EVEN before journalists started asking questions, Widya Purnama had already asked them to prepare himself for any eventuality regarding the Cepu Block negotiations. The point is, Id ignore it if asked about the Cepu issue, said the Pertamina CEO, Wednesday last week at a press conference.

The issue of the giant oil and gas field in Central and East Java is becoming hot again. Since February 18, the government has in fact given Pertamina and ExxonM