Pertamina to sell B5 in Jakarta

State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina said all of its service stations in Jakarta will sell B5 biodiesel fuel from palm or castor oil, by the end of August. Pertamina said the percentage of biodiesel in the blend will be raised gradually from 5% to 10%. Pertamina has been selling a mixture of automotive diesel fuel blended with biodiesel since May at some of its retail outlets in Jakarta. (August 15, 2006)