The long-delayed Plan Of Development (POD) for the Masela Block has long been approved, but a new issue has emerged. It concerns the amount of Participating Interest (PI) for regional governments. Regions are to receive a ten-percent PI, but there isn’t a definitive regulation for the arrangement. The Province Government Maluku is now in a tug of war with the Regency Government of Tanimbar for the ten percent of Masela.To subscribe please click here