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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Pertamina's proposal was the main item on the agenda at a recent limited Cabinet meeting held at the Presidential Palace. In the meeting, Pertamina CEO Dwi Soetjipto submitted plans by the state-owned oil and gas enterprise to build a terminal for the storage and piping of oil. With the facility, the company hoped to increase current fuel reserves from an average of 19 to 30 days.
There was not much disagreement on the subject at the meeting, which was chaired by President Joko Widodo. However, two days later, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Resources Rizal Ramli came out strongly gainst the plan. He even claimed that there were people who were conspiring to manipulate the proposal for their own benefit. "I will take down anyone engaged in KKN (corruption, collusion, nepotism) practices. This must be a proposal from those who want to play 'project games'," Rizal said during a speech at the National Coordination Meeting of the Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at the Grand Sahid Hotel.
Pertamina's proposal was the main item on the agenda at a recent limited Cabinet meeting held at the Presidential Palace. In the meeting, Pertamina CEO Dwi Soetjipto submitted plans by the state-owned oil and gas enterprise to build a terminal for the storage and piping of oil. With the facility, the company hoped to increase current fuel reserves from an average of 19 to 30 days.
There was not much disagreement on the subject at the meeting, which
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