Chevron expects decrease in its oil/gas production in IndonesiaJakarta (ANTARA News) - US-based Chevron Corporation estimates that its oil and gas production in Indonesia will undergo a decline of 8 or 9 percent to 555,000 barrels/day in 2007 from 610,000 barrels/day in 2006, a spokesman said.

Dodgy water businessDo Jakartans care about World Habitat Day which falls on the first Monday of October? Should they do so when their wells are running out of water in this dry season? The answers to these questions will be "No".

Capital city bill to spare Jakarta from old problemsWilmar Salim, Manoa, HawaiiThe new bill to replace the 1999 Government of the Special Capital District Law currently being debated in the House of Representatives demonstrates how discussion on the capital city legislation is being cluttered by...

VP says government will provide guarantees for new power plantsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaVice President M. Jusuf Kalla gave assurances Friday that the government would provide guarantees to investors in new power plants if state electricity firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) found...

BHP to start production in Haju Block next yearBenget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, JakartaPT BHP Biliton will start coal mining at the Haju block in Central Kalimantan next year, with initial production expected to be about 700,000 tons per year.