JAKARTA - The great fire of people's oil wells in Blora, shows that community involvement in oil and gas operations is very dangerous. For this reason, the incident that resulted in the death of four people must be used as an important lesson. This was conveyed by the Executive Director of Indonesia Resources Studies (IRICS) Marwan Batubara.
"Yes, (very dangerous). This incident must be a valuable lesson so that there are no further victims," Marwan told the media today.
Therefore, Marwan hopes that the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 14 of 2025 concerning Cooperation in Management of the Working Area for Oil and Gas Production Increase, can be reviewed. The case of the great fire of people's wells in Blora, he said, should be a momentum for a thorough evaluation.
"It still needs to be evaluated. If someone violates it, they must be given sanctions. If something is incomplete, it must be corrected," he explained.
According to Marwan, the policy must be equipped with various requirements to meet the principles that comply with mining regulations, including good mining aspects, good mining practice. Especially meeting work safety aspects.
Marwan also confirmed that the supervision of the implementation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 14 of 2025 in the field was very difficult. Including the rules that people can only work on wells that have been abandoned because they are not suitable for corporate business. Not a new well, which has not been explored by SOEs.
"So in issuing permits, it should be accompanied by completeness of aspects that have something to do with the safety of the work and interests of the state and BUMN. Likewise, the environmental aspect must be considered," said Marwan.
No less important, he said, the involvement of the Government, officials, including BUMN, BUMD and local governments, to ensure that the rules have been implemented consistently.
"Thus, it is hoped that there will be no violations of the rules in the field," concluded Marwan.
Separately, the work safety expert of the Sepuluh November Institute of Technology (ITS Surabaya, Juwari also agreed that people's oil wells are very dangerous and must be a lesson. For this reason, Juwari hopes that the management must be accompanied by strict rules, so that similar incidents do not happen again.
"Yes, it is very dangerous. There must be strict laws or regulations," said Juwari.
Likewise, regarding the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 14 of 2025, Juwari hopes that it will prioritize the aspects of technology and governance of the people's wells.
"Are the rules for processing, storage, and transportation suitable for flammable (oil and gas) dangerous materials?" he said.
Including in terms of quantity, is there a maximum limit that the community can manage. Limiting these quantities is important, because more and more are managed, of course the danger is increasing and the potential for work accidents is getting bigger.
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Regarding the limitation of quantity managed by people's oil wells, Juwari gave an example of the rules in Uncle Sam's country regarding the chemical industry. For example, work that manages more than 10,000 kilograms of chemicals, meaning that it is quite large and has the potential to cause fatal work accidents.
"In the US, if the quantity is fulfilled, it must follow the Process Safety Management (PSM) safety regulations," said Juwari.
Previously, a severe fire at a people's oil well occurred in Gandu Village, Bogorejo District, Blora Regency, Central Java, August 17, 2025. The fire was only extinguished on the sixth day. In addition, the death toll also increased by one, to four people.
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