FOUR banners have adorned the entrance to the office of Pertamina Exploration and Production at Cepu, Blora, Central Java, since October. They carry some provocative slogans, such as "Expose the Shenanigans at Pertamina!" Another reads, "Who Profits from the Field KSO?"

These protests greeted Geo Minergy, which was appointed as an operations cooperation (KSO) partner in the management of four wells at the Cepu Block. "It was a direct appointment, whi