Jakarta, May 21 -- President Prabowo Subianto is optimistic that the development of the Forel and Terubuk oil fields in Natuna, Riau Islands province, would help Indonesia achieve energy self-sufficiency.

"I informed that this project will be carried out 100 percent by our own people," he said at the 49th Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Convention and Exhibition in Tangerang on Wednesday.

"This is not just a mathematical achievement, not a technical achievement, but a very important milestone in our ongoing efforts to achieve national energy self-sufficiency," he added.

Medco E&P Natuna Energy has invested nearly Rp10 trillion (US$612.6 million) in Forel and Terubuk.

The Forel and Terubuk oil fields are expected to produce 20 t...