Jokowi inaugurates $4.83bn BP LNG project in eastern Indonesia

Country seeks energy diversity amid efforts to reduce coal reliance, cut emissions

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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo speaks during a ceremony to launch a new liquefied natural gas production unit at British oil major BP's facility in eastern Indonesia on Nov. 24. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)

ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writer

November 24, 2023 14:22 JST

TELUK BINTUNI, Indonesia -- President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday inaugurated a new liquefied natural gas production unit at British oil major BP's facility in eastern Indonesia, as the country seeks to increase the share of the transition fuel in its energy mix.

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