Blame Game at Balongan
The explosion at Balongan adds to the long list of incidents at Pertamina refineries and depots. Structural changes are necessary to stop this from happening again.
Tempo
April 5, 2021
THE fire at the Pertamina oil refinery in Balongan, Indramayu, West Java, shows the poor quality of management at the state-owned oil refinery. Initial evidence shows that a leak in a pipe triggered the incident that killed one person, injured 35, and forced 932 people to leave their homes.
People living in a number of villages in Balongan Regency smelled a strong odor several days before the explosion in the early hours of Monday, March 29. The...