Lapindo case: The Scapegoats!
East Java police have summoned three workers from PT Medici Citra Nusa, a sub-contracting company for Lapindo Brantas Inc's Banjar Pandji-1 drilling in an investigation of ongoing hazardous mudflow in Sidoardjo.
In contrast to the report of PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) Tbk---parent company of Lapindo---to Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and shareholders late last week that the drilling activities had been in line with standard operating procedure, the workers at Medici, as the witness in the case (no suspect named yet), admitted there was an error in drilling procedure at Banjar Panji-1 precisely as what has been circulated among engineers.
According to the SOP, casing should be installed when the drilling reach 8,500 feet. But even when the drilling had reached 8,750 feet, no casing installed. Unfortunately, the police didn't disclose further on the next question, why no casing? Was it intentional? Was it pure technical ignorance or managerial ones?
Hopefully things would be clearer when police concluded the investigation on Lapindo president director Imam P. Agustino and officers from BP Migas (Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body) and Energy Ministry. Otherwise we could only have scapegoats as suspects in the disaster that had forced more than 5,000 people to vacant their homes. Because we have a strong scapegoating psychology here!
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In contrast to the report of PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) Tbk---parent company of Lapindo---to Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and shareholders late last week that the drilling activities had been in line with standard operating procedure, the workers at Medici, as the witness in the case (no suspect named yet), admitted there was an error in drilling procedure at Banjar Panji-1 precisely as what has been circulated among engineers.
According to the SOP, casing should be installed when the drilling reach 8,500 feet. But even when the drilling had reached 8,750 feet, no casing installed. Unfortunately, the police didn't disclose further on the next question, why no casing? Was it intentional? Was it pure technical ignorance or managerial ones?
Hopefully things would be clearer when police concluded the investigation on Lapindo president director Imam P. Agustino and officers from BP Migas (Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body) and Energy Ministry. Otherwise we could only have scapegoats as suspects in the disaster that had forced more than 5,000 people to vacant their homes. Because we have a strong scapegoating psychology here!
Labels: BP Migas, Energi Mega Persada, Lapindo
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