The disaster occurred as the company, Lapindo Brantas, drilled 3 thousands meters to tap natural gas and used practices that geologists, mining engineers and Indonesian officials described as faulty.

这次灾难发生时，拉宾度布兰·塔斯天然气公司正在当地开凿一口三千公尺深的井，而他们的做法，地质学家、采矿工程师和印尼官员全都认为有问题。

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Lapindo Brantas disavows any responsibility, despite claims that it had failed to use appropriate safety equipment while drilling.

ECONOMIST: Face value

In 2006 a devastating mudflow erupted near a site in Java where Lapindo Brantas, a Bakrie-controlled company, was drilling for gas.

ECONOMIST: Face value