Not Only Pertamina, the Government Determines Lemigas Can Import Oil

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) allows Public Service Agencies (BLU) in the energy sector to be involved in the procurement of oil from abroad.

Meanwhile, the BLU for the energy sector that can carry out imports is Lemigas and does not form a new body.

"We will optimize the use of existing BLU, including Lemigas. So procurement from Lemigas. (Lemigas) so from this regulation can import," Yuliot told the media at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Office, Friday, May 29.

Yuliot said that the procurement of imported oil could still be carried out through state-owned enterprises (SOEs), such as PT Pertamina (Persero) which has been carrying out this function.

This rule is also contained in Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 26 of 2026 which is the basis for the implementation of the scheme.

"And also there is a space, so procurement is through BLU in the energy sector. This regulation is also regulated in Presidential Decree 26," continued Yuliot.

Furthermore, Yuliot added, later the import of oil given to BLU such as Lemigas does not rule out procurement from Russia.

Even so, according to him, the import option does not only come from one country.

Yuliot said that in addition to Russia, the government also opened the opportunity to import from other countries such as Nigeria and Angola.

The purpose of implementing this scheme is so that the oil procurement process can run faster by involving more procurement channels, both through SOEs and BLU.

"It's possible to import (Russian oil). This is a conversation with Russia, it's between the President and the Minister, it's already underway. Yes, then we also import it, it can be from other countries such as Nigeria, from Angola," said Yuliot.