Pertamina CEO says Petralto remain sole trading arm

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Jakarta—Pertamina CEO Karen AgustiawanMarch 2 said she supported the continuedexistence of its subsidiary, Pertamina EnergyTrading Limited or Petral, and added that Petralwould remain the company’s sole trading arm.Agustiawan was responding to commentsmade by Indonesia’s state-owned enterprisesminister, Dahlan Iskan, who February 20 saidthat Petral should be “liquidated as it wasprone to graft.” Iskan said then that he hadspoken to Agustiawan about Petral’s liquida-tion and that she had agreed to his proposal.