"It's a matter of pride for some Pertamina employees," Baihaki told the Asia Oil and Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur.
He said that comparing the two national outfits was often "embarrassing" and added: "We introduced the production sharing scheme, Petronas then adopted it and now they're growing much faster than us."
Baihaki readily admitted that "mismanagement" nearly brought Pertamina to its knees in 1975 and that the company was now having to play 'catch up'.
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