Jakarta, June 20 -- Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia explored more potential collaborations with Russia on oil and gas projects during his visit to Saint Petersburg, accompanying Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

"We invite Russian investors to participate in exploring new oil fields and offshore gas reserves," he remarked, as quoted from the official statement here on Friday.

Energy was one of the key topics during the high-level meeting between the two countries. Both sides expressed interest in joint ventures spanning exploration and production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as oil supply.

Lahadalia has hoped the collaboration will benefit the involved parties, particularly in ...