50 firms to join oil expo

50 firms to join oil expo

JAKARTA (JP): More than 50 companies and 450 delegates from
around the world will take part in an international oil and gas
industry exhibition and conference which starts on Tuesday.

Organizing committee spokesman Khairul Rizal said on Monday
that the Mega Petro Event (MPE) was aimed to lure more investors
into the industry.

"The event will be more focused on the oil and gas outsourcing
industry," he said.

The exhibition would be held for four days, while the
conference would be for three days, Khairul said.

In the exhibition, the 50 exhibitors, including oil companies
Caltex Pacific Indonesia, Beyond Petroleum Indonesia, Gulf
Indonesia Resources, state oil and gas company Pertamina and
outsourcing firms PT Ekanuri, PT Sucofindo, Inixindo and
Welltekindo would display their latest technologies, he said.

The delegates for the conference would come mainly from
Indonesia, the U.S., Australia, and Japan, and would discuss new
procurement methods in the oil and gas outsourcing industry, he
added.

MPE has been organized by the Indonesian Association of
Petroleum Outsourcing Industries (APPI).(05)