Tag Archives: oil and gas

Bintuni Bay and the Petrochemical Industry

By admin | Published: August 23, 2014

One of Indonesia’s most important industrial nodes is being rapidly developed in West Papua, and key decisions expected soon will give several multinational companies the green light to build petrochemical factories in the Bintuni area. Sumuri District, on the southern shore of Bintuni Bay, was once covered with forest and mangrove, but has over the […]

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China’s 69 Trillion Rupiah Investment in Papua and Kalimantan

By admin | Published: October 22, 2013

A deal was signed between Indonesia and China as world leaders met in Bali two weeks ago for the APEC summit, for a huge 69 trillion Rupiah (over 6 billion US$) investment deal, which obviously has the potential to bring huge changes to Papua and Kalimantan. Below is a report translated from tabloid Jubi. Other […]

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Forum to Care for Papua’s Natural Resources Opposes ConocoPhillips Seismic Testing in Boven Digoel

By admin | Published: September 5, 2013

It is not just plantations – oil and gas companies are also threatening to turn Southern West Papua into an industrial landscape. ConocoPhillips is planning to restart exploration (seismic testing) in the Warim block in the near future, a remote forest area mostly located in Boven Digoel regency, several hundred kilometres inland from Merauke. The […]

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