Bloomberg reported that Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest producer of crude, named Mr Evita Legowo as director general of oil and gas affairs at the Mines and Energy Ministry replacing Mr Luluk Sumiarso.

The report said that Mr Bambang Setiawan formerly secretary of the directorate general of coal and mineral resources was named director general of coal and mineral resources, replacing Mr Simon Sembiring.

Mr Purnomo Yusgiantoro minister of mines and energy of Indonesia said that “There is nothing negative about these changes.''. But he did not elaborate.