Oil symposium today

Oil symposium today

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Oil Engineers Association will
hold a symposium on the growth of the national oil and gas
industry for three days starting today.

Association president Sungarna Sukandar said yesterday that
about 600 people, including oil executives and governmental
officials, would attend the symposium at the Sahid Jaya Hotel in
Jakarta.

The symposium will discuss, among others, the latest
technology applied in oil and gas sector.

On the last day of the symposium, the association's members
will elect their new leaders for the period of 1997 to 2000,
Sungarna said.

To coincide with the symposium, the association will also hold
an exhibition on the oil industry and its technology, involving
oil industries and universities at the hotel. (jsk)