Riau Spill Contaminates Sago Plantations, Water Wells

An onshore oil well blowout in Riau's Siak regency has spewed pollutants across large swathes of land, sending local residents whose plantations and water sources have been affected 'into a panic.'

The incident began on Thursday two weeks ago when Petroselat was drilling a new oil well, according to Sadikin, head of the Siak Environment Agency. "The gas pressure combined with the oil and mud inside the well and gushed out into the air and polluted t

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