Central & SE Asia / Australasia
Country profile: Indonesia
Location: | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
Terrain: | mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains |
Size: | 1919440 sq. km total (Land area: 1826440 sq. km Water area: 93000 sq.km) |
Population: | 237,512,355 (July 2008 est.) |
Languages: | Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese) |
Government: | republic |
Capital city: | Jakarta |
Legal system: | based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures and election codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Currency: | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) |
Licensing: |
Country profile
Indonesia has the largest population in Southeast Asia and the fourth largest population in the world (behind China, India, and the United States). In 1962, Indonesia joined the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and became a net importer of oil in 2004.
The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hostilities, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to relinquish its colony. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and home to the world's largest Muslim population.
Current issues include: alleviating poverty, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing financial sector reforms, stemming corruption, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, and controlling avian influenza. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face a low intensity separatist movement in Papua.
Energy production and consumption
Oil | Gas | |
Production: | 1 million bbl/day (2006 est.) | 74 billion cu m (2006 est.) |
Consumption: | 1 million bbl/day (2006 est.) | 37 billion cu m (2006 est.) |
Exports: | 470,000 bbl/day (2006 est.) | 29 billion cu m (2006 est.) |
Imports: | 500,000 bbl/day (2006 est.) | |
Reserves: | 4 billion bbl (2007 est.) | 2 trillion cu m (1 January 2007 est.) |
Major fields: |
Indonesia - recent news
06 Jul 25 |
Indonesia: PGN and Mubadala Energy explore potential gas supply from Andaman Block PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) and Mubadala Energy (South Andaman) will conduct a joint study on the utilization of natural gas from the South Andaman Cooperation Contract (PSC). This collaboration includes exploring the development of gas pipeline infrastructure and options for utilizing potential LNG infrastructure. |
27 Jun 25 |
Indonesia: MedcoEnergi acquires Repsol’s participating interest in Corridor PSC Medco Energi has reached agreement with Repsol E&P to acquire Fortuna International (Barbados), which holds an indirect 24% interest in the Corridor Production Sharing Contract. |
10 Jun 25 |
Indonesia: ABL appointed MWS on Indonesia’s Tangguh UCC Project Energy and marine consultancy ABL, a subsidiary of ABL Group, has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to bp’s Tangguh UCC project in Indonesia. |
02 Jun 25 |
Indonesia/Singapore: TotalEnergies and RGE reach new milestone in large-scale solar and battery storage project TotalEnergies and RGE, a group operating in the bio-based resources and energy sectors, have announced that Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has awarded their equally-owned joint venture Singa Renewables a conditional licence to import 1 GW of renewable power from Indonesia. |
27 May 25 |
Indonesia: Velesto secures drilling contract for Naga 8 in Indonesia Velesto Energy has secured a new drilling contract from PC Ketapang II, PC North Madura II, and PETRONAS North Ketapang for its NAGA 8 jack-up rig in Indonesia. |
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Other countries in this region
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- Brunei,
- Cambodia,
- China,
- Fiji,
- Hong Kong,
- India,
- Japan,
- Laos,
- Malaysia,
- Maldives,
- Mongolia,
- Myanmar,
- Nepal,
- New Zealand,
- North Korea,
- Pakistan,
- Palau,
- Papua New Guinea,
- Philippines,
- Singapore,
- South Korea,
- Sri Lanka,
- Taiwan,
- Thailand,
- Timor Leste,
- Vietnam