Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia is importing oil from Russia under a government-to-government (G2G) cooperation scheme in an effort to strengthen energy security, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has affirmed.“The goal is to maintain our reserves, preventing shortages while ensuring adequate supplies for domestic needs,” he told the press at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Tuesday.Bahlil highlighted that implementation of the oil deal is already underway, adding that the government is committed to sustaining the cooperation.“The first stage of the deal has been realized, with the Indonesian government carrying out the import. I repeat, the party importing fuel from Russia is the Indonesian government under a G2G scheme,” he said, underscoring the state's central role in the energy trade.He had previously announced that the government had begun importing part of the 150 million barrels of oil agreed upon with Russia through Indonesia’s oil and gas testing center, Lemigas.Assigning Lemigas to oversee the energy imports is intended to shorten the supply chain and enable G2G procurement arrangements, the minister said.President Prabowo Subianto established the legal basis for the imports through a 2026 regulation governing the procurement of crude oil, fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas to support national energy security.Article 4 of the regulation allows public service agencies in the energy sector to import under cooperation agreements between governments or with foreign suppliers.Meanwhile, Article 5 provides flexibility for state-run oil and gas company Pertamina and relevant agencies to conduct imports in emergency situations, even when prices differ based on volume, product specifications, country of origin, and delivery time, in accordance with contractual agreements.Under the regulation, the energy and mineral resources minister has the authority to declare an emergency situation.