Commission VII Chairman Milton Pakpahan in a working meeting with Acting Chief Economic Minister Chairul Tanjung here on Monday stated that the agreed target for crude and condensate lifting is higher than the governments proposal of 845 thousand bpd set in the RAPBN 2015.
"We hope that the government will make efforts to achieve its crude lifting target for 2015 at 900 thousand bpd," the Commission VII chairman stated.
However, the agreement is accompanied by a clause specifying that the government will maintain its proposed figure of 845 thousand bpd.
During the meeting, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) faction expressed optimism on the decision to boost the crude lifting target to 900 thousand bpd.
PDIP is the winning party in the legislative elections held on April 9, 2014, which nominated President-elect Joko Widodo in the July 9, 2014 presidential race. (*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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