Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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The Indonesia’s Mineral Energy Potentials As The Base Of The Regional Energy Resilience1

The energy minerals of Indonesia consist of oil, gas, coal and lignite. There are 60 potential hydrocarbon basins currently known. Because of its quality, most of Indonesian oil is exported. Indonesia presently produced 1.3 millions barrels of oil daily in line with the OPEC’s quota granted to Indonesia. In addition Indonesia produces gas and condensate which are not regulated under the quota. Most of the product are shipped to Japan. Based on the present status of exploration, the oil reserve exceeds 10 billions barrels and might be sufficient for 15 years of production at the present level. However, depending upon the intensive exploration, the reserve might continuously increase. It is therefore, estimated that the Indonesian oil production might be well beyond 100 to 200 years to come, taking into account that only 10% of the known oil basins have presently been exploited. The gas reserve is estimated to be about 125 trillion cubic feet. The Indonesian coal deposit is estimated to be around 40 billions tons, which is sufficient for 400 years under the current annual production of 75 millions tons (Suyartono, 2001). A plan is drafted to construct a submarine cable connecting the Malaysian and Singapore’s grid with the electricity generated by mine mouth in Sumatera. It maybe concluded that the mineral energy potential of Indonesia is sufficient to sustain the energy needs of Southeast Asian countries. The Indonesian mineral energy potentials can serve as regional energy resilience, should the commitment on regional energy policy can be drafted.