Methane you can't see, now counted source by source.

Phase 1: Exploration wells already set your flaring load.

The associated gas composition from test wells decides whether a field can meet flaring limits without major investment. The marine and fisher baseline recorded during seismic becomes the AMDAL and PROPER reference for the life of the block.

What needs to be ready

1. • 1.1

     1.1 Land, sea and protected areas

     Check land and marine spatial approvals (KKPR and KKPRL) for seismic lines and future platforms, including any overlap with conservation areas.

     According to Government Regulation 28/2025

     • Environmental permits
     • Biodiv+
   • 1.2

     1.2 Marine and fisher baseline

     Survey marine mammals, mangroves, reefs and fishing grounds before the seismic source fires.

     • Biodiversity
     • Biodiv+
   • 1.3

     1.3 Gas profile and use options

     Weigh the economics of associated gas for power, CNG or LPG against the routine flaring limit before the development scheme is locked.

     According to Energy Ministry Regulation 17/2021

     • Decarbonisation strategy
     • Carbon+

Phase 2: Today's design figures become tomorrow's methane intensity.

The plan of development (PoD) carries the flare gas management plan and the post-operation fund estimate later paid into a joint account with SKK Migas, the upstream regulator. The same design figures underpin your technical approvals and the methane intensity buyers ask about.

According to Energy Ministry Regulations 15/2018 and 17/2021

What needs to be ready

1. • 2.1

     2.1 AMDAL facility by facility

     Cover wellpads, the gathering station, flare, pipelines, terminal and jetty in one AMDAL, together with the technical approvals for wastewater and emissions.

     According to Government Regulation 22/2021

     • Environmental permits
     • PROPER+
   • 2.2

     2.2 Low-methane design

     Fix electric compressors, dry gas seals, closed tanks with vapour recovery units (VRU) and gas-free pneumatics in the design drawings.

     • Emission & methane monitoring
     • Carbon+
   • 2.3

     2.3 Buffer zones and land

     Set safe distances between tanks, depots, pipelines and homes in the design, before land acquisition starts.

     According to IFC Performance Standard 5

     • Social impact
     • Social+

Phase 3: The flare meter is verified before first gas.

Drill cuttings, mud and hydrotest water are a field's first waste, and the pipe trench through mangroves is its first impact. Meters verified before first gas make your first flare report auditable.

What needs to be ready

1. • 3.1

     3.1 Drill cuttings and mud

     Store oil-based cuttings and mud in a licensed hazardous-waste store, then ship them under an electronic manifest.

     According to Environment and Forestry Ministry Regulation 6/2021

     • Waste-to-X
     • Waste+
   • 3.2

     3.2 Mangroves and the pipeline route

     Record mangrove and reef condition before the trench opens, then plant compensation stands and monitor seawater.

     • Nature-based solutions
     • Biodiv+
   • 3.3

     3.3 Flare meter and compliance point

     Verify the flare gas flow meter and install online wastewater monitoring (SPARING) at the produced water outlet before the trial run.

     According to Energy Ministry Regulation 17/2021 and Environment and Forestry Ministry Regulation P.80/2019

     • Emission & methane monitoring
     • IoT

Phase 4: Your first methane inventory becomes your MRV evidence.

European buyers will ask for methane measurement equivalent to EU standards, and that evidence is built from the source-level inventory that starts this year. Your first restoration fund payment and first flare report fall in the same year.

What needs to be ready

1. • 4.1

     4.1 Methane by source

     Count combustion, flaring, venting and fugitives source by source, then check them with optical gas imaging (OGI) and drone surveys on the way to OGMP 2.0 Level 5.

     • GHG accounting
     • Carbon+
   • 4.2

     4.2 Flare and GHG reporting

     Report metered flare volumes every six months, and file the greenhouse gas inventory by March each year.

     According to Energy Ministry Regulation 17/2021 and Presidential Regulation 110/2025

     • Emission & methane monitoring
     • IoT
   • 4.3

     4.3 PROPER and energy manager

     Prepare your first environmental monitoring report (RKL-RPL), and appoint a certified energy manager once the facility's energy use passes the mandatory threshold.

     According to Government Regulation 33/2023

     • PROPER
     • PROPER+

Phase 5: Every leak you fix is gas you can sell.

Gas that leaks or is flared without need is product lost. The same leak survey and flare data feeds PROPER's Green criteria, buyers' MRV files and your PSPK report.

What needs to be ready

1. • 5.1

     5.1 Leak detection and the MRV file

     Run regular OGI and drone surveys at wellheads, compressor seals and tanks, then build an MRV file that an independent verifier can check.

     • Emission & methane monitoring
     • Carbon+
   • 5.2

     5.2 Flare gas as revenue

     Allocate flare gas to power or sale, then register the flaring cut as a mitigation action.

     According to Energy Ministry Regulation 30/2021 and Presidential Regulation 110/2025

     • Carbon projects
     • Carbon+
   • 5.3

     5.3 From Green towards Gold

     Build evidence on compressor and refinery energy efficiency, hazardous-waste 3R, coastal biodiversity and SROI for community programmes.

     According to Environment Ministry Regulation 7/2025

     • PROPER
     • PROPER+

Phase 6: Wells plugged, the reservoir still holds value.

Wells not plugged properly keep leaking methane, and installations must be cleared of hazardous materials before handover. A depleted reservoir can become carbon storage under its own licence.

According to Energy Ministry Regulation 15/2018 and Presidential Regulation 14/2024

What needs to be ready

1. • 6.1

     6.1 Permanent well plugging

     Survey methane before and after plugging to prove the well is truly sealed.

     • Emission & methane monitoring
     • Carbon+
   • 6.2

     6.2 Contaminated land restoration

     Restore polluted soil at wellpads and terminals until the completion status is issued, then monitor groundwater.

     According to Environment and Forestry Ministry Regulation P.101/2018

     • Nature-based solutions
     • Waste+
   • 6.3

     6.3 Reservoirs for CCS

     Propose a depleted reservoir as an injection zone within the working area or in a carbon storage licence area.

     According to Presidential Regulation 14/2024

     • Carbon projects
     • Carbon+