Dahlan Iskan's letter brought tidings of an important development: the government intended to amalgamate Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) with Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN). The former is now controlled by state oil and gas company Pertamina; the latter is the state-owned gas distributor. The letter from Dahlan, minister of state-owned enterprises (SOE), was confidential; sent two weeks ago to Pertamina's directors, it ordered them to hand over full ownershi