Some 5,000 litres of oil slick off Rayong province should be cleared up on Thursday after an estimated 50,000 litres of crude oil leaked from an undersea pipeline near Map Ta Phut on Tuesday, Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern over its impact on the environment, residents and tourism, and has ordered relevant ministries to urgently look into it, Mr Suriya said on Thursday.
Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited, which owns the pipeline, had sent a team of divers to check the site.
After personnel and equipment had been mobilised to contain the oil spill, the remaining 5,000 litres should be cleared by Thursday, said the…
