Dahlan said the Iranian ambassador to Indonesia, Mahmoud Farazandeh, made the offer on Thursday while he accompanied a special envoy from Iran’s Energy Ministry.
“They said that they had crude oil that was appropriate for Indonesian oil refineries and that the prices of their crude oil was much cheaper. Does Indonesia want to buy?” Dahlan explained.
The minister said that he referred the Iranian group to state oil firm Pertamina, as he said they had the authority to respond to the offer.
Last month, Dahlan said that Indonesia would continue cooperating with Iran despite the West’s embargo against Tehran over its nuclear energy program.