Expertise: Environment

MEMR Imposes New Abandonment and Site Restoration Obligations for Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Activities

Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (“MEMR“), after a long wait, has regulated abandonment and site restoration (“ASR“) activities, or post-operation activities, for the upstream oil and gas sector. MEMR Regulation No. 15 of 2018 regarding Post-Operation Activities in Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (“MEMR Reg. 15/2018“) came into effect on February 23, MEMR Imposes New Abandonment and Site Restoration Obligations for Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Activities

SSEK Partner Provides Corporate Training on Environmental Law in Indonesia

Dewi Savitri Reni, a partner at SSEK Legal Consultants, led a half-day corporate legal training program that focused on environmental law and corporate liability in Indonesia. The training was provided for Medco Group, an Indonesian conglomerate that operates in various sectors including energy, agribusiness, manufacturing and finance. Vitri earned her Master of Laws from the SSEK Partner Provides Corporate Training on Environmental Law in Indonesia

Indonesian Legal Review: Environment

Among recent actions taken by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to strengthen regulatory and enforcement functions in the environmental sector was the integration of two previously separate but interlinked departments to become the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF), through the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 16 of 2015 regarding the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Indonesian Legal Review: Environment