Yesterday: Russian Oil Set for Shipment as Helicopter Crash Victims Confirmed Dead in Sekadau

Jakarta (ANTARA) - News about crude oil from Russia set to be shipped starting April 2026, along with the fate of passengers on an Airbus H130 helicopter that crashed in Sekadau, West Kalimantan, dominated economic channel coverage on Friday (17 April 2026). Here is a summary of yesterday’s noteworthy news to revisit on this Saturday morning. 1. Bahlil states Russian crude oil to be shipped to Indonesia in April The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, targeted that crude oil imported from Russia could be shipped to Indonesia starting in April 2026. “For crude, for crude, possibly this month (April) it can (be shipped to Indonesia). Insyaallah,” Bahlil said when met at the Ministry of ESDM office in Jakarta on Friday. 2. PKP: Development of people’s housing on KAI Tanah Abang land continues The Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), Maruarar Sirait, affirmed that the construction of housing for the community on land owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI in the Tanah Abang area, Jakarta, will continue, as the land is a state asset. “Definitely. We will use it for the state’s interests, for the interests of the Indonesian people,” Maruarar stated during a press conference in Jakarta on Friday. 3. PU accelerates Aceh recovery focusing on building sabo dams and handling mud The Ministry of Public Works (PU) is accelerating infrastructure recovery in Aceh, focusing on the construction of sabo dams and mud clearance in disaster-affected areas. Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said the acceleration is to anticipate further impacts from high rainfall still occurring in several Aceh regions. “At that time I was already afraid that logs could reach Tamiang again because of heavy rain,” Dody said when met in Jakarta on Friday. 4. Mentrans urges transmigrants to optimise durian export opportunities to China The Minister of Transmigration (Mentrans), M Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara, urged residents in transmigration areas to optimise opportunities for exporting durian commodities, both frozen and fresh, to China. “Demand for durian in the global market, especially China, is very large. The value of fresh durian can even be almost twice that of frozen products. This is a great opportunity that we must take advantage of,” he said in an official statement received in Jakarta on Friday. 5. Kemenhub: Pilot, engineer, 6 passengers of crashed helicopter in Sekadau deceased The Ministry of Transportation stated that a pilot, engineer, and six passengers of the Airbus H130 helicopter with registration number PK-CFX that crashed in the forest area of Sekadau Regency, West Kalimantan, on Thursday (16 April), have been declared dead. Director General of Air Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, Lukman F. Laisa, in a confirmed statement in Jakarta on Friday, said the helicopter was piloted by one person, Capt. Marindra Wibowo, and carried one engineer, Harun Arasyid, and six passengers.