A complaint has been filed with the police against PTT subsidiary Thaioil over the oil leak off the coast of Chonburi province, said Pollution Control Department director general Pinsak Suraswadi today (Wednesday).
The filing was at the suggestion of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan. Pinsak said that, if there are any future impacts of the leak, which happened at an oil transfer buoy late on September 3, the ministry will be able to pursue the case with police.
The minister has also ordered a close watch for possible impacts from the oil leak on the environment and the public.
Pinsak said the latest sea surface and satellite surveys have found no oil reaching Bang Pra beach or Udom bay, as earlier anticipated. On September 5, patches of floating oil film were detected to the east of Sri Chang Island.
Pinsak said, however, there will be a…
