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Crude survival in ‘Little Texas’

By Hasya Nindita
A worker collecting crude oil into a bucket in Wonocolo village in Bojonegoro, Indonesia. Residual crude oil can be collected from the nearby river, gutters or even puddles. — Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times

THE old red truck’s engine was jury-rigged to control a pump tied to a three-

legged tower cobbled together from teak logs and rope.

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old red truck , community oil wells , Wonocolo oil field , subsistence oil drilling , Indonesia , teak derricks , East Java , crude oil extraction , Petroleum Geoheritage Wonocolo , environmental concerns

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