Lawsuit arising from 2022 pipeline leak targets Star Petroleum and PTTGC
Hundreds of residents and small business owners in Rayong have filed lawsuits for damages worth 5 billion baht against Star Petroleum Refining (SPRC), PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) and government agencies over an oil spill last year.
The lawsuits allege a lack of maintenance of an underwater oil pipeline owned by Star Petroleum, which leaked about 47,000 litres of oil into the ocean on Jan 25 last year, said the Rising Sun law firm, which…
