The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) signed an renewal of the agreement to establish the Korea-Indonesia Offshore Research Cooperation Center (KIORCC) with South Korea, today. This cooperation agreement has been carried out since 2016 ago. This signing was carried out by the Director General of Marine Spatial Management of the KKP Victor Gustaaf Manoppo as the representative of the Indonesian KKP and Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of South Korea Song Myung-Dal.
Director General of Maritime Spatial Management of KKP Victor Gustaaf Manoppo said the collaboration would focus on making policy breakthroughs for dismantling offshore platforms, as well as supporting the Indonesian KKP's blue economy policy. "The study of the concept of donation, as applied in the Gulf of Mexico, United States of America, will be one of our concerns in this collaboration," Gustaaf said at the Renewal of the Agreement on the Formation of the KIORCC Institution at the KKP Office, Jakarta, Monday, March 13. According to Gustaaf, with strong support from the South Korean Government and related parties, it is hoped that later it will be able to provide real benefits and contributions in restoring the marine environment and utilizing its resources."I hope that KIORCC will begin to run effectively promoting and strengthening cooperation in the offshore service sector which contributes to the preservation of the marine environment, as well as the sustainable use of marine resources," he said.
Meanwhile, South Korean KKP Deputy Minister Song Myung-Dal said, over the years the establishment of KIORCC has succeeded in bridging cooperation between the Indonesian and South Korean governments in the industry. "Through this activity, our country has been able to expand the development of the offshore service sector. through their engagement with clean energy transformation, achieving sustainability goals, and supporting the blue economy," he said. Myung Dal believes that in the future the governments of Indonesia and South Korea can support each other in realizing investment and business needs in the offshore service industry, while fulfilling environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, for the benefit of the general public and the environment. "In this case, KIORCC takes a role in supporting policy development and helping to resolve the need to decommission old offshore platforms in Indonesia, and reuse these platforms in a way to ensure sea safety, and also preserve marine habitats through the formation of artificial coral reefs," he added.
