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View all search resultsMontaraOilSpill
National 6 years ago
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Decade later, justice elusive for Timor farmers impoverished by Montara oil spill
“Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, each farmer could harvest up to 50 kilograms of seaweed daily. In comparison, recently every farmer had only been able to harvest one kilogram a day,” said seaweed farmer Yusak Pellu.
Business 8 years ago
Indonesia calls on Australia to expedite legal process of Montara oil-spill
Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has contacted high-ranking Australian officials to speed up the legal process for the class action lawsuit against Thailand-based oil producer PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) Australasia.
SE Asia 9 years ago
We don’t need Australia’s charity, East Nusa Tenggara fishermen say
An advocacy group claiming to represent 13,000 fishermen and seaweed farmers from East Nusa Tenggara has lambasted an Australia proposal to provide financial assistance in connection with an oil spill that devastated the livelihoods of fishermen and farmers in 2009.
National 9 years ago
Lawmakers urge govt to take firm action on Timor Sea oil spill
Lawmakers have demanded the Indonesian government engage in intensive diplomatic talks with its Australian counterpart to resolve an oil spill in the Montara oil field that has destroyed the livelihoods of fishermen in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.
National 9 years ago
Australian Greens’ support of Indonesian fishermen praised
Care for West Timor Foundation (YPTB) chairman Ferdi Tanoni expressed his thanks for the Australian Greens’ support of the class action lawsuit filed by Indonesian fishermen against PTTEP Australia for an oil leak at its Montara oil rig in the Timor Sea in 2009.
National 9 years ago
Australian Greens support class action lawsuit filed by Indonesian fishermen
The Australian Greens have conveyed their full support to the class action lawsuit filed by fishermen from East Nusa Tenggara over damages they suffered from the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea in 2009.
National 9 years ago
Montara oil spill has damaged livelihoods, ecosystem: Foundation
The head of the concern for the West Timor Foundation’s (YPTB) advocacy team, Ferdi Tanoni, says oil leaking from PTTEP Australasia’s Montara oil rig in the Timor Sea in 2009 had a devastating effect on the livelihood of fishermen and coastal communities in East Nusa Tenggara, with fish catches and seaweed harvests continuing to decline in the heavily polluted waters.
