Seminar on energy outlook

JAKARTA (JP): The upcoming Indonesian International Oil, Gas & Energy Conference and Exhibition 2000 (IIOGE 2000) will address Indonesia's energy outlook and its effects on the global energy markets, the conference's organizer said on Wednesday.

The conference, to be held from Sept. 19 to Sept. 22, will feature discussions on opportunities created by the next oil and gas law and the impact of decentralizing Indonesia's energy sector, Rantai Expo Internasional said in a statement.

According to the statement, Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Baihaki Hakim, the president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, are expected to be among those attending the conference.(bkm)