Cepu's Extension Uproar
There are those for and those against Exxon's contract being extended. Kwik Kian Gie believes that oil exploitation at Cepu must be handled by Indonesia alone in order to ensure higher profits.
August 27, 2002
Kwik Kian Gie is banging his fists on the table once again. This time his target is the Government Board of Commissioners for Pertamina (DKPP), of which he himself is a member. Through voting, DKPP agreed to the proposal to extend the contract of ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia to exploit oil fields in Cepu, Central Java. In short, the vote went against Kwik in the meeting on August 14.
Three other DKPP members—Minister of Mines & Energy P
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