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Monday, 24 October 11
NEW HEAD OF INDONESIA'S MINING MINISTRY GETS RAKED OVER THE COALS - JOSEPH KIRSCHKE
 COALspot.com - Following Indonesia’s presidential cabinet shakeup last week, many are questioning the qualifications of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik to oversee a critical, complex sector involving billions of foreign investment at a time of global uncertainty.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cited corruption, as well as a need for accelerated growth and improved infrastructure as driving the long-awaited reshuffle.
Wacik’s lack of experience – he was previously in the Ministry of Tourism with a background in mechanical engineering – is second tier to his seniority and strategic value in the president’s Democratic Party, according to Priagung Rakhmanto, an analyst at the Reforminer Institute, a think tank.
Moreover, although the president won a 2009 re-election with 60.7 percent of the vote, the Democratic faithful control just 25 percent of Parliament. Therefore “the top position must be held by a figure from a party,” said Rakhmanto.
But to his credit, say many, Jero has acknowledged the skepticism – and the hard work ahead. In particular, he has expressed concern over what he terms “proper negotiations” between Jakarta and foreign mining companies over increased profit sharing. The development of new oil fields to increase national production to one million barrels daily by 2013 is already underway.
Despite this movement, Wacik’s deputy Widjajono Partowidagdo, a former professor of petroleum engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology, has come under fire, too. “He sees things only from the point of view of an academic,” Sammy Hamzah, vice president of Indonesia Petroleum Association told The Jakarta Globe.
The previous minister, Darwin Zahedy Saleh, is believed to have been ousted in part over shortfalls in crude oil production and mining and energy sector growth targets. Foreign investment stalled under Saleh’s tenure, said analysts, particularly over concerns regarding possible increased regulations.
This is a critical time for foreign investment in Indonesia, a G20 member and the largest economy in Southeast Asia with growth topping six percent last year. Energy has been one of the main factors allowing the archipelago nation of 245 million to emerge relatively unscathed from the global recession.
For his part, Presidential spokesman Julian Pasha sought to strike different tone concerning the overhaul – Yudhoyono’s third becoming Indonesia’s first directly-elected president in 2004. “Let’s be optimistic,” he said.
“The new teams will start working together and the appointed deputy ministers are going to help the ministers be more productive.”
About Joseph Kirschke
Joseph Kirschke is a Jakarta/Beijing-based Communications Consultant and Political Analyst who works with international investors, media and energy and trade companies.
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Thursday, 02 March 23
DRY BULK MARKET: THE WAY CHINA GOES, SO GOES THE MARKET - BIMCO
We expect demand growth within the 1.5-2.5% range in 2023, driven by China’s economic recovery. Improvements in consumer sentiment should hel ...
Thursday, 02 March 23
INDIA, CHINA DEMAND BOOST LOW-RANK THERMAL COAL PRICES IN ASIA - RUSSELL, REUTERS
Signs of stronger import demand from India have arrested the decline in price of the thermal coal grades most commonly sought by the world’s ...
Thursday, 02 March 23
INDIA CHEERS THE RETURN OF ‘KING COAL’ AS INDUSTRY SEES BUOYANT FUTURE - REUTERS
India’s coal industry celebrated the return of its major conference after a three-year pandemic hiatus by presenting a bullish view of demand ...
Wednesday, 01 March 23
GEO CONNECT ASIA RETURNS IN MARCH TO ACCELERATE THE REGION’S GEOSPATIAL AND LOCATION INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
Press Release: The third edition of GCA will be held in conjunction with Digital Construction Asia and the inaugural Drones Asia – an event d ...
Wednesday, 01 March 23
THE DECLINE IN THE COAL PRICE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT - INTERMODAL
Last week, the front-month API2 future rose by 3.5%, but since the beginning of the year the future has fallen by 39% to $136.65/t, while the Newca ...
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