A Chaotic Oil Cleanup

Pertamina initially denied being the source of the oil spill in Balikpapan Bay. It is suspected that they did not have a crisis management plan in place.

April 16, 2018

AZIZ Badruh woke to perform the tahajjud night prayer in the early hours of Saturday three weeks ago. However, this resident of Kampung Atas Air, Margasari Sub-district, Balikpapan, changed his mind when he caught the scent of fuel. Aziz initially suspected the odor was coming from a natural gas tank.

He checked his home tank of natural gas. It was not leaking. When he aimed a flashlight at the space under his stilt home, he was surprised to se

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