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House of Representatives Commission VII member Sartono Hutomo, supports the plan of PT Pertamina to drill 44 new wells in the Rokan Block, Riau, in 2021. He assesses that the preparations by Pertamina in line with national energy security. In his written statement Mr Sartono said the Pertamina has ability to drilling of 44 new wells, including the gradual increase in drilling in the following years. Nevertheless, he asked Pertamina to calculate carefully, especially in uncertain conditions due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Energy Watch Executive Director Mamit Setiawan also supports Pertamina to drill new wells in the Rokan Block. This effort, he continued,in line with the current decline rate, which is quite large because PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia has not been drilling new wells since 2019//Ant