Jakarta, April 9 -- Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has said that the Indonesian government is currently assessing the possibility of increasing oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States (US).

"We are currently studying it to make them commodities that we buy from the United States," he told the press in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The plan to increase oil and LPG imports from the US is aimed at making the trade balance between Indonesia and the US equal.

Based on Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data, Indonesia's trade balance with the US recorded a surplus of US$14 billion-US$15 billion, Lahadalia said.

To reduce this gap, President Prabowo Subianto has directed him to see what commodities can b...