KEDUDUKAN DAN PENERAPAN HUKUM INVESTASI INDONESIA DALAM TINDAKAN DIVESTASI ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC (SHELL) DALAM PROYEK BLOK MASELA

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Investasi memiliki peranan penting dalam mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi suatu negara karena melalui investasi terjadi aliran modal, transfer teknologi, peningkatan kapasitas produksi, serta penciptaan lapangan kerja. Dalam konteks globalisasi ekonomi, kegiatan investasi lintas negara atau foreign Direct Investment (FDI) menjadi instrumen penting yang menghubungkan sistem ekonomi nasional dengan pasar internasional. Untuk menjamin kelancaran kegiatan investasi tersebut, diperlukan adanya kepastian hukum serta perlindungan terhadap investor, tanpa mengabaikan hak kedaulatan negara penerima investasi (host state sovereignty). Di Indonesia, ketentuan mengenai investasi diatur dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 25 Tahun 2005 tentang Penanaman Modal yang menegaskan asas kepastian hukum, keterbukaan, akuntabilitas, serta perlakuan yang sama bagi semua investor. Tetapi meskipun kerangka hukum nasional telah tersedia, praktik investasi masih menghadapi sejumlah tantangan seperti adanya ketidakpastian regulasi dan konflik kepentingan antara perlindungan investor dengan kedaulatan negara. Salah satu kasus yang menarik perhatian dalam konteks hukum investasi di Indonesia adalah kasus divestasi saham yang dilakukan oleh Shell di proyek Blok Masela. Shell, sebagai investor asing dengan kepemilikan 35% participating interest dalam proyek tersebut, memutuskan untuk keluar dari kerjasama dengan Inpex Corporation sebagai operator utama. Keputusan Shell untuk mundur didasari oleh perubahan strategis bisnis global menuju energi terbarukan serta pertimbangan biaya pengembangan yang tinggi. Divestasi saham Shell menimbulkan implikasi hukum dan ekonomi, mengingat proyek Blok Masela merupakan proyek strategis nasional dengan nilai investasi besar dan potensi cadangan gas alam yang signifikan. Melalui mekanisme hukum yang transparan dan prosedural sebagaimana diatur dalam PP Nomor 35 Tahun 2004 serta peraturan Menteri ESDM, pemerintah Indonesia berhasil memastikan bahwa proses divestasi Shell dilakukan dengan prinsip good faith, non-diskriminatif, dan tetap menghormati hak-hak kontraktual investor. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa kebijakan divestasi Shell di proyek Blok Masela menjadi contoh penerapan prinsip keseimbangan antara investor protection dan state sovereignty dalam praktik hukum investasi di Indonesia, serta mencerminkan implementasi konkrit prinsip fair and equitable treatment dan right to regulate dalam konteks foreign direct investment (FDI).

Investment plays a crucial role in driving a country's economic growth, as it fosters capital flows, technology transfer, increased production capacity, and job creation. In the context of economic globalization, cross-border investment, or foreign direct investment (FDI), has become a crucial instrument connecting national economic systems with international markets. To ensure the smooth operation of these investments, legal certainty and investor protection are essential, without neglecting the sovereign rights of the host state. In Indonesia, investment provisions are regulated by Law Number 25 of 2005 concerning Investment, which emphasizes the principles of legal certainty, transparency, accountability, and equal treatment for all investors. However, despite the existence of a national legal framework, investment practices still face a number of challenges, such as regulatory uncertainty and conflicts of interest between investor protection and state sovereignty. One notable case in the context of investment law in Indonesia is the divestment of shares by Shell in the Masela Block project. Shell, a foreign investor with a 35% participating interest in the project, decided to withdraw from its partnership with Inpex Corporation, the main operator. Shell's decision to withdraw was based on a strategic shift in its global business towards renewable energy and considerations of high development costs. The divestment of Shell shares has legal and economic implications, given that the Masela Block project is a national strategic project with a large investment value and significant potential natural gas reserves. Through transparent and procedural legal mechanisms, as stipulated in Government Regulation No. 35 of 2004 and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources regulations, the Indonesian government successfully ensured that Shell's divestment process was conducted in good faith, non-discriminatory, and respectful of investors' contractual rights. This study demonstrates that Shell's divestment policy in the Masela Block project exemplifies the application of the principle of balance between investor protection and state sovereignty in investment law practice in Indonesia, and reflects the concrete implementation of the principles of fair and equitable treatment and the right to regulate in the context of foreign direct investment (FDI).