The The city of Balikpapan, located in East Borneo, is the second-largest oil refinery
city in Indonesia. As an oil refinery city, Balikpapan produces different fuels, such as
Premium, Solar, Pertalite, Dexlite, Pertamax, Pertamina Dex, and LPG Gas. Those
fuels are manufactured in large amounts by the manufacturer, and it keeps increasing
continuously. However, with mass production, the potential negative impact felt by the
environment is also high. This issue will be the focus of the thesis. This thesis will
discuss various ways to control marine pollution due to oil business activities in
Balikpapan City. It will also discuss several barriers faced when restraining the
marine-pollution issues in Balikpapan City. This thesis use empirical legal research
methods where social facts are the focus of this research. It will also be written based
on direct interviews with the Balikpapan City Environmental Service and literature
studies on applicable laws, such as the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia,
Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management,
Government Regulation No.22 of 2021 concerning Implementation of Environmental
Protection and Management, and Mayor of Balikpapan Regulation No. 56 of 2016
concerning Organizational Structure, Job Descriptions, and Functions of the
Balikpapan City Environmental Service, as well as legal facts, journals, doctrines,
legal principles in literature, journals, research results, internet news, and dictionaries
related to marine pollution due to activities petroleum business. Based on the research,
oil pollution handling in Balikpapan City is still not optimal. The low-handling issue is
due to various obstacles faced by the Environment Agency, such as a lack of budget
and equipment and a low level of awareness.