International of Journal Studies for Energy Affairs (JISEA)
Vol 2 No 2 (2021)

Behind the Cancellation of Green Refinery Cooperation Between Pertamina and Eni: An Analysis of Domestic and Regional Aspects

Muhammad Fauzi Abdul Rachman (Universitas Pertamina, Doctoral Candidate at Universitas Padjajaran)
Yanyan Mochamad Yani (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Ian Montratama (Universitas Pertamina)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Jan 2022

Abstract

Pertamina and Eni faced double strike problems. The Italian government did not grant the license for building Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) based green finery to Eni-Pertamina as most Indonesian CPO producers do not possess RSPO certificates and the EU restricts the use of CPO. The policies resulted in opportunities loss for Pertamina and Eni in 2019. This qualitative paper examined the logical reasons behind the Italian government decision by two levels of analysis, domestic and regional locus. The finding shows that domestically, political circumstances among parties and figures, other than CPO commodities farmers, played a significant role in the cancellation. The historical instability in Italy domestic political situation also brought it closer to revocation. On another level, the ups and downs of Italy-the EU relations before and during Conte I and Conte II government were a regional reason behind it.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jisea

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Energy Social Sciences

Description

Journal of International Studies on Energy Affairs or known as JISEA is a scholarly periodical that publishes twice a year. JISEA is maintained by the International Relations Department at Universitas Pertamina, Jakarta, Indonesia. This journal was initiated in 2019 and its first edition was ...