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Santos tops up mudflow fund

Australian independent Santos has boosted to A$86 million (US$79 million) its emergency provision for the mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, where mud and water have flowed uncontrollably from a gas well since May 2006.

Sticky situation: Indonesian workers attempt to block the flow of mud from the Banjar Panji well with concrete balls
Sticky situation: Indonesian workers attempt to block the flow of mud from the Banjar Panji well with concrete balls
Published 22 February 2008, 01:35Updated 10 October 2016, 10:36
Asia & Oceania