Oil, it seems, is thicker than blood. Brothers are willing to sever blood ties for the sake of black gold. That seems to describe the state of affairs between neighboring Kutai Kartanegara and East Kutai regencies in East Kalimantan. Both are staking their claims on the oil and gas produced in Kutai. Because they were unable to agree on a division of profit sharing, Jakarta has had to change the scheme three times. The conflict has now worsened, ...