Enviro News Asia, Washington D.C. – The Government of Indonesia under President Prabowo Subianto is accelerating efforts to achieve national energy independence by boosting domestic oil and gas production. The policy aims to increase crude oil output to 1 million barrels per day by 2030, supported by technological partnerships and investment in upstream energy projects.
The roadmap sets progressive production targets, including 605,000 barrels per day in 2025, 610,000 barrels per day in 2026, 900,000 barrels per day in 2029, and ultimately 1 million barrels per day by 2030. Indonesia has successfully reached the 2025 production target, while efforts continue to achieve the 2026 target through intensified exploration, advanced technology deployment, and strategic cooperation with global energy companies.
As part of this strategy, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia signed a cooperation agreement with ExxonMobil on February 9, 2026, at the company’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States. The partnership focuses on geological and geophysical subsurface data interpretation using the Discovery 6 supercomputer, a technology capable of predicting hydrocarbon deposits with accuracy exceeding 75 percent.
The signing ceremony was attended by Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Indroyono Soesilo and President of ExxonMobil Indonesia Wade Floyd.
In another development, Pertamina and Halliburton signed an agreement on February 19, 2026, at the Embassy of Indonesia in Washington DC to implement advanced drilling technologies aimed at improving oil and gas production efficiency.
Pertamina President Director Simon Aloysius Mantiri stated that the cooperation represents an integral part of Pertamina’s upstream transformation strategy to increase national lifting and ensure reliable energy supply. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific of Halliburton Martin White emphasized that the company will bring global expertise to support local field operations and optimize production performance.
During a visit by Ambassador Indroyono Soesilo to Halliburton headquarters in Houston on March 6, 2026, Halliburton Senior Vice President Josh Sears highlighted that the company has operated in Indonesia since 1951, with operational sites in Duri, Riau, Balikpapan, and its headquarters in Jakarta. The company provides various oilfield services including drilling equipment and wireline logging.
According to Sears, cooperation with Pertamina focuses on revitalizing mature oil fields using advanced techniques such as multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, acid stimulation, and AI-based automation. These technologies are expected to restore productivity in aging fields while supporting Indonesia’s efforts to adopt North American-style fracturing techniques for reservoirs in Southeast Asia.
Several strategic projects are also being developed to boost national oil output. The Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) Project in the Minas field in Riau is expected to add approximately 70,000 barrels per day by 2030, with peak production potentially reaching 150,000 to 200,000 barrels per day. In addition, eight new upstream oil and gas projects scheduled for 2026, with a total investment of US$478 million, are expected to increase production of oil, gas, and condensate.
Further production gains may also come from community drilling initiatives, which could help raise Indonesia’s oil lifting to more than 700,000 barrels per day in the near future.
Beyond conventional energy, Halliburton also supports Indonesia’s renewable energy initiatives, particularly geothermal development in North Sumatra and East Nusa Tenggara. The company provides services including directional drilling, cementing, drilling fluids, and drill bits for geothermal projects.
This collaboration aligns with Indonesia’s commitment to achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2060, while strengthening Halliburton’s global portfolio of Low Carbon Solutions. (*)
