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Star Petroleum to pay for clean-up

Star Petroleum to pay for clean-up

Committee to assess marine spill damage

Workers are cleaning up the oil-stained Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province on Saturday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) will establish a committee to evaluate environmental damage caused by a marine oil spill some 20 kilometres off the coast of Rayong province that occurred last week.

The department’s chief, Atthapol Charoenchansa, said the committee will calculate how much compensation Star Petroleum Refining Plc is required to pay for clean-up after oil leaked from one of its pipelines in the Gulf of Thailand.

The committee will be comprised of academics, experts and representatives from state agencies to find an accurate figure, ensuring…

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