Petroleum directory planned

JAKARTA (JP): PT Harira Intisamara plans to issue an integrated petroleum directory called Petropages, the first of its kind on oil information, which can also be accessed on the Internet.

"We'll issue Petropages in the form of a handbook next January, but the information is available now on the Internet," PT Harira's president, Khairul Rizal, said yesterday.

He said that his company, which has branches in Singapore, Sydney, Houston, Beijing and Oslo, is cooperating with state- owned telecommunications firm PT Indosat for the Internet application.

"Petropages consists of four sections: Petro Info, Petro Support, Petro Guides and Petro Kits," said Khairul, who is also the exploration manager of PT Risjad Salim Resources, a subsidiary of the Salim Group.

He said that as a first step his company will issue about 10,000 copies, which are likely to be distributed free of charge as the company expects its revenue to come from advertising. The Internet service will be through paid subscription. (13)