Oil and gas remain crucial to Indonesia

Key sector: Fuel storage tanks at a PT Pertamina facility in Jakarta. The government is devising a strategy containing several goals to maintain its growth. — Bloomberg

JAKARTA: The oil and gas sector will remain one of the key growth drivers for Indonesia in years to come despite a steady global shift to renewable energy, a minister has said.

Energy Minister Arifin Tasrif said the government was currently devising the National Grand Energy Strategy containing several goals, including increasing oil and gas production and reducing carbon emissions.