The IPA's role is to promote the exploration, production, refining, processing, distribution and marketing of the petroleum and geothermal industries in Indonesia.

 

IPA's mission is to "work collaboratively with all stakeholders to enhance investment in, and hence, the economic health of, the petroleum industry to deliver greater benefits to Government, investors, communities, employees, customers and the environment."

The way we go about delivering our mission is through dialogue and engagement. In fact:

• IPA is a Forum for our members and future investors to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences about the Oil & Gas Industry in Indonesia and worldwide;
• IPA is also a Forum to facilitate the dialogue between the Industry, the Government of Indonesia and its agencies; and again
• IPA is a Forum to promote education and knowledge transfer. This is the main focus area of our Professional Division – which today comprises over 1800 individual members who meet, collaborate and learn through luncheon talks, short courses, field trips, workshops, technical symposiums and intense interaction with various Indonesian universities and institutions

 

IPA Long Term Objectives

• Support government petroleum sector objectives by strengthening the partnership with government to maximize production from and investment in the petroleum industry
• Promote exploration investment to increase reserves and production
• Promote gas exploration and development investment by enhancing upstream economic viability and securing clarity and certainty over key gas issues
• Improve Indonesia's investment competitiveness with respect to taxation by taking opportunities presented in the new tax law to harmonize conflicting laws and regulations
• Enhance investment efficiency by streamlining the VAT and Duties regime where different procedures apply to different vintages of PSC
• Promote industry as an employer of choice and enhance total workforce capabilities