THE entrance to PT Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction plant appeared deserted. Only a number of military personnel and security guards (satpam) guarded the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. Around 3,000 workers continued to operate the plant, located at the side of the trans-Sumatra highway that connects Banda Aceh and Medan. It was not strange that Arun's flame was glowing, coloring the skies of Lhokseumawe. At night, the flame was like a giant,