Pertamina Appointed as Supplier and Distributor of 3 kg LPG Cylinders Retrospectively

This is the third in a series of Regulations and Decisions issued by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources within the framework of implementing Presidential Regulation No. 104 of 2007 (see ILBs No. 736, 756, and 758).

This Ministerial Decision was issued to facilitate the implementation if Articles 3 (3), 8, and 9 of the Presidential Regulation, which relate to the appointment of a supplier and distributor for the 3 kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders.

Although this is the last in the series of regulations and decisions issued it has already expired and was in force a mere four days in a practical sense but a whole year in a theoretical sense. Interestingly, the Regulation was issued on 27 December 2007 and then goes on to state that Pertamina is appointed to provide this supply and distribution service from 1 January 2007 through to 31 December 2007.

The Regulation is in essence a formality to provide a regulatory framework for what has already occurred.