The Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) found oil and gas reserves of 230 billion barrels in Simeulue, Aceh Province.
The huge oil and gas reserves emerged after the devastating tsunami devastated Aceh.
It was disclosed member of Commission VII of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI, Mukhtar Tompo, in Makassar, Thursday (2/11/2017).
Mukhtar mentioned that the potential of oil and gas beats Saudi Arabia's oil and gas reserves estimated at 220 billion barrels.
'Pas raker with us, BPPT opened this oil and gas potential (230 billion) in Simeuleu, Aceh. We are surprised because this is higher than Saudi Arabia's oil reserves,