Dr. Simon Felix Sembiring Launched “Satu Dekade Nasionalisme Pertambangan” Book to Commemorate His 70th Birthday

Figure 1. Prof. Purnomo Yusgiantoro in the Dr. Simon Felix Sembiring’s book launching event (Picture courtesy of The Directorate General of Mineral and Coal, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources) On January 29, 2019, The Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) attended the launching book of “Satu Dekade Nasionalisasi Pertambangan Indonesia: Mengungkap Karut-marutnya Implementasi UU Minerba dan […]
ITB Professors Forum: Indonesia’s Energy Policy Overview

Figure 1. Discussion session during the ITB Professor’s Forum On Friday, 25 January 2019, Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) attended the ITB’s Professors Forum (Forum Guru Besar, FGB) in Bandung. The forum discussion topic was the “Overview of Indonesia’s Energy Policy” and it was also the first forum for the Energy Discussion Series. The Energy Discussion […]
PYC Energy Short Course 2019

The Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) proudly presents: “PYC Energy Short Course 2019” Energy Efficiency Towards SNI ISO 50001 The event will be held on Thursday, January 24th, 2019 at 12.00 pm – 05.00 pm in The Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center. For more information and registration, please contact us: 021-7203917 (Anggun/Ayu) 085790522990 (Anggun), or [email protected]
The Importance of Energy Security Concept

Energy is essential for welfare increases, poverty reduction, and sustainable development. Similar to food and water, energy is a basic requirement for survival of the nations. Consequently, energy resources conflicts between nations could lead to war. In the national security concept, a nation has a system known as energy security. The main concept of energy […]
Power Wheeling and Clean Energy Development

The demand of the clean energy rises in recent years, not to mention the industry or commercial sectors’ demand. Multinational companies have joined in a 100% renewable energy supply commitment, called RE100. Listed companies have reached 155 companies to date, which include Apple, IKEA, Nike, Nestle, Unilever, and Google. As seen in Figure 1, the […]
Learning from Venezuela: How to Manage National Oil Company (NOC)

Venezuela Economic Crisis The sudden drop in oil prices in 2014 from $115 per barrel [1] to about $70 per barrel pushed many oil producers to their lowest level. Many companies started to cut costs of production and exploration for more than 25%. According to Houston-based consulting firm Graves & Co, in Feb 2017 the […]