Rubiandini
was
previously
deputy
operations
chief
of
former
upstream
regulator
BPMigas.
He
had
been
seen
by
observers
as
one
of
the
leading
contenders
for
the
job
along
with
national
oil
and
gas
company
Pertamina’s
president
director
Karen
Agustiawan.
Rubiandini
will
replace
his
boss,
energy
and
mineral
resources
minister
Jero
Wacik,
who
is
stepping
down
to
avoid
a
conflict
of
interest.
It
is
expected
Rubiandini
will
pick
up
where
BPMigas
boss
Raden
Priyono
left
off,
with
an
emphasis
on
pushing
key
oil
projects
to
completion.
The
Cepu
Block’s
Banyu
Urip
oil
discovery,
Inpex's
Masela
block,
BP's
Tangguh
and
Chevron's
deep-water
development
in…
