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PT Refinery Pertamina Internasional (KPI) RU IV Cilacap investigated the source of the oil spill that polluted Cilacap waters, especially the Donan River, Cilacap Regency, Central Java. When giving a press statement in Cilacap, Tuesday, Area Manager of Communication, Relations & CSR of PT KPI RU IV Cilacap Cecep Supriyatna said that from a physical point of view, the spill was crude oil.
"The cause is still under investigation, our investigation," he said, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Prior to the oil spill, he said, in Area 70 Pertamina Cilacap there was an activity of oil loading from the pipeline to a tanker. Pertamina does not yet know for sure whether the source of the oil spill came from a tanker or a distribution pipe.
"Friends in Area 70 are looking for the source of the oil spill," he said.
Cecep said PT KPI RU IV Cilacap immediately mobilized a team to carry out countermeasures and cleanup after receiving information about the oil spill incident. The PT KPI RU IV Cilacap team attempted to localize the oil spill by using an oil boom if weather conditions were favorable.
Once localized, the oil spill is sucked up and separated from the water using an oil skimmer before being put back into the tank slot. "We have been cleaning as much as possible since last night because the wind and wave conditions were not optimal. The weather conditions last night were extraordinary," said Cecep.
Based on observations using drones, the area affected by the oil spill was not too large. "Only around the Batre Pier or Wijayapura," he explained.
In addition, he said, the volume of the spilled oil is estimated to be around 1,900 liters.
Regarding the oil that residents and fishermen have collected, he said that later it will be filtered or separated from the water and then put back into the tank. Pertamina is still recording the number of residents involved in the clean-up activity. Pertamina will provide compensation to residents who participated in collecting oil spills and cleaning up the waters.
"Currently we are still focusing on countermeasures. We will also coordinate with the Environment Agency regarding the next steps," said Cecep.
Previously, the Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Fishermen Association (HNSI) of Cilacap Regency, Sarjono, said that the oil spill was first noticed by fishermen on Monday (June 27), at 17.30 Indonesia western time, until finally at 19.00 the bad odor started coming out.
"This morning there was a wind from east to west, so a lot of (oil spill) collected in the Donan River around the Wijayapura Pier or Batre Pier," he said.
He expects a response from the parties responsible for the oil spill incident. "Perhaps from Pertamina. But I can see that from this morning (Pertamina) held a meeting and we hope that after it is finished we can immediately resolve this problem, especially for fishermen who help clean up the waters of this oil spill," he said.
