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        "msgid": "to-survive-the-threat-of-a-world-war-prabowo-asks-this-of-bahlil-1772683064",
        "date": "2026-03-05 09:35:00",
        "title": "To Survive the Threat of a World War, Prabowo Asks This of Bahlil",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia plans to accelerate the construction of crude oil storage tanks to bolster domestic energy reserves amid geopolitical tensions, including the Middle East. Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said President Prabowo Subianto has directed immediate action to ensure survival, with investments already available and investors ready to back the project. The initiative forms part of a broader energy security strategy that includes refinery development across 18 sites and a total investment of about Rp232 trillion.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The government plans to build oil storage\ntanks, or storage facilities, to increase domestic energy reserve\ncapacity. This is aimed at strengthening national energy resilience amid\nglobal geopolitical dynamics, including the conflict in the Middle\nEast.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Minister (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia said President Prabowo\nSubianto has given direct instructions to expedite the construction of\nthese oil storage facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have reported to the President and the President has directed that\nwe build it immediately. Why? Because we need survival. If we talk about\nsurvival, we must really be able to see the core issue and resolve it\nquickly. If not, we will remain dependent,\u2019 Bahlil said when met at the\nMinistry of Energy and Mineral Resources, quoted Thursday (5 March\n2026).<\/p>\n<p>According to him, accelerating the construction of the oil storage\ntanks is a key strategy to strengthen domestic energy reserves. He also\nassured that the investment for building these facilities is already\navailable and investors are ready to back the project.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bahlil, the tanks to be built will be focused on storing\ncrude oil. If crude reserves are available, the processing into BBM\n(fuel) can be carried out at existing refineries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If indeed that is needed for us to build for BBM, then it would be\nat the refineries. We simply need to ask Pertamina\u2019s refineries to add\ntheir tanks,\u2019 said Bahlil.<\/p>\n<p>As is known, previously the Prabowo Subianto administration planned\nto build refineries and oil storage tanks in various regions, from\nLhokseumawe in Aceh to Fakfak in West Papua.<\/p>\n<p>This followed the submission of 18 pre-feasibility study documents\nrelated to the downstream project from the Downstream Task Force led by\nESDM Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to the CEO of the Investment Management\nAgency (BPI) Danantara Rosan Roeslani.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the ESDM Ministry\u2019s briefing materials, the project is on\nthe list of priority downstream and national energy resilience with\ninvestments totalling Rp 232 trillion. It comprises a refinery project\nworth Rp 160 trillion with an employment of 44,000; and an oil storage\nproject worth Rp 72 trillion with an estimated 6,960 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The refinery and oil storage projects will be spread across 18\nregions, including Lhokseumawe, Sibolga, Natuna, Cilegon, Sukabumi,\nSemarang, Surabaya, Sampang, Pontianak, Badung (Bali), Bima, Ende,\nMakassar, Dongala, Bitung, Ambon, North Halmahera, Fakfak.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/to-survive-the-threat-of-a-world-war-prabowo-asks-this-of-bahlil-1772683064",
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