The Star Petroleum Refining Company has issued an announcement insisting that only 39 tonnes, or about 47,000 litres of crude oil leaked from its broken offshore pipeline, near the deep-sea single mooring platform about 25km from Rayong’s Map Ta Phut, on the night of January 25th.

 

The company also offered an apology for the impact of the oil leak and offered an assurance that the company will take full responsibility for the damage to and rehabilitation of the environment, adding that a comprehensive investigation is being conducted, in coordination with relevant agencies and outside experts, to determine the cause of the accident.

 

As soon as it was discovered that oil had leaked into the sea, the company took action to control the spread of the spilt oil, including the deployment of an emergency response team, to minimize impacts on communities, the shoreline and marine environment under the supervision of the Royal Thai Navy, said the statement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/oil-firm-insists-only-39-tonnes-of-crude-oil-leaked-into-the-sea-off-rayong-but-accepts-responsibility/

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

insisting that only 39 tonnes, or about 47,000 litres of crude oil leaked

This idiots can’t fix their stupidity , even can not understand the impact in the ecosystem of the only ONE ton of crude.

Only .. ????????????

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The Star Petroleum Refining Company has issued an announcement insisting that only 39 tonnes, or about 47,000 litres of crude oil leaked from its broken offshore pipeline,

I'm sensing a whiff of more than crude.

Did I not read earlier on by an official, that there is nothing to worry as the spill would not reach the shores and hence tourism is not affected - at all?  
Just asking ...... 

ONLY 39 tons ? That is one heck of a lot of oil, on top of which the real number is likely much higher than that.

Only 39 tons ...Star Petroleum Refining Company thinks it's a drop in the Ocean.

regards Worgeordie