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        "id": 1957803,
        "msgid": "the-fast-tracked-oil-and-gas-bill-1788432743",
        "date": "2026-09-03 16:38:44",
        "title": "The Fast-Tracked Oil and Gas Bill",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The leadership of House of Representatives Commission XII has undergone a sudden change, with Melchias Markus Mekeng replacing Bambang Patijaya as Chair. This reshuffle reportedly coincides with renewed deliberations regarding revisions to the Oil and Gas Law, allegedly under the direction of the Golkar Party.",
        "content": "<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Halfway through a House of Representatives\nCommission XII hearing with a number of oil and gas officials on\nWednesday, August 26, 2026, Commission Deputy Chair Sugeng Suparwoto\nabruptly halted the meeting. Three House deputy speakers\u2014Sufmi Dasco\nAhmad, Saan Mustopa, and Sari Yuliati\u2014then entered the room and\nimmediately took their seats at the leadership table.<\/p>\n<p>Dasco then announced that Commission XII Chair Bambang Patijaya was\nbeing replaced by Melchias Markus Mekeng\u2014both are Golkar Party\npoliticians. Dasco said the change came after House leaders received a\nletter from the Golkar Faction on Tuesday, August 18. \u201cWe received a\nletter from the faction,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mekeng is no newcomer to the House. Before joining Commission XII,\nwhich handles energy and mineral resources, the politician from the East\nNusa Tenggara electoral district served on Commission XI, which focuses\non finance and banking. Patijaya had led Commission XII since November\n4, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Tempo learned from three officials who attended the hearing that the\nreplacement of the Commission XII Chair was linked to the renewed\ndeliberations on revisions to Law No.\u00a022\/2001 on Oil and Gas. According\nto them, the change was made at the \u201cdirection\u201d of Golkar Party General\nChair and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-fast-tracked-oil-and-gas-bill-1788432743",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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