In this article,the 2010 Paper has been used as the benchmark against which progress in the Indonesian sector has been measured in the intervening period to the end of 2013.As such,and by way of introduction,it will be used to summarize its main issues and conclusions.The 2010 Paper covered the then current commercial and political background to CMB industry in Indonesia ,including potential market,and a comparison of the technical and economic aspects of CMB versus conventional gas exploration,appraisal,development and production.The Paper then went on to describe the then current regulatory framework applying to CBM in Indonesia,the system for bidding and award of CMD tenure and note that CMB is recognized as distinct form of tenure from conventional oil and gas.