Another oil spill reported at same spot in Gulf of Thailand on Thursday

[snoop1130]

 

Star Petroleum Refining (SPRC), the company behind the oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand two weeks ago in January, revealed today (Thursday) that there has been another spill and has asked for 5,000 litres of dispersants from the Pollution Control Department.

 

According to the company, the new leak, estimated to be 5,000 litres, is classified as “Tier 1” (code silver), which means that the leak is no more than 20 tonnes. So far, related authorities, including the Royal Thai Navy and the Royal Air Force have been called in to help.

 

Director-General of the Pollution Control Department Atthaphol Charoenchansa, revealed that the spill is in the same area as the last leak. The pipeline, which was the source of the previous spill, is currently being repaired.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/another-oil-spill-reported-at-same-spot-in-gulf-of-thailand-on-thursday/

 

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[overherebc]

That photo is not the second leak. It's the last one. 

A bit sensational to post it I think.

[Henk Langeweg]

prostate issues?

[Wuvu2]

9 hours ago, overherebc said:

That photo is not the second leak. It's the last one. 

A bit sensational to post it I think.

Ya sure, it's a photo of the first spill having "little impact" on the environment or local businesses ;-( 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The pipeline, which was the source of the previous spill, is currently being repaired.

Maybe they should consider a re-renewal and not botched repairs?

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

prostate issues?

More likely half-crown sixpence I think????

[Excel]

This company is 60% owned by Chevron, so perhaps it is that company that should be getting it's act together also.

 

Ref. from SEC

 

SPRC's refinery produces petroleum products, which include LPG, premium and regular grades of unleaded gasoline, high speed diesel, jet fuel and fuel oil, as well as petrochemical feedstocks used in the petrochemical industry, which include PGP, LPG, chemical grade naphtha, mix C4 and reformate.

Top 10 Major Shareholders(@05 Mar 2021)		Share	%
1.	CHEVRON SOUTH ASIA HOLDINGS PTE LTD	2,625,888,656	60.56
2.	บริษัท Thai NVDR Company Limited	272,432,333	6.28
3.	RBC INVESTOR SERVICES TRUST	78,900,500	1.82
4.	NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED-NT0 SEC LENDING THAILAND CL AC	75,216,300	1.73
5.	STATE STREET EUROPE LIMITED	53,220,560	1.23
6.	SOUTH EAST ASIA UK (TYPE C) NOMINEES LIMITED	44,117,601	1.02
7.	กองทุนสำรองเลี้ยงชีพ เค มาสเตอร์ พูล ฟันด์ ซึ่งจดทะเบียนแล้ว	32,158,000	0.74
8.	กองทุนเปิด ไทยพาณิชย์หุ้นระยะยาวปันผล 70/30	23,163,600	0.53
9.	กองทุนสำรองเลี้ยงชีพ พนักงานการไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย ซึ่งจดทะเบียนแล้ว	21,123,100	0.49
10.	กองทุนเปิด เค หุ้นทุนเพื่อการเลี้ยงชีพ	20,748,900	0.48

Management		Position
1.	Mr. BRANT THOMAS FISH	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2.	Mr. PLIU MANGKORNKANOK	VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS / INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR / AUDIT COMMITTEE
3.	Mr. ROBERT JOSEPH DOBRIK	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / DIRECTOR
4.	Mr. BRIAN MONACO SUTTON	DIRECTOR
5.	Mr. RANGA RAMA KUMAR SREERAMAGIRI	DIRECTOR
6.	Mr. ROBERT STAIR GUTHRIE	INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR / AUDIT COMMITTEE
7.	Mrs. KAMONWAN WIPULAKORN	INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR / CHAIRPERSON OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
8.	Mr. VERAPONG CHAIPERM	INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR / AUDIT COMMITTEE

[overherebc]

44 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

Ya sure, it's a photo of the first spill having "little impact" on the environment or local businesses ;-( 

Why not post photographs of the Torrey Canyon then?

Of course an oil leak into the sea is not good but posting a photograph of a previous leak hitting the beach is a bit off as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure the hotels near that beach area will be impressed by it.

[overherebc]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe they should consider a re-renewal and not botched repairs?

Maybe you should think it's residual oil in the pipeline spilling when the line is being lifted to do repairs in the first place and not as you imagine a faulty repair.

[DefaultName]

Sounds like the whole pipeline needs inspection & maintenance.

[overherebc]

16 minutes ago, DefaultName said:

Sounds like the whole pipeline needs inspection & maintenance.

Years ago it was usual to have inspection plans and systems in place that covered 100% of fabrications. As time went on the inspection programmes became more and more under the control of the bean counters. Inspections are no longer under the control of qualified engineers but are controlled by finance departments. Another part of it is the fact that QA has taken over, QA and QC are two different animals. One produces paperwork and the other produces results that can produce costs. QC has been reduced to help finance QA which is really only a load of printed waffle on how well a company does things. Whether it does things well or not doesn't actually matter, it's the printed word that's important, not the facts.

 

[overherebc]

2 hours ago, overherebc said:

Years ago it was usual to have inspection plans and systems in place that covered 100% of fabrications. As time went on the inspection programmes became more and more under the control of the bean counters. Inspections are no longer under the control of qualified engineers but are controlled by finance departments. Another part of it is the fact that QA has taken over, QA and QC are two different animals. One produces paperwork and the other produces results that can produce costs. QC has been reduced to help finance QA which is really only a load of printed waffle on how well a company does things. Whether it does things well or not doesn't actually matter, it's the printed word that's important, not the facts.

 

An add on.

What this means is that a company might be limited to buý from only supply companies that are registered under, for example, ISO etc.  It won't matter if real engineers know a supplier that can provide a better quality product. If that company can't produce suitable QA documentation then  it won't be possible to buy their product.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, overherebc said:

Maybe you should think it's residual oil in the pipeline spilling when the line is being lifted to do repairs in the first place and not as you imagine a faulty repair.

Residual or not it's now on the beach.... 

[overherebc]

23 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Residual or not it's now on the beach.... 

Photo?

[overherebc]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Residual or not it's now on the beach.... 

Do you know it's on the beach or are you hoping it's on the beach?

[chalawaan]

All they need now is another tsunami, and the place will be completely trashed.