Sudirman Said Questioned by AGO on Procurement Practices

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said explained crude oil procurement practices while being questioned by investigators from the Attorney General’s Office as a witness in the alleged corruption case concerning crude oil procurement by Pertamina Energy Trading Ltd. (Petral) between 2008 and 2015.

“I was asked about procurement practices and also policies regarding price determination and so on,” he said at the Jampidsus building of the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Friday.

He said investigators explored these matters drawing on his capacity as Senior Vice President and Head of Integrated Supply Chain at PT Pertamina (Persero) from 2008 to 2009, and as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 2014 to 2016.

“What I provided in my testimony was what I knew, what I did, what I experienced, and my policies, both when I was at Pertamina and at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,” he said.

In this case, investigators have named seven suspects, namely Mohammad Riza Chalid (MRC), IRW, BBG, AGS, MLY, NRD, and TFK.

Mohammad Riza Chalid is the beneficial owner of Gold Manor, VeritaOil, and Global Energy Resources (GER).

He is currently also listed on Interpol’s Red Notice in connection with the alleged corruption case involving crude oil and refinery product governance at PT Pertamina Subholding and Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) between 2018 and 2023.

AGS was Head of Trading at Pertamina Energy Services from 2012 to 2014. MLY served as Senior Trader at Pertamina Energy Services Pte Ltd from 2009 to 2015, while NRD was Crude Trading Manager at the same company.

TFK is a former Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) at PT Pertamina whose last position was Chief Executive Officer of PT Pertamina International Shipping.