JAKARTA -- Dahlan Iskan, Indonesia's state-owned enterprise minister, was livid. It was 2014, and the construction of gas infrastructure had been plagued by delays, due to what he saw as "unhealthy competition" between two state companies: Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) and Perusahaan Gas Negara.
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