Pertamina Hulu Rokan, two companies cleared of bid-rigging allegations in Indonesia
( October 14, 2026, 01:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Indonesia's competition regulator has cleared PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan, PT Total Safety Energy and PT Mutiaracahaya Plastindo of alleged bid rigging in a geomembrane procurement tender, finding insufficient evidence to establish a violation of the country's competition law. The Indonesian Competition Commission ruled on Tuesday that the three companies had not violated Article 22 of Law No. 5 of 1999, which prohibits tender collusion. The investigation concerned allegations of horizontal and vertical collusion in the procurement process at Pertamina Hulu Rokan, an Indonesian oil and gas company. Investigators had alleged that the tender process improperly favored Total Safety Energy, which won the contract. Statement follows (in Indonesian)....
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