The Marine Department has given a green light to Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) sealing a second spot on its underwater pipeline that leaked crude oil into the sea in Rayong province.
The Council of Engineers Thailand, the Federation of Thai Industries, the Engineering Institute of Thailand and officials from various agencies, such as the Pollution Control Department and Map Ta Phut police, on Sunday took part in a remote meeting, chaired by the Marine Department deputy director-general Phuriphat Thirakunphisut, to discuss the plan.
The SRPC on Saturday asked the department for the permission to seal the leak, after its safety system manager Pongkorn Chochuwong said that about 12,000 litres of crude oil still remained in the pipeline.
The first spot was already sealed…
