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DPR Declares Balikpapan Oil Spill as Extraordinary Occurrence

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17 April 2018 08:38 WIB

People stand near the carcass of a dolphin after an oil spill at Balikpapan Bay, East Kalimantan, Indonesia in this April 2, 2018 photo obtained from social media. "We suspect the pipe was dragged by the ship that caught fire," Oil and Gas Director General Djoko Siswanto told reporters on Thursday. "At the time it was bad weather, so they had to drop anchor," Siswanto said, noting it was an area where ships were not supposed to anchor. Siswanto did not identify the vessel, but said it was a coal ship with a Panama flag. Imeida Tandrin/via REUTERS

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The House of Representative (DPR) has set the oil spill in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan as an extraordinary occurrence. The status declaration was conveyed by the DPR Commission VII chairman Gus Irawan Pasaribu in a work meeting with state oil and gas company Pertamina, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, and East Kalimantan Police, Monday, April 16.

“We considered this case as an extraordinary occurrence which must not be happened again,” said Gus.

Read: House Convenes Meeting on Balikpapan Oil Spill

According to Gus, there are three reasons behind the status. First, the oil spill has claimed five lives. The second reason is that the oil has caused an environmental disaster. Environment Ministry recorded 13 hectares area were contaminated due to the oil spill.

Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar noted that the thin layer of oil was still floating in the waters under the stilt houses of the locals in Margasari Sub-District, Kampung Baru Hulu Sub-District, Kampung Baru Hilir Sub-District, Kariangau Sub-District, and West Balikpapan District.

Furthermore, the third reason for the extraordinary circumstance status is the oil spill occurred in the vital object which should have been under strict supervision, Gus Irawan said.

LANI DIANA WIJAYA

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