Traditional Oil miners hard from kedewan Bojonegoro

Traditional oil miners still desperate to sell crude oil to the gatherer. They survived between fear and anxiety of the police ambush.

New sunrise piece, but the atmosphere Wonocolo village, district Kedewan, Bojonegoro, had looked alive. Communities in the forest ditepian began its activities. They walked along a paved road to the traditional oil mine site in the middle of the woods. Silence and tranquility of forest atmosphere suddenly broken by a loud noise, when some of them started the diesel engine of the truck. Truck accident on the body like the back to pull off a rope made of alternating steel.
They are the traditional oil miners in the Wonocolo Village, Beji, Kedean and Hargomulyo. To go to the mine site in the village of traditional oil Wonocolo can be reached by car motor atu a distance of about 50 km towards the west of the city Bojonegoro. Mine's location directly adjacent to the City Cepu, Central Java. Traditional oil fields in KPH. Parengan, Cepu, and JATIROGO. At about the source of oil that remains in the filling balanda teak trees were lush and wells.
The existence of traditional oil wells have been there hundreds of years ago. Traditional oil wells that have become a source of livelihood of residents in the village and surrounding wonocolo. Since many decades, even hundreds of years they scraped muncratnya dollars from crude oil from these wells Dutch heritage. The job has ditekuni hereditary.
Ranging from workers' labor panarik rope, to collect the oil separation with just water in the soil taken from a depth of 300 meters. Every day of crude oil was "exploited" for later sold to Pertamina through KUD Bogosasono.
Unfortunately, the black gold content has not been able to create welfare of local people and the miners. The management of the oil industry semerawut conducted through KUD Bogosasano Pertamina does not give much hope for miners and local people. Most of their lives is still far below the poverty line. Landscape ramshackle houses and aspects berlantaikan heightened sense of their lives lack.
Crude oil prices are set by KUD Bogosasono Pertamina not comparable with the miners keringkat stream. Perdrumnya oil containing 230 liters is only in respect Rp 47,500. And the price has recently updated as of March 1, 2006. "Previous to actually just bought a drum Rp 37,000," said Wahid (50) one of the miners when the mine met in the area of crude oil in the Wonocolo Village.
The miners rate pegged price Pertamina inhuman again. Shipping Oil to KUD more Bogosasono only make them worse fate. Wage employment as a miner only Rp 10,000 to Rp 15,000. Clearly it was not sufficient wages daily needs.
Bitter reality of the lives of the miners considered only one eye Pertamina and cooperatives. Kalikong Kong between Pertamina and cooperatives have long Bogo Ssasono kissed by the miners. They also do demonstrations and Cooperatives urged Pertamina to raise oil prices. ASKI protest but they do always ignored. Even Pemkab.Bojonegoro who has the authority to take development policy can not lift the fate of the miners from the slump.
"We're tired of the demo. But there was no result. And, our fate is still like this, "Wahid said in despair.
Their action does not stop there. Feeling used as cash cow and KUD Pertamina Sasono Bogo them back to fight. Four villages in the oil-producing village of Kedewan, Hargomulyo, Beji and Wonocolo, all in Sub Kedewan, agreed to not send crude oil to the KUD Bogosasono, since October 2006. They prefer to process crude oil with a traditional flute and then sell it to several shelters in the Tuban, Blora and Bojonegoro, next to the send to Surabaya and Semarang.
"Finally we cultivate it themselves and sold it to various gatherer with a jerry can use in carrying a motorcycle," said Pagimin (65). "Some gatherer who was in Blora, Cepu, Tuban and Bojonegoro always ready to buy our oil at a price of Rp. 3800, - per liter, "he said.
It is more profitable ways of the miners. The reason is that oil is in the flute per liter in the value Rp. 3200, so there are advantages Rp. 600 / liter. The business will have to do for the sake of their families make ends meet.
Fresh wind felt the miners did not last long. Seeing the desperate acts committed by the miners, police started on him. Considered law enforcement officers of illegal business. With the pretext of violating the laws of the results and the wealth of earth and environmental pollution, the police began to catch one by one the gatherer and purchaser of crude oil.
"Scared the hell scared mas, but what else. Whatever will we do to keep making money even if the risk is caught by the police, "explained Pagimin.
Although living mingled sense of fear, they remain desperate to sell crude oil to the gatherer. Especially with the arrival of the rainy season as their income has dropped dramatically. For crude oil which they obtained from fewer wells because many mixed with water. However, these conditions can be covered by selling crude oil to the individual who normally uses a motor rengkek sepedah.
"Not bad lah mas, for the family needs a little extra. Than we sell to the KUD very cheap price, "continued interpretation (67), resident of Village Wonocolo. Interpretation claims to have become workers in the 49 wells in Wonocolo since 1967. "I hope to take immediate Bojonegoro Regency fair policies, so that the miners and the people around are not constantly disadvantaged," he hoped.
The data obtained Banyuurip voice, the number of traditional wells is currently operating as many as 48 pieces of 196 oil wells Dutch relic. The wells were remaining in their own governance by Pertamina and some left "mangkrak" by the cast concrete. In a day of oil wells were still able to remove crude oil 40,000 to 50,000 liters. Mine the existence of oil should it be a big revenue for the region (PAD) and can cope in the community if it can be professionally managed.
PT.Pertamina Exploration and Production (EP) Region Area Java Cepu most responsible for the problems that occurred in the traditional oil fields in District Kedewan, Bojonegoro it. For traditional wells that are in its territory. As a country-owned company, Pertamina has a duty miners welfare and fate of the residents around the location.
"It (the sale to the gatherer) they did because the results of their efforts in a day only in respect USD. 10,000 to Rp 15,000. And oil is fital need for the economy, "explains Head of Section (Head) Economic Bojonegoro Regency, Drs.Abd. MT Rochim confirmed separately.
Not only Pertamina is responsible. Bojonegoro Regency also has a duty to eliminating the fate of the miners from keseengsaraan. Breakthroughs and solutions to raise the price of oil is expected the miners' traditional oil. "Regency has discussed this issue with senior Pertamina Area Cepu result, the KUD Bogosasono contract has been terminated as a buyer of crude oil. Instead, Bojonegoro Regency still selecting some cooperatives and PT for the marger to handle this crisis, "said Piping Abd-familiar calls. Rochim MT.
Moreover, with the flight of the miners' traditional oil that has lost Bojonegoro Regency Revenue Region (PAD) of the annual target of USD 400 million. This is because since October 2006 and KUD.Bogo Sasono no deposit at all to the Bojonegoro Regency. "If this continues, then the government would be disadvantaged. For that party Pertamina, Pemkab.Bojonegoro and the miners in harpkan sit together to resolve the crucial issue because it involves the livelihoods of people