Every time oil prices soar, oil and gas imports are the main cause of the trade balance deficit. Thus said the Chairman of IKABI (Indonesian Bioenergy Experts Association), Dr.Tatang Hernas Soerawidjaja in the 2018 IKABI Workshop at Salak Tower Hotel, Bogor, Thursday (2/8). Furthermore, he said, vegetable oils such as palm oil, palm kernel and coconut are relatively very easily processed into Biofuels (BBN) or renewable hydrocarbons (biohydrocarbons) such as green diesel, bioavtur and vegetable gasoline. “Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil. This is a huge potential,” he explained.