02APR2018 - NEWS - Marine Fuel Oil Spill, Fire in Balikpapan Bay Indonesia, PT Pertamina operations normal

Pertamina confirms that the spill is MFO used by ships and not crude oil.  The spill was spotted from Jetty 2 of Semayang Port to Kampung Atas Air, Mekarsari, an area north of the refinery unit. State-owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, said on Saturday its operations in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, were proceeding as normal despite an oil spill that led to a fire. The fire left two dead and one other injured. Pertamina, which manages Refinery Unit V in Balikpapan has denied that the spill was a result of its operations. Balikpapan Police are investigating the cause of the spill and the fire.