Indonesia’s $20B Masela Promise: Inside the Fight to Keep Inpex

Japanese and Indonesian energy executives reviewing Arafura Sea offshore deepwater LNG drilling plans at a conference table

Not every day you hear a senior government official essentially tell a foreign mega-investor, “Please don’t panic.” As of late February 2026, that’s precisely the signal broadcasting out of Jakarta — and the frequency is getting louder. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa sat down on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with representatives from Japan’s Inpex Corporation, … Read more