Pertamina's upstream unit, Pertamina Hulu Energi, is planning to spend $5.7 billion in capital expenditure this year to help increase its production, chief executive Wiko Migantoro said at the same hearing.

The spending would be set aside for over 900 production wells and for 32 exploration wells, among others, he said.

(Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Ed Davies)