ABSTRAK
Hukum dalam kegiatan usaha hulu minyak dan gas bumi di Indonesia mengenaladanya suatu perjanjian yaitu joint operating agreement/joint operating body yangmerupakan perjanjian derivatif dari Production Sharing Contract. Perjanjian inimengatur adanya kesepakatan antara para pihak untuk melaksanakan operasisecara bersama-sama untuk mengelola suatu wilayah kerja. Penelitian ini pentingdibahas melihat adanya ketidakjelasan dalam suatu kasus mengenai tanggungjawab antara kontraktor industri minyak dan gas bumi yang terikat dalam JointOperating Agreement/Joint Operating Body tersebut dalam hal sole riskoperations. Adapun temuan dari hasil penelitian yuridis normatif ini adalahmeliputi kedudukan hukum para pihak dalam suatu joint operatingagreement/joint operating body beserta tanggung jawab, hak dan kewajiban.Lebih lanjut lagi, ditemukan adanya pembatasan terhadap tanggung jawab parapihak berdasarkan perjanjian dengan mengaitkannya dengan kasus yang terjadiantara PT X dan PT Y.

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ABSTRACT
In the law of upstream oil and gas business activities in Indonesia, it is known thatthere is an agreement named joint operating agreement/joint operating body whichis a derivative of Production Sharing Contract. In this agreement, the parties agreeto carry out operations on the work area as a joint operation. This research isimportant to discuss seeing an uncertainty in a case concerning the liabilitiesbetween the parties mentioned in joint operating agreement/joint operating bodyin terms of sole risk operations. Findings from this juridist normative researchincludes issues regarding the position of the parties in joint operatingagreement/joint operating body as well as responsibilities, rights, and obligations.Furthermore, it is known that there is a limitation of liability under theseagreements and will be explained along with the case of PT X and PT Y.