Indonesian oil producers have restarted almost all of the 12,000 b/d of crude output in central Sumatra that they shut last month during forest fires, a spokesman for upstream regulator SKK Migas said Tuesday. Haze from the forest fires forced producers to halt output starting March 11, as hazardous air prevented workers from continuing to work at oil fields in the region. “All producers have almost recovered their production,” said Handoyo Budi Santoso, head of SKK Migas’ communications division. “The production is currently ramping up to reach their normal production. We expect the normal production figure can be reached as soon as possible.” Chevron has restarted 573 wells, but output is fluctuating as the wells return to normal production, Santoso said. Energi Mega Persada and local company Bumi Siak Pusako, a joint venture between state-owned Pertamina and the local government, have also ramped up […]