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which is not completed with environmental impact analysis AMDAL
1. LAPINDO BRANTAS Inc.
Lapindo Brantas is one of subsidiaries of PT. Energi Mega Persada Tbk. It is founded for
oil exploration around the Brantas Block, in this case, Lapindo BrantasEMP plays its role
as operator, while the equity is jointly owned by PT. Energi Mega Persada Tbk, PT. Medko
Energi Tbk, and Santos LTD – Australia
which owns several oil and gas drilling companies throughout Indonesia. PT. Energi
Mega Persada Tbk belongs to Bakrie Family owns 50 on equity and PT. Medko Energi
Tbk owned by Panigoro family with 32, Santos Brantas Indonesia Tbk owned by
foreign investor with 18 on equity.
2. CRONOLOGY
2.1 Land Acquisition
There is no socialization and transparency about exploration plan by Lapindo Brantas
Inc. The headwoman of Renokenongo socializes that land acquisition used for
warehouse of heavy tools. The negotiation is conducted
among the
landowners and
subdistrict officers, while the Lapindo is never appear, even the receipt is not completed with
identity of acquirer Lapindo.
2.2 Eruption
Friday, May 26, 2006, at 3 a.m., the residents of Renokenongo heard loud sirens from
drilling site where PT Lapindo operated its business.
There was
neither prior
communication nor notice provided by PT. Lapindo BrantasEMP.
Monday, May 29 Mei, 2006, hot mud around the drilling site firstly erupted in Banjar Panji I
of Siring village, Porong subdistrict at 5.30 a.m. The malignant material erupted from new
spots of cleft that estimated 50 meters away from drilling point where Lapindo Brantas Inc
operated its drilling activity, the mud spurt 150 meters high.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006, the drilling site in Banjar Panji I was secured, and the mud spurt
increased on the following day. It widely spread and submerged farming area around the
Siring village. Thursday, June 1, 2006, two spots erupted at
7.30 p.m. The first was in residential area and the other one in the farming area. The three
spots of mudflow located in Siring and Renokenongo village were northeastern
– southwestern orientation. No victims at the
time, however the mud had been spread out and submerged several residential areas.
In the first week, the LapindoEMP dodged that the three spots were caused by natural
factor, exactly the earthquake occurred in Yogyakarta on May 27, 2006. The speculation
of Lapindo was condemned by various parties since the information that had been obtained
indicated that prior to the mud eruption, the drilling position was in 9297 feet depth equal
to 3000 meters, and experienced lost circulation and suddenly produced gas beneath
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the surface in periodic time then stuck at the end.
This situation occurred before the earthquake in Yogyakarta on May 27, 2006, so a new
speculation came up that the mud spurt caused by underground blow out or gas blow up
beneath the surface which triggered over preasure. The volume of mud exceed the lost
mud in the drilling, it led to shale and water formation, here known that in 9000 feet depth,
Lapindo BrantasEMP did not assemble 9 58 inches case which was the drilling safety
standard. Besides negligent, the geologist found slump
layer – unstable moving shale indicator around
the operation area of PT Lapindo Brantas. If this layer were penetrated vertically, would
lead to hot mud eruption. Experts suggested slant drilling to avoid the slump layer
contained in the geology of Brantas block, unfortunately this was ignored by Lapindo
Brantas. Besides, the Lapindo did not anticipate the fault zone.
From the beginning, Lapindo never socializes its operation to the residents around the site.
Even, Lapindo deceived the residents that the land acquisition used for animal feed
company. When hot mud erupted, even, the Lapindo did not provide any explanation with
information on what actually happened in the drilling neither in technical nor in solution.
3. VIOLATION OF LAW
1. Permission on Oil exploration that close to
residential and public facilities is violation of
Law 231997
on Environmental
Management article 41 and 42 and Law 72004 on Water Resources Article 94
2. Untransparent land acquisition
3. No
Environmental impact
analysis AMDAL.
3.1 Law and Politic Accountability
