"The plan is still at an early stage. We want to look at existing regulations and how the government will support the bio-fuel industry here," British Petroleum spokesperson Niko Kanter said.

Kanter was accompanying the president of BP's global bio fuels business, Philip New, in a meeting with Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro.

Separately, the secretary of the government's bio-energy team, Evita Legowo, said BP is interested in building a bio-fuel plant, using sugar cane and jatropha as raw materials.