Following the oil leaks found polluting Rayong’s beaches, Star Petroleum Refining Public Company officers shared with Thai media that the company will repair and seal another spot on the underwater pipeline tomorrow. The company filed a request with the Mab Ta Phut Provincial Police Station and the Marine Department for permission to fix the leak and it has now been approved.
This underwater pipeline is located 20 kilometres far from the coast at a depth of 27 metres. An officer from the SPRC says the company expected to spend two days clearing around 12,000 litres of oil still stuck in the pipeline and then the leak will be repaired. There will be another private company joining the repair processes, according to the report.
The officer also Rayong’s beaches, which have been polluted from the numerous oil leaks, are under close watch. Drones and investigating boats are being…
