| There Montara By Suitability Characteristics of Oil Spill in the Timor Sea |
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| Wednesday, 28 July 2010 09:21 | |||||||
Page 1 of 2 JAKARTA. Based on the results of laboratory analysis and evaluation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the sample Lemigas tarball and Montara oil samples, concluded that there is an adjustment of oil characteristics found in waters with the Timor Sea oil from Montara platform in Australia."From the results carried out with 80% confidence level, (spill) of oil was coming from Montara," said Director General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Oil and Gas, Evita H. Water Resources at a working meeting with the House Commission VII on Timor Sea oil spill, Tuesday (27 / 7). Evita explained, as a member of the National Team at Sea Oil Spill Response, since September 2009 Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has attended meetings and coordination with relevant agencies are taking steps, such as the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Research and Development Department has conducted analysis of finger prints on the tarball samples and oil samples and concluded the existence of Montara suitability characteristics of the oil found in the waters of the Timor Sea oil from Montara platform in Australia. "In addition, on June 18, 2010, Minister of Energy and Minister for the Environment made a visit to Kupang, NTT," he explained. He added, in addition to coordinating formed Advocacy Team, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is also in communication with Thailand's PTTEP parties to assist in the process of compensation claims filed by the Government of Indonesia to the operator of Block West Timor Sea Atlas. "We also send an echelon II to attend negotiations Advocacy Team to Perth, Australia, on this day," said Evita. The Montara oil leakage from Well Head Platform in Block West Atlas Australian waters of the Timor Sea, occurred on August 21, 2009. At the well head leak oil and cause leakage of hydrocarbon gases. On October 7, 2009, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) provides information to the Ministry of Transportation that crude oil pollution has already reached approximately 51 nautical miles from the island of Rote, East Nusa Tenggara and on November 3, 2009, the leak had closed. Subsequently, on March 5, 2010, the Ministry of Transportation who is Chairman of the FIFA Emergency Response Oil Spills at Sea, has been reported to the President of chronological events and action steps that are being and will be caps. On July 27, 2010, Indonesian Advocacy Team meeting with PTTEP Australias Sea Operations as operator of the block in Perth, Australia, related efforts claim for compensation.
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