeline owned by PT Transportasi Gas Indonesia (TGI) had disrupted production at the Rokan Block, one of the factors weighing on output.

“Until July 31, average oil production was at 578,156 barrels per day,” he said.

Sulaeman added that problems with the electricity system had also affected operations at the Rokan Block in Riau Province.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is still working to ensure that the affected power plant can resume operations as soon as possible to help optimize production at the Rokan Block, he said.

Previously, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said a gas pipeline leak in Sumatra had resulted in potential production losses of around 2 million barrels at the beginning of the year. Another challenge is the steep natural decline in production at the Cepu Block in East and Central Java.

To address the natural decline at the Cepu Block, Sulaeman said the government had communicated with the block's operator on measures to slow the decline.

“At present, production at the field is being maintained at a stable level so that it does not decline further,” he said.

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