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Monday, 24 October 11
NEW HEAD OF INDONESIA'S MINING MINISTRY GETS RAKED OVER THE COALS - JOSEPH KIRSCHKE
 COALspot.com - Following Indonesia’s presidential cabinet shakeup last week, many are questioning the qualifications of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik to oversee a critical, complex sector involving billions of foreign investment at a time of global uncertainty.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cited corruption, as well as a need for accelerated growth and improved infrastructure as driving the long-awaited reshuffle.
Wacik’s lack of experience – he was previously in the Ministry of Tourism with a background in mechanical engineering – is second tier to his seniority and strategic value in the president’s Democratic Party, according to Priagung Rakhmanto, an analyst at the Reforminer Institute, a think tank.
Moreover, although the president won a 2009 re-election with 60.7 percent of the vote, the Democratic faithful control just 25 percent of Parliament. Therefore “the top position must be held by a figure from a party,” said Rakhmanto.
But to his credit, say many, Jero has acknowledged the skepticism – and the hard work ahead. In particular, he has expressed concern over what he terms “proper negotiations” between Jakarta and foreign mining companies over increased profit sharing. The development of new oil fields to increase national production to one million barrels daily by 2013 is already underway.
Despite this movement, Wacik’s deputy Widjajono Partowidagdo, a former professor of petroleum engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology, has come under fire, too. “He sees things only from the point of view of an academic,” Sammy Hamzah, vice president of Indonesia Petroleum Association told The Jakarta Globe.
The previous minister, Darwin Zahedy Saleh, is believed to have been ousted in part over shortfalls in crude oil production and mining and energy sector growth targets. Foreign investment stalled under Saleh’s tenure, said analysts, particularly over concerns regarding possible increased regulations.
This is a critical time for foreign investment in Indonesia, a G20 member and the largest economy in Southeast Asia with growth topping six percent last year. Energy has been one of the main factors allowing the archipelago nation of 245 million to emerge relatively unscathed from the global recession.
For his part, Presidential spokesman Julian Pasha sought to strike different tone concerning the overhaul – Yudhoyono’s third becoming Indonesia’s first directly-elected president in 2004. “Let’s be optimistic,” he said.
“The new teams will start working together and the appointed deputy ministers are going to help the ministers be more productive.”
About Joseph Kirschke
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Tuesday, 01 November 11
ATLAS RESOURCES SETS IPO AT RP1,500 - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, coal miner PT Atlas Resources Tbk has set its initial public offering (IPO) at Rp1,500 (approximately US$ 0.169) per ...
Tuesday, 01 November 11
DRY BULK MARKETS CORRECTION SPILLS OVER ONTO NEW WEEK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market is losing steam, as evidenced by the falls experienced last week, which were also apparent at the beginning of the new week. A l ...
Monday, 31 October 11
CHINAS HUNGER FOR INDONESIAN COAL AT THREE YEAR-HIGH AS WINTER NEARS - JOSEPH KIRSCHKE
COALspot.com - Chinese demand for power-station coal from Indonesia has soared to its highest level in three years, as central heating plants and po ...
Saturday, 29 October 11
ATLAS RESOURCES SEALS US$95 MIO LOAN - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, coal producer PT Atlas Resources Tbk, that is controlled by Indonesian businessman Andre Abdi, has secured US$95 mill ...
Saturday, 29 October 11
INDONESIA TO INDIA FREIGHT LIKELY TO REMAIN SOFT
COALspot.com - The market continued to slow down and all segment were down this week.
The biggest drop was in the Cape Index down by 8.19 pct&nbs ...
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Australian Coal Association
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
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