PHOTO: Local villagers and small businesses are seeking five billion baht in damages from last year’s oil spill. (via Chanklang Kanthong / Greenpeace)
After an oil spill a year ago, villagers and small businesses in Rayong are suing all involved and seeking 5 billion baht in damages. Star Petroleum Refining (SPRC), PTT Global Chemical and several government agencies are named in the suit for their part in the oil spill last January.
The lawsuits have been filed by the Rising Sun law firm, which is representing the group of 837 plaintiffs. The lawsuits allege that the underwater oil pipelines owned by Star Petroleum were poorly maintained and that led to a leak into the sea of an estimated 50,000 litres of oil.
The oil from the spill made its way to the shoreline of the eastern province of Rayong, resulting in harm to both the local environment and the tourism industry in the…
