Lost in the debate about exporting U.S. oil and natural gas is any mention of America’s greatest energy export.

Movement into urban areas is occurring on a staggering scale, over 70 million people a year. The world is now 53% urbanized, compared to 29% in 1950 and 39% in 1980. By 2050, some 70% of the 9.6 billion humans will live in cities, and we could have as many 100 “megacities” (population...

Peter Lynch can tell you exactly the difference between setting up a mine in Indonesia and Australia — the former takes four years; the latter somewhere between seven and 10. And the cost of producing coal from Indonesia is about two-thirds that from Australia. Mr Lynch is in a position...

An Indonesian energy ministry official Wednesday clarified that coal miners with a clearance certificate would be automatically granted an export license.

SUBSIDIES for renewable energy are one of the most contested areas of public policy. Billions are spent nursing the infant solar- and wind-power industries in the hope that they will one day undercut fossil fuels and drastically reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being put into the atmosphere. The...

Indonesia has no plans to wind back a seven-month old ban on exports of unprocessed nickel ore and bauxite that has led to billions of dollars in planned investments in smelters, top government officials said

Indonesia has raised concerns about suspected coal deals struck  between overseas buyers and its unregistered domestic miners. A top official of the Indonesian embassy in New Delhi today said efforts were underway to ensure that all royalties and outstanding taxes were settled. This will...

GLOBAL miners have scoured deserts, mountains and jungles for resources to rev up their profits. More recently, the search has taken them to a different environment: the factory floor. Car production lines and machinery that sorts rice could help companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton...

Indonesia’s president-elect Joko Widodo on Monday announced a high-powered advisory team to handle his transition to power as he prepares to take over the top job in the world’s third-largest democracy later this year. The five-member “transition office” will lead a team of...

Gejolak larangan ekspor mineral mentah dan batubara (minerba) yang diberlakukan pemerintah Indonesia sejak Januari tahun ini ternyata masih berbuntut panjang.