BATANGHARI - The National Police, TNI and Pertamina Joint Team closed 382 illegal oil wells in Bungku Village, Bajungbang District, Batanghari, for a week.

Kasubdit IV Tipidter Ditreskrimsus Jambi Police AKBP Reza Khomeini said during the joint operation which was held for one week from May 6 to May 12, 2024, the team closed about 382 wells belonging to the community around Pertamina's working area.

"On average, the owner left the remaining place, only the used wells," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 14.

Hundreds of illegal oil wells are closed by casting. In the future, supervision of oil mining activities without permits will be tightened.

Currently, illegal oil mining activities have penetrated the Taman Hutan Raya (Tahura) area in this location. Hundreds of hectares of land in Tahura are exploited by illegal miners to build illegal oil wells.

The closure of illegal oil wells is carried out by permanently closing them using loudspeaker cement and using heavy equipment.

Reza said that in this closure operation, officers did not find any obstacles.

"The problem is that the perpetrators or owners of illegal oil wells have left their wells. But we will continue to monitor them," he said.


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